This list combines 4,100 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1964 is John, given to 87,769 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 89.6%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Lorene showed the biggest improvement, moving up 349 positions from 851 to 502, while Wayne had the largest drop, falling 19 positions from 135 to 154.

Looking at trends, Tiffany shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1962–1964 are 2015.65% higher compared to 1955–1964), while Lou shows the steepest decline (59.04% lower). Compared to 1963, Deneen had the largest rank improvement, moving up 584 positions to rank #302, while Johnna fell 97 positions to rank #582.