Louisiana · 1950

Top 100 names in Louisiana, 1950, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,582
#2	Linda	1,467
#3	Patricia	928
#4	Barbara	817
#5	Brenda	802
#6	Sandra	621
#7	Deborah	524
#8	Betty	516
#9	Carolyn	484
#10	Shirley	479
#11	Susan	443
#12	Judy	413
#13	Cynthia	403
#14	Gloria	363
#15	Sharon	341
#16	Joyce	328
#17	Dorothy	326
#18	Donna	323
#19	Margaret	321
#20	Carol	312
#21	Elizabeth	302
#22	Janice	301
#23	Cheryl	259
#24	Peggy	255
#25	Diane	248
#26	Karen	242
#27	Pamela	236
#28	Martha	234
#29	Nancy	231
#30	Wanda	225
#31	Dianne	220
#32	Beverly	218
#33	Jo	217
#34	Catherine	212
#35	Rose	209
#36	Doris	204
#37	Kathleen	201
#38	Alice	191
#39	Virginia	188
#40	Glenda	188
#41	Helen	188
#42	Gwendolyn	187
#43	Janet	184
#44	Annie	170
#45	Rebecca	167
#46	Marilyn	160
#47	Katherine	160
#48	Marie	158
#49	Charlotte	157
#50	Connie	156
#51	Jacqueline	153
#52	Frances	151
#53	Gail	149
#54	Rita	147
#55	Judith	141
#56	Elaine	141
#57	Bonnie	138
#58	Debra	137
#59	Theresa	136
#60	Evelyn	136
#61	Ann	133
#62	Ruby	130
#63	Patsy	126
#64	Geraldine	123
#65	Lois	121
#66	Christine	120
#67	Joan	120
#68	Phyllis	119
#69	Jane	119
#70	Ruth	116
#71	Kathy	115
#72	Sherry	112
#73	Laura	109
#74	Paula	108
#75	Delores	107
#76	Audrey	107
#77	Sarah	106
#78	Sylvia	106
#79	Sheila	106
#80	Bobbie	105
#81	Diana	102
#82	Willie	100
#83	Anna	97
#84	Darlene	96
#85	Emma	93
#86	Charlene	90
#87	Kathryn	90
#88	Suzanne	87
#89	Ethel	85
#90	Ella	83
#91	Clara	82
#92	Louise	81
#93	Mildred	80
#94	Gayle	77
#95	Lillie	76
#96	Edna	76
#97	Mona	76
#98	Norma	74
#99	Lynn	74
#100	Juanita	73

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	28	8	1
Earline	33	10	1
Leola	31	9	1
Eula	31	9	2
Gilda	21	6	1
Pearlie	22	6	2
Ruthie	32	9	2
Janelle	23	7	2
Nelda	31	9	2
Bettye	39	11	3
Nettie	23	7	2
Essie	24	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.