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Top names in Louisiana

The names most likely to appear on 1974 Louisiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 54,309 Louisiana births in 1974 across 1,325 distinct names.

Distinctively Louisiana

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

#73Cedricoutside the national top 200
#84Latashaoutside the national top 200
#86Alvinoutside the national top 200
#90Keishaoutside the national top 200
#57Ashley#165 nationally
#93Roderickoutside the national top 200
#67Monique#174 nationally
#91Latonya#197 nationally
#99Byronoutside the national top 200
#99Shawn#200 nationally
#90Dwayne#188 nationally
#45Natasha#141 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer805US #1
#2Angela497US #5
#3Melissa452US #7
#4Kimberly435US #6
#5Michelle428US #3
#6Amy425US #2
#7Nicole346US #11
#8Stephanie346US #9
#9Heather287US #4
#10Danielle260US #40
#11Shannon253US #18
#12Rebecca244US #10
#13Tiffany239US #41
#14Dawn223US #22
#15Mary220US #13
#16Tammy212US #24
#17Lisa208US #8
#18Monica204US #43
#19Elizabeth189US #12
#20Dana188US #55
#21Tanya171US #46
#22Tina170US #25
#23April167US #28
#24Tonya160US #37
#25Brandy159US #80
#26Jessica159US #17
#27Stacey155US #48
#28Kelly154US #15
#29Rachel154US #36
#30Amanda152US #34
#31Tracy152US #23
#32Wendy150US #32
#33Leslie146US #65
#34Melanie144US #51
#35Karen142US #26
#36Crystal138US #49
#37Christy136US #57
#38Christine134US #19
#39Stacy131US #38
#40Pamela129US #54
#41Andrea128US #35
#42Julie127US #14
#43Patricia123US #29
#44Tara122US #39
#45Natasha121US #141
#46Christina119US #16
#47Sharon119US #70
#48Lori117US #30
#49Laura115US #21
#50Susan115US #27
#51Robin113US #63
#52Donna112US #67
#53Shelly109US #107
#54Brandi108US #106
#55Cynthia107US #33
#56Rhonda107US #86
#57Ashley102US #165
#58Yolanda99US #112
#59Holly98US #56
#60Christie95US #110
#61Denise95US #53
#62Paula94US #96
#63Tamara94US #64
#64Alicia90US #90
#65Misty89US #66
#66Bridget88US #134
#67Monique88US #174
#68Erica87US #74
#69Kristi84US #102
#70Kristen82US #45
#71Sandra82US #44
#72Katherine80US #62
#73Theresa78US #79
#74Emily77US #69
#75Felicia76US #137
#76Carla74US #114
#77Kim74US #145
#78Laurie72US #116
#79Sarah72US #20
#80Veronica72US #71
#81Catherine70US #73
#82Erin69US #47
#83Jacqueline69US #83
#84Latasha69
#85Teresa69US #52
#86Shelley66US #142
#87Sherry66US #89
#88Linda65US #75
#89Courtney63US #124
#90Keisha63
#91Latonya63US #197
#92Tracey63US #108
#93Allison62US #99
#94Jill62US #58
#95Renee62US #85
#96Regina61US #113
#97Angie60US #170
#98Melinda58US #81
#99Shawn58US #200
#100Natalie57US #119

Boys

#1Michael1,048US #1
#2Christopher939US #3
#3Jason931US #2
#4James757US #5
#5John717US #6
#6David594US #4
#7Robert553US #7
#8Kevin457US #14
#9Joseph453US #12
#10Brian439US #8
#11Charles415US #23
#12William409US #10
#13Chad401US #26
#14Richard325US #17
#15Eric324US #13
#16Anthony301US #21
#17Mark268US #16
#18Daniel265US #11
#19Jeffrey249US #15
#20Thomas243US #20
#21Steven242US #19
#22Scott240US #18
#23Kenneth238US #34
#24Matthew226US #9
#25Paul216US #27
#26Timothy215US #22
#27Shane211US #56
#28Ronald210US #42
#29Jeremy205US #24
#30Patrick203US #38
#31Brandon201US #51
#32Ryan199US #25
#33Gregory190US #31
#34Donald188US #41
#35Shawn187US #30
#36Derrick182US #87
#37Stephen180US #35
#38Troy175US #63
#39Corey174US #77
#40Sean169US #37
#41Keith167US #44
#42Larry167US #55
#43Jonathan160US #33
#44Brad159US #105
#45Joshua151US #29
#46Bryan149US #45
#47Edward148US #40
#48Terry135US #69
#49Gary133US #48
#50Marcus131US #73
#51George123US #49
#52Willie123US #119
#53Todd119US #39
#54Aaron118US #32
#55Jeffery118US #66
#56Travis114US #54
#57Andrew112US #28
#58Jerry111US #61
#59Raymond107US #62
#60Shannon103US #101
#61Benjamin102US #46
#62Frank101US #65
#63Jamie97US #68
#64Rodney97US #72
#65Johnny96US #83
#66Samuel92US #60
#67Billy91US #78
#68Adam90US #36
#69Craig89US #57
#70Reginald87US #152
#71Russell87US #84
#72Damon86US #110
#73Cedric83
#74Bradley82US #58
#75Brent82US #76
#76Gerald82US #108
#77Tyrone82US #139
#78Carlos81US #71
#79Danny81US #91
#80Jermaine81US #151
#81Jimmy81US #99
#82Roy81US #122
#83Randy79US #79
#84Bobby78US #92
#85Louis78US #134
#86Alvin76
#87Micheal76US #102
#88Tony76US #81
#89Wayne76US #120
#90Dwayne75US #188
#91Henry74US #115
#92Lawrence74US #100
#93Roderick74
#94Jerome73US #169
#95Carl72US #89
#96Dennis72US #59
#97Albert68US #130
#98Phillip68US #70
#99Byron67
#100Calvin67US #177

On the move since 1973

Rising

↑29Kristen#70
↑26Adam#68
↑25Natasha#45
↑25Russell#71
↑23Leslie#33
↑22Brad#44
↑21Carlos#78
↑21Danny#79

Falling

↓27Dennis#96
↓25Jermaine#80
↓24Linda#88
↓21Sherry#87
↓20Dwayne#90
↓17Stacy#39
↓16Sharon#47
↓16Brent#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1973 rankings.