This list combines 2,846 spelling variations into 1,007 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1922 is Mary, given to 72,528 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, Aline showed the biggest improvement, moving up 219 positions from 552 to 333, while Alma had the largest drop, falling 12 positions from 143 to 155.

Looking at trends, Gloria shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1920–1922 are 878.12% higher compared to 1913–1922), while Woodrow shows the steepest decline (61.43% lower). Compared to 1921, Marilyn had the largest rank improvement, moving up 148 positions to rank #210, while Theda fell 57 positions to rank #645.