This list combines 2,052 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1926 is Robert, given to 61,174 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 17 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 142 positions from 500 to 358, while Leo had the largest drop, falling 8 positions from 54 to 62.

Looking at trends, Jackie shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1924–1926 are 516.06% higher compared to 1917–1926), while Woodrow shows the steepest decline (75.76% lower). Compared to 1925, Rudy had the largest rank improvement, moving up 79 positions to rank #274, while Isadore fell 50 positions to rank #387.