Louisiana · 1928

Top 100 names in Louisiana, 1928, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,266
#2	Dorothy	663
#3	Betty	396
#4	Helen	347
#5	Marie	312
#6	Doris	306
#7	Joyce	287
#8	Annie	276
#9	Mildred	268
#10	Shirley	267
#11	Gloria	257
#12	Rose	248
#13	Ruth	227
#14	Margaret	227
#15	Ruby	216
#16	Willie	209
#17	Audrey	204
#18	Hazel	196
#19	Ethel	195
#20	Alice	194
#21	Gladys	190
#22	Anna	184
#23	Louise	183
#24	Theresa	174
#25	Elizabeth	169
#26	Thelma	169
#27	Frances	167
#28	Evelyn	167
#29	Lucille	166
#30	Lois	149
#31	Bernice	149
#32	Virginia	148
#33	Lillian	146
#34	Lillie	139
#35	Rita	138
#36	Edna	129
#37	Ella	127
#38	Dolores	119
#39	Irene	119
#40	Bertha	117
#41	Catherine	117
#42	Emma	115
#43	Bessie	115
#44	Marion	114
#45	Juanita	111
#46	Josephine	110
#47	Barbara	109
#48	Rosa	108
#49	Martha	106
#50	Laura	103
#51	Beatrice	102
#52	Velma	102
#53	Clara	101
#54	Marjorie	101
#55	Jessie	99
#56	Margie	94
#57	Eva	94
#58	Geraldine	92
#59	Florence	91
#60	Elaine	90
#61	Ida	90
#62	Elsie	89
#63	Alma	88
#64	Vera	87
#65	Beverly	85
#66	Lena	84
#67	Lula	84
#68	Eula	83
#69	Mable	82
#70	Yvonne	81
#71	Pearl	81
#72	Rosie	81
#73	Billie	80
#74	Lorraine	79
#75	Carrie	77
#76	Julia	75
#77	Hilda	74
#78	Myrtle	73
#79	Eunice	72
#80	Irma	72
#81	Mattie	71
#82	Vivian	71
#83	Norma	70
#84	Patricia	69
#85	Viola	69
#86	Grace	68
#87	Gertrude	67
#88	Sarah	65
#89	Edith	64
#90	Rosemary	63
#91	Mabel	63
#92	Ramona	62
#93	Inez	61
#94	Verna	60
#95	Agnes	59
#96	Marguerite	59
#97	Bobbie	58
#98	Katherine	57
#99	Jean	57
#100	Hattie	55

Uniquely popular in Louisiana

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Emelda	20	9	0
Enola	21	10	0
Joycelyn	21	10	0
Myrtis	33	15	1
Doretha	31	14	1
Gertie	20	9	1
Aline	34	16	3
Earline	53	25	4
Gussie	20	9	2
Elouise	26	12	2
Althea	20	9	2
Louella	25	12	2

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.