Louisiana · 1948

Top 100 names in Louisiana, 1948, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	1,598
#2	Mary	1,482
#3	Barbara	857
#4	Patricia	820
#5	Betty	629
#6	Brenda	601
#7	Sandra	543
#8	Carolyn	521
#9	Shirley	511
#10	Judy	406
#11	Gloria	405
#12	Dorothy	378
#13	Susan	352
#14	Sharon	347
#15	Cynthia	346
#16	Margaret	341
#17	Carol	296
#18	Joyce	291
#19	Elizabeth	266
#20	Cheryl	261
#21	Diane	259
#22	Donna	258
#23	Beverly	249
#24	Martha	248
#25	Peggy	240
#26	Kathleen	234
#27	Nancy	226
#28	Janice	223
#29	Dianne	204
#30	Catherine	201
#31	Helen	198
#32	Pamela	192
#33	Karen	189
#34	Marie	189
#35	Rose	186
#36	Doris	183
#37	Judith	178
#38	Annie	175
#39	Frances	174
#40	Virginia	174
#41	Evelyn	173
#42	Jo	170
#43	Alice	170
#44	Wanda	169
#45	Deborah	168
#46	Charlotte	164
#47	Marilyn	160
#48	Patsy	156
#49	Elaine	156
#50	Glenda	154
#51	Geraldine	144
#52	Janet	143
#53	Theresa	140
#54	Gwendolyn	140
#55	Bonnie	136
#56	Rita	135
#57	Ruby	130
#58	Ethel	128
#59	Diana	124
#60	Katherine	124
#61	Ann	121
#62	Jacqueline	120
#63	Rebecca	118
#64	Mildred	115
#65	Gail	115
#66	Jane	114
#67	Connie	113
#68	Juanita	112
#69	Joan	112
#70	Sherry	111
#71	Phyllis	110
#72	Lois	109
#73	Willie	109
#74	Delores	107
#75	Sylvia	107
#76	Anna	106
#77	Laura	103
#78	Lillie	102
#79	Sheila	102
#80	Ruth	99
#81	Bobbie	97
#82	Sarah	97
#83	Suzanne	94
#84	Yvonne	94
#85	Audrey	94
#86	Paula	93
#87	Christine	93
#88	Clara	90
#89	Charlene	89
#90	Kathryn	86
#91	Emma	86
#92	Louise	85
#93	Norma	84
#94	Margie	84
#95	Jean	84
#96	Ella	82
#97	Loretta	79
#98	Joann	78
#99	Rosie	77
#100	Edna	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	30	9	0
Earline	41	13	2
Leola	29	9	1
Cecile	25	8	1
Ora	30	9	2
Gilda	25	8	2
Josie	31	10	2
Bernadine	24	7	2
Nettie	25	8	2
Mable	32	10	2
Ruthie	30	9	2
Bettye	46	14	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.