This list combines 3,592 spelling variations into 1,003 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1958 is Deborah, given to 71,416 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 32 different spellings, while Janiece has the highest confusion index at 89.6%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janiece showed the biggest improvement, moving up 291 positions from 729 to 438, while Judy had the largest drop, falling 9 positions from 36 to 45.

Looking at trends, Tammy shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1956–1958 are 3501.83% higher compared to 1949–1958), while Bette shows the steepest decline (52.13% lower). Compared to 1957, Brigitte had the largest rank improvement, moving up 186 positions to rank #446, while Sheree fell 66 positions to rank #320.