This list combines 2,050 spelling variations into 1,010 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1928 is Robert, given to 60,722 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 15 different spellings, while Eulis has the highest confusion index at 85.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Arlen showed the biggest improvement, moving up 161 positions from 480 to 319, while Floyd had the largest drop, falling 10 positions from 54 to 64.

Looking at trends, Hoover shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1926–1928 are 884.71% higher compared to 1919–1928), while Woodrow shows the steepest decline (78.2% lower). Compared to 1927, Hoover had the largest rank improvement, moving up 197 positions to rank #317, while Woodrow fell 47 positions to rank #327.