This list combines 2,837 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1924 is Mary, given to 73,907 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 22 different spellings, while Margarete has the highest confusion index at 83.4%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Aline showed the biggest improvement, moving up 246 positions from 578 to 332, while Andrew had the largest drop, falling 9 positions from 130 to 139.

Looking at trends, Leatrice shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1922–1924 are 908.09% higher compared to 1915–1924), while Woodrow shows the steepest decline (72.05% lower). Compared to 1923, Willodean had the largest rank improvement, moving up 130 positions to rank #673, while Sol fell 49 positions to rank #652.