This list combines 3,825 spelling variations into 1,004 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1963 is Lisa, given to 57,732 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 35 different spellings, while Janiece has the highest confusion index at 89%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Corey showed the biggest improvement, moving up 299 positions from 694 to 395, while Rebecca had the largest drop, falling 10 positions from 44 to 54.

Looking at trends, Marisol shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1961–1963 are 1105.93% higher compared to 1954–1963), while Bette shows the steepest decline (61.16% lower). Compared to 1962, Zena had the largest rank improvement, moving up 235 positions to rank #267, while Velvet fell 76 positions to rank #530.