This list combines 2,009 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1918 is John, given to 56,610 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 12 different spellings, while Eulis has the highest confusion index at 85.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Gail showed the biggest improvement, moving up 113 positions from 374 to 261, while Cleo had the largest drop, falling 13 positions from 262 to 275.

Looking at trends, Quentin shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1916–1918 are 889.48% higher compared to 1909–1918), while Will shows the steepest decline (28.52% lower). Compared to 1917, Quentin had the largest rank improvement, moving up 198 positions to rank #185, while Oral fell 67 positions to rank #444.