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Top names in Louisiana

The names most likely to appear on 1977 Louisiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 60,988 Louisiana births in 1977 across 1,526 distinct names.

Distinctively Louisiana

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

#60Kizzyoutside the national top 200
#68Keishaoutside the national top 200
#42Latasha#170 nationally
#65Reginald#157 nationally
#72Monique#161 nationally
#88Aisha#175 nationally
#78Dwayne#163 nationally
#41Latoya#125 nationally
#100Kellie#182 nationally
#58Lance#139 nationally
#85Bridget#165 nationally
#27Ashley#106 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer872US #1
#2Jessica499US #4
#3Melissa471US #2
#4Amy431US #3
#5Angela426US #6
#6Kimberly405US #8
#7Amanda395US #9
#8Michelle381US #7
#9Heather341US #5
#10Kelly336US #10
#11Nicole327US #15
#12Stephanie273US #14
#13Crystal260US #25
#14Jamie260US #18
#15Elizabeth257US #13
#16Shannon256US #19
#17Brandy244US #51
#18Christina235US #16
#19Rebecca225US #17
#20Mary223US #21
#21Tiffany223US #34
#22Lisa200US #12
#23Sarah199US #11
#24Danielle196US #31
#25Brandi195US #71
#26April189US #29
#27Ashley188US #106
#28Misty183US #40
#29Erica169US #38
#30Julie165US #22
#31Christy164US #59
#32Karen164US #32
#33Tara164US #35
#34Erin157US #23
#35Rachel153US #26
#36Wendy149US #49
#37Monica148US #39
#38Kristy144US #68
#39Laura139US #20
#40Dana137US #62
#41Latoya136US #125
#42Latasha132US #170
#43Tammy132US #55
#44Dawn127US #43
#45Holly126US #52
#46Melanie126US #53
#47Andrea125US #24
#48Emily125US #37
#49Tonya125US #64
#50Stacy119US #42
#51Leslie117US #65
#52Natasha114US #116
#53Alicia113US #60
#54Courtney111US #76
#55Katherine110US #44
#56Tina105US #58
#57Christine104US #30
#58Felicia104US #128
#59Tanya104US #67
#60Kizzy103
#61Natalie103US #69
#62Robin101US #84
#63Stacey100US #56
#64Allison97US #66
#65Kristi97US #104
#66Sabrina95US #63
#67Tracy95US #50
#68Keisha92
#69Amber91US #33
#70Aimee90US #127
#71Jill90US #41
#72Monique90US #161
#73Sharon89US #95
#74Carrie88US #28
#75Summer87US #119
#76Catherine84US #75
#77Jaime84US #46
#78Cynthia82US #48
#79Lori82US #57
#80Rhonda81US #131
#81Yolanda80US #134
#82Patricia77US #47
#83Susan77US #45
#84Katrina76US #126
#85Bridget72US #165
#86Shelly72US #151
#87Angel71US #133
#88Aisha70US #175
#89Lauren68US #114
#90Mandy68US #94
#91Renee67US #87
#92Denise66US #78
#93Donna66US #113
#94Anna65US #74
#95Sara65US #27
#96Kelli64US #117
#97Kendra64US #152
#98Theresa64US #98
#99Pamela63US #102
#100Kellie62US #182

Boys

#1Michael1,127US #1
#2Christopher1,008US #3
#3Jason995US #2
#4James772US #5
#5David687US #4
#6John642US #7
#7Robert625US #6
#8Joseph522US #10
#9Jeremy492US #15
#10Kevin472US #13
#11Brian464US #8
#12William427US #12
#13Charles422US #26
#14Joshua391US #14
#15Eric372US #17
#16Ryan355US #16
#17Brandon343US #41
#18Daniel333US #11
#19Chad317US #34
#20Anthony300US #21
#21Corey293US #52
#22Matthew289US #9
#23Richard287US #20
#24Derrick275US #80
#25Kenneth267US #39
#26Mark261US #25
#27Thomas261US #22
#28Jonathan249US #28
#29Steven239US #23
#30Timothy235US #18
#31Scott225US #27
#32Jeffrey222US #19
#33Donald218US #46
#34Paul211US #31
#35Stephen211US #38
#36Benjamin208US #29
#37Ronald191US #53
#38Shawn189US #37
#39Patrick183US #40
#40Gregory180US #35
#41Larry177US #62
#42Aaron167US #32
#43Brad164US #106
#44Bryan160US #42
#45Shane160US #61
#46Travis160US #44
#47Andrew159US #24
#48Gary157US #58
#49Marcus155US #72
#50Keith151US #48
#51Adam136US #33
#52Edward134US #47
#53Justin133US #30
#54Troy132US #88
#55Bradley130US #49
#56George126US #57
#57Cory124US #67
#58Lance124US #139
#59Terry115US #83
#60Willie115US #124
#61Todd113US #50
#62Raymond110US #65
#63Jared109US #76
#64Jerry108US #75
#65Reginald105US #157
#66Sean105US #43
#67Jacob103US #56
#68Damon102US #112
#69Billy101US #91
#70Jamie99US #82
#71Samuel98US #60
#72Craig97US #64
#73Johnny97US #93
#74Nicholas97US #51
#75Bobby95US #105
#76Wesley94US #66
#77Dennis92US #68
#78Dwayne92US #163
#79Brent90US #85
#80Gerald90US #131
#81Rodney89US #97
#82Randy85US #86
#83Louis83US #143
#84Phillip83US #70
#85Shannon83US #120
#86Derek82US #84
#87Henry82US #127
#88Nathan82US #36
#89Tony82US #92
#90Antonio81US #77
#91Jeffery78US #78
#92Tyrone78US #155
#93Russell77US #89
#94Frank76US #71
#95Jesse76US #54
#96Casey75US #102
#97Andre73US #134
#98Eddie73US #171
#99Jimmy73US #98
#100Lawrence73US #115

On the move since 1976

Rising

↑55Kristy#38
↑36Emily#48
↑36Katherine#55
↑34Sabrina#66
↑32Latasha#42
↑24Cory#57
↑21Crystal#13
↑20Sarah#23

Falling

↓38Jaime#77
↓27Theresa#98
↓26Donna#93
↓25Jeffery#91
↓23Lori#79
↓23Brent#79
↓23Lawrence#100
↓22Mandy#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1976 rankings.