State roster

Top names in Louisiana

The names most likely to appear on 2018 Louisiana birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 42,421 Louisiana births in 2018 across 1,809 distinct names.

Distinctively Louisiana

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

#21Camilleoutside the national top 200
#52Journeeoutside the national top 200
#53Demioutside the national top 200
#72Parisoutside the national top 200
#61Londyn#187 nationally
#55Remi#177 nationally
#50Rhett#167 nationally
#92Mckenzieoutside the national top 200
#68Karter#176 nationally
#87Dawson#194 nationally
#97Nylaoutside the national top 200
#75Harmony#175 nationally

Girls

#1Ava280US #3
#2Olivia247US #2
#3Emma229US #1
#4Amelia221US #8
#5Harper177US #9
#6Avery168US #16
#7Charlotte161US #6
#8Sophia138US #5
#9Isabella135US #4
#10Lillian130US #34
#11Evelyn128US #10
#12Ella127US #15
#13Chloe125US #25
#14Mila124US #14
#15Paisley124US #52
#16Elizabeth123US #13
#17Layla115US #27
#18Mia114US #7
#19Caroline113US #56
#20Aubrey112US #37
#21Camille110
#22Madison110US #22
#23Abigail108US #11
#24Audrey107US #46
#25Aubree102US #110
#26Emily99US #12
#27Kinsley99US #63
#28Skylar97US #49
#29Zoey93US #29
#30Riley91US #28
#31Ellie89US #36
#32Stella85US #38
#33Autumn84US #77
#34Scarlett84US #20
#35Brooklyn82US #47
#36Aria81US #19
#37Nevaeh81US #83
#38Bella79US #48
#39Khloe76US #135
#40Addison75US #35
#41Vivian73US #96
#42Claire72US #50
#43Grace72US #24
#44Adeline71US #78
#45Eleanor71US #32
#46Lily71US #31
#47Anna70US #54
#48Bailey70US #133
#49Nova70US #55
#50Sadie70US #87
#51Lucy68US #51
#52Journee67
#53Demi66
#54Madelyn66US #72
#55Remi66US #177
#56Kennedy65US #59
#57Serenity64US #75
#58Emery62US #94
#59Penelope61US #26
#60Ryleigh61US #145
#61Londyn59US #187
#62Savannah58US #45
#63Nora56US #30
#64Genesis55US #57
#65Kylie55US #124
#66Luna55US #23
#67Mary55US #126
#68Sarah55US #66
#69Everly54US #53
#70Sofia54US #17
#71Zoe54US #40
#72Paris53
#73Adalynn52US #108
#74Charlie52US #153
#75Harmony51US #175
#76Leah51US #41
#77Rylee51US #101
#78Taylor51US #121
#79Aaliyah50US #65
#80Natalie50US #39
#81Aurora49US #44
#82Ivy49US #86
#83Victoria49US #21
#84Violet49US #43
#85Raelynn48US #116
#86Piper47US #88
#87Alice46US #71
#88Hazel46US #42
#89Kaylee46US #97
#90Brielle45US #99
#91Madeline45US #100
#92Mckenzie45
#93Parker45US #162
#94Sophie45US #98
#95Julia44US #93
#96London44US #180
#97Nyla43
#98Adalyn42US #144
#99Hannah42US #33
#100Josephine42US #91

Boys

#1Noah275US #2
#2Liam262US #1
#3Elijah245US #7
#4James221US #4
#5William205US #3
#6Mason202US #9
#7Luke185US #30
#8John184US #26
#9Wyatt172US #27
#10Oliver169US #5
#11Carter164US #24
#12Grayson159US #32
#13Joseph151US #23
#14Michael148US #14
#15Levi146US #33
#16Aiden137US #19
#17Jayden137US #29
#18Logan134US #10
#19Jacob133US #13
#20Henry129US #16
#21Matthew128US #20
#22Benjamin127US #6
#23Easton127US #66
#24Jackson127US #17
#25Asher126US #47
#26Christian125US #54
#27Jaxon125US #39
#28Christopher124US #42
#29Kingston124US #117
#30Ethan123US #12
#31Lucas120US #8
#32Samuel120US #21
#33Eli119US #57
#34Landon119US #61
#35Joshua114US #40
#36Owen114US #25
#37Thomas114US #49
#38Charles111US #53
#39Bryson108US #92
#40Gabriel107US #35
#41Dylan105US #31
#42Hudson105US #55
#43Isaiah101US #51
#44Caleb100US #45
#45Alexander99US #11
#46David99US #22
#47Jace98US #90
#48Jeremiah97US #64
#49Josiah95US #52
#50Rhett94US #167
#51Ayden93US #104
#52Anthony91US #38
#53Cameron91US #69
#54Kaiden91US #137
#55Bentley90US #121
#56Maverick90US #73
#57Carson89US #70
#58Kayden89US #97
#59Cooper88US #83
#60Isaac88US #34
#61Andrew87US #43
#62Daniel87US #15
#63Greyson87US #77
#64Jack87US #28
#65Ashton85US #128
#66Connor85US #58
#67Robert85US #71
#68Karter83US #176
#69Brayden82US #84
#70Hunter80US #56
#71Jude80US #156
#72Jaxson78US #76
#73Beau77US #151
#74Ryan77US #46
#75Nathan76US #48
#76Micah75US #103
#77Sawyer74US #100
#78Parker72US #96
#79Sebastian72US #18
#80Austin71US #81
#81Jonathan71US #63
#82Brandon70US #124
#83Colton70US #68
#84Ezra70US #59
#85Jayce69US #147
#86King69US #149
#87Dawson68US #194
#88Jordan68US #80
#89Emmett67US #114
#90Rowan67US #129
#91Julian66US #36
#92Roman64US #86
#93Lincoln62US #41
#94Leo61US #50
#95Aaron60US #60
#96Ian60US #79
#97Amir59US #150
#98Nolan59US #65
#99Braxton58US #130
#100Kai57US #112

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑49Nova#49
↑43Madelyn#54
↑42Kaiden#54
↑40Mila#14
↑30Asher#25
↑29Camille#21
↑29Ashton#65
↑28Emery#58

Falling

↓41Zoe#71
↓40London#96
↓40Braxton#99
↓25Sawyer#77
↓24Hannah#99
↓23Natalie#80
↓23Cameron#53
↓21Hazel#88

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.