Top baby names in Louisiana, 1977
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 872 |
| 2 | Jessica | 499 |
| 3 | Melissa | 471 |
| 4 | Amy | 431 |
| 5 | Angela | 426 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 406 |
| 7 | Amanda | 395 |
| 8 | Michelle | 381 |
| 9 | Heather | 341 |
| 10 | Kelly | 336 |
| 11 | Nicole | 327 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 273 |
| 13 | Crystal | 260 |
| 13 | Jamie | 260 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 257 |
| 16 | Shannon | 256 |
| 17 | Brandy | 244 |
| 18 | Christina | 235 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 225 |
| 20 | Mary | 223 |
| 20 | Tiffany | 223 |
| 22 | Lisa | 200 |
| 23 | Sarah | 199 |
| 24 | Danielle | 196 |
| 25 | Brandi | 195 |
| 26 | April | 189 |
| 27 | Ashley | 188 |
| 28 | Misty | 183 |
| 29 | Erica | 169 |
| 30 | Julie | 165 |
| 31 | Christy | 164 |
| 31 | Karen | 164 |
| 31 | Tara | 164 |
| 34 | Erin | 157 |
| 35 | Rachel | 153 |
| 36 | Wendy | 149 |
| 37 | Monica | 148 |
| 38 | Kristy | 144 |
| 39 | Laura | 139 |
| 40 | Dana | 137 |
| 41 | Latoya | 136 |
| 42 | Latasha | 132 |
| 42 | Tammy | 132 |
| 44 | Dawn | 127 |
| 45 | Holly | 126 |
| 45 | Melanie | 126 |
| 47 | Andrea | 125 |
| 47 | Tonya | 125 |
| 49 | Emily | 124 |
| 50 | Stacy | 119 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,127 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,008 |
| 3 | Jason | 995 |
| 4 | James | 772 |
| 5 | David | 687 |
| 6 | John | 642 |
| 7 | Robert | 625 |
| 8 | Joseph | 522 |
| 9 | Jeremy | 492 |
| 10 | Kevin | 472 |
| 11 | Brian | 464 |
| 12 | William | 427 |
| 13 | Charles | 422 |
| 14 | Joshua | 391 |
| 15 | Eric | 372 |
| 16 | Ryan | 355 |
| 17 | Brandon | 343 |
| 18 | Daniel | 333 |
| 19 | Chad | 317 |
| 20 | Anthony | 300 |
| 21 | Corey | 293 |
| 22 | Matthew | 289 |
| 23 | Richard | 287 |
| 24 | Derrick | 275 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 267 |
| 26 | Mark | 261 |
| 26 | Thomas | 261 |
| 28 | Jonathan | 249 |
| 29 | Steven | 239 |
| 30 | Timothy | 235 |
| 31 | Scott | 226 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 222 |
| 33 | Donald | 218 |
| 34 | Paul | 211 |
| 34 | Stephen | 211 |
| 36 | Benjamin | 208 |
| 37 | Ronald | 191 |
| 38 | Shawn | 189 |
| 39 | Patrick | 183 |
| 40 | Gregory | 180 |
| 41 | Larry | 177 |
| 42 | Aaron | 167 |
| 43 | Brad | 164 |
| 44 | Bryan | 160 |
| 44 | Shane | 160 |
| 44 | Travis | 160 |
| 47 | Andrew | 159 |
| 48 | Gary | 157 |
| 49 | Marcus | 155 |
| 50 | Keith | 151 |