This list combines 2,825 spelling variations into 1,003 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1920 is Mary, given to 71,364 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Madeline has the most spelling variations with 21 different spellings, while Margarete has the highest confusion index at 83.9%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Corinne showed the biggest improvement, moving up 241 positions from 553 to 312, while Minnie had the largest drop, falling 11 positions from 147 to 158.

Looking at trends, Quentin shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1918–1920 are 1312.3% higher compared to 1911–1920), while Belle shows the steepest decline (2.94% lower). Compared to 1919, Harding had the largest rank improvement, moving up 168 positions to rank #649, while Woodrow fell 159 positions to rank #379.