This list combines 1,972 spelling variations into 1,013 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1917 is John, given to 51,891 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Lawrence has the most spelling variations with 10 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, Herschel showed the biggest improvement, moving up 108 positions from 324 to 216, while Delbert had the largest drop, falling 9 positions from 160 to 169.

Looking at trends, Duane shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1915–1917 are 513.52% higher compared to 1908–1917), while Will shows the steepest decline (32.6% lower). Compared to 1916, Quentin had the largest rank improvement, moving up 28 positions to rank #384, while Dorsey fell 57 positions to rank #395.