This list combines 1,324 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1880 is John, given to 9,701 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 9 different spellings, while Janet has the highest confusion index at 69.7%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Isabel showed the biggest improvement, moving up 64 positions from 236 to 172, while Howard had the largest drop, falling 10 positions from 106 to 116.