This list combines 2,276 spelling variations into 1,003 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1964 is John, given to 87,475 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 79.5%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Quentin showed the biggest improvement, moving up 183 positions from 452 to 269, while Wayne had the largest drop, falling 10 positions from 61 to 71.

Looking at trends, Fitzgerald shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1962–1964 are 746.49% higher compared to 1955–1964), while Unknown shows the steepest decline (79.87% lower). Compared to 1963, Destry had the largest rank improvement, moving up 139 positions to rank #473, while Stoney fell 100 positions to rank #484.