Louisiana ★ 1956

Top names in Louisiana, 1956

Mary led for girls with 1,349 babies ; James for boys with 1,529. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
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	Kim	233
35	Rebecca	233
37	Denise	226
38	Cathy	219
38	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
49	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	Helen	140
64	Sherry	140
64	Vickie	140
67	Alice	139
67	Virginia	139
69	Doris	135
69	Jennifer	135
71	Robin	132
72	Terry	131
73	Stephanie	128
74	Angela	124
74	Vicki	124
76	Jane	122
76	Marie	122
78	Julie	121
79	Christine	119
80	Cindy	118
81	Charlene	117
82	Joan	116
83	Rita	113
84	Anita	109
84	Loretta	109
84	Vanessa	109
87	Terri	106
88	Evelyn	105
89	Sylvia	104
89	Tina	104
91	Jean	102
92	Teresa	101
93	Diana	100
94	Ruby	98
95	Annette	97
96	Elaine	96
96	Veronica	96
98	Anna	95
99	Melanie	94
99	Patsy	94

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	1,529
2	Michael	1,495
3	John	1,387
4	David	1,238
5	Robert	1,217
6	Charles	932
7	William	791
8	Joseph	778
9	Donald	770
10	Larry	683
11	Richard	663
12	Kenneth	657
13	Ronald	636
14	Mark	583
15	Thomas	576
16	Gary	503
17	Gregory	470
18	Paul	456
19	Steven	390
20	Edward	376
21	Keith	361
22	George	357
23	Anthony	355
24	Jerry	349
25	Terry	346
26	Randy	340
27	Stephen	335
28	Willie	319
29	Daniel	297
30	Kevin	295
31	Timothy	294
32	Carl	278
33	Raymond	270
34	Dennis	268
35	Ricky	260
36	Johnny	254
37	Henry	236
38	Billy	231
38	Gerald	231
40	Patrick	229
41	Frank	218
41	Glenn	218
43	Bobby	216
44	Albert	213
45	Wayne	211
46	Bruce	210
47	Calvin	209
48	Roy	202
49	Lawrence	201
50	Louis	192
51	Jimmy	191
52	Ronnie	190
53	Danny	187
54	Brian	183
54	Harold	183
54	Melvin	183
57	Walter	179
58	Micheal	175
58	Rickey	175
60	Alvin	169
61	Eddie	167
62	Barry	166
63	Clarence	160
63	Curtis	160
65	Allen	158
65	Arthur	158
65	Samuel	158
68	Douglas	156
69	Leroy	151
70	Rodney	149
71	Leonard	146
72	Jeffrey	145
73	Jeffery	144
74	Earl	143
74	Roger	143
74	Russell	143
77	Darrell	141
78	Stanley	140
79	Ray	136
80	Tommy	132
81	Steve	131
82	Ernest	128
83	Joe	124
84	Randall	123
85	Herman	118
86	Andrew	116
86	Peter	116
88	Alfred	115
89	Reginald	113
90	Eric	112
91	Dale	110
92	Ralph	107
93	Christopher	106
94	Jack	103
94	Lloyd	103
94	Phillip	103
94	Warren	103
98	Craig	102
98	Lionel	102
100	Philip	101