This list combines 1,793 spelling variations into 1,014 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1914 is John, given to 37,981 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Irvin has the most spelling variations with 9 different spellings, while Eulis has the highest confusion index at 83.2%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Gail showed the biggest improvement, moving up 96 positions from 372 to 276, while Vincent had the largest drop, falling 9 positions from 60 to 69.

Looking at trends, Woodrow shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1912–1914 are 6677.59% higher compared to 1905–1914), while Will shows the steepest decline (2.83% lower). Compared to 1913, Kermit had the largest rank improvement, moving up 47 positions to rank #198, while Pearl fell 54 positions to rank #395.