This list combines 1,256 spelling variations into 1,040 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1904 is John, given to 8,108 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Louis has the most spelling variations with 5 different spellings, while Monte has the highest confusion index at 66.7%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Maurice showed the biggest improvement, moving up 42 positions from 114 to 72, while Percy had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 135 to 142.

Looking at trends, Booker shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1902–1904 are 406.49% higher compared to 1895–1904), while Brian shows the steepest decline (75.64% lower). Compared to 1903, Alton had the largest rank improvement, moving up 75 positions to rank #80, while Douglas fell 44 positions to rank #186.