This list combines 1,704 spelling variations into 1,034 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1908 is Mary, given to 18,697 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 12 different spellings, while Aline has the highest confusion index at 75.6%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Veda showed the biggest improvement, moving up 102 positions from 304 to 202, while Lottie had the largest drop, falling 8 positions from 113 to 121.

Looking at trends, Maxine shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1906–1908 are 257.89% higher compared to 1899–1908), while Lelar shows the steepest decline (39.89% lower). Compared to 1907, Frankie had the largest rank improvement, moving up 45 positions to rank #241, while Zora fell 27 positions to rank #311.