State roster

Top names in Louisiana

The names most likely to appear on 2017 Louisiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 43,729 Louisiana births in 2017 across 1,812 distinct names.

Distinctively Louisiana

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

#50Camilleoutside the national top 200
#46Londyn#192 nationally
#66Demioutside the national top 200
#70Remioutside the national top 200
#78Journeeoutside the national top 200
#80Karsonoutside the national top 200
#83Amarioutside the national top 200
#63Harmony#178 nationally
#60Karter#174 nationally
#49Ryleigh#161 nationally
#68Rhett#180 nationally
#23Kingston#132 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia299US #2
#2Ava281US #3
#3Emma233US #1
#4Amelia197US #8
#5Harper188US #11
#6Charlotte168US #7
#7Avery160US #14
#8Isabella155US #4
#9Sophia142US #5
#10Elizabeth137US #13
#11Chloe130US #22
#12Ella128US #16
#13Evelyn127US #9
#14Caroline123US #55
#15Aubree121US #86
#16Mia117US #6
#17Brooklyn115US #39
#18Lillian115US #27
#19Aubrey114US #31
#20Paisley113US #45
#21Abigail111US #10
#22Audrey106US #46
#23Layla103US #26
#24Riley103US #25
#25Madison101US #17
#26Skylar100US #48
#27Ellie95US #44
#28Addison93US #34
#29Emily93US #12
#30Zoe93US #41
#31Stella92US #42
#32Kinsley91US #59
#33Bella90US #50
#34Scarlett89US #18
#35Anna85US #53
#36Eleanor85US #36
#37Aria82US #20
#38Sadie82US #71
#39Grace81US #21
#40Khloe81US #136
#41Nevaeh81US #74
#42Autumn80US #75
#43Zoey79US #28
#44Kennedy77US #58
#45Nora77US #29
#46Londyn72US #192
#47Savannah72US #38
#48Lily71US #33
#49Ryleigh71US #161
#50Camille70
#51Kylie69US #114
#52Lucy69US #52
#53Vivian69US #97
#54Mila68US #30
#55Serenity68US #78
#56London66US #151
#57Natalie66US #35
#58Claire65US #49
#59Bailey63US #125
#60Jordyn61US #162
#61Adeline60US #64
#62Adalynn59US #116
#63Harmony59US #178
#64Genesis58US #56
#65Rylee58US #104
#66Demi57
#67Hazel56US #43
#68Katherine56US #105
#69Mary56US #126
#70Remi55
#71Leah54US #40
#72Victoria54US #19
#73Brielle53US #101
#74Everly53US #82
#75Hannah53US #32
#76Ivy52US #108
#77Penelope52US #24
#78Journee51
#79Kaylee51US #84
#80Luna51US #37
#81Piper51US #81
#82Raelynn51US #124
#83Amari50
#84Violet50US #47
#85Aaliyah49US #57
#86Emery49US #115
#87Isabelle49US #92
#88Taylor49US #113
#89Aurora47US #51
#90Jade47US #110
#91Ruby47US #79
#92Sofia47US #15
#93Sophie47US #106
#94Peyton46US #89
#95Trinity46US #160
#96Kali45
#97Madelyn45US #63
#98Nova45US #94
#99Paris44
#100Kate43

Boys

#1Liam257US #1
#2Noah254US #2
#3Mason250US #7
#4Elijah243US #8
#5William230US #3
#6James219US #4
#7John203US #27
#8Luke196US #30
#9Carter190US #24
#10Grayson186US #34
#11Joseph174US #18
#12Wyatt174US #25
#13Aiden165US #17
#14Logan161US #5
#15Michael159US #12
#16Benjamin156US #6
#17Jacob155US #9
#18Eli152US #54
#19Oliver144US #10
#20Christopher143US #39
#21Ethan143US #14
#22Jaxon143US #43
#23Kingston140US #132
#24Jayden139US #26
#25Gabriel138US #31
#26Jackson138US #20
#27Matthew137US #16
#28Levi134US #35
#29Josiah130US #51
#30Cameron129US #60
#31Joshua128US #38
#32Owen128US #28
#33Christian127US #52
#34Dylan127US #29
#35Bryson124US #86
#36Lucas122US #11
#37Alexander121US #13
#38Thomas121US #49
#39David116US #22
#40Samuel115US #21
#41Henry113US #19
#42Jace113US #87
#43Isaiah111US #46
#44Landon110US #57
#45Anthony109US #33
#46Daniel108US #15
#47Easton108US #66
#48Charles107US #48
#49Andrew103US #40
#50Hudson103US #64
#51Isaac102US #32
#52Sawyer101US #95
#53Connor100US #56
#54Jeremiah100US #63
#55Asher99US #59
#56Carson99US #83
#57Jack99US #36
#58Kayden95US #98
#59Braxton94US #118
#60Karter94US #174
#61Hunter92US #53
#62Greyson90US #80
#63Ayden89US #99
#64Caleb89US #50
#65Cooper89US #88
#66Brayden87US #72
#67Jordan86US #73
#68Rhett86US #180
#69Beau85US #157
#70Austin82US #75
#71Jaxson82US #79
#72Lincoln82US #41
#73Robert82US #65
#74Nathan81US #45
#75Bentley79US #101
#76Chase79US #94
#77Ryan77US #44
#78Maverick76US #84
#79Roman76US #91
#80Karson75
#81King75US #147
#82Parker75US #90
#83Sebastian75US #23
#84Micah74US #107
#85Jude73US #156
#86Maddox72US #136
#87Colton71US #70
#88Tyler71US #105
#89Jonathan70US #55
#90Malachi69US #153
#91Brandon68US #114
#92Hayden68US #172
#93Aaron67US #47
#94Ashton65US #138
#95Brantley65US #168
#96Kaiden65US #141
#97Tristan65US #121
#98Cole64US #116
#99Bennett62US #123
#100Gavin62US #96

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑44Mila#54
↑40Bella#33
↑39Nora#45
↑31Beau#69
↑30Vivian#53
↑28Josiah#29
↑25Eleanor#36
↑25Dylan#34

Falling

↓44Aaliyah#85
↓37Trinity#95
↓35Madelyn#97
↓32Piper#81
↓29Sofia#92
↓27Serenity#55
↓26Rylee#65
↓25Kaylee#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.