Louisiana Name Popularity and Statistics

Louisiana is predominantly used for girls. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record2021
Total Recorded U.S. Births316
First Year on Record1886

Louisiana popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2021Girls5#15,251
2020Girls5#15,088
2019Girls6#13,799
2017Girls6#14,124
2015Girls7#13,006
2014Girls9#10,955
2012Girls7#13,483
2007Girls5#17,636
2004Girls6#14,179
1991Girls5#13,147
1984Girls5#10,422
1983Girls6#9,015
1945Girls6#4,025
1939Girls5#4,250
1936Girls6#3,701
1928Girls8#3,436
1926Girls8#3,564
1925Girls7#4,028
1924Girls5#5,061
1923Girls9#3,350
1922Girls5#5,009
1921Girls7#4,023
1920Girls11#2,899
1919Girls8#3,452

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

These are the years with the highest recorded birth totals for this exact spelling and usage category, ordered from the largest total downward.

1920 · Girls

11 recorded births and rank #2,899.

1914 · Girls

10 recorded births and rank #2,265.

2014 · Girls

9 recorded births and rank #10,955.

1923 · Girls

9 recorded births and rank #3,350.

Where Louisiana ranked highest in 1917

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Girls

StateRankRecorded births
LA#4116

View the complete state-by-state table for Louisiana