This list combines 1,719 spelling variations into 1,022 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1900 is Mary, given to 16,818 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 113 positions from 350 to 237, while Bernard had the largest drop, falling 10 positions from 236 to 246.

Looking at trends, Dewey shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1898–1900 are 1971.57% higher compared to 1891–1900), while Grover shows the steepest decline (80.12% lower). Compared to 1899, Bill had the largest rank improvement, moving up 47 positions to rank #299, while Dewey fell 91 positions to rank #225.