Top baby names in Louisiana, 1956
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,349 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,095 |
| 3 | Debra | 917 |
| 4 | Patricia | 865 |
| 5 | Cynthia | 741 |
| 6 | Deborah | 740 |
| 7 | Brenda | 684 |
| 8 | Donna | 612 |
| 9 | Susan | 592 |
| 10 | Barbara | 584 |
| 11 | Karen | 578 |
| 12 | Sharon | 572 |
| 13 | Pamela | 556 |
| 14 | Sandra | 535 |
| 15 | Carolyn | 514 |
| 16 | Cheryl | 495 |
| 17 | Janice | 375 |
| 18 | Joyce | 353 |
| 19 | Kathy | 343 |
| 20 | Shirley | 338 |
| 21 | Betty | 336 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 321 |
| 23 | Wanda | 305 |
| 24 | Janet | 301 |
| 25 | Nancy | 282 |
| 26 | Judy | 281 |
| 27 | Gloria | 280 |
| 28 | Catherine | 274 |
| 29 | Diane | 272 |
| 30 | Gwendolyn | 262 |
| 31 | Beverly | 258 |
| 32 | Connie | 256 |
| 33 | Margaret | 242 |
| 34 | Carol | 240 |
| 35 | Kim | 233 |
| 35 | Rebecca | 233 |
| 37 | Denise | 226 |
| 38 | Cathy | 219 |
| 38 | Sheila | 219 |
| 40 | Peggy | 218 |
| 41 | Lisa | 215 |
| 42 | Rose | 213 |
| 43 | Jacqueline | 212 |
| 44 | Jo | 210 |
| 45 | Darlene | 208 |
| 46 | Dorothy | 205 |
| 47 | Marilyn | 204 |
| 48 | Theresa | 202 |
| 49 | Paula | 199 |
| 49 | Rhonda | 199 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,529 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,495 |
| 3 | John | 1,387 |
| 4 | David | 1,238 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,217 |
| 6 | Charles | 932 |
| 7 | William | 791 |
| 8 | Joseph | 778 |
| 9 | Donald | 770 |
| 10 | Larry | 683 |
| 11 | Richard | 663 |
| 12 | Kenneth | 657 |
| 13 | Ronald | 636 |
| 14 | Mark | 583 |
| 15 | Thomas | 576 |
| 16 | Gary | 503 |
| 17 | Gregory | 470 |
| 18 | Paul | 456 |
| 19 | Steven | 390 |
| 20 | Edward | 376 |
| 21 | Keith | 361 |
| 22 | George | 357 |
| 23 | Anthony | 355 |
| 24 | Jerry | 349 |
| 25 | Terry | 346 |
| 26 | Randy | 340 |
| 27 | Stephen | 335 |
| 28 | Willie | 319 |
| 29 | Daniel | 297 |
| 30 | Kevin | 295 |
| 31 | Timothy | 294 |
| 32 | Carl | 278 |
| 33 | Raymond | 270 |
| 34 | Dennis | 268 |
| 35 | Ricky | 260 |
| 36 | Johnny | 254 |
| 37 | Henry | 236 |
| 38 | Billy | 231 |
| 38 | Gerald | 231 |
| 40 | Patrick | 229 |
| 41 | Frank | 218 |
| 41 | Glenn | 218 |
| 43 | Bobby | 216 |
| 44 | Albert | 213 |
| 45 | Wayne | 211 |
| 46 | Bruce | 210 |
| 47 | Calvin | 209 |
| 48 | Roy | 202 |
| 49 | Lawrence | 201 |
| 50 | Louis | 192 |