This list combines 1,882 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1911 is Mary, given to 24,531 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 15 different spellings, while Aline has the highest confusion index at 75.3%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Corinne showed the biggest improvement, moving up 143 positions from 385 to 242, while Norman had the largest drop, falling 13 positions from 176 to 189.

Looking at trends, Kermit shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1909–1911 are 358.82% higher compared to 1902–1911), while Dewey shows the steepest decline (46.96% lower). Compared to 1910, Hyman had the largest rank improvement, moving up 65 positions to rank #404, while Jim fell 65 positions to rank #334.