Louisiana · 1937

Top 100 names in Louisiana, 1937, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,298
#2	Betty	655
#3	Shirley	611
#4	Barbara	541
#5	Dorothy	527
#6	Gloria	309
#7	Joyce	286
#8	Patricia	249
#9	Ruby	230
#10	Margaret	225
#11	Helen	224
#12	Marie	206
#13	Rose	193
#14	Carolyn	186
#15	Doris	186
#16	Audrey	185
#17	Beverly	180
#18	Annie	168
#19	Elizabeth	167
#20	Ethel	165
#21	Geraldine	160
#22	Martha	158
#23	Willie	156
#24	Frances	155
#25	Evelyn	153
#26	Alice	149
#27	Mildred	142
#28	Anna	140
#29	Virginia	136
#30	Ruth	131
#31	Lillie	129
#32	Yvonne	129
#33	Carol	128
#34	Joan	127
#35	Lois	125
#36	Sylvia	125
#37	Patsy	124
#38	Bobbie	117
#39	Edna	116
#40	Lucille	113
#41	Dolores	112
#42	Emma	112
#43	Peggy	109
#44	Louise	109
#45	Norma	102
#46	Thelma	102
#47	Juanita	100
#48	Jo	100
#49	Jean	100
#50	Theresa	99
#51	Jessie	97
#52	Laura	94
#53	Clara	94
#54	Margie	93
#55	Rita	93
#56	Catherine	93
#57	Bertha	92
#58	Hazel	91
#59	Ella	91
#60	Gladys	90
#61	Janice	89
#62	Velma	86
#63	Rosie	84
#64	Jane	83
#65	Billie	83
#66	Nancy	82
#67	Sarah	81
#68	Marilyn	80
#69	Joann	80
#70	Ida	80
#71	Delores	80
#72	Elaine	79
#73	Jeanette	78
#74	Ann	78
#75	Georgia	77
#76	Beatrice	77
#77	Rosa	76
#78	Loretta	75
#79	Josephine	74
#80	June	72
#81	Florence	71
#82	Marion	71
#83	Eva	70
#84	Janet	69
#85	Lula	68
#86	Irma	67
#87	Carrie	67
#88	Bernice	66
#89	Mattie	64
#90	Bessie	63
#91	Vera	62
#92	Jacqueline	62
#93	Wanda	61
#94	Bonnie	60
#95	Alma	60
#96	Lillian	60
#97	Marjorie	59
#98	Katherine	59
#99	Verna	59
#100	Sandra	58

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
Joycelyn	35	16	1
Albertha	27	13	1
Myrtis	20	9	1
Earline	54	25	3
Mercedes	29	14	2
Aline	23	11	2
Leola	45	21	3
Louella	27	13	2
Virgie	35	16	3
Cecile	35	16	3
Irma	67	31	8
Ora	38	18	4

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.