Louisiana · 1956

Top 100 names in Louisiana, 1956, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,349
#2	Linda	1,095
#3	Debra	917
#4	Patricia	865
#5	Cynthia	741
#6	Deborah	740
#7	Brenda	684
#8	Donna	612
#9	Susan	592
#10	Barbara	584
#11	Karen	578
#12	Sharon	572
#13	Pamela	556
#14	Sandra	535
#15	Carolyn	514
#16	Cheryl	495
#17	Janice	375
#18	Joyce	353
#19	Kathy	343
#20	Shirley	338
#21	Betty	336
#22	Elizabeth	321
#23	Wanda	305
#24	Janet	301
#25	Nancy	282
#26	Judy	281
#27	Gloria	280
#28	Catherine	274
#29	Diane	272
#30	Gwendolyn	262
#31	Beverly	258
#32	Connie	256
#33	Margaret	242
#34	Carol	240
#35	Rebecca	233
#36	Kim	233
#37	Denise	226
#38	Cathy	219
#39	Sheila	219
#40	Peggy	218
#41	Lisa	215
#42	Rose	213
#43	Jacqueline	212
#44	Jo	210
#45	Darlene	208
#46	Dorothy	205
#47	Marilyn	204
#48	Theresa	202
#49	Paula	199
#50	Rhonda	199
#51	Martha	186
#52	Debbie	183
#53	Kathleen	170
#54	Glenda	168
#55	Katherine	166
#56	Phyllis	161
#57	Dianne	159
#58	Gail	156
#59	Shelia	154
#60	Bonnie	153
#61	Charlotte	152
#62	Laura	148
#63	Ann	141
#64	Sherry	140
#65	Vickie	140
#66	Helen	140
#67	Alice	139
#68	Virginia	139
#69	Jennifer	135
#70	Doris	135
#71	Robin	132
#72	Terry	131
#73	Stephanie	128
#74	Angela	124
#75	Vicki	124
#76	Marie	122
#77	Jane	122
#78	Julie	121
#79	Christine	119
#80	Cindy	118
#81	Charlene	117
#82	Joan	116
#83	Rita	113
#84	Anita	109
#85	Vanessa	109
#86	Loretta	109
#87	Terri	106
#88	Evelyn	105
#89	Tina	104
#90	Sylvia	104
#91	Jean	102
#92	Teresa	101
#93	Diana	100
#94	Ruby	98
#95	Annette	97
#96	Veronica	96
#97	Elaine	96
#98	Anna	95
#99	Patsy	94
#100	Sarah	94

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	34	9	0
Joycelyn	36	9	1
Romona	22	6	1
Ollie	22	6	1
Gilda	20	5	1
Ruthie	27	7	2
Unknown	44	11	3
Dinah	27	7	2
Shelia	154	39	10
Mona	93	24	6
Charmaine	26	7	2
Myrtle	20	5	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.