This list combines 2,298 spelling variations into 1,004 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1962 is Michael, given to 89,167 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 27 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 86.1%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Quentin showed the biggest improvement, moving up 184 positions from 517 to 333, while Dale had the largest drop, falling 6 positions from 62 to 68.

Looking at trends, Darren shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1960–1962 are 881.09% higher compared to 1953–1962), while Unknown shows the steepest decline (62.99% lower). Compared to 1961, Vince had the largest rank improvement, moving up 93 positions to rank #289, while Kennedy fell 69 positions to rank #532.