This list combines 938 spelling variations into 760 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1881 is Mary, given to 6,919 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 10 different spellings, while Janet has the highest confusion index at 70.3%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janet showed the biggest improvement, moving up 51 positions from 180 to 129, while Myrtle had the largest drop, falling 5 positions from 36 to 41.