Top baby names in Louisiana, 1971
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 663 |
| 2 | Angela | 632 |
| 3 | Michelle | 619 |
| 4 | Melissa | 503 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 489 |
| 6 | Lisa | 451 |
| 7 | Tammy | 421 |
| 8 | Shannon | 361 |
| 9 | Mary | 355 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 350 |
| 11 | Amy | 333 |
| 12 | Nicole | 324 |
| 13 | Karen | 298 |
| 14 | Dawn | 291 |
| 15 | Tiffany | 286 |
| 16 | Stacy | 264 |
| 17 | Pamela | 252 |
| 18 | Tina | 248 |
| 19 | Elizabeth | 240 |
| 20 | Dana | 236 |
| 21 | Monica | 221 |
| 22 | Tracy | 216 |
| 23 | Donna | 208 |
| 24 | Sharon | 203 |
| 25 | Cynthia | 201 |
| 26 | Julie | 195 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 192 |
| 27 | Tonya | 192 |
| 29 | Patricia | 185 |
| 29 | Susan | 185 |
| 31 | Wendy | 184 |
| 32 | Rachel | 177 |
| 33 | Stacey | 175 |
| 34 | Christine | 174 |
| 35 | Rhonda | 172 |
| 36 | Laura | 171 |
| 37 | Leslie | 169 |
| 38 | Robin | 160 |
| 39 | Kelly | 158 |
| 40 | Tanya | 157 |
| 41 | Denise | 155 |
| 42 | Lori | 153 |
| 43 | Yolanda | 152 |
| 44 | Tara | 146 |
| 45 | Melanie | 136 |
| 46 | Paula | 128 |
| 47 | Felicia | 123 |
| 48 | Andrea | 120 |
| 48 | Heather | 120 |
| 48 | Sandra | 120 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,183 |
| 2 | James | 944 |
| 3 | John | 865 |
| 4 | Christopher | 821 |
| 5 | David | 775 |
| 6 | Robert | 760 |
| 7 | Jason | 601 |
| 8 | Kevin | 565 |
| 9 | William | 555 |
| 10 | Charles | 524 |
| 11 | Joseph | 507 |
| 12 | Scott | 442 |
| 13 | Chad | 410 |
| 14 | Brian | 403 |
| 15 | Mark | 385 |
| 16 | Eric | 368 |
| 17 | Anthony | 351 |
| 18 | Richard | 345 |
| 19 | Kenneth | 325 |
| 20 | Paul | 319 |
| 21 | Troy | 300 |
| 22 | Thomas | 296 |
| 23 | Ronald | 289 |
| 24 | Steven | 286 |
| 25 | Patrick | 277 |
| 26 | Timothy | 267 |
| 27 | Gregory | 264 |
| 28 | Shawn | 258 |
| 29 | Keith | 254 |
| 30 | Jeffrey | 251 |
| 31 | Donald | 232 |
| 32 | Stephen | 203 |
| 33 | Larry | 199 |
| 34 | Shane | 198 |
| 35 | Derrick | 196 |
| 36 | Edward | 194 |
| 37 | Daniel | 191 |
| 38 | Jerry | 172 |
| 39 | Matthew | 169 |
| 40 | Gary | 168 |
| 40 | Jonathan | 168 |
| 42 | Craig | 166 |
| 43 | Sean | 165 |
| 44 | Marcus | 162 |
| 44 | Todd | 162 |
| 46 | Terry | 161 |
| 47 | Corey | 156 |
| 47 | George | 156 |
| 47 | Jeffery | 156 |
| 50 | Bryan | 140 |