This list combines 1,614 spelling variations into 1,017 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1900 is Mary, given to 16,743 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 12 different spellings, while Selena has the highest confusion index at 75.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Corinne showed the biggest improvement, moving up 80 positions from 246 to 166, while Sophie had the largest drop, falling 10 positions from 153 to 163.

Looking at trends, Thelma shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1898–1900 are 649.46% higher compared to 1891–1900), while Ottilie shows the steepest decline (38.41% lower). Compared to 1899, Ocie had the largest rank improvement, moving up 32 positions to rank #263, while Manila fell 50 positions to rank #340.