Louisiana · 1947

Top 100 names in Louisiana, 1947, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	1,649
#2	Mary	1,644
#3	Barbara	898
#4	Patricia	803
#5	Betty	684
#6	Carolyn	578
#7	Sandra	576
#8	Brenda	498
#9	Shirley	457
#10	Gloria	448
#11	Judy	438
#12	Dorothy	415
#13	Carol	352
#14	Sharon	347
#15	Cynthia	334
#16	Margaret	333
#17	Joyce	312
#18	Susan	300
#19	Cheryl	288
#20	Janice	254
#21	Diane	253
#22	Beverly	243
#23	Elizabeth	236
#24	Martha	230
#25	Helen	228
#26	Judith	219
#27	Donna	213
#28	Kathleen	206
#29	Rose	200
#30	Alice	198
#31	Peggy	196
#32	Doris	191
#33	Frances	189
#34	Nancy	188
#35	Catherine	187
#36	Marie	186
#37	Evelyn	184
#38	Dianne	179
#39	Karen	178
#40	Jo	178
#41	Elaine	177
#42	Annie	172
#43	Bonnie	163
#44	Virginia	163
#45	Geraldine	160
#46	Janet	158
#47	Wanda	156
#48	Ruby	151
#49	Ethel	151
#50	Marilyn	150
#51	Charlotte	149
#52	Glenda	149
#53	Patsy	148
#54	Rita	141
#55	Gwendolyn	140
#56	Pamela	139
#57	Theresa	136
#58	Ruth	135
#59	Gail	135
#60	Jane	133
#61	Ann	131
#62	Diana	130
#63	Jacqueline	127
#64	Bobbie	127
#65	Anna	127
#66	Lois	127
#67	Laura	124
#68	Joan	123
#69	Sylvia	123
#70	Katherine	119
#71	Phyllis	118
#72	Emma	115
#73	Juanita	114
#74	Connie	113
#75	Mildred	111
#76	Rebecca	111
#77	Delores	111
#78	Audrey	110
#79	Yvonne	108
#80	Sherry	108
#81	Jean	105
#82	Lorraine	104
#83	Sheila	103
#84	Willie	102
#85	Thelma	100
#86	Norma	96
#87	Lillie	95
#88	Charlene	95
#89	Edna	87
#90	Anita	87
#91	Jeanette	86
#92	Ella	86
#93	Christine	85
#94	Rosie	84
#95	Joann	83
#96	Sarah	82
#97	Sue	82
#98	Suzanne	81
#99	Julia	78
#100	Clara	77

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	38	12	0
Aline	26	8	1
Beryl	20	6	1
Winnie	21	6	1
Earline	36	11	2
Gilda	35	11	2
Pearlie	29	9	2
Ora	33	10	2
Eddie	24	7	1
Ollie	30	9	2
Eula	35	11	2
Irma	73	22	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.