State roster

Top names in Louisiana

The names most likely to appear on 1956 Louisiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 81,634 Louisiana births in 1956 across 1,264 distinct names.

Distinctively Louisiana

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

#59Shelia#183 nationally
#85Hermanoutside the national top 200
#99Lioneloutside the national top 200
#30Gwendolyn#128 nationally
#97Veronica#190 nationally
#100Patsy#192 nationally
#94Ruby#179 nationally
#54Glenda#134 nationally
#57Dianne#137 nationally
#60Alvin#134 nationally
#61Charlotte#133 nationally
#69Leroy#140 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,350US #1
#2Linda1,095US #3
#3Debra917US #2
#4Patricia865US #6
#5Cynthia741US #8
#6Deborah740US #4
#7Brenda684US #19
#8Donna612US #10
#9Susan592US #5
#10Barbara584US #9
#11Karen578US #7
#12Sharon572US #13
#13Pamela556US #12
#14Sandra535US #14
#15Carolyn514US #33
#16Cheryl495US #18
#17Janice375US #26
#18Joyce353US #30
#19Kathy343US #20
#20Shirley338US #41
#21Betty336US #44
#22Elizabeth321US #22
#23Wanda305US #61
#24Janet301US #21
#25Nancy282US #11
#26Judy281US #35
#27Gloria280US #53
#28Catherine274US #28
#29Diane272US #15
#30Gwendolyn262US #128
#31Beverly258US #40
#32Connie256US #43
#33Margaret242US #25
#34Carol240US #16
#35Kim233US #38
#36Rebecca233US #27
#37Denise226US #23
#38Cathy219US #36
#39Sheila219US #55
#40Peggy218US #63
#41Lisa215US #31
#42Rose213US #64
#43Jacqueline212US #78
#44Jo210US #69
#45Darlene208US #71
#46Dorothy205US #72
#47Marilyn204US #70
#48Theresa202US #32
#49Paula199US #47
#50Rhonda199US #62
#51Martha186US #59
#52Debbie183US #39
#53Kathleen170US #17
#54Glenda168US #134
#55Katherine166US #67
#56Phyllis161US #82
#57Dianne159US #137
#58Gail156US #49
#59Shelia154US #183
#60Bonnie153US #51
#61Charlotte152US #133
#62Laura148US #34
#63Ann141US #46
#64Helen140US #90
#65Sherry140US #54
#66Vickie140US #68
#67Alice139US #98
#68Virginia139US #75
#69Doris135US #109
#70Jennifer135US #97
#71Robin132US #29
#72Terry131US #91
#73Stephanie128US #111
#74Angela124US #93
#75Vicki124US #57
#76Jane122US #50
#77Marie122US #96
#78Julie121US #48
#79Christine119US #42
#80Cindy118US #37
#81Charlene117US #132
#82Joan116US #52
#83Rita113US #79
#84Anita109US #83
#85Loretta109US #126
#86Vanessa109US #145
#87Terri106US #81
#88Evelyn105US #120
#89Sylvia104US #108
#90Tina104US #87
#91Jean102US #65
#92Teresa101US #24
#93Diana100US #56
#94Ruby98US #179
#95Annette97US #119
#96Elaine96US #89
#97Veronica96US #190
#98Anna95US #103
#99Melanie94US #143
#100Patsy94US #192

Boys

#1James1,529US #2
#2Michael1,495US #1
#3John1,387US #5
#4David1,238US #4
#5Robert1,217US #3
#6Charles932US #11
#7William791US #6
#8Joseph779US #12
#9Donald770US #14
#10Larry683US #21
#11Richard663US #7
#12Kenneth657US #16
#13Ronald636US #15
#14Mark584US #8
#15Thomas576US #9
#16Gary503US #13
#17Gregory470US #24
#18Paul456US #17
#19Steven390US #10
#20Edward376US #25
#21Keith361US #36
#22George357US #27
#23Anthony355US #30
#24Jerry348US #35
#25Terry346US #31
#26Randy340US #28
#27Stephen335US #23
#28Willie319US #58
#29Daniel297US #18
#30Kevin295US #22
#31Timothy294US #19
#32Carl278US #48
#33Raymond270US #39
#34Dennis268US #26
#35Ricky260US #43
#36Johnny255US #55
#37Henry236US #71
#38Billy231US #68
#39Gerald231US #49
#40Patrick229US #40
#41Frank218US #38
#42Glenn218US #61
#43Bobby216US #77
#44Albert213US #81
#45Wayne211US #45
#46Bruce210US #33
#47Calvin209US #109
#48Lawrence202US #42
#49Roy202US #62
#50Louis192US #82
#51Jimmy191US #78
#52Ronnie190US #75
#53Danny187US #46
#54Brian183US #32
#55Harold183US #72
#56Melvin183US #101
#57Walter179US #53
#58Micheal175US #83
#59Rickey175US #112
#60Alvin169US #134
#61Eddie167US #93
#62Barry166US #69
#63Clarence160US #120
#64Curtis160US #80
#65Allen158US #87
#66Arthur158US #60
#67Samuel158US #74
#68Douglas156US #29
#69Leroy151US #140
#70Rodney149US #65
#71Leonard146US #89
#72Jeffrey145US #20
#73Jeffery144US #57
#74Earl143US #110
#75Roger143US #41
#76Russell143US #52
#77Darrell141US #88
#78Stanley140US #70
#79Ray136US #113
#80Tommy132US #115
#81Steve131US #59
#82Ernest128US #94
#83Joe124US #63
#84Randall123US #54
#85Herman118
#86Andrew116US #56
#87Peter116US #37
#88Alfred115US #121
#89Reginald113US #144
#90Eric112US #79
#91Dale110US #50
#92Ralph107US #67
#93Christopher106US #47
#94Phillip104US #76
#95Jack103US #66
#96Lloyd103US #158
#97Warren103US #141
#98Craig102US #51
#99Lionel102
#100Philip101US #64

On the move since 1955

Rising

↑51Kim#35
↑24Jeffery#73
↑23Brian#54
↑21Jennifer#70
↑19Kevin#30
↑19Darrell#77
↑18Lisa#41
↑17Darlene#45

Falling

↓33Elaine#96
↓19Alice#67
↓19Evelyn#88
↓17Ray#79
↓16Doris#69
↓16Warren#97
↓15Joan#82
↓15Ernest#82

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1955 rankings.