This list combines 1,486 spelling variations into 1,023 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1890 is Mary, given to 12,128 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 11 different spellings, while Selena has the highest confusion index at 74.2%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janet showed the biggest improvement, moving up 93 positions from 263 to 170, while Fred had the largest drop, falling 11 positions from 42 to 53.

Looking at trends, Hazel shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1888–1890 are 430.52% higher compared to 1881–1890), while Garfield shows the steepest decline (54.43% lower). Compared to 1889, Isaiah had the largest rank improvement, moving up 36 positions to rank #313, while Harrison fell 74 positions to rank #249.