This list combines 1,279 spelling variations into 1,043 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1905 is John, given to 8,059 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Louis has the most spelling variations with 6 different spellings, while Dominic has the highest confusion index at 67.2%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Irvin showed the biggest improvement, moving up 47 positions from 149 to 102, while Chester had the largest drop, falling 5 positions from 62 to 67.

Looking at trends, Alton shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1903–1905 are 493.31% higher compared to 1896–1905), while Brian shows the steepest decline (76.39% lower). Compared to 1904, Jose had the largest rank improvement, moving up 27 positions to rank #105, while Banks fell 46 positions to rank #245.