This list combines 2,565 spelling variations into 1,014 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1928 is Mary, given to 67,014 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 21 different spellings, while Georgeann has the highest confusion index at 83.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Veda showed the biggest improvement, moving up 168 positions from 445 to 277, while Julia had the largest drop, falling 8 positions from 80 to 88.

Looking at trends, Janine shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1926–1928 are 1158.55% higher compared to 1919–1928), while Stephanie shows the steepest decline (55.39% lower). Compared to 1927, Janine had the largest rank improvement, moving up 263 positions to rank #273, while Marylou fell 48 positions to rank #349.