Louisiana · 1944

Top 100 names in Louisiana, 1944, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,640
#2	Barbara	764
#3	Betty	685
#4	Linda	671
#5	Patricia	589
#6	Carolyn	498
#7	Dorothy	486
#8	Shirley	462
#9	Gloria	388
#10	Sandra	367
#11	Judy	321
#12	Joyce	314
#13	Carol	299
#14	Margaret	287
#15	Brenda	273
#16	Helen	233
#17	Martha	227
#18	Elizabeth	220
#19	Rose	204
#20	Alice	196
#21	Sharon	188
#22	Beverly	187
#23	Judith	186
#24	Doris	186
#25	Marie	184
#26	Frances	175
#27	Diane	166
#28	Geraldine	165
#29	Nancy	163
#30	Janice	152
#31	Virginia	148
#32	Joan	147
#33	Kathleen	146
#34	Cheryl	145
#35	Patsy	142
#36	Annie	141
#37	Elaine	140
#38	Catherine	139
#39	Wanda	137
#40	Evelyn	136
#41	Ruby	134
#42	Ethel	132
#43	Ruth	127
#44	Peggy	127
#45	Ann	122
#46	Willie	120
#47	Donna	120
#48	Karen	119
#49	Bobbie	118
#50	Anna	118
#51	Susan	118
#52	Janet	117
#53	Bonnie	115
#54	Sylvia	113
#55	Charlotte	112
#56	Jean	112
#57	Lois	109
#58	Rita	108
#59	Louise	108
#60	Audrey	106
#61	Sarah	106
#62	Glenda	105
#63	Mildred	105
#64	Juanita	104
#65	Gail	102
#66	Theresa	102
#67	Marilyn	102
#68	Katherine	101
#69	Gwendolyn	100
#70	Jo	99
#71	Jacqueline	96
#72	Yvonne	95
#73	Lillie	95
#74	Laura	93
#75	Margie	93
#76	Dianne	91
#77	Emma	91
#78	Dolores	90
#79	Delores	88
#80	Bertha	88
#81	Norma	88
#82	Georgia	87
#83	Diana	87
#84	Jane	87
#85	Clara	86
#86	Julia	83
#87	Jeanette	82
#88	Thelma	80
#89	Ella	80
#90	Ida	78
#91	Rosie	78
#92	Hazel	78
#93	Connie	77
#94	Edna	73
#95	Lucille	72
#96	Jessie	71
#97	Gladys	71
#98	Rosa	71
#99	Cynthia	70
#100	Lillian	69

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
Aline	23	9	1
Earline	55	21	2
Elouise	23	9	1
Leola	32	12	2
Louella	23	9	1
Ora	40	15	3
Ruthie	43	16	3
Ola	30	11	2
Virgie	20	7	2
Sybil	24	9	2
Ollie	38	14	3
Pearlie	32	12	3

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.