This list combines 2,259 spelling variations into 1,011 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1959 is Michael, given to 90,056 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 27 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 79.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Quentin showed the biggest improvement, moving up 172 positions from 534 to 362, while Andrew had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 58 to 65.

Looking at trends, Darren shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1957–1959 are 924.01% higher compared to 1950–1959), while Gail shows the steepest decline (47.79% lower). Compared to 1958, Yancy had the largest rank improvement, moving up 110 positions to rank #472, while Dion fell 64 positions to rank #473.