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Baby names in Louisiana, 1960s

1960–1969 · 723,371 recorded births

Michael was the most common name given in Louisiana across the 1960s, with 13,922 births in the decade. The state recorded 723,371 births in total over those years.

Most distinctive to Louisiana in the 1960s

Names given far more often here than nationally in these years. The multiplier is conservative — it is the low end of the plausible range, so a name carried by a handful of births does not outrank one carried by hundreds.

NameBirthsvs national
Angelle11828×
Shelita11321×
Huey20516×
Trenell1515×
Emile18315×
Angele9314×
Gaynell14114×
Jules14413×

Top 25 in the 1960s

RankNameBirths
#1Michael13,922
#2John12,438
#3James11,776
#4David11,087
#5Robert9,615
#6Lisa9,173
#7Mary7,582
#8Mark6,711
#9Charles6,548
#10Kevin6,227
#11Joseph6,224
#12William5,785
#13Kenneth5,704
#14Karen5,432
#15Angela5,220
#16Donna5,068
#17Richard4,854
#18Cynthia4,757
#19Tammy4,507
#20Pamela4,458
#21Sharon4,337
#22Patricia4,309
#23Gregory4,306
#24Anthony4,249
#25Donald4,229

Other decades in Louisiana

All Louisiana names, 2025

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org