Louisiana · 1952

Top 100 names in Louisiana, 1952, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,506
#2	Linda	1,364
#3	Patricia	977
#4	Deborah	865
#5	Barbara	781
#6	Brenda	780
#7	Debra	586
#8	Carolyn	545
#9	Sandra	513
#10	Susan	491
#11	Cynthia	475
#12	Betty	461
#13	Shirley	392
#14	Elizabeth	380
#15	Judy	376
#16	Karen	361
#17	Donna	360
#18	Sharon	359
#19	Joyce	358
#20	Pamela	341
#21	Gloria	328
#22	Dorothy	307
#23	Peggy	293
#24	Janice	290
#25	Wanda	289
#26	Margaret	285
#27	Catherine	263
#28	Carol	262
#29	Nancy	261
#30	Beverly	249
#31	Kathleen	246
#32	Martha	240
#33	Diane	237
#34	Janet	237
#35	Cheryl	232
#36	Rebecca	227
#37	Gwendolyn	210
#38	Rose	199
#39	Jacqueline	197
#40	Jo	194
#41	Helen	189
#42	Kathy	189
#43	Glenda	185
#44	Dianne	177
#45	Doris	170
#46	Katherine	166
#47	Marilyn	164
#48	Theresa	163
#49	Connie	163
#50	Gail	161
#51	Paula	159
#52	Evelyn	154
#53	Alice	152
#54	Bonnie	152
#55	Charlotte	151
#56	Frances	151
#57	Laura	149
#58	Christine	148
#59	Sheila	145
#60	Virginia	142
#61	Patsy	141
#62	Annie	140
#63	Elaine	136
#64	Ann	135
#65	Marie	133
#66	Diana	126
#67	Joan	126
#68	Rita	121
#69	Cathy	121
#70	Judith	121
#71	Phyllis	121
#72	Charlene	119
#73	Darlene	118
#74	Ruby	114
#75	Kathryn	113
#76	Denise	110
#77	Rhonda	110
#78	Sylvia	108
#79	Lois	105
#80	Delores	104
#81	Ruth	104
#82	Sherry	103
#83	Yvonne	101
#84	Marsha	100
#85	Geraldine	99
#86	Suzanne	93
#87	Ethel	92
#88	Jane	91
#89	Jean	91
#90	Jennifer	89
#91	Shelia	87
#92	Vickie	86
#93	Bobbie	85
#94	Sarah	85
#95	Lynn	83
#96	Paulette	81
#97	Edna	81
#98	Juanita	80
#99	Anna	80
#100	Julie	80

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	8	1
Gaynell	30	8	1
Ola	27	8	1
Gilda	30	8	1
Nettie	26	7	1
Ora	26	7	2
Earline	23	6	1
Bettye	34	10	2
Althea	26	7	2
Irma	68	19	5
Velma	53	15	4
Mona	68	19	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.