This list combines 4,294 spelling variations into 1,002 grouped names based on shared pronunciations. The most popular name in 1969 is Lisa, given to 46,186 babies in total. Learn more about how this works.

Jacqueline has the most spelling variations with 31 different spellings, while Karianne has the highest confusion index at 90.1%, indicating the greatest diversity in how parents choose to spell it.

When combining spelling variations, Chantel showed the biggest improvement, moving up 342 positions from 622 to 280, while Paula had the largest drop, falling 16 positions from 50 to 66.

Looking at trends, Buffy shows the strongest upward momentum (births in 1967–1969 are 2724.81% higher compared to 1960–1969), while Pam shows the steepest decline (79.65% lower). Compared to 1968, Chelsea had the largest rank improvement, moving up 168 positions to rank #452, while Tamiko fell 140 positions to rank #511.