This list combines 2,039 spelling variations into 1,010 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1919 is John, given to 53,567 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Eulis has the most spelling variations with 12 different spellings, while Eulis has the highest confusion index at 88.6%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Herschel showed the biggest improvement, moving up 126 positions from 330 to 204, while Dan had the largest drop, falling 13 positions from 164 to 177.

Looking at trends, Quentin shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1917–1919 are 1374.98% higher compared to 1910–1919), while Will shows the steepest decline (24.73% lower). Compared to 1918, Dempsey had the largest rank improvement, moving up 103 positions to rank #392, while Pershing fell 112 positions to rank #417.