1910s spelling families

Counted together, the Catherine family spellings would rank #6 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Catherine, ranked #20 on its own.

Yearly data for the Catherine family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 1910–1919

Year	Catherine	Katherine	Katharine	Kathryn	Combined
1910	3,161	1,752	157	1,198	6,268
1911	3,565	1,858	148	1,397	6,968
1912	4,666	2,546	261	1,905	9,378
1913	5,302	2,794	236	2,246	10,578
1914	6,613	3,652	290	2,901	13,456
1915	8,181	4,488	344	3,778	16,791
1916	8,469	4,801	336	3,933	17,539
1917	8,689	4,956	357	3,984	17,986
1918	8,842	5,191	372	4,068	18,473
1919	8,335	4,846	353	3,825	17,359

Catherine family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	1910s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Catherine	65,823	#20	48.8%
Katherine	36,884	#52	27.4%
Katharine	2,854	#321	2.1%
Kathryn	29,235	#63	21.7%

Why these are grouped: Catherine, Katherine, Katharine, Kathryn, and qualifying Cathryn forms are established orthographic variants; this reviewed grouping combines separately ranked spellings without treating their bearers as interchangeable.

Counted together, the Elizabeth family spellings would rank #8 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Elizabeth, ranked #8 on its own.

Yearly data for the Elizabeth family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 1910–1919

Year	Elizabeth	Elisabeth	Combined
1910	5,800	102	5,902
1911	6,298	96	6,394
1912	8,527	131	8,658
1913	9,505	180	9,685
1914	11,367	217	11,584
1915	14,103	261	14,364
1916	14,940	278	15,218
1917	15,131	331	15,462
1918	15,853	292	16,145
1919	15,287	273	15,560

Elizabeth family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	1910s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Elizabeth	116,811	#8	98.2%
Elisabeth	2,161	#375	1.8%

Why these are grouped: Elizabeth and Elisabeth are established English and continental spelling forms of the same name; they remain separate records and are grouped only for demographic comparison.

Counted together, the Marian family spellings would rank #25 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Marion, ranked #51 on its own.

Yearly data for the Marian family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 1910–1919

Year	Marian	Marion	Combined
1910	806	1,703	2,509
1911	884	1,744	2,628
1912	1,313	2,522	3,835
1913	1,452	2,854	4,306
1914	1,862	3,550	5,412
1915	2,612	4,456	7,068
1916	3,198	5,033	8,231
1917	3,267	5,371	8,638
1918	3,503	5,583	9,086
1919	3,261	5,158	8,419

Marian family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	1910s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Marian	22,158	#86	36.8%
Marion	37,974	#51	63.2%

Why these are grouped: Marian and Marion were overlapping feminine spelling forms in this period; this hand-reviewed grouping is descriptive and does not claim every bearer understood the names identically.

Counted together, the Eleanor family spellings would rank #26 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Eleanor, ranked #31 on its own.

Yearly data for the Eleanor family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 1910–1919

Year	Eleanor	Elinor	Combined
1910	1,798	133	1,931
1911	2,035	176	2,211
1912	3,120	268	3,388
1913	3,938	279	4,217
1914	5,374	358	5,732
1915	7,036	508	7,544
1916	7,406	580	7,986
1917	7,669	548	8,217
1918	8,176	571	8,747
1919	7,611	589	8,200

Eleanor family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	1910s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Eleanor	54,163	#31	93.1%
Elinor	4,010	#269	6.9%

Why these are grouped: Eleanor and Elinor are established spelling forms that conventional rankings separate; the family view combines only their qualifying female records.

Counted together, the Sarah family spellings would rank #32 in the decade's rankings for their sex. The most common spelling, Sarah, ranked #50 on its own.

Yearly data for the Sarah family family

Yearly SSA births by spelling variant, 1910–1919

Year	Sarah	Sara	Combined
1910	2,173	633	2,806
1911	2,201	687	2,888
1912	2,919	962	3,881
1913	3,178	1,121	4,299
1914	3,679	1,488	5,167
1915	4,415	1,913	6,328
1916	4,798	1,992	6,790
1917	4,766	2,147	6,913
1918	4,969	2,295	7,264
1919	5,022	2,171	7,193

Sarah family spelling variants, ranked separately and as a group

Variant	1910s births	Decade rank	Share of family
Sarah	38,120	#50	71.2%
Sara	15,409	#115	28.8%

Why these are grouped: Sarah and Sara differ by the established final-h spelling convention; the reviewed family shows their combined footprint while preserving both separate SSA entries.