This list combines 4,062 spelling variations into 1,001 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1968 is Lisa, given to 50,893 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 30 different spellings, while Karianne has the highest confusion index at 91.1%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Chantel showed the biggest improvement, moving up 312 positions from 579 to 267, while Heather had the largest drop, falling 15 positions from 62 to 77.

Looking at trends, Audra shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1966–1968 are 3174.38% higher compared to 1959–1968), while Pam shows the steepest decline (73.23% lower). Compared to 1967, Coretta had the largest rank improvement, moving up 279 positions to rank #373, while Roni fell 73 positions to rank #529.