State roster

Top names in Louisiana

The names most likely to appear on 2009 Louisiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 45,686 Louisiana births in 2009 across 1,843 distinct names.

Distinctively Louisiana

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

#70Allieoutside the national top 200
#73Camilleoutside the national top 200
#73Braylonoutside the national top 200
#83Amarioutside the national top 200
#88Brennanoutside the national top 200
#90Londynoutside the national top 200
#93Kamrynoutside the national top 200
#42Peyton#148 nationally
#95Malikoutside the national top 200
#72Angel#177 nationally
#98Breannaoutside the national top 200
#86Jude#182 nationally

Girls

#1Ava313US #5
#2Emma299US #2
#3Isabella284US #1
#4Madison263US #7
#5Olivia243US #3
#6Chloe237US #9
#7Addison216US #12
#8Abigail170US #8
#9Emily156US #6
#10Sophia149US #4
#11Elizabeth145US #11
#12Alyssa142US #19
#13Ella137US #15
#14Taylor136US #22
#15Kaylee127US #26
#16Sarah127US #21
#17Aubrey119US #41
#18Anna118US #28
#19Alexis117US #13
#20Lily114US #18
#21Riley114US #38
#22Layla113US #45
#23Gabrielle109US #96
#24Nevaeh108US #34
#25Lillian106US #27
#26Hailey105US #25
#27Bailey103US #85
#28Brooklyn103US #37
#29Hannah101US #23
#30Grace100US #17
#31Mia100US #10
#32Avery99US #32
#33Brianna98US #24
#34Caroline98US #87
#35Makayla98US #44
#36Aaliyah92US #63
#37Sophie92US #65
#38Amelia87US #55
#39Natalie87US #16
#40Khloe86US #95
#41Audrey84US #49
#42Leah84US #29
#43Claire83US #53
#44Peyton82US #42
#45Trinity82US #74
#46Destiny81US #56
#47Kylie80US #62
#48Morgan80US #57
#49Madeline79US #64
#50Rylee79US #118
#51Zoe78US #47
#52London77US #122
#53Jayla75US #128
#54Madelyn74US #59
#55Savannah74US #39
#56Sydney74US #48
#57Gracie73US #114
#58Jada72US #113
#59Kaitlyn72US #67
#60Lauren69US #46
#61Zoey69US #75
#62Mya68US #97
#63Serenity68US #93
#64Gabriella67US #33
#65Bella66US #58
#66Victoria66US #31
#67Jasmine65US #51
#68Laila65US #135
#69Mary64US #102
#70Allie63
#71Samantha63US #14
#72Angel62US #177
#73Camille61
#74Marley61US #149
#75Payton61US #84
#76Brooke59US #54
#77Faith59US #79
#78Kennedy59US #115
#79Mariah58US #88
#80Mckenzie58US #155
#81Sadie58US #111
#82Julia56US #50
#83Amari55
#84Jade54US #129
#85Allison53US #30
#86Kate53US #159
#87Katelyn53US #90
#88Mackenzie52US #77
#89Skylar50US #184
#90Londyn49
#91Makenzie49US #175
#92Molly49US #92
#93Kamryn48
#94Kayla48US #35
#95Lilly48US #116
#96Katherine47US #60
#97Ashley46US #20
#98Breanna45
#99Jordyn45US #124
#100Shelby45US #169

Boys

#1Jayden301US #8
#2Ethan289US #2
#3Landon272US #36
#4Joshua269US #6
#5Noah249US #9
#6Michael240US #3
#7William239US #5
#8Christopher234US #10
#9Aiden233US #12
#10John231US #26
#11Jacob226US #1
#12James214US #18
#13Gabriel210US #22
#14Christian208US #23
#15Joseph203US #15
#16Mason195US #34
#17Jackson189US #27
#18Tyler183US #28
#19Logan181US #17
#20Brayden180US #48
#21Elijah179US #21
#22Caleb171US #31
#23Andrew169US #16
#24Gavin167US #33
#25Anthony164US #11
#26Hunter163US #56
#27Luke159US #47
#28Matthew159US #13
#29Cameron158US #58
#30Carter157US #50
#31Benjamin147US #19
#32Brandon147US #38
#33Jordan146US #45
#34Hayden144US #91
#35Nathan143US #25
#36Nicholas142US #32
#37Dylan139US #30
#38Evan139US #35
#39Charles136US #64
#40Daniel133US #7
#41Austin132US #63
#42Peyton130US #148
#43Justin129US #46
#44Robert129US #55
#45Jeremiah128US #65
#46Ashton125US #115
#47Carson124US #88
#48David121US #14
#49Kaleb121US #108
#50Alexander119US #4
#51Kaden117US #102
#52Bryce116US #111
#53Samuel115US #24
#54Thomas114US #57
#55Connor110US #52
#56Wyatt108US #60
#57Brody107US #77
#58Tristan107US #80
#59Ryan106US #20
#60Parker103US #96
#61Chase102US #61
#62Isaiah102US #41
#63Cole100US #82
#64Ayden97US #87
#65Caden96US #103
#66Jaden96US #101
#67Kevin96US #44
#68Owen96US #51
#69Liam95US #49
#70Collin93US #134
#71Ian93US #73
#72Zachary89US #53
#73Braylon87
#74Jonathan87US #29
#75Kayden87US #138
#76Alex86US #83
#77Cooper86US #84
#78Eli86US #90
#79Jace85US #167
#80Bryson83US #152
#81Jack82US #42
#82Aaron80US #54
#83Jason74US #66
#84Aidan73US #72
#85Jaxon72US #124
#86Jude72US #182
#87Preston71US #120
#88Brennan70
#89Lucas70US #39
#90Marcus70US #123
#91Xavier70US #68
#92Cayden69US #143
#93Devin69US #126
#94Kenneth69US #151
#95Malik69
#96Blake68US #89
#97Colton66US #93
#98Isaac65US #40
#99Jaylen65US #175
#100Micah65US #118

On the move since 2008

Rising

↑30Aaliyah#36
↑28Rylee#50
↑24Serenity#63
↑23Audrey#41
↑22Riley#21
↑22Jayla#53
↑21Nevaeh#24
↑20Bella#65

Falling

↓39Katherine#96
↓35Kayla#94
↓30Jonathan#74
↓29Kennedy#78
↓28Mackenzie#88
↓27Aaron#82
↓26Aidan#84
↓25Victoria#66

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2008 rankings.