This list combines 1,177 spelling variations into 1,014 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1888 is John, given to 9,247 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Louis has the most spelling variations with 5 different spellings, while Raleigh has the highest confusion index at 68.7%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Johnny showed the biggest improvement, moving up 48 positions from 148 to 100, while Roy had the largest drop, falling 4 positions from 20 to 24.