Louisiana · 1966
Top 100 names in Louisiana, 1966, by official Social Security birth counts.
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| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lisa | 1,063 |
| #2 | Angela | 626 |
| #3 | Mary | 622 |
| #4 | Michelle | 547 |
| #5 | Karen | 485 |
| #6 | Melissa | 476 |
| #7 | Donna | 438 |
| #8 | Cynthia | 428 |
| #9 | Tammy | 419 |
| #10 | Pamela | 410 |
| #11 | Sharon | 394 |
| #12 | Kimberly | 380 |
| #13 | Patricia | 368 |
| #14 | Sandra | 329 |
| #15 | Rhonda | 327 |
| #16 | Stephanie | 315 |
| #17 | Jennifer | 304 |
| #18 | Tina | 297 |
| #19 | Susan | 281 |
| #20 | Elizabeth | 266 |
| #21 | Cheryl | 252 |
| #22 | Linda | 250 |
| #23 | Kim | 249 |
| #24 | Denise | 228 |
| #25 | Deborah | 225 |
| #26 | Paula | 224 |
| #27 | Barbara | 223 |
| #28 | Brenda | 222 |
| #29 | Julie | 212 |
| #30 | Tracy | 208 |
| #31 | Debra | 204 |
| #32 | Rebecca | 196 |
| #33 | Dawn | 195 |
| #34 | Lori | 195 |
| #35 | Laura | 191 |
| #36 | Carolyn | 189 |
| #37 | Jacqueline | 186 |
| #38 | Sheila | 182 |
| #39 | Kelly | 182 |
| #40 | Dana | 182 |
| #41 | Wendy | 180 |
| #42 | Stacey | 172 |
| #43 | Monica | 172 |
| #44 | Connie | 169 |
| #45 | Robin | 168 |
| #46 | Amy | 166 |
| #47 | Theresa | 164 |
| #48 | Michele | 160 |
| #49 | Andrea | 159 |
| #50 | Nancy | 152 |
| #51 | Christine | 149 |
| #52 | Wanda | 148 |
| #53 | Carla | 140 |
| #54 | Catherine | 138 |
| #55 | Darlene | 135 |
| #56 | Shelia | 135 |
| #57 | Sherry | 129 |
| #58 | Janet | 125 |
| #59 | Cindy | 124 |
| #60 | Leslie | 124 |
| #61 | Veronica | 124 |
| #62 | Amanda | 124 |
| #63 | Yolanda | 120 |
| #64 | Stacy | 113 |
| #65 | Katherine | 112 |
| #66 | Charlotte | 111 |
| #67 | Kathy | 110 |
| #68 | Margaret | 107 |
| #69 | Janice | 107 |
| #70 | Penny | 107 |
| #71 | Monique | 107 |
| #72 | Melanie | 106 |
| #73 | Annette | 104 |
| #74 | Gina | 103 |
| #75 | Sonya | 99 |
| #76 | Carol | 99 |
| #77 | Yvette | 99 |
| #78 | Teresa | 98 |
| #79 | Renee | 97 |
| #80 | Vanessa | 97 |
| #81 | Debbie | 97 |
| #82 | Valerie | 97 |
| #83 | Jill | 96 |
| #84 | Betty | 94 |
| #85 | Terri | 93 |
| #86 | Bridget | 93 |
| #87 | Melinda | 91 |
| #88 | Judy | 90 |
| #89 | Shannon | 90 |
| #90 | Tonya | 90 |
| #91 | Maria | 89 |
| #92 | Tanya | 89 |
| #93 | Kathleen | 87 |
| #94 | Gwendolyn | 87 |
| #95 | Rachel | 86 |
| #96 | Phyllis | 86 |
| #97 | Regina | 85 |
| #98 | Beverly | 85 |
| #99 | Samantha | 84 |
| #100 | Rose | 84 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dionne | 29 | 9 | 1 |
| Claudette | 23 | 7 | 1 |
| Charmaine | 25 | 8 | 1 |
| Willie | 27 | 8 | 2 |
| Deidra | 23 | 7 | 1 |
| Ashley | 24 | 7 | 2 |
| Roslyn | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| Patrice | 62 | 19 | 5 |
| Rosalind | 41 | 13 | 3 |
| Shelia | 135 | 42 | 11 |
| Bridgette | 44 | 14 | 4 |
| Monique | 107 | 33 | 9 |
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.