This list combines 1,582 spelling variations into 1,054 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1902 is Mary, given to 14,506 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 73.4%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Veda showed the biggest improvement, moving up 84 positions from 275 to 191, while Eunice had the largest drop, falling 9 positions from 114 to 123.

Looking at trends, Thelma shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1900–1902 are 388.19% higher compared to 1893–1902), while Lulu shows the steepest decline (38.32% lower). Compared to 1901, Audrey had the largest rank improvement, moving up 22 positions to rank #183, while Macy fell 43 positions to rank #316.