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Top names in Louisiana

The names most likely to appear on 1968 Louisiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 64,684 Louisiana births in 1968 across 1,339 distinct names.

Distinctively Louisiana

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

#67Monique#188 nationally
#81Byronoutside the national top 200
#90Sheliaoutside the national top 200
#98Bridgetoutside the national top 200
#66Charlotte#163 nationally
#87Vanessa#181 nationally
#93Warren#173 nationally
#79Calvin#156 nationally
#45Reginald#117 nationally
#67Dwayne#137 nationally
#94Earl#164 nationally
#97Felicia#167 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa817US #1
#2Michelle636US #2
#3Angela630US #7
#4Melissa586US #5
#5Tammy481US #8
#6Mary441US #6
#7Kimberly439US #3
#8Karen376US #9
#9Stephanie355US #23
#10Jennifer346US #4
#11Pamela334US #20
#12Tina327US #18
#13Cynthia307US #19
#14Donna304US #24
#15Patricia293US #15
#16Laura283US #11
#17Sharon255US #32
#18Tracy249US #25
#19Rhonda248US #42
#20Elizabeth244US #17
#21Sandra243US #26
#22Kelly234US #12
#23Susan230US #10
#24Julie223US #16
#25Rebecca218US #33
#26Paula216US #45
#27Monica214US #68
#28Linda213US #28
#29Amy202US #13
#30Shannon201US #53
#31Kim198US #57
#32Dawn197US #21
#33Wendy182US #31
#34Yolanda178US #93
#35Cheryl175US #37
#36Stacey170US #55
#37Christine169US #14
#38Barbara168US #36
#39Denise168US #35
#40Leslie166US #66
#41Lori164US #22
#42Dana163US #70
#43Stacy163US #64
#44Carolyn162US #61
#45Debra162US #38
#46Tonya158US #60
#47Rachel156US #92
#48Brenda155US #34
#49Robin155US #43
#50Michele150US #29
#51Melanie143US #94
#52Andrea140US #48
#53Sheila137US #59
#54Carol136US #49
#55Deborah135US #27
#56Jacqueline133US #50
#57Tanya133US #106
#58Sherry132US #52
#59Theresa127US #47
#60Connie121US #87
#61Sonya118US #117
#62Wanda118US #115
#63Catherine116US #56
#64Tracey115US #72
#65Carla114US #91
#66Charlotte114US #163
#67Monique108US #188
#68Kathy105US #76
#69Terri105US #83
#70Amanda104US #132
#71Gina103US #58
#72Nancy103US #39
#73Regina103US #81
#74Melinda98US #90
#75Teresa96US #30
#76Renee95US #65
#77Toni95US #145
#78Janice93US #110
#79Annette91US #102
#80Cassandra91US #139
#81Cindy89US #67
#82Katherine88US #75
#83Penny88US #124
#84Veronica88US #112
#85Valerie86US #77
#86Christina85US #44
#87Vanessa84US #181
#88Janet83US #73
#89Jill83US #46
#90Shelia83
#91Yvette83US #144
#92Ann82US #54
#93Margaret80US #63
#94Sarah80US #78
#95Darlene78US #121
#96Samantha77US #136
#97Felicia75US #167
#98Bridget72
#99Charlene72US #166
#100Laurie72US #79

Boys

#1Michael1,297US #1
#2John1,140US #3
#3James1,056US #4
#4David921US #2
#5Robert859US #5
#6Kevin612US #17
#7William576US #6
#8Charles572US #20
#9Joseph570US #16
#10Mark568US #7
#11Christopher543US #9
#12Richard441US #8
#13Brian433US #10
#14Kenneth430US #23
#15Anthony421US #21
#16Timothy405US #13
#17Paul398US #19
#18Troy391US #40
#19Thomas351US #12
#20Patrick347US #30
#21Ronald333US #25
#22Steven333US #15
#23Donald324US #29
#24Gregory306US #26
#25Eric283US #22
#26Stephen264US #27
#27Jeffrey254US #11
#28Scott247US #14
#29Larry243US #38
#30Todd240US #28
#31Keith239US #35
#32Edward230US #31
#33Terry230US #48
#34Daniel228US #18
#35Gary210US #32
#36George192US #36
#37Rodney192US #42
#38Craig181US #41
#39Jerry181US #44
#40Bryan168US #51
#41Darren161US #60
#42Jeffery158US #46
#43Chad157US #104
#44Jason157US #47
#45Reginald155US #117
#46Willie155US #96
#47Gerald152US #62
#48Raymond152US #50
#49Johnny150US #69
#50Dennis146US #45
#51Randy145US #54
#52Matthew144US #24
#53Tony140US #52
#54Louis139US #109
#55Darrell138US #86
#56Douglas132US #33
#57Bobby131US #81
#58Carl131US #59
#59Frank128US #49
#60Henry128US #95
#61Chris125US #64
#62Jimmy125US #77
#63Sean125US #37
#64Andrew120US #34
#65Ricky117US #70
#66Billy116US #76
#67Dwayne116US #137
#68Tommy116US #124
#69Russell114US #56
#70Derrick112US #116
#71Curtis108US #75
#72Shawn106US #43
#73Harold103US #108
#74Shane103US #120
#75Ronnie102US #115
#76Micheal101US #114
#77Bruce99US #61
#78Lawrence98US #67
#79Calvin97US #156
#80Marvin96US #129
#81Byron94
#82Ernest94US #130
#83Roy94US #94
#84Samuel94US #66
#85Albert90US #103
#86Barry90US #107
#87Glenn90US #92
#88Eddie88US #132
#89Randall88US #79
#90Danny87US #72
#91Jonathan87US #53
#92Brent86US #102
#93Warren86US #173
#94Earl84US #164
#95Wayne84US #63
#96Lee81US #106
#97Shannon81US #159
#98Walter81US #83
#99Derek80US #122
#100Kirk79US #143

On the move since 1967

Rising

↑39Shannon#30
↑31Tommy#68
↑28Kelly#22
↑26Derrick#70
↑24Yolanda#34
↑22Tanya#57
↑19Stacy#43
↑19Shane#74

Falling

↓24Walter#98
↓23Amanda#70
↓20Jacqueline#56
↓20Wayne#95
↓19Connie#60
↓18Cindy#81
↓18Margaret#93
↓17Denise#39

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1967 rankings.