This list combines 3,824 spelling variations into 1,003 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1957 is Michael, given to 98,445 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 33 different spellings, while Janiece has the highest confusion index at 89.9%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Nikki showed the biggest improvement, moving up 386 positions from 915 to 529, while Steve had the largest drop, falling 16 positions from 89 to 105.

Looking at trends, Sabrina shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1955–1957 are 4420.39% higher compared to 1948–1957), while Geraldine shows the steepest decline (45.59% lower). Compared to 1956, Tammy had the largest rank improvement, moving up 468 positions to rank #147, while Sheree fell 92 positions to rank #452.