This list combines 2,233 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1958 is Michael, given to 95,630 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 85.7%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Quentin showed the biggest improvement, moving up 170 positions from 537 to 367, while Andrew had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 55 to 62.

Looking at trends, Elvis shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1956–1958 are 790.17% higher compared to 1949–1958), while Truman shows the steepest decline (58.82% lower). Compared to 1957, Darren had the largest rank improvement, moving up 171 positions to rank #275, while Elvis fell 71 positions to rank #348.