1000+ Names With Many Spellings

Collins is a surname name that has made the girls' Top 300 thanks to its use for the daughter of the real-life Blind Side heroine. The Kollins spelling is rising for girls too now, and was used for 131 baby girls in 2022.

National Book Award-winning novelist Jesmyn Ward brought this uncommon spelling of a lovely name into the public eye. Jasmine is the flower-y version, and Jessamine the genteel British version. Jessamyn West was an American writer in the 20th century.

An easily adaptable Middle Eastern names, partly because of its similarity to the western Camila, Kamilah has gentle sounds and a bright meaning. It is a feminine form of Kamil, meaning "perfect, complete", though it could simply be used as an alternative spelling to US Top 50 Camila.

The en ending is so fashionable these days, a lot of people prefer it even when the alternative as with Brandon has more heft.

The inclusion of the trendy "z" doesn't do much for this variant of Jasmine. We recommend the original spelling.

Oakleigh broke into the Top 1000 in 2019, two years after Oaklee and six years after Oakley. Last year, about 600 baby girls were named Oakleigh in the US, almost exactly the same number as Oaklyn -- though three times as many were named Oakley and Oaklynn.

Variation of the very trendy Addison, perhaps lending itself more obviously to the nickname Addy.

This Dana-Donna variation has started to carve out its own place on popularity lists; an interesting alternative to Daniella as a namesake for a relative named Daniel.

Amayah debuted in the US Top 1000 in 2016 and was one of the fastest-rising girl names in 2023. Amaya and Amaia are also popular.

With Harmony on the rise, this spelling variation is getting some attention as well. It was a newcomer to the US Top 1000 in 2015 and has remained in the latter end of the charts ever since.

We have to admire the inventiveness of Knoah, but we fear giving your son this name may land you in the worst of all name worlds, with a name that sounds megapopular with a spelling that's megaconfusing.

Kartier is on the rise for boys, along with a host of other luxury fashion related baby names.

The sweet old-fashioned Adeline is one of the prime up-and-coming vintage baby names; Addilynn is a phonetic spelling.

This spelling of the popular surname ranks just inside the Top 1000.

Why use one x when you can use two?

The rise of Ayla seems to have revived this variation.