Louisiana · 1945

Top 100 names in Louisiana, 1945, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,468
#2	Barbara	770
#3	Linda	703
#4	Betty	601
#5	Patricia	545
#6	Shirley	496
#7	Gloria	440
#8	Dorothy	435
#9	Sandra	412
#10	Carolyn	385
#11	Judy	343
#12	Joyce	298
#13	Carol	296
#14	Margaret	271
#15	Brenda	269
#16	Helen	218
#17	Elizabeth	192
#18	Sharon	192
#19	Rose	190
#20	Annie	184
#21	Martha	184
#22	Diane	176
#23	Susan	170
#24	Janice	162
#25	Kathleen	161
#26	Doris	160
#27	Marie	158
#28	Judith	156
#29	Alice	150
#30	Elaine	148
#31	Virginia	148
#32	Cheryl	148
#33	Geraldine	148
#34	Nancy	147
#35	Frances	146
#36	Beverly	146
#37	Donna	140
#38	Ruby	137
#39	Peggy	136
#40	Evelyn	132
#41	Ruth	130
#42	Ann	127
#43	Joan	125
#44	Glenda	124
#45	Patsy	122
#46	Catherine	120
#47	Jane	119
#48	Mildred	118
#49	Jo	118
#50	Anna	116
#51	Marilyn	115
#52	Rita	115
#53	Jean	114
#54	Bonnie	109
#55	Karen	108
#56	Bobbie	107
#57	Audrey	106
#58	Willie	105
#59	Dianne	103
#60	Wanda	101
#61	Ethel	101
#62	Theresa	100
#63	Gail	99
#64	Charlotte	99
#65	Lois	98
#66	Emma	97
#67	Laura	97
#68	Louise	94
#69	Sylvia	93
#70	Delores	90
#71	Juanita	89
#72	Lillie	87
#73	Cynthia	86
#74	Yvonne	85
#75	Janet	85
#76	Diana	85
#77	Clara	83
#78	Gwendolyn	83
#79	Hazel	82
#80	Katherine	81
#81	Jacqueline	78
#82	Jeanette	78
#83	Sue	78
#84	Ella	76
#85	Margie	75
#86	Sarah	75
#87	Lucille	75
#88	Gladys	73
#89	Norma	73
#90	Rosie	72
#91	Rosa	71
#92	Bertha	71
#93	Pamela	71
#94	Julia	71
#95	Georgia	70
#96	Dolores	70
#97	Connie	69
#98	Rebecca	68
#99	Sherry	66
#100	Jessie	65

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	25	10	1
Earline	44	17	3
Leola	35	14	2
Elouise	20	8	1
Virgie	22	9	1
Sybil	27	11	2
Cecile	22	9	2
Nettie	33	13	2
Elnora	21	8	2
Ruthie	36	14	3
Ola	22	9	2
Irma	59	23	5

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.