This list combines 1,067 spelling variations into 938 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1887 is John, given to 8,110 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Louis has the most spelling variations with 5 different spellings, while Ephraim has the highest confusion index at 64.5%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Johnny showed the biggest improvement, moving up 45 positions from 151 to 106, while Samuel had the largest drop, falling 3 positions from 17 to 20.