This list combines 4,042 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1965 is Michael, given to 84,612 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, Lorene showed the biggest improvement, moving up 358 positions from 879 to 521, while Mike had the largest drop, falling 22 positions from 117 to 139.

Looking at trends, Tiffany shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1963–1965 are 1317.68% higher compared to 1956–1965), while Lou shows the steepest decline (65.67% lower). Compared to 1964, Samantha had the largest rank improvement, moving up 345 positions to rank #299, while Deneen fell 167 positions to rank #469.