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Top names in Louisiana

The names most likely to appear on 1965 Louisiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 69,999 Louisiana births in 1965 across 1,355 distinct names.

Distinctively Louisiana

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

#48Shelia#182 nationally
#67Moniqueoutside the national top 200
#69Gwendolyn#194 nationally
#82Vanessaoutside the national top 200
#89Byronoutside the national top 200
#75Samantha#179 nationally
#54Charlotte#153 nationally
#94Alvin#190 nationally
#87Clarence#166 nationally
#95Terry#174 nationally
#51Reginald#128 nationally
#98Leroy#173 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,245US #1
#2Mary683US #2
#3Angela631US #10
#4Karen615US #3
#5Donna520US #7
#6Sharon461US #22
#7Pamela438US #12
#8Tammy422US #11
#9Cynthia397US #9
#10Patricia396US #6
#11Melissa372US #38
#12Linda360US #8
#13Kimberly345US #4
#14Rhonda341US #37
#15Sandra333US #15
#16Michelle316US #18
#17Susan315US #5
#18Stephanie299US #44
#19Debra290US #27
#20Tina288US #29
#21Elizabeth286US #16
#22Brenda280US #23
#23Jennifer270US #20
#24Denise257US #28
#25Paula253US #49
#26Cheryl245US #31
#27Julie241US #14
#28Jacqueline239US #47
#29Barbara230US #25
#30Deborah229US #13
#31Kim226US #43
#32Carolyn218US #58
#33Connie211US #61
#34Laura211US #17
#35Monica209US #72
#36Rebecca201US #41
#37Sheila192US #50
#38Christine184US #21
#39Lori183US #19
#40Robin182US #33
#41Tracy179US #36
#42Wanda179US #81
#43Wendy178US #39
#44Dawn176US #26
#45Theresa173US #45
#46Kelly165US #30
#47Darlene163US #83
#48Shelia161US #182
#49Kathy149US #54
#50Amy147US #35
#51Terri146US #69
#52Nancy143US #32
#53Carla142US #76
#54Charlotte141US #153
#55Janet137US #55
#56Cindy135US #53
#57Melanie134US #122
#58Stacey133US #84
#59Dana132US #78
#60Leslie132US #75
#61Catherine131US #57
#62Janice130US #73
#63Sherry129US #56
#64Andrea128US #63
#65Annette128US #71
#66Carol126US #42
#67Monique120
#68Debbie118US #62
#69Gwendolyn115US #194
#70Melinda115US #100
#71Michele115US #48
#72Margaret114US #52
#73Valerie112US #67
#74Ann111US #59
#75Samantha111US #179
#76Yolanda111US #139
#77Betty110US #103
#78Shirley110US #111
#79Gina109US #70
#80Penny108US #97
#81Renee108US #68
#82Vanessa107
#83Veronica107US #125
#84Judy105US #86
#85Jill103US #51
#86Yvette103US #154
#87Phyllis100US #155
#88Regina97US #82
#89Allison96US #128
#90Teresa96US #24
#91Anita94US #94
#92Stacy92US #119
#93Beverly87US #101
#94Katherine87US #79
#95Terry85US #174
#96Cathy84US #88
#97Kathleen83US #34
#98Marie83US #106
#99Sarah83US #92
#100Laurie82US #60

Boys

#1Michael1,265US #1
#2John1,256US #2
#3James1,110US #4
#4David1,007US #3
#5Robert914US #5
#6Kevin695US #13
#7Joseph627US #11
#8Charles577US #20
#9Mark576US #7
#10Kenneth533US #21
#11William526US #6
#12Richard470US #8
#13Gregory413US #23
#14Paul398US #16
#15Christopher392US #18
#16Thomas386US #9
#17Anthony383US #22
#18Donald382US #26
#19Patrick381US #31
#20Timothy355US #12
#21Brian354US #19
#22Troy344US #53
#23Ronald327US #24
#24Steven322US #14
#25Eric315US #25
#26Jeffrey292US #10
#27Gary275US #27
#28Keith266US #35
#29Scott265US #15
#30Rodney263US #33
#31Darren260US #52
#32Daniel254US #17
#33Randy251US #42
#34Todd240US #30
#35Terry239US #40
#36Jerry228US #41
#37Edward227US #29
#38Stephen224US #28
#39Larry210US #38
#40Carl209US #54
#41Jeffery199US #47
#42George186US #34
#43Willie176US #93
#44Craig173US #46
#45Darrell173US #91
#46Darryl173US #68
#47Gerald169US #64
#48Tony162US #48
#49Raymond161US #45
#50Bobby160US #80
#51Reginald156US #128
#52Bryan152US #63
#53Danny152US #56
#54Frank152US #43
#55Henry150US #94
#56Chris148US #60
#57Johnny148US #76
#58Ricky147US #57
#59Douglas146US #32
#60Dwayne142US #126
#61Barry140US #86
#62Dennis137US #44
#63Allen136US #92
#64Bruce135US #50
#65Louis132US #101
#66Harold129US #99
#67Jimmy128US #81
#68Andrew127US #37
#69Lawrence127US #66
#70Roy127US #95
#71Curtis126US #75
#72Billy125US #77
#73Glenn125US #85
#74Ronnie124US #107
#75Eddie123US #113
#76Matthew123US #36
#77Russell123US #58
#78Wayne122US #65
#79Micheal117US #118
#80Walter116US #82
#81Randall115US #73
#82Calvin111US #153
#83Melvin111US #138
#84Albert110US #100
#85Arthur108US #96
#86Lee101US #117
#87Clarence99US #166
#88Vincent99US #61
#89Byron97
#90Marvin97US #109
#91Ernest96US #124
#92Roger95US #49
#93Samuel95US #84
#94Alvin91US #190
#95Jason91US #111
#96Leonard87US #121
#97Phillip87US #70
#98Leroy86US #173
#99Steve86US #55
#100Don83US #157

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑36Darren#31
↑35Andrea#64
↑34Wendy#43
↑24Yolanda#76
↑22Amy#50
↑21Harold#66
↑19Reginald#51
↑18Melinda#70

Falling

↓33Dana#59
↓31Laurie#100
↓23Sarah#99
↓21Annette#65
↓21Judy#84
↓20Teresa#90
↓19Margaret#72
↓19Beverly#93

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.