State roster

Top names in Louisiana

The names most likely to appear on 2008 Louisiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 45,369 Louisiana births in 2008 across 1,769 distinct names.

Distinctively Louisiana

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

#71Allieoutside the national top 200
#78Braylonoutside the national top 200
#80Kamrynoutside the national top 200
#83Camilleoutside the national top 200
#88Asiaoutside the national top 200
#73Aniyah#184 nationally
#90Brennanoutside the national top 200
#74Jace#180 nationally
#95Ryleighoutside the national top 200
#96Abbyoutside the national top 200
#98Janiyaoutside the national top 200
#99Amarioutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Madison333US #6
#2Ava311US #5
#3Emma306US #1
#4Olivia247US #4
#5Isabella240US #2
#6Addison220US #12
#7Emily205US #3
#8Chloe201US #10
#9Abigail179US #8
#10Alyssa154US #16
#11Taylor151US #22
#12Sophia142US #7
#13Elizabeth137US #9
#14Ella137US #19
#15Mia134US #14
#16Grace133US #21
#17Layla133US #55
#18Anna129US #26
#19Brooklyn127US #48
#20Makayla127US #37
#21Gabrielle125US #79
#22Hannah120US #17
#23Avery119US #38
#24Alexis117US #15
#25Sarah117US #20
#26Trinity113US #70
#27Aubrey112US #42
#28Kaylee109US #31
#29Bailey106US #82
#30Brianna106US #23
#31Lillian105US #29
#32Caroline103US #94
#33Hailey99US #25
#34Natalie98US #13
#35Morgan97US #46
#36Destiny96US #47
#37Gracie93US #99
#38Kylie91US #51
#39Lily90US #24
#40Peyton90US #60
#41Victoria88US #27
#42Kaitlyn86US #53
#43Riley85US #39
#44Claire84US #62
#45Nevaeh82US #34
#46Jada81US #110
#47Madelyn81US #64
#48Amelia79US #68
#49Kennedy76US #115
#50Leah76US #40
#51Sophie76US #75
#52Mary75US #96
#53Savannah75US #33
#54Brooke74US #52
#55London74US #156
#56Madeline73US #56
#57Katherine72US #45
#58Zoe72US #58
#59Kayla71US #28
#60Mackenzie70US #65
#61Gabriella69US #35
#62Jasmine69US #43
#63Mariah68US #77
#64Audrey67US #44
#65Laila67US #140
#66Aaliyah65US #76
#67Julia65US #41
#68Samantha65US #11
#69Allison64US #32
#70Katelyn64US #80
#71Allie62
#72Sydney62US #49
#73Aniyah61US #184
#74Mckenzie61US #151
#75Jayla60US #117
#76Lauren60US #30
#77Molly59US #104
#78Rylee59US #116
#79Zoey59US #98
#80Kamryn58
#81Autumn56US #87
#82Angel55US #159
#83Camille55
#84Makenzie54US #162
#85Bella53US #122
#86Marley52US #145
#87Serenity52US #111
#88Asia51
#89Sadie51US #109
#90Breanna50US #168
#91Miley50US #129
#92Faith49US #90
#93Ashley48US #18
#94Payton48US #91
#95Ryleigh48
#96Abby47
#97Jade47US #130
#98Janiya47
#99Amari46
#100Aniya46

Boys

#1Ethan301US #3
#2Jayden287US #11
#3Christopher285US #9
#4Jacob281US #1
#5William264US #8
#6Michael260US #2
#7Joshua249US #4
#8Landon247US #45
#9Christian242US #23
#10Noah226US #15
#11Gavin217US #30
#12James217US #17
#13Aiden211US #16
#14Caleb205US #34
#15Joseph203US #13
#16Logan203US #19
#17Jackson199US #32
#18Luke199US #43
#19Mason196US #35
#20John195US #20
#21Tyler194US #28
#22Elijah193US #22
#23Matthew191US #10
#24Gabriel186US #24
#25Brayden182US #51
#26Hunter168US #54
#27Jordan167US #48
#28David165US #14
#29Daniel160US #5
#30Cameron158US #53
#31Andrew152US #12
#32Hayden150US #76
#33Anthony147US #7
#34Carter146US #65
#35Nicholas146US #29
#36Dylan145US #31
#37Brandon144US #33
#38Evan142US #38
#39Benjamin135US #25
#40Brody132US #70
#41Charles132US #63
#42Nathan132US #21
#43Jeremiah130US #68
#44Jonathan130US #26
#45Samuel130US #27
#46Justin129US #44
#47Kaleb128US #115
#48Peyton128US #130
#49Robert128US #49
#50Alexander124US #6
#51Austin123US #55
#52Kaden121US #100
#53Ashton119US #122
#54Kevin119US #41
#55Aaron116US #50
#56Caden116US #96
#57Ryan115US #18
#58Aidan112US #59
#59Bryce111US #117
#60Cole110US #85
#61Connor110US #57
#62Tristan109US #81
#63Jack105US #39
#64Jaden104US #88
#65Thomas103US #52
#66Wyatt101US #62
#67Carson100US #89
#68Isaiah95US #42
#69Zachary95US #47
#70Parker93US #103
#71Jason92US #60
#72Ayden89US #91
#73Cooper88US #92
#74Jace87US #180
#75Gage86US #146
#76Owen86US #58
#77Devin85US #109
#78Braylon82
#79Chase82US #67
#80Eric77US #86
#81Kayden77US #152
#82Xavier76US #71
#83Ian75US #80
#84Alex73US #84
#85Jaylen73US #185
#86Collin72US #141
#87Jeremy72US #129
#88Henry70US #78
#89Isaac70US #37
#90Brennan68
#91Micah66US #121
#92Preston65US #124
#93Adam64US #72
#94Brady63US #94
#95Cayden63US #173
#96Eli63US #99
#97Jake63US #111
#98Sean63US #83
#99Kenneth62US #137
#100Marcus62US #125

On the move since 2007

Rising

↑37Brody#40
↑36Carter#34
↑30Avery#23
↑29Aubrey#27
↑29Leah#50
↑29Allison#69
↑25Madeline#56
↑24Madelyn#47

Falling

↓42Lauren#76
↓30Sydney#72
↓24Jaden#64
↓23Jayla#75
↓22Jade#97
↓22Devin#77
↓21Breanna#90
↓19Jasmine#62

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2007 rankings.