Top baby names in Louisiana, 1957
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,314 |
| 2 | Debra | 950 |
| 3 | Linda | 912 |
| 4 | Cynthia | 865 |
| 5 | Patricia | 794 |
| 6 | Brenda | 778 |
| 7 | Deborah | 686 |
| 8 | Karen | 642 |
| 9 | Barbara | 623 |
| 10 | Pamela | 594 |
| 11 | Susan | 587 |
| 12 | Sandra | 557 |
| 13 | Donna | 526 |
| 14 | Sharon | 498 |
| 15 | Cheryl | 447 |
| 16 | Carolyn | 417 |
| 17 | Kathy | 387 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 365 |
| 19 | Lisa | 341 |
| 20 | Janice | 331 |
| 21 | Wanda | 315 |
| 22 | Shirley | 304 |
| 23 | Joyce | 303 |
| 24 | Betty | 291 |
| 25 | Judy | 282 |
| 26 | Janet | 279 |
| 27 | Kim | 274 |
| 28 | Cindy | 270 |
| 28 | Nancy | 270 |
| 30 | Beverly | 255 |
| 31 | Denise | 254 |
| 32 | Catherine | 251 |
| 33 | Connie | 249 |
| 34 | Rhonda | 247 |
| 35 | Rebecca | 238 |
| 36 | Carol | 235 |
| 36 | Debbie | 235 |
| 36 | Rose | 235 |
| 36 | Sheila | 235 |
| 40 | Diane | 230 |
| 41 | Darlene | 229 |
| 42 | Gwendolyn | 228 |
| 42 | Peggy | 228 |
| 44 | Margaret | 215 |
| 45 | Gloria | 213 |
| 46 | Marilyn | 210 |
| 47 | Theresa | 203 |
| 48 | Julie | 195 |
| 48 | Kathleen | 195 |
| 50 | Dorothy | 186 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,607 |
| 2 | James | 1,550 |
| 3 | John | 1,290 |
| 4 | David | 1,278 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,199 |
| 6 | Charles | 970 |
| 7 | William | 770 |
| 8 | Kenneth | 766 |
| 9 | Donald | 746 |
| 10 | Joseph | 734 |
| 11 | Richard | 713 |
| 12 | Mark | 613 |
| 13 | Ronald | 590 |
| 14 | Larry | 577 |
| 15 | Thomas | 530 |
| 16 | Gary | 491 |
| 17 | Gregory | 474 |
| 18 | Paul | 449 |
| 19 | Anthony | 425 |
| 20 | Keith | 408 |
| 21 | Steven | 382 |
| 22 | Terry | 378 |
| 23 | Ricky | 348 |
| 24 | Jerry | 345 |
| 25 | George | 337 |
| 26 | Edward | 331 |
| 27 | Timothy | 327 |
| 28 | Daniel | 323 |
| 29 | Stephen | 321 |
| 30 | Willie | 316 |
| 31 | Randy | 314 |
| 32 | Kevin | 286 |
| 33 | Johnny | 285 |
| 34 | Dennis | 269 |
| 35 | Raymond | 261 |
| 36 | Carl | 260 |
| 37 | Brian | 248 |
| 38 | Henry | 241 |
| 39 | Bruce | 224 |
| 40 | Bobby | 222 |
| 40 | Frank | 222 |
| 40 | Wayne | 222 |
| 43 | Danny | 217 |
| 43 | Glenn | 217 |
| 45 | Louis | 214 |
| 46 | Roy | 213 |
| 47 | Gerald | 212 |
| 48 | Billy | 209 |
| 49 | Calvin | 206 |
| 50 | Ronnie | 202 |