This list combines 2,806 spelling variations into 1,002 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1928 is Mary, given to 67,308 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Catherine has the most spelling variations with 21 different spellings, while Arlen has the highest confusion index at 81.1%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Aline showed the biggest improvement, moving up 269 positions from 608 to 339, while Elsie had the largest drop, falling 16 positions from 124 to 140.

Looking at trends, Lindy shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1926–1928 are 1754.41% higher compared to 1919–1928), while Woodrow shows the steepest decline (78.2% lower). Compared to 1927, Janine had the largest rank improvement, moving up 364 positions to rank #468, while Woodrow fell 56 positions to rank #616.