Top baby names in Louisiana, 1976
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 875 |
| 2 | Melissa | 478 |
| 3 | Amy | 446 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 442 |
| 5 | Angela | 410 |
| 6 | Michelle | 366 |
| 7 | Nicole | 360 |
| 8 | Heather | 342 |
| 9 | Jessica | 320 |
| 10 | Amanda | 319 |
| 11 | Shannon | 299 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 281 |
| 13 | Christina | 269 |
| 14 | Jamie | 254 |
| 15 | Tiffany | 244 |
| 16 | Mary | 236 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 231 |
| 18 | Lisa | 225 |
| 19 | Elizabeth | 217 |
| 20 | Brandy | 212 |
| 21 | Kelly | 202 |
| 22 | Brandi | 195 |
| 23 | Danielle | 187 |
| 24 | Rachel | 177 |
| 25 | April | 175 |
| 26 | Dawn | 167 |
| 27 | Misty | 165 |
| 28 | Julie | 163 |
| 29 | Dana | 162 |
| 30 | Wendy | 161 |
| 31 | Christy | 158 |
| 32 | Tonya | 156 |
| 33 | Laura | 155 |
| 34 | Crystal | 153 |
| 35 | Ashley | 148 |
| 35 | Monica | 148 |
| 37 | Stacy | 144 |
| 38 | Tammy | 142 |
| 39 | Jaime | 136 |
| 40 | Leslie | 135 |
| 40 | Tara | 135 |
| 42 | Melanie | 133 |
| 43 | Sarah | 132 |
| 44 | Karen | 131 |
| 45 | Tanya | 130 |
| 46 | Holly | 123 |
| 47 | Tracy | 122 |
| 48 | Erica | 121 |
| 49 | Erin | 119 |
| 50 | Andrea | 118 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,092 |
| 2 | Christopher | 933 |
| 3 | Jason | 889 |
| 4 | James | 749 |
| 5 | John | 665 |
| 6 | David | 606 |
| 7 | Robert | 567 |
| 8 | Joseph | 484 |
| 9 | Kevin | 461 |
| 10 | Jeremy | 447 |
| 11 | Brian | 412 |
| 12 | William | 410 |
| 13 | Charles | 378 |
| 14 | Eric | 371 |
| 15 | Chad | 356 |
| 16 | Brandon | 303 |
| 17 | Daniel | 299 |
| 18 | Anthony | 283 |
| 19 | Kenneth | 278 |
| 20 | Steven | 272 |
| 21 | Matthew | 267 |
| 22 | Ryan | 260 |
| 22 | Timothy | 260 |
| 24 | Mark | 251 |
| 25 | Joshua | 249 |
| 26 | Richard | 243 |
| 27 | Scott | 239 |
| 28 | Corey | 232 |
| 29 | Donald | 230 |
| 29 | Thomas | 230 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 224 |
| 32 | Paul | 216 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 199 |
| 34 | Jeffrey | 196 |
| 35 | Ronald | 189 |
| 35 | Shane | 189 |
| 37 | Derrick | 186 |
| 38 | Gregory | 181 |
| 39 | Patrick | 174 |
| 40 | Marcus | 173 |
| 41 | Bryan | 162 |
| 42 | Shawn | 158 |
| 43 | Stephen | 157 |
| 44 | Troy | 154 |
| 45 | Larry | 150 |
| 46 | Keith | 144 |
| 47 | Aaron | 139 |
| 48 | Brad | 138 |
| 49 | Terry | 132 |
| 50 | Travis | 130 |