This list combines 1,514 spelling variations into 1,004 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1893 is Mary, given to 12,847 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 73.2%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janet showed the biggest improvement, moving up 116 positions from 282 to 166, while Martha had the largest drop, falling 9 positions from 38 to 47.

Looking at trends, Ruth shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1891–1893 are 369.08% higher compared to 1884–1893), while Chaz shows the steepest decline (42.5% lower). Compared to 1892, Verna had the largest rank improvement, moving up 33 positions to rank #191, while Jake fell 51 positions to rank #347.