This list combines 1,200 spelling variations into 1,033 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1899 is John, given to 6,990 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Louis has the most spelling variations with 5 different spellings, while Jewel has the highest confusion index at 65.4%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Maurice showed the biggest improvement, moving up 34 positions from 116 to 82, while Wallace had the largest drop, falling 11 positions from 113 to 124.

Looking at trends, Dewey shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1897–1899 are 3306.13% higher compared to 1890–1899), while Grover shows the steepest decline (81.5% lower). Compared to 1898, Ward had the largest rank improvement, moving up 27 positions to rank #178, while Miles fell 27 positions to rank #190.