Top baby names in Louisiana, 1966
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,063 |
| 2 | Angela | 626 |
| 3 | Mary | 622 |
| 4 | Michelle | 547 |
| 5 | Karen | 485 |
| 6 | Melissa | 476 |
| 7 | Donna | 438 |
| 8 | Cynthia | 428 |
| 9 | Tammy | 419 |
| 10 | Pamela | 410 |
| 11 | Sharon | 394 |
| 12 | Kimberly | 380 |
| 13 | Patricia | 368 |
| 14 | Sandra | 329 |
| 15 | Rhonda | 327 |
| 16 | Stephanie | 315 |
| 17 | Jennifer | 304 |
| 18 | Tina | 297 |
| 19 | Susan | 281 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 266 |
| 21 | Cheryl | 252 |
| 22 | Linda | 250 |
| 23 | Kim | 249 |
| 24 | Denise | 228 |
| 25 | Deborah | 225 |
| 26 | Paula | 224 |
| 27 | Barbara | 223 |
| 28 | Brenda | 222 |
| 29 | Julie | 212 |
| 30 | Tracy | 208 |
| 31 | Debra | 204 |
| 32 | Rebecca | 196 |
| 33 | Dawn | 195 |
| 33 | Lori | 195 |
| 35 | Laura | 191 |
| 36 | Carolyn | 189 |
| 37 | Jacqueline | 186 |
| 38 | Dana | 182 |
| 38 | Kelly | 182 |
| 38 | Sheila | 182 |
| 41 | Wendy | 180 |
| 42 | Monica | 172 |
| 42 | Stacey | 172 |
| 44 | Connie | 169 |
| 45 | Robin | 168 |
| 46 | Amy | 166 |
| 47 | Theresa | 164 |
| 48 | Michele | 160 |
| 49 | Andrea | 159 |
| 50 | Nancy | 152 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,236 |
| 2 | John | 1,157 |
| 3 | James | 1,124 |
| 4 | David | 1,004 |
| 5 | Robert | 833 |
| 6 | Kevin | 612 |
| 7 | Charles | 586 |
| 8 | Joseph | 551 |
| 9 | Mark | 548 |
| 10 | Kenneth | 531 |
| 11 | William | 491 |
| 12 | Richard | 456 |
| 13 | Paul | 442 |
| 14 | Christopher | 434 |
| 15 | Anthony | 429 |
| 16 | Brian | 396 |
| 17 | Gregory | 393 |
| 18 | Troy | 373 |
| 19 | Donald | 371 |
| 20 | Ronald | 362 |
| 21 | Timothy | 355 |
| 22 | Thomas | 339 |
| 23 | Patrick | 334 |
| 23 | Steven | 334 |
| 25 | Keith | 331 |
| 26 | Jeffrey | 283 |
| 27 | Rodney | 281 |
| 28 | Gary | 273 |
| 29 | Eric | 267 |
| 30 | Scott | 254 |
| 31 | Jerry | 250 |
| 32 | Terry | 245 |
| 33 | Stephen | 243 |
| 34 | Larry | 235 |
| 35 | Todd | 228 |
| 36 | Daniel | 224 |
| 37 | Edward | 223 |
| 38 | George | 219 |
| 39 | Jeffery | 212 |
| 40 | Darren | 196 |
| 41 | Randy | 194 |
| 42 | Tony | 187 |
| 43 | Craig | 182 |
| 44 | Willie | 170 |
| 45 | Carl | 161 |
| 45 | Gerald | 161 |
| 47 | Raymond | 157 |
| 48 | Reginald | 156 |
| 49 | Billy | 150 |
| 50 | Darrell | 148 |