This list combines 1,559 spelling variations into 1,069 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1901 is Mary, given to 13,145 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 12 different spellings, while Aline has the highest confusion index at 73%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janet showed the biggest improvement, moving up 80 positions from 192 to 112, while Stella had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 64 to 71.

Looking at trends, Thelma shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1899–1901 are 481.79% higher compared to 1892–1901), while Matie shows the steepest decline (43.8% lower). Compared to 1900, Mozelle had the largest rank improvement, moving up 50 positions to rank #280, while Nicolasa fell 23 positions to rank #320.