This list combines 1,750 spelling variations into 1,004 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1908 is Mary, given to 18,776 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, Janet showed the biggest improvement, moving up 121 positions from 244 to 123, while Lottie had the largest drop, falling 16 positions from 157 to 173.

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 (67.96% lower). Compared to 1907, Nicholas had the largest rank improvement, moving up 38 positions to rank #282, while Alva fell 50 positions to rank #395.