This list combines 1,415 spelling variations into 1,017 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1887 is Mary, given to 9,942 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 11 different spellings, while Annis has the highest confusion index at 73.2%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janet showed the biggest improvement, moving up 79 positions from 255 to 176, while Lester had the largest drop, falling 12 positions from 200 to 212.