This list combines 2,613 spelling variations into 1,012 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1922 is Mary, given to 72,342 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Madeline has the most spelling variations with 25 different spellings, while Margarete has the highest confusion index at 82.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Rosalyn showed the biggest improvement, moving up 157 positions from 465 to 308, while Olive had the largest drop, falling 8 positions from 166 to 174.

Looking at trends, Gloria shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1920–1922 are 875.75% higher compared to 1913–1922), while Belle shows the steepest decline (25.69% lower). Compared to 1921, Marilyn had the largest rank improvement, moving up 86 positions to rank #123, while Celeste fell 43 positions to rank #468.