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Names of Louisiana

6,049,317 births across 7,707 different names since 1910. No name belongs to Louisiana more than Huey.

Most concentrated in Louisiana

Names given far more often here than in the country as a whole. The multiplier is how much more concentrated the name is than the state’s size alone would predict.

Name Born here Concentration
Huey 2,489 29.5×
Emile 2,200 24.6×
Joycelyn 1,144 20.0×
Felton 1,293 16.9×
Jules 1,647 15.3×
Albertha 832 13.9×
Wilton 1,160 12.8×
Hilton 782 12.5×
Rogers 997 12.5×
Myrtis 956 12.2×
Murphy 1,529 10.9×
Errol 904 10.4×
Gertie 751 10.0×
Lionel 4,442 8.8×
Aline 1,375 8.3×
Dudley 1,055 8.3×
Earline 2,088 8.2×
Doretha 921 8.1×
Percy 3,300 7.8×
Jacques 759 7.7×

Most given, girls

#NameBirths
1Mary78,977
2Linda26,500
3Patricia24,460
4Elizabeth24,172
5Barbara23,639
6Dorothy23,089
7Betty20,460
8Jennifer20,444
9Ashley17,769
10Shirley16,873
11Sarah16,183
12Jessica15,882
13Lisa15,447
14Brenda15,148
15Sandra14,954

Most given, boys

#NameBirths
1James89,320
2John85,000
3Michael66,334
4Robert64,425
5Joseph59,030
6William51,713
7Charles50,873
8David49,398
9Christopher37,426
10Thomas29,870
11Richard28,595
12Donald25,189
13Kenneth24,679
14George23,694
15Joshua23,575

Other states and the District of Columbia

Source: US Social Security Administration state baby-name files, 1910 onwards. A name given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year is not published, so a name can be more common here than the table shows. Concentration is measured against the other state files, not against national totals, which cover more years and more names.