Louisiana · 1949

Top 100 names in Louisiana, 1949, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,559
#2	Linda	1,550
#3	Barbara	870
#4	Patricia	865
#5	Brenda	738
#6	Sandra	537
#7	Carolyn	508
#8	Shirley	505
#9	Betty	489
#10	Susan	438
#11	Judy	435
#12	Gloria	419
#13	Cynthia	390
#14	Sharon	379
#15	Dorothy	361
#16	Margaret	350
#17	Joyce	331
#18	Elizabeth	311
#19	Carol	294
#20	Deborah	291
#21	Peggy	276
#22	Janice	275
#23	Kathleen	271
#24	Donna	267
#25	Diane	258
#26	Rose	251
#27	Beverly	247
#28	Karen	247
#29	Catherine	234
#30	Cheryl	231
#31	Dianne	227
#32	Nancy	206
#33	Wanda	204
#34	Martha	199
#35	Alice	196
#36	Frances	194
#37	Helen	194
#38	Pamela	192
#39	Judith	191
#40	Gwendolyn	173
#41	Bonnie	171
#42	Jo	171
#43	Virginia	171
#44	Janet	170
#45	Charlotte	167
#46	Katherine	162
#47	Glenda	162
#48	Evelyn	161
#49	Doris	157
#50	Annie	157
#51	Marilyn	152
#52	Patsy	152
#53	Rita	150
#54	Geraldine	150
#55	Rebecca	149
#56	Theresa	147
#57	Elaine	147
#58	Marie	143
#59	Joan	135
#60	Gail	131
#61	Phyllis	129
#62	Ruby	129
#63	Connie	128
#64	Jacqueline	126
#65	Laura	123
#66	Diana	120
#67	Ann	118
#68	Sylvia	118
#69	Lois	114
#70	Anna	114
#71	Juanita	113
#72	Kathy	113
#73	Delores	111
#74	Christine	110
#75	Ethel	108
#76	Bobbie	107
#77	Paula	105
#78	Jane	104
#79	Ruth	104
#80	Willie	104
#81	Sarah	103
#82	Jean	101
#83	Charlene	101
#84	Emma	95
#85	Sherry	95
#86	Suzanne	93
#87	Lillie	88
#88	Audrey	86
#89	Mildred	85
#90	Clara	85
#91	Sheila	84
#92	Yvonne	83
#93	Julia	82
#94	Kathryn	81
#95	Ella	80
#96	Sally	76
#97	Bertha	76
#98	Edna	75
#99	Norma	75
#100	Darlene	74

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	31	9	0
Earline	40	12	2
Gilda	32	10	1
Althea	24	7	1
Eula	37	11	2
Pearlie	32	10	2
Sybil	20	6	1
Ora	31	9	2
Melba	38	11	2
Lena	54	16	4
Mable	36	11	2
Ola	20	6	1

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.