This list combines 2,056 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1923 is John, given to 57,529 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Eulis has the most spelling variations with 13 different spellings, while Eulis has the highest confusion index at 90.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Arlen showed the biggest improvement, moving up 140 positions from 506 to 366, while Clyde had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 68 to 75.

Looking at trends, Bobby shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1921–1923 are 397.73% higher compared to 1914–1923), while Woodrow shows the steepest decline (68.17% lower). Compared to 1922, Coolidge had the largest rank improvement, moving up 58 positions to rank #491, while Trinidad fell 85 positions to rank #480.