This list combines 1,484 spelling variations into 1,017 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1899 is Mary, given to 13,178 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Madeline has the most spelling variations with 11 different spellings, while Selena has the highest confusion index at 76.3%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Veda showed the biggest improvement, moving up 81 positions from 266 to 185, while Goldie had the largest drop, falling 8 positions from 116 to 124.

Looking at trends, Thelma shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1897–1899 are 774.32% higher compared to 1890–1899), while Lotta shows the steepest decline (44.88% lower). Compared to 1898, Viva had the largest rank improvement, moving up 37 positions to rank #248, while Dewey fell 82 positions to rank #311.