This list combines 3,632 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1959 is Deborah, given to 63,608 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Cheryl has the most spelling variations with 31 different spellings, while Janiece has the highest confusion index at 89.5%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janiece showed the biggest improvement, moving up 318 positions from 724 to 406, while Rebecca had the largest drop, falling 8 positions from 38 to 46.

Looking at trends, Tammy shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1957–1959 are 5730.29% higher compared to 1950–1959), while Unknown shows the steepest decline (54.17% lower). Compared to 1958, Tori had the largest rank improvement, moving up 236 positions to rank #378, while Lizabeth fell 47 positions to rank #502.