This list combines 3,849 spelling variations into 1,000 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1966 is Lisa, given to 58,468 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 31 different spellings, while Janiece has the highest confusion index at 90.2%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Charisse showed the biggest improvement, moving up 275 positions from 625 to 350, while Beth had the largest drop, falling 14 positions from 65 to 79.

Looking at trends, Samantha shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1964–1966 are 2034.43% higher compared to 1957–1966), while Lou shows the steepest decline (71.83% lower). Compared to 1965, Tabatha had the largest rank improvement, moving up 332 positions to rank #332, while Keisha fell 91 positions to rank #357.