This list combines 1,239 spelling variations into 1,060 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1894 is John, given to 8,242 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 68.5%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Maurice showed the biggest improvement, moving up 39 positions from 119 to 80, while Jim had the largest drop, falling 4 positions from 67 to 71.

Looking at trends, Cyril shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1892–1894 are 196.59% higher compared to 1885–1894), while Hamilton shows the steepest decline (51.69% lower). Compared to 1893, Ross had the largest rank improvement, moving up 25 positions to rank #124, while Grover fell 58 positions to rank #121.