Sound-alike ranking

1900 Boy names by pronunciation

Similar-sounding spellings are grouped together and ranked by their combined recorded births.

How the distortion index works

The index is the share of the sound-alike group's births recorded under alternative spellings. A score near 0 means the primary spelling dominates; a score near 1 means variants make up most of the group.

Low: 0.00–0.29
Medium: 0.30–0.69
High: 0.70–1.00

How similar pronunciations are grouped

FitBabyNames compares phonetic representations and common spelling variants, then combines recorded births for names that sound alike. Grouping is an analytical aid and may not match every speaker or accent.

Grouped popularity

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1900 Boy names grouped by pronunciation
Rank	Name group	Distortion	Births
1	John 9,828 Jhon 7	0.00	9,835
2	William 8,579 Wm 20	0.00	8,599
3	James 7,245	—	7,245
4	George 5,403	—	5,403
5	Charles 4,098 Charls 6	0.00	4,104
6	Robert 3,821	—	3,821
7	Joseph 3,714 Joesph 18 Joeseph 5	0.01	3,737
8	Frank 3,477	—	3,477
9	Edward 2,720	—	2,720
10	Henry 2,606 Henery 22	0.01	2,628
11	Thomas 2,556 Tomas 16	0.01	2,572
12	Walter 2,298	—	2,298
13	Harry 2,272	—	2,272
14	Willie 2,113	—	2,113
15	Arthur 1,853 Authur 7	0.00	1,860
16	Albert 1,741	—	1,741
17	Fred 1,646	—	1,646
18	Clarence 1,483	—	1,483
19 was 25	Charlie 1,124 Charley 224	0.17	1,348
20 was 19	Paul 1,288	—	1,288
21 was 20	Harold 1,245	—	1,245
22 was 30	Ernest 1,012 Earnest 223	0.18	1,235
23 was 21	Roy 1,215 Loy 15	0.01	1,230
24 was 22	Joe 1,179	—	1,179
25 was 26	Louis 1,097 Louie 61 Lewie 5	0.06	1,163
26 was 23	Raymond 1,150	—	1,150
27 was 24	Richard 1,141	—	1,141
28 was 29	Carl 1,016 Karl 75 Cal 10	0.08	1,101
29 was 28	Earl 1,037 Earle 46	0.04	1,083
30 was 27	Jack 1,053 Zack 29	0.03	1,082
31 was 50	Jesse 536 Jessie 398	0.43	934
32 was 31	Ralph 896	—	896
33 was 32	David 883	—	883
34 was 33	Samuel 877 Samual 5	0.01	882
35 was 34	Sam 821	—	821
36 was 35	Howard 779	—	779
37 was 36	Herbert 751 Hurbert 6	0.01	757
38 was 40	Lawrence 659 Laurence 81 Lawerence 8	0.12	748
39 was 37	Andrew 718	—	718
40 was 38	Elmer 699	—	699
41 was 39	Lee 675	—	675
42 was 41	Francis 652 Frances 19	0.03	671
43 was 42	Alfred 640	—	640
44 was 43	Will 603	—	603
45 was 44	Daniel 598	—	598
46 was 45	Eugene 587	—	587
47 was 46	Leo 570	—	570
48 was 47	Oscar 563	—	563
49 was 48	Floyd 555	—	555
50 was 49	Herman 550	—	550
51 was 59	Claude 433 Claud 107	0.20	540
52 was 51	Michael 495 Micheal 20	0.04	515
53 was 52	Lewis 469 Luis 21	0.04	490
54 was 64	Frederick 420 Fredrick 67	0.14	487
55 was 54	Leonard 465 Lenard 20	0.04	485
55 was 57	Benjamin 450 Benjiman 23 Benjaman 7 Benjamine 5	0.07	485
57 was 62	Russell 427 Russel 46	0.10	473
58 was 52	Tom 469	—	469
59 was 55	Ray 457	—	457
60 was 56	Clyde 451	—	451
61 was 84	Johnnie 313 Johnie 130	0.29	443
61 was 58	Peter 443	—	443
63 was 61	Theodore 429 Theadore 13	0.03	442
64 was 63	Eddie 425 Eddy 9	0.02	434
65 was 60	Lester 431	—	431
66 was 65	Leroy 419	—	419
67 was 66	Clifford 409	—	409
68 was 67	Anthony 406	—	406
69 was 78	Lloyd 337 Loyd 64	0.16	401
70 was 68	Jim 399	—	399
71 was 94	Philip 259 Phillip 127	0.33	386
72 was 70	Martin 383	—	383
73 was 71	Edgar 374	—	374
74 was 72	Chester 364	—	364
75 was 119	Maurice 193 Morris 162	0.46	355
75 was 73	Ben 355	—	355
77 was 74	Edwin 350	—	350
78 was 75	Dewey 345	—	345
79 was 76	Cecil 344	—	344
80 was 77	Stanley 342	—	342
81	Harvey 322 Harvie 9 Harvy 6	0.04	337
82 was 118	Glenn 194 Glen 134	0.41	328
82 was 79	Donald 328	—	328
84 was 80	Homer 326	—	326
85 was 82	Norman 316	—	316
85 was 82	Luther 316	—	316
87 was 86	Bernard 308 Vernard 5	0.02	313
88 was 85	Leon 310	—	310
89 was 125	Nathan 186 Nathaniel 118	0.39	304
90 was 87	Ed 297	—	297
91 was 88	Hugh 290	—	290
92 was 91	Leslie 275 Lesley 10	0.04	285
92 was 89	Patrick 285	—	285
94 was 90	Kenneth 279	—	279
95 was 92	Victor 269	—	269
96	Mack 250 Mac 12	0.05	262
97 was 93	Alexander 260	—	260
98 was 95	Oliver 256	—	256
99 was 100	Everett 237 Everette 16	0.06	253
100 was 97	Horace 244	—	244

Data grouping and usage note

Pronunciation groups are FitBabyNames analytical output derived from public birth records. Accent and pronunciation differences can affect grouping. For reuse or licensing questions, contact fitbabynames@gmail.com.

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