This list combines 2,598 spelling variations into 1,010 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1920 is Mary, given to 71,169 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Madeline has the most spelling variations with 21 different spellings, while Elin has the highest confusion index at 85.4%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Margarete showed the biggest improvement, moving up 163 positions from 554 to 391, while Rose had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 20 to 27.

Looking at trends, Bette shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1918–1920 are 647.97% higher compared to 1911–1920), while Gretchen shows the steepest decline (10.44% lower). Compared to 1919, Gloria had the largest rank improvement, moving up 57 positions to rank #196, while Abby fell 64 positions to rank #466.