Louisiana · 1961

Top 100 names in Louisiana, 1961, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,010
#2	Lisa	882
#3	Karen	661
#4	Donna	647
#5	Linda	646
#6	Cynthia	588
#7	Brenda	555
#8	Sharon	538
#9	Patricia	527
#10	Pamela	508
#11	Debra	506
#12	Sandra	495
#13	Susan	443
#14	Barbara	403
#15	Deborah	396
#16	Tammy	387
#17	Elizabeth	380
#18	Angela	369
#19	Cheryl	361
#20	Carolyn	335
#21	Denise	306
#22	Jacqueline	301
#23	Kathy	277
#24	Rhonda	275
#25	Wanda	264
#26	Robin	262
#27	Connie	261
#28	Laura	260
#29	Janet	255
#30	Julie	249
#31	Jennifer	247
#32	Lori	246
#33	Sheila	244
#34	Rebecca	241
#35	Carla	240
#36	Tina	233
#37	Nancy	231
#38	Debbie	231
#39	Kim	229
#40	Janice	225
#41	Michelle	217
#42	Paula	215
#43	Cindy	214
#44	Theresa	214
#45	Carol	195
#46	Stephanie	194
#47	Gwendolyn	194
#48	Judy	191
#49	Shirley	186
#50	Terri	186
#51	Darlene	182
#52	Catherine	181
#53	Betty	172
#54	Sherry	171
#55	Shelia	170
#56	Vanessa	170
#57	Margaret	164
#58	Beverly	162
#59	Gloria	158
#60	Joyce	156
#61	Peggy	154
#62	Diane	153
#63	Melanie	153
#64	Phyllis	153
#65	Melissa	152
#66	Cathy	150
#67	Belinda	144
#68	Annette	142
#69	Charlotte	138
#70	Kimberly	138
#71	Christine	136
#72	Renee	131
#73	Teresa	131
#74	Penny	128
#75	Rose	127
#76	Tracy	125
#77	Anita	123
#78	Melinda	122
#79	Katherine	122
#80	Monica	122
#81	Terry	120
#82	Veronica	118
#83	Ann	118
#84	Laurie	117
#85	Martha	116
#86	Kathleen	114
#87	Bonnie	114
#88	Wendy	113
#89	Charlene	112
#90	Marilyn	109
#91	Regina	109
#92	Alice	108
#93	Glenda	104
#94	Leslie	100
#95	Marie	100
#96	Sarah	100
#97	Gail	99
#98	Dawn	98
#99	Suzanne	97
#100	Yolanda	96

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	27	7	1
Earline	24	6	1
Deidra	28	7	1
Lisha	21	6	1
Claudette	26	7	2
Shelia	170	45	10
Gwendolyn	194	51	13
Velvet	25	7	2
Mona	75	20	5
Rosalind	42	11	3
Charmaine	20	5	1
Vanessa	170	45	14

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.