This list combines 3,870 spelling variations into 1,004 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1965 is Lisa, given to 61,916 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 88.6%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Charisse showed the biggest improvement, moving up 269 positions from 642 to 373, while Beth had the largest drop, falling 11 positions from 66 to 77.

Looking at trends, Anjanette shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1963–1965 are 1432.47% higher compared to 1956–1965), while Lou shows the steepest decline (68.08% lower). Compared to 1964, Samantha had the largest rank improvement, moving up 208 positions to rank #161, while Shirl fell 102 positions to rank #535.