This list combines 1,229 spelling variations into 1,052 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1897 is John, given to 7,555 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Louis has the most spelling variations with 5 different spellings, while Huey has the highest confusion index at 64.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Maurice showed the biggest improvement, moving up 36 positions from 111 to 75, while Harold had the largest drop, falling 6 positions from 21 to 27.

Looking at trends, Dewey shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1895–1897 are 700% higher compared to 1888–1897), while Grover shows the steepest decline (77.81% lower). Compared to 1896, Dewey had the largest rank improvement, moving up 64 positions to rank #105, while Abraham fell 28 positions to rank #153.