This list combines 3,746 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1961 is Mary, given to 48,280 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 38 different spellings, while Janiece has the highest confusion index at 89.3%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Janiece showed the biggest improvement, moving up 334 positions from 737 to 403, while Angela had the largest drop, falling 11 positions from 38 to 49.

Looking at trends, Tori shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1959–1961 are 1137.49% higher compared to 1952–1961), while Unknown shows the steepest decline (75.17% lower). Compared to 1960, Karina had the largest rank improvement, moving up 196 positions to rank #295, while Marina fell 52 positions to rank #451.