Top baby names in Louisiana, 1961
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,010 |
| 2 | Lisa | 882 |
| 3 | Karen | 661 |
| 4 | Donna | 647 |
| 5 | Linda | 646 |
| 6 | Cynthia | 588 |
| 7 | Brenda | 555 |
| 8 | Sharon | 538 |
| 9 | Patricia | 527 |
| 10 | Pamela | 508 |
| 11 | Debra | 506 |
| 12 | Sandra | 495 |
| 13 | Susan | 443 |
| 14 | Barbara | 403 |
| 15 | Deborah | 396 |
| 16 | Tammy | 387 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 380 |
| 18 | Angela | 369 |
| 19 | Cheryl | 361 |
| 20 | Carolyn | 335 |
| 21 | Denise | 306 |
| 22 | Jacqueline | 301 |
| 23 | Kathy | 277 |
| 24 | Rhonda | 275 |
| 25 | Wanda | 264 |
| 26 | Robin | 262 |
| 27 | Connie | 261 |
| 28 | Laura | 260 |
| 29 | Janet | 255 |
| 30 | Julie | 249 |
| 31 | Jennifer | 247 |
| 32 | Lori | 246 |
| 33 | Sheila | 244 |
| 34 | Rebecca | 241 |
| 35 | Carla | 240 |
| 36 | Tina | 233 |
| 37 | Debbie | 231 |
| 37 | Nancy | 231 |
| 39 | Kim | 229 |
| 40 | Janice | 225 |
| 41 | Michelle | 217 |
| 42 | Paula | 215 |
| 43 | Cindy | 214 |
| 43 | Theresa | 214 |
| 45 | Carol | 195 |
| 46 | Gwendolyn | 194 |
| 46 | Stephanie | 194 |
| 48 | Judy | 191 |
| 49 | Shirley | 186 |
| 49 | Terri | 186 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,584 |
| 2 | John | 1,329 |
| 3 | David | 1,257 |
| 4 | James | 1,245 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,055 |
| 6 | Mark | 850 |
| 7 | Charles | 753 |
| 8 | Joseph | 661 |
| 9 | Kenneth | 658 |
| 9 | William | 658 |
| 11 | Kevin | 561 |
| 12 | Donald | 545 |
| 13 | Gregory | 511 |
| 14 | Richard | 486 |
| 15 | Anthony | 439 |
| 16 | Paul | 418 |
| 17 | Ronald | 414 |
| 17 | Thomas | 414 |
| 19 | Gary | 400 |
| 20 | Larry | 364 |
| 21 | Terry | 361 |
| 22 | Timothy | 357 |
| 23 | Keith | 352 |
| 24 | Brian | 330 |
| 25 | Steven | 319 |
| 26 | Ricky | 299 |
| 27 | Daniel | 282 |
| 28 | Jerry | 280 |
| 29 | Patrick | 272 |
| 30 | Stephen | 267 |
| 31 | Randy | 259 |
| 32 | Edward | 253 |
| 33 | Carl | 248 |
| 33 | George | 248 |
| 35 | Jeffrey | 242 |
| 36 | Christopher | 240 |
| 37 | Johnny | 235 |
| 38 | Craig | 227 |
| 39 | Dennis | 226 |
| 40 | Willie | 225 |
| 41 | Jeffery | 220 |
| 42 | Billy | 215 |
| 42 | Dwayne | 215 |
| 44 | Raymond | 207 |
| 45 | Bobby | 206 |
| 46 | Gerald | 205 |
| 47 | Bruce | 195 |
| 47 | Scott | 195 |
| 49 | Wayne | 192 |
| 50 | Eric | 186 |