This list combines 1,405 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1886 is Mary, given to 9,921 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 9 different spellings, while Selena has the highest confusion index at 73.6%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janet showed the biggest improvement, moving up 95 positions from 274 to 179, while Cora had the largest drop, falling 9 positions from 44 to 53.