State roster

Top names in Louisiana

The names most likely to appear on 2004 Louisiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 46,267 Louisiana births in 2004 across 1,683 distinct names.

Distinctively Louisiana

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

#64Asiaoutside the national top 200
#68Allieoutside the national top 200
#78Diamondoutside the national top 200
#35Paris#157 nationally
#48Layla#167 nationally
#84Brennanoutside the national top 200
#85Jaylaoutside the national top 200
#73Mallory#188 nationally
#87Lailaoutside the national top 200
#90Derrickoutside the national top 200
#92Jaceoutside the national top 200
#63Abby#166 nationally

Girls

#1Madison431US #3
#2Emma362US #2
#3Emily332US #1
#4Hannah258US #5
#5Alexis226US #11
#6Olivia225US #4
#7Alyssa213US #14
#8Abigail211US #6
#9Isabella195US #7
#10Sarah188US #12
#11Elizabeth183US #10
#12Taylor181US #22
#13Lauren169US #16
#14Chloe168US #23
#15Anna167US #20
#16Grace160US #13
#17Gabrielle156US #73
#18Brianna154US #17
#19Kayla153US #18
#20Victoria150US #28
#21Makayla142US #47
#22Destiny139US #38
#23Trinity139US #48
#24Mia131US #30
#25Ava127US #25
#26Caroline127US #74
#27Hailey125US #24
#28Jasmine122US #26
#29Kaitlyn122US #33
#30Morgan113US #31
#31Bailey111US #100
#32Jada110US #81
#33Zoe106US #54
#34Sydney103US #27
#35Paris101US #157
#36Ella99US #29
#37Katelyn99US #59
#38Kaylee93US #50
#39Kylie93US #49
#40Faith91US #52
#41Brooke90US #46
#42Gracie90US #114
#43Samantha90US #9
#44Avery89US #77
#45Sophia89US #15
#46Mary88US #62
#47Haley86US #44
#48Layla85US #167
#49Leah85US #64
#50Mya85US #116
#51Aaliyah82US #94
#52Breanna82US #115
#53Kennedy81US #117
#54Madeline81US #63
#55Savannah79US #41
#56Ashley78US #8
#57Riley78US #58
#58Natalie77US #19
#59Claire76US #99
#60Katherine76US #35
#61Angel75US #127
#62Mackenzie75US #45
#63Abby74US #166
#64Asia73
#65Brooklyn73US #101
#66Jordan73US #71
#67Paige71US #51
#68Allie70
#69Jenna70US #56
#70Lillian70US #65
#71Madelyn70US #111
#72Shelby70US #112
#73Mallory69US #188
#74Katie68US #102
#75Julia67US #32
#76Allison65US #40
#77Jessica65US #21
#78Diamond64
#79Skylar64US #154
#80Amelia63US #96
#81Megan63US #36
#82Lily61US #53
#83Ashlyn59US #131
#84Kyla59US #162
#85Jayla58
#86Mckenzie58US #151
#87Laila56
#88Amber55US #87
#89Jade55US #109
#90Molly53US #97
#91Kelsey52US #148
#92Rachel52US #34
#93Catherine50US #103
#94Courtney50US #121
#95Sierra50US #92
#96Alexandra49US #37
#97Peyton48US #134
#98Amaya47
#99Ariel47
#100Kamryn47

Boys

#1Ethan377US #5
#2Joshua371US #3
#3Jacob358US #1
#4Michael332US #2
#5Christopher311US #10
#6William304US #8
#7Joseph288US #9
#8Matthew286US #4
#9Tyler276US #16
#10John273US #17
#11Christian258US #24
#12Cameron257US #50
#13Caleb246US #33
#14Dylan240US #19
#15James239US #18
#16Andrew238US #6
#17Nicholas233US #13
#18Brandon226US #22
#19Logan216US #27
#20Hunter210US #49
#21Jordan198US #43
#22Mason197US #51
#23Austin182US #35
#24Luke181US #41
#25Landon180US #86
#26David173US #14
#27Gavin173US #52
#28Elijah171US #31
#29Devin170US #81
#30Hayden169US #87
#31Noah167US #29
#32Zachary166US #26
#33Anthony164US #11
#34Ashton162US #76
#35Nathan160US #20
#36Justin158US #30
#37Ryan158US #12
#38Robert157US #36
#39Evan156US #39
#40Daniel154US #7
#41Gabriel151US #32
#42Seth147US #80
#43Thomas147US #37
#44Connor144US #38
#45Jackson137US #48
#46Samuel135US #23
#47Benjamin129US #25
#48Jonathan129US #21
#49Jeremiah125US #77
#50Charles122US #56
#51Kaleb121US #120
#52Kaden119US #105
#53Alexander116US #15
#54Aaron115US #53
#55Jayden112US #62
#56Bryce107US #108
#57Kevin104US #34
#58Isaiah103US #45
#59Jason103US #47
#60Aidan101US #40
#61Alex97US #63
#62Colin96US #85
#63Ian95US #69
#64Caden94US #104
#65Eric93US #61
#66Jaden91US #83
#67Kyle91US #55
#68Peyton91US #163
#69Cole87US #75
#70Chase84US #82
#71Aiden83US #60
#72Brayden81US #107
#73Cody80US #84
#74Gage79US #145
#75Timothy79US #79
#76Blake77US #95
#77Carson76US #101
#78Garrett76US #114
#79Collin75US #130
#80Xavier75US #88
#81Jack73US #42
#82Adam71US #58
#83Brady70US #122
#84Brennan70
#85Sean70US #64
#86Brian69US #59
#87Kenneth69US #119
#88Patrick69US #100
#89Carter66US #89
#90Derrick65
#91Tristan65US #115
#92Jace63
#93Jalen63US #190
#94Wyatt62US #90
#95Owen61US #67
#96Antonio60US #93
#97Grant60US #141
#98Nathaniel60US #68
#99Colby59US #185
#100Parker59US #131

On the move since 2003

Rising

↑56Paris#35
↑51Layla#48
↑42Ella#36
↑40Ava#25
↑39Kaden#52
↑32Caden#64
↑30Avery#44
↑30Leah#49

Falling

↓41Amber#88
↓40Megan#81
↓30Julia#75
↓29Kelsey#91
↓29Kyle#67
↓26Shelby#72
↓25Alexandra#96
↓24Patrick#88

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2003 rankings.