This list combines 1,197 spelling variations into 939 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1885 is Mary, given to 9,128 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 11 different spellings, while Janet has the highest confusion index at 70.1%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janet showed the biggest improvement, moving up 65 positions from 182 to 117, while Edna had the largest drop, falling 6 positions from 30 to 36.