This list combines 2,598 spelling variations into 1,018 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1923 is Mary, given to 71,816 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Madeline has the most spelling variations with 24 different spellings, while Elin has the highest confusion index at 82.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Veda showed the biggest improvement, moving up 177 positions from 437 to 260, while Georgia had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 111 to 118.

Looking at trends, Aris shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1921–1923 are 1151.98% higher compared to 1914–1923), while Belle shows the steepest decline (33.23% lower). Compared to 1922, Aris had the largest rank improvement, moving up 188 positions to rank #372, while Trinidad fell 117 positions to rank #485.