This list combines 3,955 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1960 is Michael, given to 89,069 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 381 positions from 1073 to 692, while Patrick had the largest drop, falling 17 positions from 82 to 99.

Looking at trends, Tammy shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1958–1960 are 2015.91% higher compared to 1951–1960), while Unknown shows the steepest decline (59.23% lower). Compared to 1959, Lisha had the largest rank improvement, moving up 251 positions to rank #732, while Sheree fell 133 positions to rank #727.