This list combines 1,099 spelling variations into 943 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1882 is John, given to 9,562 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Louis has the most spelling variations with 6 different spellings, while Lou has the highest confusion index at 63.7%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Irvin showed the biggest improvement, moving up 37 positions from 145 to 108, while Jake had the largest drop, falling 5 positions from 118 to 123.