This list combines 2,296 spelling variations into 1,013 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1960 is Michael, given to 88,632 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 26 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 82.3%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Quentin showed the biggest improvement, moving up 196 positions from 532 to 336, while Tim had the largest drop, falling 8 positions from 60 to 68.

Looking at trends, Darren shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1958–1960 are 1801.53% higher compared to 1951–1960), while Gail shows the steepest decline (49.06% lower). Compared to 1959, Kennedy had the largest rank improvement, moving up 85 positions to rank #514, while Duncan fell 64 positions to rank #465.