Top baby names in Louisiana, 1952
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,506 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,364 |
| 3 | Patricia | 977 |
| 4 | Deborah | 865 |
| 5 | Barbara | 781 |
| 6 | Brenda | 780 |
| 7 | Debra | 586 |
| 8 | Carolyn | 545 |
| 9 | Sandra | 513 |
| 10 | Susan | 491 |
| 11 | Cynthia | 475 |
| 12 | Betty | 461 |
| 13 | Shirley | 392 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 380 |
| 15 | Judy | 376 |
| 16 | Karen | 361 |
| 17 | Donna | 360 |
| 18 | Sharon | 359 |
| 19 | Joyce | 358 |
| 20 | Pamela | 341 |
| 21 | Gloria | 328 |
| 22 | Dorothy | 307 |
| 23 | Peggy | 293 |
| 24 | Janice | 290 |
| 25 | Wanda | 289 |
| 26 | Margaret | 285 |
| 27 | Catherine | 263 |
| 28 | Carol | 262 |
| 29 | Nancy | 261 |
| 30 | Beverly | 249 |
| 31 | Kathleen | 246 |
| 32 | Martha | 240 |
| 33 | Diane | 237 |
| 33 | Janet | 237 |
| 35 | Cheryl | 232 |
| 36 | Rebecca | 227 |
| 37 | Gwendolyn | 210 |
| 38 | Rose | 199 |
| 39 | Jacqueline | 197 |
| 40 | Jo | 194 |
| 41 | Helen | 189 |
| 41 | Kathy | 189 |
| 43 | Glenda | 185 |
| 44 | Dianne | 177 |
| 45 | Doris | 170 |
| 46 | Katherine | 166 |
| 47 | Marilyn | 164 |
| 48 | Connie | 163 |
| 48 | Theresa | 163 |
| 50 | Gail | 161 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,499 |
| 2 | John | 1,399 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,261 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,237 |
| 5 | Charles | 1,043 |
| 6 | David | 941 |
| 7 | Larry | 778 |
| 8 | William | 771 |
| 9 | Joseph | 764 |
| 10 | Donald | 687 |
| 11 | Richard | 680 |
| 12 | Ronald | 625 |
| 13 | Kenneth | 571 |
| 14 | Thomas | 536 |
| 15 | Gary | 491 |
| 16 | Willie | 401 |
| 17 | George | 391 |
| 18 | Paul | 374 |
| 19 | Jerry | 366 |
| 20 | Edward | 358 |
| 21 | Daniel | 311 |
| 22 | Gregory | 277 |
| 23 | Henry | 271 |
| 24 | Wayne | 269 |
| 25 | Stephen | 268 |
| 26 | Johnny | 264 |
| 27 | Terry | 254 |
| 28 | Mark | 244 |
| 29 | Anthony | 238 |
| 29 | Raymond | 238 |
| 31 | Louis | 237 |
| 31 | Roy | 237 |
| 33 | Frank | 236 |
| 34 | Steven | 234 |
| 35 | Albert | 230 |
| 36 | Dennis | 229 |
| 37 | Gerald | 228 |
| 38 | Bobby | 208 |
| 39 | Lawrence | 201 |
| 40 | Billy | 199 |
| 40 | Carl | 199 |
| 42 | Bruce | 194 |
| 43 | Glenn | 189 |
| 44 | Jimmy | 188 |
| 45 | Arthur | 183 |
| 46 | Clarence | 181 |
| 46 | Harold | 181 |
| 48 | Walter | 176 |
| 49 | Alvin | 170 |
| 49 | Danny | 170 |