This list combines 2,501 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1919 is Mary, given to 65,996 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 22 different spellings, while Elin has the highest confusion index at 86.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Margarete showed the biggest improvement, moving up 154 positions from 539 to 385, while Victoria had the largest drop, falling 9 positions from 152 to 161.

Looking at trends, Bette shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1917–1919 are 759.84% higher compared to 1910–1919), while Bess shows the steepest decline (0.53% lower). Compared to 1918, Marilyn had the largest rank improvement, moving up 47 positions to rank #261, while Camila fell 62 positions to rank #446.