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Top names in Louisiana

The names most likely to appear on 1953 Louisiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 76,359 Louisiana births in 1953 across 1,206 distinct names.

Distinctively Louisiana

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

#82Sheliaoutside the national top 200
#83Lioneloutside the national top 200
#84Bobbieoutside the national top 200
#91Emma#195 nationally
#100Jessieoutside the national top 200
#49Alvin#140 nationally
#84Jimmie#167 nationally
#90Freddie#171 nationally
#40Gwendolyn#112 nationally
#73Annie#143 nationally
#80Ruby#150 nationally
#99Audrey#167 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,472US #1
#2Linda1,262US #2
#3Patricia991US #4
#4Deborah837US #3
#5Debra745US #7
#6Barbara721US #6
#7Brenda719US #18
#8Cynthia603US #12
#9Susan599US #5
#10Carolyn526US #25
#11Sandra491US #11
#12Pamela466US #10
#13Sharon440US #15
#14Betty430US #33
#15Karen426US #9
#16Donna421US #13
#17Judy389US #27
#18Shirley378US #29
#19Joyce351US #26
#20Elizabeth335US #21
#21Gloria333US #38
#22Dorothy316US #49
#23Wanda311US #57
#24Janice306US #22
#25Peggy302US #44
#26Beverly286US #34
#27Catherine279US #35
#28Carol278US #16
#29Janet270US #19
#30Margaret260US #20
#31Cheryl257US #28
#32Kathleen257US #14
#33Nancy255US #8
#34Rose253US #59
#35Diane245US #17
#36Rebecca240US #24
#37Marilyn235US #36
#38Kathy223US #23
#39Martha220US #41
#40Gwendolyn213US #112
#41Jo210US #54
#42Sheila203US #60
#43Alice196US #73
#44Dianne194US #109
#45Connie186US #47
#46Glenda180US #105
#47Katherine178US #63
#48Theresa171US #50
#49Paula167US #40
#50Gail161US #39
#51Christine158US #32
#52Denise152US #31
#53Doris150US #87
#54Darlene149US #75
#55Elaine148US #77
#56Jacqueline148US #58
#57Helen147US #65
#58Joan146US #37
#59Charlene141US #113
#60Bonnie138US #45
#61Charlotte138US #100
#62Rhonda138US #85
#63Rita136US #64
#64Marie134US #86
#65Ann133US #46
#66Virginia133US #53
#67Phyllis129US #69
#68Judith128US #30
#69Cathy125US #56
#70Evelyn125US #94
#71Frances122US #72
#72Diana119US #55
#73Annie115US #143
#74Kathryn115US #48
#75Geraldine114US #135
#76Jane112US #43
#77Laura111US #51
#78Lois111US #91
#79Sherry109US #70
#80Ruby106US #150
#81Patsy105US #141
#82Shelia103
#83Yvonne103US #104
#84Bobbie96
#85Vickie95US #79
#86Anna92US #98
#87Ruth92US #62
#88Julie90US #74
#89Marsha90US #83
#90Sylvia90US #101
#91Emma87US #195
#92Jean87US #52
#93Stephanie87US #123
#94Suzanne86US #78
#95Delores85US #156
#96Anita83US #89
#97Sarah83US #93
#98Vicki82US #61
#99Audrey80US #167
#100Juanita80US #133

Boys

#1James1,555US #2
#2John1,482US #4
#3Michael1,381US #3
#4Robert1,231US #1
#5David1,097US #5
#6Charles1,019US #9
#7William818US #6
#8Joseph770US #13
#9Donald727US #14
#10Richard698US #7
#11Ronald660US #15
#12Larry655US #18
#13Thomas556US #8
#14Kenneth543US #17
#15Gary539US #10
#16Edward404US #23
#17George386US #22
#18Jerry386US #29
#19Paul373US #16
#20Willie369US #49
#21Daniel304US #20
#22Gregory302US #24
#23Johnny297US #52
#24Mark293US #12
#25Terry290US #30
#26Dennis289US #19
#27Stephen285US #21
#28Henry282US #54
#29Anthony250US #32
#30Frank249US #33
#31Steven249US #11
#32Raymond242US #34
#33Roy238US #55
#34Gerald235US #42
#35Wayne231US #40
#36Louis229US #78
#37Billy223US #65
#38Bobby221US #74
#39Carl212US #44
#40Patrick209US #39
#41Randy207US #35
#42Danny200US #41
#43Harold198US #56
#44Jimmy196US #72
#45Albert194US #69
#46Roger194US #31
#47Lawrence193US #37
#48Glenn189US #67
#49Alvin178US #140
#50Keith177US #47
#51Arthur176US #50
#52Melvin175US #91
#53Calvin170US #111
#54Clarence170US #108
#55Walter170US #45
#56Bruce165US #28
#57Ronnie165US #79
#58Tommy157US #95
#59Rodney155US #58
#60Russell154US #71
#61Samuel154US #70
#62Leonard147US #85
#63Earl146US #96
#64Curtis144US #86
#65Ernest143US #87
#66Micheal143US #88
#67Douglas141US #27
#68Eddie139US #97
#69Ricky138US #51
#70Harry137US #83
#71Allen131US #81
#72Ray130US #115
#73Ralph129US #59
#74Lee126US #93
#75Alfred123US #104
#76Joe123US #66
#77Leroy123US #126
#78Andrew121US #68
#79Barry121US #73
#80Eugene116US #75
#81Timothy116US #26
#82Randall115US #64
#83Lionel114
#84Jimmie113US #167
#85Philip113US #61
#86Stanley110US #62
#87Jack109US #57
#88Lloyd109US #138
#89Leon106US #137
#90Freddie104US #171
#91Phillip104US #76
#92Don103US #121
#93Clyde101US #154
#94Marvin101US #94
#95Rickey101US #113
#96Herbert100US #125
#97Norman100US #98
#98Darrell99US #103
#99Peter99US #38
#100Jessie98

On the move since 1952

Rising

↑28Randy#41
↑24Denise#52
↑24Alfred#75
↑20Micheal#66
↑19Darlene#54
↑18Roger#46
↑17Sheila#42
↑17Keith#50

Falling

↓23Leroy#77
↓20Laura#77
↓20Patsy#81
↓18Evelyn#70
↓17Jacqueline#56
↓17Barry#79
↓16Helen#57
↓15Frances#71

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1952 rankings.