This list combines 2,150 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1953 is Michael, given to 88,640 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 28 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 85.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Jerrell showed the biggest improvement, moving up 143 positions from 565 to 422, while Harold had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 56 to 63.

Looking at trends, Kelvin shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1951–1953 are 595.57% higher compared to 1944–1953), while Truman shows the steepest decline (67.55% lower). Compared to 1952, Shane had the largest rank improvement, moving up 128 positions to rank #414, while Beverly fell 61 positions to rank #550.