This list combines 2,743 spelling variations into 1,002 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1918 is Mary, given to 67,690 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 21 different spellings, while Arlen has the highest confusion index at 79.9%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Veda showed the biggest improvement, moving up 231 positions from 659 to 428, while Lola had the largest drop, falling 11 positions from 246 to 257.

Looking at trends, Theda shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1916–1918 are 1172.73% higher compared to 1909–1918), while Maude shows the steepest decline (18.43% lower). Compared to 1917, Quentin had the largest rank improvement, moving up 302 positions to rank #400, while Mona fell 77 positions to rank #612.