This list combines 2,086 spelling variations into 1,013 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1927 is Robert, given to 61,700 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 16 different spellings, while Eulis has the highest confusion index at 89%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Herschel showed the biggest improvement, moving up 120 positions from 360 to 240, while Davis had the largest drop, falling 12 positions from 405 to 417.

Looking at trends, Jackie shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1925–1927 are 485.51% higher compared to 1918–1927), while Woodrow shows the steepest decline (77.36% lower). Compared to 1926, Lindy had the largest rank improvement, moving up 166 positions to rank #347, while Hiram fell 60 positions to rank #413.