This list combines 2,525 spelling variations into 1,013 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1918 is Mary, given to 67,521 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 21 different spellings, while Jeanetta has the highest confusion index at 82.2%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Veda showed the biggest improvement, moving up 156 positions from 395 to 239, while Martha had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 25 to 32.

Looking at trends, Theda shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1916–1918 are 1172.73% higher compared to 1909–1918), while Bess shows the steepest decline (15.58% lower). Compared to 1917, Liberty had the largest rank improvement, moving up 99 positions to rank #416, while Gretchen fell 47 positions to rank #396.