This list combines 1,954 spelling variations into 1,016 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1916 is John, given to 50,080 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Herschel has the most spelling variations with 11 different spellings, while Eulis has the highest confusion index at 86.3%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Jewel showed the biggest improvement, moving up 107 positions from 397 to 290, while Rufus had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 186 to 193.

Looking at trends, Seymour shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1914–1916 are 626.03% higher compared to 1907–1916), while Will shows the steepest decline (31.45% lower). Compared to 1915, Dorsey had the largest rank improvement, moving up 56 positions to rank #338, while Jordan fell 40 positions to rank #461.