This list combines 3,773 spelling variations into 1,002 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1962 is Lisa, given to 47,733 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 33 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 298 positions from 728 to 430, while Angela had the largest drop, falling 12 positions from 36 to 48.

Looking at trends, Velvet shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1960–1962 are 1221.43% higher compared to 1953–1962), while Bette shows the steepest decline (60.44% lower). Compared to 1961, Tiffany had the largest rank improvement, moving up 149 positions to rank #502, while Kyle fell 67 positions to rank #543.