Top baby names in Louisiana, 1973
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 771 |
| 2 | Angela | 527 |
| 3 | Melissa | 503 |
| 4 | Michelle | 479 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 422 |
| 6 | Nicole | 413 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 386 |
| 8 | Amy | 379 |
| 9 | Lisa | 296 |
| 10 | Shannon | 286 |
| 11 | Mary | 261 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 257 |
| 13 | Tammy | 225 |
| 14 | Tiffany | 224 |
| 15 | Heather | 223 |
| 16 | Tonya | 209 |
| 17 | Dawn | 206 |
| 18 | Monica | 197 |
| 19 | Dana | 195 |
| 20 | Danielle | 194 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 188 |
| 22 | Stacy | 184 |
| 23 | Crystal | 180 |
| 23 | Tina | 180 |
| 25 | Wendy | 178 |
| 26 | Tanya | 174 |
| 27 | Tracy | 169 |
| 28 | Julie | 159 |
| 29 | Katina | 158 |
| 30 | Karen | 155 |
| 31 | Sharon | 149 |
| 32 | April | 147 |
| 32 | Kelly | 147 |
| 34 | Lori | 145 |
| 35 | Rachel | 141 |
| 36 | Andrea | 136 |
| 37 | Amanda | 135 |
| 38 | Melanie | 134 |
| 39 | Stacey | 133 |
| 40 | Cynthia | 132 |
| 40 | Pamela | 132 |
| 42 | Brandy | 128 |
| 42 | Christina | 128 |
| 44 | Jessica | 127 |
| 44 | Patricia | 127 |
| 46 | Catina | 126 |
| 47 | Donna | 125 |
| 48 | Laura | 124 |
| 48 | Susan | 124 |
| 50 | Denise | 119 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,036 |
| 2 | Christopher | 943 |
| 3 | John | 792 |
| 4 | Jason | 784 |
| 5 | James | 777 |
| 6 | Robert | 625 |
| 7 | David | 616 |
| 8 | Kevin | 540 |
| 9 | Brian | 471 |
| 10 | Charles | 452 |
| 11 | Joseph | 424 |
| 12 | Chad | 415 |
| 13 | William | 401 |
| 14 | Mark | 321 |
| 15 | Anthony | 320 |
| 16 | Eric | 311 |
| 17 | Richard | 295 |
| 18 | Scott | 262 |
| 19 | Daniel | 257 |
| 20 | Kenneth | 254 |
| 21 | Thomas | 248 |
| 22 | Donald | 243 |
| 23 | Steven | 237 |
| 24 | Paul | 235 |
| 25 | Patrick | 230 |
| 26 | Timothy | 225 |
| 27 | Troy | 209 |
| 28 | Shawn | 206 |
| 29 | Gregory | 205 |
| 30 | Ryan | 204 |
| 31 | Shane | 202 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 199 |
| 33 | Ronald | 198 |
| 34 | Edward | 188 |
| 35 | Jonathan | 181 |
| 36 | Matthew | 180 |
| 37 | Stephen | 177 |
| 38 | Keith | 176 |
| 39 | Larry | 174 |
| 40 | Bryan | 171 |
| 41 | Derrick | 170 |
| 42 | Brandon | 162 |
| 43 | Jeremy | 155 |
| 44 | Corey | 146 |
| 45 | Todd | 135 |
| 46 | Gary | 130 |
| 46 | Terry | 130 |
| 48 | Willie | 126 |
| 49 | Sean | 125 |
| 50 | Joshua | 123 |