This list combines 4,011 spelling variations into 1,002 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1961 is Michael, given to 91,788 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 38 different spellings, while Janiece has the highest confusion index at 89.3%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janiece showed the biggest improvement, moving up 385 positions from 1079 to 694, while Wayne had the largest drop, falling 18 positions from 126 to 144.

Looking at trends, Darren shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1959–1961 are 1546.03% higher compared to 1952–1961), while Unknown shows the steepest decline (66.94% lower). Compared to 1960, Karina had the largest rank improvement, moving up 293 positions to rank #527, while Mattie fell 57 positions to rank #720.