State roster

Top names in Louisiana

The names most likely to appear on 1972 Louisiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 57,765 Louisiana births in 1972 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.

#26Catinaoutside the national top 200
#60Ashleyoutside the national top 200
#51Dwayne#162 nationally
#79Charlotte#187 nationally
#19Katina#117 nationally
#55Monique#153 nationally
#64Bridget#156 nationally
#80Natasha#170 nationally
#96Shawn#184 nationally
#59Reginald#141 nationally
#65Tyrone#144 nationally
#66Angel#145 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer752US #1
#2Angela583US #6
#3Michelle487US #2
#4Nicole458US #10
#5Melissa443US #7
#6Kimberly419US #4
#7Amy378US #5
#8Stephanie361US #8
#9Lisa350US #3
#10Shannon321US #22
#11Tammy303US #11
#12Mary282US #13
#13Tina250US #18
#14Karen218US #21
#15Tiffany216US #61
#16Dawn210US #20
#17Dana204US #52
#18Stacy202US #33
#19Katina199US #117
#20Tracy198US #19
#21Julie195US #12
#22Rebecca194US #14
#23Pamela187US #34
#24Elizabeth183US #15
#25Tonya180US #37
#26Catina179
#27Rachel178US #40
#28Monica167US #47
#29Sharon167US #50
#30Melanie165US #42
#31Stacey162US #41
#32Denise158US #35
#33Kelly157US #23
#34Tanya156US #54
#35Donna154US #45
#36Heather153US #9
#37Wendy152US #29
#38Lori151US #28
#39Laura150US #17
#40Cynthia147US #25
#41Rhonda147US #60
#42Patricia145US #27
#43Christine144US #16
#44Tara141US #38
#45Susan140US #24
#46Yolanda138US #89
#47Crystal124US #59
#48Paula122US #72
#49Christy121US #74
#50Andrea120US #30
#51Christina120US #26
#52Sandra119US #31
#53Theresa118US #68
#54Amanda116US #76
#55Monique114US #153
#56Jessica113US #46
#57Leslie112US #75
#58Robin111US #55
#59Felicia104US #128
#60Ashley100
#61Kim97US #118
#62Erica96US #87
#63Sherry96US #70
#64Bridget95US #156
#65April93US #48
#66Angel92US #145
#67Carla92US #106
#68Alicia89US #96
#69Allison89US #115
#70Catherine89US #65
#71Debra89US #66
#72Cheryl88US #56
#73Linda87US #51
#74Kristi86US #102
#75Vanessa84US #133
#76Shelly83US #94
#77Brandy79US #140
#78Danielle79US #73
#79Charlotte78US #187
#80Natasha77US #170
#81Gina75US #78
#82Katherine75US #69
#83Cassandra74US #139
#84Deborah74US #43
#85Renee74US #77
#86Jill73US #62
#87Veronica73US #82
#88Melinda72US #81
#89Brenda70US #44
#90Michele70US #36
#91Teresa70US #39
#92Regina69US #104
#93Sonya68US #122
#94Carolyn67US #110
#95Katrina67US #116
#96Shawn67US #184
#97Barbara66US #58
#98Connie66US #130
#99Jacqueline66US #79
#100Tracey66US #88

Boys

#1Michael1,159US #1
#2Christopher954US #2
#3James835US #3
#4John829US #5
#5Robert650US #6
#6Jason649US #7
#7David647US #4
#8Kevin571US #13
#9Brian520US #8
#10Joseph512US #12
#11William444US #9
#12Charles440US #23
#13Chad405US #25
#14Eric383US #16
#15Scott361US #11
#16Mark333US #18
#17Anthony318US #22
#18Richard316US #14
#19Ronald290US #32
#20Kenneth273US #27
#21Paul266US #24
#22Steven266US #19
#23Daniel262US #15
#24Thomas261US #20
#25Donald258US #36
#26Timothy246US #21
#27Gregory237US #26
#28Patrick235US #35
#29Troy220US #49
#30Jeffrey218US #17
#31Keith213US #38
#32Derrick203US #91
#33Jonathan191US #37
#34Shawn186US #28
#35Stephen181US #29
#36Shane180US #55
#37Larry178US #47
#38Edward177US #34
#39Ryan176US #39
#40Bryan174US #45
#41Matthew173US #10
#42Jeremy166US #42
#43Todd162US #31
#44Corey157US #95
#45Gary155US #41
#46George151US #44
#47Terry150US #62
#48Sean148US #33
#49Marcus132US #71
#50Craig129US #46
#51Dwayne128US #162
#52Shannon128US #94
#53Johnny127US #74
#54Willie127US #109
#55Jeffery124US #58
#56Raymond121US #54
#57Brandon118US #63
#58Jerry115US #53
#59Reginald114US #141
#60Brent112US #77
#61Rodney111US #65
#62Gerald109US #102
#63Travis107US #57
#64Douglas106US #43
#65Tyrone105US #144
#66Chris102US #82
#67Bobby101US #90
#68Billy96US #81
#69Dennis96US #52
#70Tony96US #68
#71Frederick95US #116
#72Micheal95US #108
#73Samuel94US #66
#74Darren92US #106
#75Roy91US #114
#76Russell89US #69
#77Walter89US #98
#78Carl88US #85
#79Jimmy87US #97
#80Louis87US #130
#81Jamie86US #72
#82Andrew85US #30
#83Frank84US #56
#84Darrell83US #122
#85Benjamin82US #64
#86Danny82US #87
#87Ronnie81US #133
#88Randy80US #70
#89Henry77US #118
#90Aaron76US #40
#91Lance75US #126
#92Marvin75US #163
#93Bradley73US #61
#94Lawrence73US #101
#95Ricky73US #127
#96Jermaine72US #135
#97Phillip72US #75
#98Calvin71US #172
#99Albert70US #112
#100Brett70US #80

On the move since 1971

Rising

↑28Dwayne#51
↑28Brandon#57
↑27Bridget#64
↑22Brent#60
↑19Catherine#70
↑19Ryan#39
↑15Melanie#30
↑15Crystal#47

Falling

↓28Aaron#90
↓27Deborah#84
↓25Carolyn#94
↓23Henry#89
↓21Connie#98
↓20Leslie#57
↓20Robin#58
↓20Jerry#58

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1971 rankings.