This list combines 1,587 spelling variations into 1,031 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1894 is Mary, given to 13,214 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 11 different spellings, while Clotilde has the highest confusion index at 74.9%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janet showed the biggest improvement, moving up 111 positions from 277 to 166, while Pearl had the largest drop, falling 9 positions from 39 to 48.

Looking at trends, Ruth shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1892–1894 are 339.54% higher compared to 1885–1894), while Garfield shows the steepest decline (45.85% lower). Compared to 1893, Vesta had the largest rank improvement, moving up 48 positions to rank #313, while Grover fell 104 positions to rank #298.