This list combines 1,179 spelling variations into 1,024 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1893 is John, given to 8,049 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Louis has the most spelling variations with 5 different spellings, while Carrie has the highest confusion index at 65.9%, 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 153 to 110, while Samuel had the largest drop, falling 4 positions from 20 to 24.

Looking at trends, Cyril shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1891–1893 are 135.9% higher compared to 1884–1893), while Garfield shows the steepest decline (57.73% lower). Compared to 1892, Irving had the largest rank improvement, moving up 37 positions to rank #131, while Jake fell 32 positions to rank #158.