This list combines 1,542 spelling variations into 1,017 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1898 is Mary, given to 14,425 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 71.3%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Veda showed the biggest improvement, moving up 75 positions from 259 to 184, while Amanda had the largest drop, falling 8 positions from 130 to 138.

Looking at trends, Thelma shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1896–1898 are 911.82% higher compared to 1889–1898), while Mame shows the steepest decline (46.24% lower). Compared to 1897, Manila had the largest rank improvement, moving up 104 positions to rank #212, while Andrew fell 69 positions to rank #326.