This list combines 1,650 spelling variations into 1,019 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1902 is Mary, given to 14,562 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, Janet showed the biggest improvement, moving up 105 positions from 272 to 167, while Goldie had the largest drop, falling 16 positions from 156 to 172.

Looking at trends, Booker shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1900–1902 are 403.7% higher compared to 1893–1902), while Grover shows the steepest decline (67.62% lower). Compared to 1901, Roosevelt had the largest rank improvement, moving up 51 positions to rank #282, while Manuel fell 59 positions to rank #347.