This list combines 2,439 spelling variations into 1,006 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1917 is Mary, given to 64,417 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 21 different spellings, while Elin has the highest confusion index at 83%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Veda showed the biggest improvement, moving up 158 positions from 400 to 242, while Rosa had the largest drop, falling 9 positions from 117 to 126.

Looking at trends, Theda shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1915–1917 are 1676.26% higher compared to 1908–1917), while Maude shows the steepest decline (21.34% lower). Compared to 1916, Bette had the largest rank improvement, moving up 66 positions to rank #279, while Eldora fell 52 positions to rank #464.