This list combines 2,353 spelling variations into 1,012 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1968 is Michael, given to 84,925 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Christopher has the most spelling variations with 24 different spellings, while Kristen has the highest confusion index at 83.4%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Darian showed the biggest improvement, moving up 149 positions from 580 to 431, while Bruce had the largest drop, falling 9 positions from 61 to 70.

Looking at trends, Heath shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1966–1968 are 4557.58% higher compared to 1959–1968), while Bob shows the steepest decline (71.53% lower). Compared to 1967, Dustin had the largest rank improvement, moving up 223 positions to rank #320, while Chance fell 55 positions to rank #541.