This list combines 3,823 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1958 is Michael, given to 96,045 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, Nikki showed the biggest improvement, moving up 366 positions from 884 to 518, while Wayne had the largest drop, falling 18 positions from 95 to 113.

Looking at trends, Tammy shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1956–1958 are 3442.27% higher compared to 1949–1958), while Judith shows the steepest decline (48.72% lower). Compared to 1957, Brett had the largest rank improvement, moving up 264 positions to rank #228, while Elvis fell 112 positions to rank #670.