This list combines 2,255 spelling variations into 1,008 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1965 is Michael, given to 84,093 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Darrell has the most spelling variations with 26 different spellings, while Jerrell has the highest confusion index at 80.3%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Quentin showed the biggest improvement, moving up 178 positions from 472 to 294, while Steve had the largest drop, falling 11 positions from 55 to 66.

Looking at trends, Fitzgerald shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1963–1965 are 891.77% higher compared to 1956–1965), while Kim shows the steepest decline (62.52% lower). Compared to 1964, Trevor had the largest rank improvement, moving up 94 positions to rank #410, while Destry fell 81 positions to rank #554.