Louisiana · 1946

Top 100 names in Louisiana, 1946, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,597
#2	Linda	926
#3	Barbara	868
#4	Patricia	732
#5	Betty	707
#6	Shirley	518
#7	Sandra	508
#8	Carolyn	493
#9	Gloria	444
#10	Judy	436
#11	Dorothy	419
#12	Brenda	416
#13	Carol	337
#14	Joyce	331
#15	Margaret	306
#16	Sharon	295
#17	Susan	279
#18	Elizabeth	240
#19	Beverly	237
#20	Diane	228
#21	Helen	206
#22	Martha	205
#23	Kathleen	202
#24	Judith	200
#25	Janice	199
#26	Cynthia	199
#27	Rose	195
#28	Peggy	195
#29	Cheryl	195
#30	Nancy	191
#31	Marie	188
#32	Frances	186
#33	Elaine	182
#34	Doris	180
#35	Geraldine	179
#36	Alice	179
#37	Catherine	165
#38	Evelyn	165
#39	Jo	165
#40	Annie	164
#41	Donna	164
#42	Ruby	160
#43	Virginia	157
#44	Sylvia	155
#45	Charlotte	154
#46	Janet	151
#47	Patsy	147
#48	Wanda	146
#49	Marilyn	145
#50	Glenda	142
#51	Dianne	137
#52	Ruth	135
#53	Lois	134
#54	Karen	132
#55	Bonnie	131
#56	Rita	129
#57	Joan	126
#58	Jane	124
#59	Diana	123
#60	Ann	122
#61	Mildred	120
#62	Gwendolyn	118
#63	Katherine	118
#64	Juanita	116
#65	Anna	115
#66	Jean	114
#67	Bobbie	112
#68	Delores	112
#69	Audrey	112
#70	Jacqueline	111
#71	Gail	110
#72	Willie	110
#73	Ethel	109
#74	Ella	107
#75	Theresa	107
#76	Laura	104
#77	Suzanne	100
#78	Edna	99
#79	Pamela	98
#80	Phyllis	98
#81	Thelma	98
#82	Clara	95
#83	Norma	93
#84	Margie	92
#85	Emma	90
#86	Lillie	88
#87	Yvonne	88
#88	Connie	87
#89	Sarah	87
#90	Rebecca	86
#91	Charlene	86
#92	Hazel	86
#93	Paulette	85
#94	Irma	84
#95	Sheila	83
#96	Louise	79
#97	Gladys	76
#98	Jessie	76
#99	Ellen	75
#100	Julia	75

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	27	9	0
Aline	21	7	1
Earline	56	18	2
Doretha	22	7	1
Mercedes	21	7	1
Irma	84	28	5
Leola	24	8	2
Josie	29	10	2
Pearlie	28	9	2
Ruthie	36	12	3
Bernadine	27	9	2
Francis	22	7	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.