This list combines 1,291 spelling variations into 1,022 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1907 is John, given to 8,989 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Johnny has the most spelling variations with 6 different spellings, while Shelly has the highest confusion index at 66.4%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Irvin showed the biggest improvement, moving up 54 positions from 151 to 97, while Peter had the largest drop, falling 5 positions from 59 to 64.

Looking at trends, Salvatore shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1905–1907 are 191.82% higher compared to 1898–1907), while Brian shows the steepest decline (72.11% lower). Compared to 1906, Antonio had the largest rank improvement, moving up 22 positions to rank #145, while Halbert fell 52 positions to rank #246.