This list combines 1,510 spelling variations into 1,002 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1892 is Mary, given to 13,230 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 11 different spellings, while Janet has the highest confusion index at 71.3%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janet showed the biggest improvement, moving up 117 positions from 287 to 170, while Anthony had the largest drop, falling 9 positions from 212 to 221.

Looking at trends, Gladys shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1890–1892 are 375.35% 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 83 positions to rank #147, while Ettie fell 63 positions to rank #387.