This list combines 2,319 spelling variations into 1,007 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1967 is Michael, given to 85,414 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 24 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 86%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Quentin showed the biggest improvement, moving up 158 positions from 476 to 318, while Jose had the largest drop, falling 10 positions from 64 to 74.

Looking at trends, Heath shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1965–1967 are 3976.31% higher compared to 1958–1967), while Unknown shows the steepest decline (83.81% lower). Compared to 1966, Stacy had the largest rank improvement, moving up 71 positions to rank #112, while Lyndon fell 45 positions to rank #467.