Louisiana · 1958

Top 100 names in Louisiana, 1958, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,211
#2	Linda	927
#3	Debra	822
#4	Patricia	817
#5	Cynthia	739
#6	Karen	702
#7	Brenda	609
#8	Pamela	594
#9	Deborah	579
#10	Susan	561
#11	Donna	542
#12	Barbara	524
#13	Sandra	502
#14	Sharon	468
#15	Cheryl	454
#16	Kathy	446
#17	Lisa	412
#18	Elizabeth	411
#19	Carolyn	389
#20	Debbie	319
#21	Janice	305
#22	Wanda	300
#23	Denise	295
#24	Connie	283
#25	Shirley	280
#26	Julie	274
#27	Peggy	270
#28	Betty	264
#29	Janet	262
#30	Cindy	249
#31	Tammy	249
#32	Rebecca	247
#33	Sheila	245
#34	Darlene	245
#35	Beverly	241
#36	Carol	240
#37	Joyce	239
#38	Gwendolyn	232
#39	Judy	225
#40	Kim	223
#41	Margaret	222
#42	Nancy	218
#43	Catherine	217
#44	Diane	205
#45	Rhonda	204
#46	Theresa	204
#47	Cathy	202
#48	Kathleen	199
#49	Rose	195
#50	Paula	190
#51	Terri	189
#52	Jacqueline	184
#53	Shelia	178
#54	Katherine	174
#55	Angela	174
#56	Dorothy	174
#57	Vickie	164
#58	Laura	163
#59	Phyllis	163
#60	Jennifer	158
#61	Gail	157
#62	Stephanie	155
#63	Glenda	154
#64	Jo	152
#65	Martha	151
#66	Annette	150
#67	Marilyn	147
#68	Robin	144
#69	Gloria	144
#70	Bonnie	143
#71	Ann	134
#72	Helen	132
#73	Sherry	130
#74	Diana	128
#75	Sylvia	128
#76	Christine	127
#77	Alice	123
#78	Terry	121
#79	Anna	119
#80	Vicki	118
#81	Belinda	116
#82	Joan	116
#83	Charlotte	115
#84	Marie	114
#85	Anita	112
#86	Leslie	111
#87	Vanessa	111
#88	Tina	109
#89	Kathryn	108
#90	Michelle	107
#91	Melanie	105
#92	Teresa	103
#93	Virginia	103
#94	Charlene	102
#95	Lori	102
#96	Dianne	101
#97	Doris	101
#98	Elaine	101
#99	Carla	100
#100	Sarah	99

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	6	0
Gilda	25	6	1
Romona	20	5	1
Earline	24	6	1
Sybil	21	5	1
Francis	20	5	1
Gwendolyn	232	59	13
Shelia	178	45	10
Fannie	20	5	1
Alfreda	28	7	2
Mona	83	21	5
Claudette	30	8	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.