This list combines 1,287 spelling variations into 1,068 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1906 is John, given to 8,264 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Johnny has the most spelling variations with 6 different spellings, while Furman has the highest confusion index at 66%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Irvin showed the biggest improvement, moving up 46 positions from 150 to 104, while Edwin had the largest drop, falling 6 positions from 63 to 69.

Looking at trends, Alton shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1904–1906 are 416.71% higher compared to 1897–1906), while Brian shows the steepest decline (77.32% lower). Compared to 1905, Isadore had the largest rank improvement, moving up 48 positions to rank #173, while Raed fell 30 positions to rank #237.