This list combines 2,823 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1927 is Mary, given to 71,074 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 20 different spellings, while Jeanetta has the highest confusion index at 83.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Aline showed the biggest improvement, moving up 274 positions from 605 to 331, while Julia had the largest drop, falling 16 positions from 126 to 142.

Looking at trends, Lindy shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1925–1927 are 1291.89% higher compared to 1918–1927), while Woodrow shows the steepest decline (77.38% lower). Compared to 1926, Lindy had the largest rank improvement, moving up 197 positions to rank #626, while Hiram fell 84 positions to rank #730.