This list combines 1,210 spelling variations into 1,034 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1901 is John, given to 6,900 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Louis has the most spelling variations with 7 different spellings, while Carrie has the highest confusion index at 63.6%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Irvin showed the biggest improvement, moving up 40 positions from 145 to 105, while Dan had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 125 to 132.

Looking at trends, Booker shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1899–1901 are 322.22% higher compared to 1892–1901), while Grover shows the steepest decline (73.33% lower). Compared to 1900, Kermit had the largest rank improvement, moving up 37 positions to rank #211, while Dewey fell 40 positions to rank #117.