This list combines 2,236 spelling variations into 1,007 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1957 is Michael, given to 98,095 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 26 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 87.3%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Quentin showed the biggest improvement, moving up 178 positions from 549 to 371, while Christopher had the largest drop, falling 6 positions from 43 to 49.

Looking at trends, Elvis shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1955–1957 are 616.07% higher compared to 1948–1957), while Truman shows the steepest decline (67.29% lower). Compared to 1956, Mitch had the largest rank improvement, moving up 98 positions to rank #433, while Faron fell 60 positions to rank #489.