State roster

Top names in Louisiana

The names most likely to appear on 2012 Louisiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 43,876 Louisiana births in 2012 across 1,800 distinct names.

Distinctively Louisiana

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

#48Londyn#196 nationally
#54Camilleoutside the national top 200
#60Parisoutside the national top 200
#83Braylonoutside the national top 200
#88Angeloutside the national top 200
#83Harmony#195 nationally
#72Ryleigh#183 nationally
#82Peyton#184 nationally
#99Allieoutside the national top 200
#100Cohenoutside the national top 200
#52Mckenzie#151 nationally
#80Kinsley#179 nationally

Girls

#1Emma318US #2
#2Ava287US #5
#3Isabella233US #3
#4Olivia221US #4
#5Chloe210US #11
#6Sophia205US #1
#7Madison187US #9
#8Aubrey180US #15
#9Abigail155US #7
#10Ella151US #12
#11Brooklyn149US #29
#12Addison144US #14
#13Avery139US #13
#14Khloe131US #55
#15Mia131US #8
#16Zoey130US #20
#17Emily127US #6
#18Layla127US #31
#19Lily126US #16
#20Elizabeth122US #10
#21Lillian122US #25
#22Amelia120US #23
#23Serenity115US #58
#24Zoe103US #30
#25Caroline101US #80
#26Aubree100US #60
#27Harper98US #24
#28London96US #94
#29Anna94US #34
#30Bailey93US #81
#31Kaylee93US #35
#32Riley92US #47
#33Aaliyah89US #36
#34Hannah89US #22
#35Skylar86US #87
#36Taylor86US #46
#37Paisley84US #104
#38Alyssa83US #44
#39Kylie83US #59
#40Natalie82US #17
#41Nevaeh82US #39
#42Trinity82US #91
#43Audrey81US #41
#44Bella81US #54
#45Kennedy80US #84
#46Charlotte79US #19
#47Gabrielle77US #129
#48Londyn76US #196
#49Alexis75US #40
#50Jordyn75US #122
#51Peyton75US #53
#52Mckenzie74US #151
#53Rylee73US #109
#54Camille71
#55Hailey69US #32
#56Mariah66US #107
#57Autumn65US #68
#58Gabriella65US #37
#59Morgan65US #82
#60Paris64
#61Claire63US #45
#62Mary63US #121
#63Victoria63US #28
#64Sophie62US #52
#65Lauren61US #72
#66Payton61US #103
#67Grace60US #21
#68Samantha60US #26
#69Gracie59US #158
#70Makayla59US #70
#71Makenzie59US #150
#72Ryleigh59US #183
#73Molly58US #90
#74Savannah58US #43
#75Madelyn57US #67
#76Julia56US #65
#77Leah56US #33
#78Mackenzie56US #71
#79Sydney55US #78
#80Kinsley54US #179
#81Katherine53US #64
#82Stella53US #62
#83Harmony52US #195
#84Lucy52US #66
#85Sarah52US #42
#86Ellie51US #85
#87Faith51US #75
#88Angel50
#89Jayla50US #170
#90Sofia50US #18
#91Brianna49US #51
#92Evelyn49US #27
#93Allison48US #38
#94Jade47US #112
#95Piper47US #98
#96Lilly46US #110
#97Reese46US #128
#98Destiny45US #113
#99Allie44
#100Aria44US #92

Boys

#1Mason312US #2
#2Jayden263US #8
#3William248US #5
#4Noah244US #4
#5Liam230US #6
#6Michael216US #7
#7Joshua214US #17
#8Ethan213US #3
#9Elijah210US #13
#10Aiden209US #10
#11Landon205US #35
#12Jacob200US #1
#13James195US #14
#14Jackson191US #21
#15Christopher189US #23
#16Luke182US #37
#17John179US #28
#18Andrew178US #18
#19Joseph176US #19
#20Ayden175US #68
#21Gabriel175US #24
#22Christian171US #33
#23Brayden167US #39
#24Carter163US #36
#25Cameron161US #54
#26Bentley159US #75
#27Eli149US #43
#28Jace142US #85
#29Logan139US #22
#30Matthew139US #12
#31Hunter135US #45
#32Jordan135US #48
#33Benjamin134US #16
#34Carson132US #87
#35David131US #20
#36Jeremiah131US #52
#37Samuel131US #25
#38Anthony127US #15
#39Caleb126US #32
#40Levi125US #55
#41Wyatt124US #41
#42Jaxon119US #66
#43Tyler117US #50
#44Owen116US #38
#45Brandon114US #56
#46Kayden114US #97
#47Austin112US #58
#48Charles112US #62
#49Gavin111US #40
#50Dylan110US #31
#51Bryson109US #94
#52Jonathan109US #34
#53Nathan107US #29
#54Jack103US #46
#55Justin100US #74
#56Lucas100US #27
#57Evan98US #47
#58Ashton97US #142
#59Ryan97US #26
#60Colton96US #65
#61Cooper96US #83
#62Grayson96US #86
#63Isaiah96US #42
#64Parker96US #81
#65Alexander95US #9
#66Hayden94US #109
#67Robert94US #60
#68Braxton93US #125
#69Connor92US #59
#70Daniel92US #11
#71Chase91US #77
#72Nicholas85US #49
#73Brantley84US #158
#74Hudson84US #93
#75Henry83US #44
#76Isaac83US #30
#77Brody80US #91
#78Aaron79US #51
#79Kaleb78US #126
#80Thomas77US #63
#81Tristan77US #88
#82Peyton76US #184
#83Braylon74
#84Easton74US #96
#85Kaden73US #129
#86Kaiden72US #154
#87Zachary72US #67
#88Ryder70US #100
#89Bryce69US #117
#90Jaxson69US #106
#91Jude69US #161
#92Micah68US #103
#93Alex66US #98
#94Blake66US #71
#95Ian64US #78
#96Maddox63US #168
#97Cole61US #102
#98Dominic61US #70
#99Kevin61US #69
#100Cohen60

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑40Autumn#57
↑36Skylar#35
↑34Lucas#56
↑29Serenity#23
↑28Jace#28
↑28Braxton#68
↑26Charlotte#46
↑22Owen#44

Falling

↓41Sophie#64
↓41Kevin#99
↓37Makayla#70
↓34Sarah#85
↓31Jayla#89
↓30Faith#87
↓30Daniel#70
↓28Destiny#98

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.