Top baby names in Louisiana, 1951
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,515 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,456 |
| 3 | Patricia | 991 |
| 4 | Deborah | 876 |
| 5 | Barbara | 852 |
| 6 | Brenda | 816 |
| 7 | Carolyn | 547 |
| 8 | Sandra | 542 |
| 9 | Susan | 471 |
| 10 | Betty | 464 |
| 11 | Shirley | 433 |
| 12 | Cynthia | 425 |
| 13 | Judy | 410 |
| 14 | Debra | 383 |
| 15 | Gloria | 380 |
| 16 | Sharon | 368 |
| 17 | Joyce | 367 |
| 18 | Donna | 358 |
| 19 | Elizabeth | 350 |
| 20 | Karen | 337 |
| 21 | Dorothy | 328 |
| 22 | Janice | 321 |
| 23 | Peggy | 298 |
| 24 | Margaret | 297 |
| 25 | Beverly | 296 |
| 26 | Nancy | 282 |
| 27 | Carol | 278 |
| 28 | Pamela | 273 |
| 29 | Wanda | 272 |
| 30 | Catherine | 266 |
| 31 | Kathleen | 249 |
| 32 | Rose | 243 |
| 33 | Martha | 235 |
| 34 | Cheryl | 230 |
| 35 | Janet | 225 |
| 36 | Dianne | 224 |
| 37 | Diane | 218 |
| 38 | Gwendolyn | 213 |
| 39 | Jo | 205 |
| 40 | Gail | 196 |
| 41 | Doris | 193 |
| 42 | Glenda | 190 |
| 43 | Alice | 183 |
| 44 | Rebecca | 177 |
| 45 | Helen | 176 |
| 45 | Katherine | 176 |
| 47 | Jacqueline | 174 |
| 48 | Virginia | 173 |
| 49 | Marilyn | 171 |
| 50 | Connie | 167 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,568 |
| 2 | John | 1,296 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,294 |
| 4 | Michael | 1,197 |
| 5 | Charles | 1,125 |
| 6 | William | 829 |
| 7 | David | 821 |
| 8 | Joseph | 803 |
| 9 | Larry | 785 |
| 10 | Ronald | 676 |
| 11 | Donald | 657 |
| 12 | Kenneth | 594 |
| 13 | Richard | 566 |
| 14 | Thomas | 565 |
| 15 | Gary | 482 |
| 16 | George | 402 |
| 17 | Edward | 387 |
| 18 | Willie | 382 |
| 19 | Jerry | 369 |
| 20 | Paul | 364 |
| 21 | Henry | 315 |
| 22 | Johnny | 285 |
| 23 | Stephen | 284 |
| 24 | Daniel | 254 |
| 25 | Frank | 249 |
| 26 | Louis | 244 |
| 27 | Terry | 242 |
| 27 | Wayne | 242 |
| 29 | Raymond | 241 |
| 30 | Dennis | 238 |
| 31 | Roy | 226 |
| 32 | Bobby | 219 |
| 33 | Gerald | 216 |
| 34 | Gregory | 215 |
| 35 | Glenn | 214 |
| 35 | Lawrence | 214 |
| 35 | Walter | 214 |
| 38 | Albert | 211 |
| 38 | Harold | 211 |
| 40 | Billy | 198 |
| 41 | Anthony | 191 |
| 41 | Roger | 191 |
| 43 | Carl | 180 |
| 44 | Melvin | 178 |
| 45 | Clarence | 177 |
| 45 | Jimmy | 177 |
| 47 | Alvin | 171 |
| 47 | Leroy | 171 |
| 47 | Steven | 171 |
| 50 | Calvin | 169 |