This list combines 1,260 spelling variations into 1,084 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1892 is John, given to 9,039 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Louis has the most spelling variations with 5 different spellings, while Isadore has the highest confusion index at 69.4%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Forrest showed the biggest improvement, moving up 43 positions from 178 to 135, while Willie had the largest drop, falling 5 positions from 19 to 24.

Looking at trends, Harold shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1890–1892 are 134.88% higher compared to 1883–1892), while Garfield shows the steepest decline (55.36% lower). Compared to 1891, Grover had the largest rank improvement, moving up 45 positions to rank #47, while Enoch fell 39 positions to rank #200.