This list combines 4,004 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1962 is Michael, given to 89,656 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 33 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, Nikki showed the biggest improvement, moving up 361 positions from 879 to 518, while Steve had the largest drop, falling 14 positions from 95 to 109.

Looking at trends, Velvet shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1960–1962 are 1221.43% higher compared to 1953–1962), while Candice shows the steepest decline (53.66% lower). Compared to 1961, Nicole had the largest rank improvement, moving up 170 positions to rank #574, while Johnna fell 117 positions to rank #687.