This list combines 4,021 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1963 is Michael, given to 88,181 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, Lorene showed the biggest improvement, moving up 363 positions from 855 to 492, while Troy had the largest drop, falling 19 positions from 135 to 154.

Looking at trends, Tiffany shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1961–1963 are 1108.99% higher compared to 1954–1963), while Candice shows the steepest decline (53.98% lower). Compared to 1962, Zena had the largest rank improvement, moving up 352 positions to rank #483, while Casey fell 79 positions to rank #616.