Top baby names in Louisiana, 1970
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angela | 601 |
| 2 | Michelle | 578 |
| 3 | Lisa | 541 |
| 4 | Melissa | 516 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 511 |
| 6 | Jennifer | 506 |
| 7 | Tammy | 479 |
| 8 | Mary | 448 |
| 9 | Shannon | 426 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 369 |
| 11 | Nicole | 357 |
| 12 | Amy | 330 |
| 13 | Karen | 321 |
| 14 | Tracy | 311 |
| 15 | Pamela | 274 |
| 16 | Tina | 268 |
| 17 | Dawn | 260 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 257 |
| 19 | Sharon | 248 |
| 20 | Rhonda | 247 |
| 21 | Dana | 236 |
| 22 | Donna | 227 |
| 23 | Julie | 223 |
| 24 | Patricia | 214 |
| 25 | Laura | 213 |
| 26 | Susan | 212 |
| 27 | Cynthia | 208 |
| 28 | Stacy | 206 |
| 29 | Monica | 204 |
| 30 | Lori | 197 |
| 31 | Leslie | 192 |
| 31 | Rebecca | 192 |
| 33 | Wendy | 191 |
| 34 | Stacey | 186 |
| 35 | Sandra | 182 |
| 36 | Christine | 177 |
| 37 | Tonya | 176 |
| 38 | Rachel | 173 |
| 39 | Kelly | 168 |
| 40 | Paula | 167 |
| 41 | Tanya | 158 |
| 42 | Kim | 156 |
| 43 | Cheryl | 152 |
| 44 | Tiffany | 149 |
| 45 | Denise | 144 |
| 46 | Yolanda | 142 |
| 47 | Melanie | 139 |
| 48 | Linda | 137 |
| 49 | Robin | 135 |
| 50 | Carla | 129 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,262 |
| 2 | James | 1,076 |
| 3 | John | 1,034 |
| 4 | Robert | 840 |
| 5 | David | 812 |
| 6 | Christopher | 709 |
| 7 | Kevin | 637 |
| 8 | Charles | 581 |
| 9 | William | 563 |
| 10 | Joseph | 550 |
| 11 | Mark | 482 |
| 12 | Richard | 442 |
| 13 | Brian | 423 |
| 14 | Jason | 414 |
| 15 | Anthony | 404 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 391 |
| 17 | Eric | 365 |
| 18 | Scott | 359 |
| 19 | Thomas | 329 |
| 20 | Paul | 322 |
| 21 | Steven | 316 |
| 22 | Troy | 313 |
| 23 | Timothy | 312 |
| 24 | Ronald | 307 |
| 25 | Patrick | 295 |
| 26 | Jeffrey | 286 |
| 27 | Gregory | 280 |
| 28 | Donald | 278 |
| 29 | Chad | 257 |
| 30 | Stephen | 254 |
| 31 | Daniel | 250 |
| 32 | Edward | 232 |
| 33 | Todd | 211 |
| 34 | Keith | 209 |
| 35 | Derrick | 192 |
| 36 | Terry | 189 |
| 37 | Jerry | 185 |
| 38 | Gary | 183 |
| 39 | Larry | 181 |
| 39 | Shawn | 181 |
| 41 | Craig | 178 |
| 42 | George | 171 |
| 43 | Corey | 170 |
| 44 | Gerald | 164 |
| 45 | Matthew | 160 |
| 46 | Sean | 156 |
| 47 | Shane | 154 |
| 48 | Johnny | 146 |
| 49 | Dwayne | 145 |
| 50 | Bryan | 143 |