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Top names in Louisiana

The names most likely to appear on 1936 Louisiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 40,025 Louisiana births in 1936 across 933 distinct names.

Distinctively Louisiana

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Louisiana more than they say America.

#30Hueyoutside the national top 200
#58Wilbertoutside the national top 200
#75Irmaoutside the national top 200
#75Lioneloutside the national top 200
#81Percyoutside the national top 200
#73Alton#189 nationally
#85Earlineoutside the national top 200
#97Eulaoutside the national top 200
#50Jessie#151 nationally
#82Roosevelt#180 nationally
#77Rosie#173 nationally
#91Otis#187 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,249US #1
#2Shirley719US #2
#3Betty598US #4
#4Dorothy506US #6
#5Barbara483US #3
#6Joyce292US #12
#7Helen272US #11
#8Gloria258US #32
#9Rose211US #37
#10Patricia210US #5
#11Marie207US #33
#12Doris202US #15
#13Annie189US #45
#14Ruby187US #51
#15Audrey180US #68
#16Margaret179US #9
#17Geraldine165US #41
#18Beverly152US #17
#19Elizabeth148US #18
#20Carolyn147US #23
#21Mildred143US #40
#22Willie143US #108
#23Frances142US #19
#24Evelyn141US #34
#25Ethel134US #90
#26Joan134US #7
#27Ruth133US #16
#28Virginia131US #14
#29Lucille130US #92
#30Sylvia126US #53
#31Patsy125US #52
#32Martha123US #24
#33Alice120US #27
#34Yvonne115US #81
#35Lois114US #26
#36Theresa114US #88
#37Catherine113US #44
#38Emma113US #85
#39Dolores109US #30
#40Lillie109US #124
#41Anna107US #36
#42Louise107US #46
#43Carol105US #10
#44Juanita105US #75
#45Hazel104US #96
#46Bobbie102US #119
#47Gladys102US #84
#48Margie100US #102
#49Clara98US #91
#50Peggy98US #35
#51Billie97US #117
#52Jo96US #72
#53Thelma96US #74
#54Rita95US #69
#55Ella94US #126
#56Ida94US #130
#57Laura94US #106
#58Marilyn94US #13
#59Jean92US #20
#60Edna91US #71
#61Bertha90US #122
#62Ann88US #28
#63Bernice87US #95
#64Rosa86US #146
#65Nancy84US #8
#66Mattie82US #143
#67Jessie81US #140
#68Lillian80US #79
#69Norma80US #29
#70Jeanette78US #94
#71Delores76US #58
#72Irene76US #57
#73Vera76US #142
#74Josephine75US #77
#75Irma74
#76Jane74US #42
#77Rosie72US #173
#78Marjorie71US #49
#79Eva70US #116
#80June70US #62
#81Florence68US #80
#82Velma68US #167
#83Carrie67US #166
#84Elaine67US #50
#85Earline66
#86Sarah66US #63
#87Beatrice65US #121
#88Janice65US #31
#89Bessie64US #136
#90Joy61US #144
#91Grace60US #86
#92Joann60US #55
#93Janet59US #21
#94Julia59US #105
#95Lula59US #175
#96Marion59US #93
#97Eula58
#98Loretta58US #70
#99Jacqueline57US #66
#100Johnnie54US #193

Boys

#1James1,032US #2
#2John871US #3
#3Joseph677US #11
#4Robert626US #1
#5Charles579US #6
#6William418US #4
#7Donald331US #7
#8Willie324US #32
#9George299US #9
#10Richard290US #5
#11Henry224US #28
#12Edward221US #13
#13Thomas218US #8
#14Billy216US #22
#15Earl208US #47
#16Albert207US #34
#17Raymond206US #17
#18Paul203US #15
#19Bobby198US #24
#20Louis195US #44
#21Jerry188US #18
#22Joe184US #23
#23Frank165US #16
#24Ronald165US #12
#25Walter162US #26
#26David159US #10
#27Gerald158US #19
#28Harold158US #21
#29Leroy157US #57
#30Huey153
#31Clarence151US #52
#32Roy142US #42
#33Kenneth132US #14
#34Arthur126US #30
#35Allen118US #81
#36Ernest116US #55
#37Lawrence114US #37
#38Larry112US #25
#39Eugene111US #29
#40Alvin109US #96
#41Herbert107US #62
#42Melvin105US #53
#43Harry103US #39
#44Carl97US #27
#45Johnny96US #72
#46Alfred94US #60
#47Eddie92US #79
#48Herman92US #105
#49Leon92US #82
#50Jessie88US #151
#51Jimmy88US #46
#52Anthony87US #48
#53Lee86US #76
#54Curtis84US #107
#55Jack84US #20
#56Leo84US #94
#57Howard82US #40
#58Wilbert80
#59Ray78US #65
#60Clyde77US #89
#61Floyd77US #86
#62Jimmie77US #71
#63Andrew75US #83
#64Lester73US #115
#65Ralph71US #31
#66Calvin67US #124
#67Charlie67US #103
#68Leonard67US #54
#69Milton67US #120
#70Samuel67US #67
#71Fred66US #36
#72Johnnie65US #117
#73Alton64US #189
#74Daniel64US #41
#75Lionel63
#76Roland63US #118
#77Sidney63US #156
#78Warren63US #95
#79Francis62US #50
#80Lloyd62US #88
#81Percy62
#82Roosevelt61US #180
#83Tommy59US #91
#84Claude57US #132
#85Freddie57US #134
#86Philip56US #63
#87Norman55US #43
#88Oscar54US #153
#89Jesse53US #104
#90Marvin53US #49
#91Otis53US #187
#92Russell49US #69
#93Earnest48US #170
#94Gene47US #66
#95Vincent47US #109
#96Rodney46US #152
#97Wallace46US #130
#98Clifton45US #193
#99Don45US #51
#100Sam45US #131

On the move since 1935

Rising

↑30Lester#64
↑25Yvonne#34
↑22Curtis#54
↑19Ralph#65
↑16Nancy#65
↑16June#80
↑16Howard#57
↑14Jane#76

Falling

↓31Jesse#89
↓23Jean#59
↓23Bessie#89
↓21Marion#96
↓20Ella#55
↓20Norman#87
↓18Alton#73
↓17Elaine#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1935 rankings.