Top baby names in Louisiana, 1954
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,564 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,136 |
| 3 | Debra | 1,015 |
| 4 | Patricia | 981 |
| 5 | Deborah | 830 |
| 6 | Brenda | 712 |
| 7 | Barbara | 682 |
| 8 | Susan | 615 |
| 9 | Cynthia | 597 |
| 10 | Sandra | 567 |
| 11 | Carolyn | 512 |
| 12 | Karen | 498 |
| 13 | Pamela | 486 |
| 14 | Donna | 447 |
| 15 | Betty | 411 |
| 16 | Sharon | 394 |
| 17 | Judy | 353 |
| 18 | Shirley | 348 |
| 19 | Joyce | 333 |
| 20 | Janice | 329 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 324 |
| 22 | Wanda | 315 |
| 23 | Marilyn | 298 |
| 24 | Cheryl | 288 |
| 25 | Beverly | 283 |
| 26 | Dorothy | 280 |
| 26 | Gloria | 280 |
| 26 | Nancy | 280 |
| 26 | Peggy | 280 |
| 30 | Janet | 276 |
| 31 | Kathy | 274 |
| 32 | Catherine | 268 |
| 33 | Rose | 254 |
| 34 | Rebecca | 250 |
| 35 | Diane | 249 |
| 36 | Connie | 247 |
| 36 | Margaret | 247 |
| 38 | Carol | 238 |
| 39 | Kathleen | 224 |
| 40 | Gwendolyn | 219 |
| 41 | Paula | 214 |
| 42 | Jo | 212 |
| 43 | Glenda | 204 |
| 43 | Martha | 204 |
| 45 | Jacqueline | 188 |
| 46 | Denise | 177 |
| 46 | Dianne | 177 |
| 46 | Gail | 177 |
| 49 | Rhonda | 171 |
| 50 | Katherine | 168 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,531 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,472 |
| 3 | John | 1,403 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,267 |
| 5 | David | 1,159 |
| 6 | Charles | 1,035 |
| 7 | William | 809 |
| 8 | Joseph | 754 |
| 9 | Donald | 724 |
| 10 | Larry | 675 |
| 10 | Richard | 675 |
| 12 | Kenneth | 657 |
| 13 | Ronald | 584 |
| 14 | Gary | 557 |
| 15 | Thomas | 528 |
| 16 | Paul | 415 |
| 17 | Jerry | 399 |
| 18 | Edward | 377 |
| 19 | George | 366 |
| 20 | Terry | 364 |
| 21 | Mark | 356 |
| 21 | Willie | 356 |
| 23 | Gregory | 329 |
| 24 | Stephen | 320 |
| 25 | Steven | 294 |
| 26 | Johnny | 291 |
| 27 | Daniel | 288 |
| 28 | Dennis | 272 |
| 29 | Anthony | 264 |
| 30 | Randy | 263 |
| 31 | Wayne | 252 |
| 32 | Bobby | 247 |
| 33 | Carl | 243 |
| 34 | Raymond | 240 |
| 35 | Henry | 237 |
| 36 | Frank | 228 |
| 37 | Gerald | 225 |
| 38 | Glenn | 220 |
| 39 | Louis | 215 |
| 40 | Roy | 212 |
| 41 | Billy | 208 |
| 42 | Danny | 207 |
| 43 | Albert | 202 |
| 44 | Lawrence | 195 |
| 45 | Alvin | 193 |
| 45 | Ricky | 193 |
| 47 | Jimmy | 191 |
| 48 | Keith | 190 |
| 48 | Patrick | 190 |
| 50 | Eddie | 188 |