This list combines 1,307 spelling variations into 1,046 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1908 is John, given to 9,350 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Louis has the most spelling variations with 6 different spellings, while Carrie has the highest confusion index at 65.1%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Irvin showed the biggest improvement, moving up 56 positions from 171 to 115, while Sylvester had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 131 to 138.

Looking at trends, Haskell shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1906–1908 are 314.29% higher compared to 1899–1908), while Dewey shows the steepest decline (67.2% lower). Compared to 1907, Taft had the largest rank improvement, moving up 27 positions to rank #212, while Olden fell 55 positions to rank #266.