This list combines 1,583 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1912 is John, given to 24,603 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Johnny has the most spelling variations with 9 different spellings, while Arlen has the highest confusion index at 73.7%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Carmen showed the biggest improvement, moving up 78 positions from 292 to 214, while Jerry had the largest drop, falling 10 positions from 140 to 150.

Looking at trends, Mario shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1910–1912 are 490.28% higher compared to 1903–1912), while Mckinley shows the steepest decline (48.48% lower). Compared to 1911, Woodrow had the largest rank improvement, moving up 139 positions to rank #48, while Helen fell 114 positions to rank #362.