This list combines 1,266 spelling variations into 1,085 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1896 is John, given to 8,138 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Louis has the most spelling variations with 5 different spellings, while Pearlie has the highest confusion index at 66%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Johnny showed the biggest improvement, moving up 44 positions from 131 to 87, while Bernard had the largest drop, falling 5 positions from 80 to 85.

Looking at trends, Bradley shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1894–1896 are 185.48% higher compared to 1887–1896), while Grover shows the steepest decline (76.45% lower). Compared to 1895, Hobert had the largest rank improvement, moving up 106 positions to rank #101, while Milas fell 31 positions to rank #225.