This list combines 2,448 spelling variations into 1,003 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1969 is Michael, given to 88,263 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 81.8%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Jerrell showed the biggest improvement, moving up 167 positions from 600 to 433, while Joel had the largest drop, falling 7 positions from 79 to 86.

Looking at trends, Heath shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1967–1969 are 878.3% higher compared to 1960–1969), while Bob shows the steepest decline (75.46% lower). Compared to 1968, Jeremy had the largest rank improvement, moving up 128 positions to rank #137, while Bruno fell 53 positions to rank #561.