State roster

Top names in Louisiana

The names most likely to appear on 2016 Louisiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 45,531 Louisiana births in 2016 across 1,818 distinct names.

Distinctively Louisiana

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

#40Camilleoutside the national top 200
#65Demioutside the national top 200
#60Karter#190 nationally
#76Journeeoutside the national top 200
#77Lyricoutside the national top 200
#59Londyn#179 nationally
#85Parisoutside the national top 200
#86Rhettoutside the national top 200
#57Ryleigh#170 nationally
#25Kingston#132 nationally
#94Gabrielleoutside the national top 200
#96Evangelineoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Ava300US #3
#2Olivia290US #2
#3Emma252US #1
#4Amelia191US #10
#5Harper185US #11
#6Charlotte177US #7
#7Mia164US #6
#8Sophia163US #4
#9Madison161US #15
#10Avery160US #16
#11Caroline154US #56
#12Isabella154US #5
#13Chloe146US #20
#14Paisley146US #46
#15Elizabeth143US #13
#16Ella142US #17
#17Aubrey141US #25
#18Abigail129US #8
#19Brooklyn127US #34
#20Evelyn125US #12
#21Lillian122US #28
#22Riley120US #22
#23Addison118US #29
#24Emily118US #9
#25Layla116US #30
#26Skylar116US #42
#27Zoey111US #26
#28Serenity105US #70
#29Aubree100US #84
#30Kinsley100US #86
#31Audrey98US #39
#32Lucy96US #55
#33Zoe96US #35
#34Scarlett95US #18
#35Lily94US #24
#36Stella91US #45
#37Aria90US #23
#38Anna88US #49
#39Rylee87US #105
#40Camille85
#41Aaliyah84US #53
#42Khloe83US #125
#43Sadie80US #60
#44Savannah80US #38
#45Autumn79US #65
#46Nevaeh79US #73
#47Ellie76US #43
#48Kennedy75US #59
#49Piper75US #67
#50Grace73US #19
#51Adeline72US #63
#52Claire70US #40
#53Hannah70US #33
#54Kaylee70US #72
#55Kylie69US #83
#56Bailey68US #116
#57Ryleigh65US #170
#58Trinity65US #137
#59Londyn64US #179
#60Natalie64US #31
#61Eleanor63US #41
#62Madelyn63US #62
#63Sofia62US #14
#64Taylor62US #89
#65Demi61
#66Emery61US #130
#67Jordyn59US #146
#68London58US #131
#69Mary58US #126
#70Violet57US #47
#71Katherine56US #91
#72Leah56US #37
#73Bella55US #78
#74Hazel55US #52
#75Peyton55US #81
#76Journee54
#77Lyric54
#78Mckenzie54US #156
#79Brielle53US #121
#80Genesis53US #58
#81Sarah53US #57
#82Victoria52US #21
#83Vivian52US #95
#84Nora51US #36
#85Paris51
#86Allison49US #50
#87Jade49US #117
#88Adalyn48US #141
#89Charlie48US #185
#90Hadley48US #108
#91Mariah48US #166
#92Arianna47US #69
#93Faith47US #99
#94Gabrielle47
#95Sophie47US #109
#96Evangeline46
#97Ivy46US #112
#98Mila46US #48
#99Julia45US #88
#100Kate45

Boys

#1Liam281US #2
#2Noah271US #1
#3Mason263US #4
#4Elijah258US #9
#5William252US #3
#6Luke237US #29
#7Carter229US #26
#8John229US #28
#9James227US #5
#10Wyatt197US #33
#11Michael190US #8
#12Grayson175US #37
#13Aiden167US #16
#14Joseph167US #20
#15Ethan161US #10
#16Jacob154US #7
#17Logan153US #18
#18Gabriel152US #25
#19Jackson152US #17
#20Christopher151US #36
#21Jaxon147US #41
#22Levi144US #42
#23Christian140US #46
#24Isaiah138US #47
#25Kingston137US #132
#26Cameron135US #57
#27Bryson134US #94
#28Oliver134US #12
#29Benjamin133US #6
#30Jace133US #76
#31Matthew132US #15
#32Jayden131US #27
#33Owen131US #24
#34David130US #19
#35Joshua130US #35
#36Landon129US #53
#37Eli126US #50
#38Samuel123US #21
#39Jeremiah121US #58
#40Alexander119US #11
#41Andrew119US #34
#42Daniel117US #13
#43Easton117US #66
#44Henry117US #22
#45Carson116US #81
#46Brayden115US #64
#47Isaac114US #31
#48Thomas114US #48
#49Ayden111US #92
#50Caleb109US #44
#51Lucas109US #14
#52Hudson108US #61
#53Sawyer106US #97
#54Charles104US #52
#55Austin101US #73
#56Hunter99US #45
#57Josiah99US #55
#58Anthony98US #30
#59Dylan98US #32
#60Karter98US #190
#61Kayden96US #101
#62Nathan96US #43
#63Connor95US #54
#64Jack95US #38
#65Braxton94US #125
#66Colton94US #68
#67Parker94US #87
#68Asher92US #71
#69Jordan92US #65
#70Brandon88US #99
#71Robert88US #62
#72Bentley87US #100
#73Greyson86US #95
#74Roman86US #98
#75Sebastian82US #23
#76Ashton81US #133
#77Chase81US #86
#78Evan81US #69
#79King81US #153
#80Nolan80US #67
#81Jaxson79US #82
#82Aaron78US #49
#83Ryan78US #40
#84Jude74US #161
#85Cooper73US #79
#86Rhett73
#87Lincoln72US #51
#88Micah72US #115
#89Brantley70US #156
#90Maddox70US #143
#91Hayden69US #168
#92Kaiden69US #144
#93Gavin67US #80
#94Ryder67US #102
#95Jayce65US #138
#96Jonathan65US #56
#97Kevin65US #90
#98Ezra64US #85
#99Justin64US #112
#100Beau63US #189

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑51Lucy#32
↑42Josiah#57
↑38Rylee#39
↑35Bryson#27
↑34Kinsley#30
↑32Isaiah#24
↑25Greyson#73
↑24Demi#65

Falling

↓36Jordan#69
↓28Londyn#59
↓28Jonathan#96
↓26Ryan#83
↓25Brantley#89
↓24Bailey#56
↓24Mckenzie#78
↓24Beau#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.