Louisiana · 1979

Top 100 names in Louisiana, 1979, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	879
#2	Amanda	684
#3	Melissa	530
#4	Kimberly	500
#5	Jessica	493
#6	Angela	405
#7	Nicole	392
#8	Crystal	389
#9	Amy	362
#10	Heather	356
#11	April	316
#12	Christina	314
#13	Michelle	310
#14	Tiffany	300
#15	Brandy	294
#16	Kelly	293
#17	Ashley	287
#18	Elizabeth	281
#19	Stephanie	278
#20	Jamie	241
#21	Rebecca	237
#22	Mary	231
#23	Sarah	231
#24	Rachel	229
#25	Lisa	223
#26	Brandi	207
#27	Shannon	204
#28	Erica	187
#29	Dana	184
#30	Danielle	183
#31	Erin	181
#32	Christy	176
#33	Misty	171
#34	Monica	152
#35	Amber	150
#36	Kristy	148
#37	Laura	148
#38	Julie	145
#39	Andrea	143
#40	Courtney	142
#41	Lauren	139
#42	Natasha	137
#43	Emily	134
#44	Holly	134
#45	Tara	130
#46	Katherine	124
#47	Latasha	120
#48	Alicia	119
#49	Tonya	118
#50	Leslie	118
#51	Melanie	115
#52	Stacy	112
#53	Mindy	110
#54	Casey	108
#55	Lori	107
#56	Latoya	105
#57	Natalie	104
#58	Dawn	102
#59	Tracy	101
#60	Samantha	101
#61	Christine	100
#62	Wendy	100
#63	Tammy	99
#64	Monique	95
#65	Allison	95
#66	Jill	95
#67	Karen	92
#68	Felicia	91
#69	Stacey	91
#70	Mandy	87
#71	Patricia	86
#72	Kristi	86
#73	Aimee	86
#74	Tina	86
#75	Megan	84
#76	Robin	84
#77	Bridget	84
#78	Katrina	81
#79	Katie	81
#80	Denise	79
#81	Catherine	78
#82	Lakeisha	77
#83	Tanya	77
#84	Kathryn	74
#85	Heidi	74
#86	Pamela	74
#87	Anna	73
#88	Sabrina	73
#89	Carrie	73
#90	Sara	72
#91	Tamara	70
#92	Shelly	70
#93	Yolanda	70
#94	Susan	70
#95	Kendra	69
#96	Summer	69
#97	Keisha	68
#98	Jacqueline	68
#99	Renee	67
#100	Kelli	67

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
Angelle	23	8	0
Ashanti	32	11	1
Shantell	27	9	1
Shantel	39	13	2
Chantelle	20	7	1
Kizzy	37	13	2
Renata	30	10	1
Kayla	33	11	2
Shawanda	21	7	1
Precious	20	7	1
Lashonda	47	16	3
Lakeshia	30	10	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.