Louisiana · 1955

Top 100 names in Louisiana, 1955, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,344
#2	Linda	1,094
#3	Debra	976
#4	Patricia	858
#5	Deborah	768
#6	Brenda	693
#7	Barbara	654
#8	Cynthia	654
#9	Susan	591
#10	Sandra	530
#11	Karen	521
#12	Cheryl	499
#13	Donna	493
#14	Pamela	489
#15	Carolyn	448
#16	Sharon	419
#17	Elizabeth	339
#18	Janice	333
#19	Betty	329
#20	Janet	315
#21	Joyce	311
#22	Wanda	307
#23	Judy	302
#24	Shirley	298
#25	Kathy	289
#26	Catherine	277
#27	Nancy	269
#28	Carol	262
#29	Beverly	253
#30	Gloria	249
#31	Diane	246
#32	Peggy	246
#33	Connie	244
#34	Rebecca	243
#35	Jo	228
#36	Dorothy	223
#37	Margaret	222
#38	Marilyn	222
#39	Rose	222
#40	Gwendolyn	220
#41	Kathleen	210
#42	Denise	206
#43	Sheila	204
#44	Martha	202
#45	Jacqueline	201
#46	Glenda	182
#47	Paula	179
#48	Alice	174
#49	Gail	172
#50	Bonnie	171
#51	Cathy	169
#52	Helen	167
#53	Doris	165
#54	Rhonda	164
#55	Theresa	163
#56	Dianne	158
#57	Sherry	157
#58	Phyllis	156
#59	Lisa	154
#60	Katherine	151
#61	Vickie	149
#62	Darlene	141
#63	Elaine	137
#64	Debbie	135
#65	Ann	133
#66	Marie	132
#67	Joan	131
#68	Charlotte	121
#69	Laura	119
#70	Evelyn	119
#71	Virginia	117
#72	Rita	116
#73	Stephanie	115
#74	Judith	113
#75	Christine	112
#76	Shelia	112
#77	Vicki	111
#78	Jane	109
#79	Sylvia	109
#80	Julie	109
#81	Terry	108
#82	Yvonne	108
#83	Vanessa	107
#84	Robin	106
#85	Charlene	105
#86	Kim	103
#87	Sheryl	103
#88	Loretta	102
#89	Terri	101
#90	Diana	101
#91	Jennifer	98
#92	Annie	97
#93	Melanie	96
#94	Patsy	95
#95	Anita	92
#96	Frances	91
#97	Kathryn	90
#98	Sarah	90
#99	Lynn	89
#100	Ruth	89

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
Gaynell	25	7	0
Joycelyn	48	13	1
Romona	23	6	1
Gilda	24	6	1
Eula	21	6	1
Earline	20	5	1
Althea	21	6	1
Mona	87	23	6
Ruthie	23	6	2
Mable	23	6	2
Claudette	26	7	2
Gwendolyn	220	59	18

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.