This list combines 4,268 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1968 is Michael, given to 85,618 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 30 different spellings, while Charisse has the highest confusion index at 89.1%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Chantel showed the biggest improvement, moving up 423 positions from 909 to 486, while Jose had the largest drop, falling 21 positions from 131 to 152.

Looking at trends, Heath shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1966–1968 are 4557.58% higher compared to 1959–1968), while Pam shows the steepest decline (73.26% lower). Compared to 1967, Dustin had the largest rank improvement, moving up 337 positions to rank #593, while Sabrina fell 71 positions to rank #295.