This list combines 4,500 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1969 is Michael, given to 88,936 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 31 different spellings, while Charisse has the highest confusion index at 89.9%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Charisse showed the biggest improvement, moving up 479 positions from 961 to 482, while Jose had the largest drop, falling 22 positions from 124 to 146.

Looking at trends, Buffy shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1967–1969 are 2724.81% higher compared to 1960–1969), while Pam shows the steepest decline (79.67% lower). Compared to 1968, Jeremy had the largest rank improvement, moving up 243 positions to rank #274, while Coretta fell 130 positions to rank #769.