This list combines 1,961 spelling variations into 1,014 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1915 is John, given to 47,622 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Horace has the most spelling variations with 10 different spellings, while Eulis has the highest confusion index at 87.6%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Carmen showed the biggest improvement, moving up 106 positions from 323 to 217, while Clyde had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 62 to 69.

Looking at trends, Woodrow shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1913–1915 are 783.19% higher compared to 1906–1915), while Will shows the steepest decline (20.82% lower). Compared to 1914, Hobert had the largest rank improvement, moving up 48 positions to rank #330, while Kermit fell 61 positions to rank #259.