This list combines 3,864 spelling variations into 1,002 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1959 is Michael, given to 90,454 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 371 positions from 1075 to 704, while Paula had the largest drop, falling 17 positions from 102 to 119.

Looking at trends, Tammy shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1957–1959 are 5650.62% higher compared to 1950–1959), while Gertrude shows the steepest decline (51.04% lower). Compared to 1958, Tori had the largest rank improvement, moving up 275 positions to rank #624, while Unknown fell 91 positions to rank #706.