This list combines 3,686 spelling variations into 1,004 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1960 is Deborah, given to 54,140 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Cheryl has the most spelling variations with 35 different spellings, while Janiece has the highest confusion index at 90.4%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janiece showed the biggest improvement, moving up 327 positions from 719 to 392, while Rebecca had the largest drop, falling 11 positions from 37 to 48.

Looking at trends, Tammy shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1958–1960 are 2025.38% higher compared to 1951–1960), while Unknown shows the steepest decline (68.21% lower). Compared to 1959, Lisha had the largest rank improvement, moving up 231 positions to rank #420, while Taryn fell 105 positions to rank #595.