This list combines 1,127 spelling variations into 978 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1891 is John, given to 7,680 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Louis has the most spelling variations with 4 different spellings, while Carrie has the highest confusion index at 65.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Johnny showed the biggest improvement, moving up 37 positions from 132 to 95, while Jacob had the largest drop, falling 4 positions from 65 to 69.

Looking at trends, Gerald shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1889–1891 are 134.86% higher compared to 1882–1891), while Garfield shows the steepest decline (56.04% lower). Compared to 1890, Merle had the largest rank improvement, moving up 32 positions to rank #155, while Orville fell 20 positions to rank #137.