This list combines 1,429 spelling variations into 1,046 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1911 is John, given to 13,460 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Louis has the most spelling variations with 6 different spellings, while Herschel has the highest confusion index at 69.2%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Dominic showed the biggest improvement, moving up 75 positions from 191 to 116, while Chester had the largest drop, falling 6 positions from 58 to 64.

Looking at trends, Kermit shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1909–1911 are 358.82% higher compared to 1902–1911), while Mckinley shows the steepest decline (52.79% lower). Compared to 1910, Hyman had the largest rank improvement, moving up 63 positions to rank #169, while Blas fell 77 positions to rank #282.