This list combines 2,097 spelling variations into 1,009 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1922 is John, given to 57,353 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 13 different spellings, while Eulis has the highest confusion index at 88.1%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Herschel showed the biggest improvement, moving up 118 positions from 340 to 222, while Norbert had the largest drop, falling 11 positions from 203 to 214.

Looking at trends, Harden shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1920–1922 are 615.15% higher compared to 1913–1922), while Woodrow shows the steepest decline (61.6% lower). Compared to 1921, Edsel had the largest rank improvement, moving up 29 positions to rank #442, while Harding fell 122 positions to rank #462.