Top baby names in Louisiana, 1974
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 805 |
| 2 | Angela | 497 |
| 3 | Melissa | 452 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 435 |
| 5 | Michelle | 428 |
| 6 | Amy | 425 |
| 7 | Nicole | 346 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 346 |
| 9 | Heather | 287 |
| 10 | Danielle | 260 |
| 11 | Shannon | 253 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 244 |
| 13 | Tiffany | 239 |
| 14 | Dawn | 223 |
| 15 | Mary | 220 |
| 16 | Tammy | 212 |
| 17 | Lisa | 208 |
| 18 | Monica | 204 |
| 19 | Elizabeth | 189 |
| 20 | Dana | 188 |
| 21 | Tanya | 171 |
| 22 | Tina | 170 |
| 23 | April | 167 |
| 24 | Tonya | 160 |
| 25 | Brandy | 159 |
| 25 | Jessica | 159 |
| 27 | Stacey | 155 |
| 28 | Kelly | 154 |
| 28 | Rachel | 154 |
| 30 | Amanda | 152 |
| 30 | Tracy | 152 |
| 32 | Wendy | 150 |
| 33 | Leslie | 146 |
| 34 | Melanie | 144 |
| 35 | Karen | 142 |
| 36 | Crystal | 138 |
| 37 | Christy | 136 |
| 38 | Christine | 134 |
| 39 | Stacy | 131 |
| 40 | Pamela | 129 |
| 41 | Andrea | 128 |
| 42 | Julie | 127 |
| 43 | Patricia | 123 |
| 44 | Tara | 122 |
| 45 | Natasha | 121 |
| 46 | Christina | 119 |
| 46 | Sharon | 119 |
| 48 | Lori | 117 |
| 49 | Laura | 115 |
| 49 | Susan | 115 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,049 |
| 2 | Christopher | 938 |
| 3 | Jason | 931 |
| 4 | James | 757 |
| 5 | John | 717 |
| 6 | David | 593 |
| 7 | Robert | 553 |
| 8 | Kevin | 457 |
| 9 | Joseph | 453 |
| 10 | Brian | 439 |
| 11 | Charles | 415 |
| 12 | William | 409 |
| 13 | Chad | 401 |
| 14 | Eric | 325 |
| 14 | Richard | 325 |
| 16 | Anthony | 301 |
| 17 | Mark | 268 |
| 18 | Daniel | 265 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 249 |
| 20 | Thomas | 243 |
| 21 | Steven | 242 |
| 22 | Scott | 240 |
| 23 | Kenneth | 238 |
| 24 | Matthew | 226 |
| 25 | Paul | 216 |
| 26 | Timothy | 215 |
| 27 | Shane | 211 |
| 28 | Ronald | 210 |
| 29 | Jeremy | 205 |
| 30 | Patrick | 203 |
| 31 | Brandon | 201 |
| 32 | Ryan | 199 |
| 33 | Gregory | 190 |
| 34 | Donald | 188 |
| 35 | Shawn | 187 |
| 36 | Derrick | 182 |
| 37 | Stephen | 180 |
| 38 | Troy | 175 |
| 39 | Corey | 174 |
| 40 | Sean | 169 |
| 41 | Keith | 167 |
| 41 | Larry | 167 |
| 43 | Jonathan | 160 |
| 44 | Brad | 159 |
| 45 | Joshua | 151 |
| 46 | Bryan | 149 |
| 47 | Edward | 148 |
| 48 | Terry | 135 |
| 49 | Gary | 133 |
| 50 | Marcus | 131 |