This list combines 2,587 spelling variations into 1,008 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1927 is Mary, given to 70,791 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 20 different spellings, while Elin has the highest confusion index at 85.3%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Veda showed the biggest improvement, moving up 175 positions from 453 to 278, while June had the largest drop, falling 9 positions from 43 to 52.

Looking at trends, Colleen shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1925–1927 are 441.21% higher compared to 1918–1927), while Stephanie shows the steepest decline (53.96% lower). Compared to 1926, Marylou had the largest rank improvement, moving up 90 positions to rank #301, while Janelle fell 49 positions to rank #423.