Top baby names in Louisiana, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 854 |
| 2 | Jessica | 491 |
| 3 | Melissa | 464 |
| 4 | Amanda | 433 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 433 |
| 6 | Amy | 384 |
| 7 | Brandy | 362 |
| 8 | Angela | 347 |
| 9 | Heather | 338 |
| 10 | Michelle | 334 |
| 11 | Crystal | 330 |
| 11 | Nicole | 330 |
| 13 | Kelly | 316 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 282 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 263 |
| 16 | April | 260 |
| 17 | Brandi | 254 |
| 18 | Christina | 240 |
| 19 | Tiffany | 239 |
| 20 | Sarah | 238 |
| 21 | Jamie | 232 |
| 22 | Mary | 227 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 221 |
| 24 | Lisa | 216 |
| 25 | Ashley | 213 |
| 26 | Shannon | 212 |
| 27 | Erica | 183 |
| 27 | Rachel | 183 |
| 29 | Kristy | 179 |
| 30 | Laura | 171 |
| 31 | Danielle | 162 |
| 32 | Christy | 156 |
| 33 | Erin | 153 |
| 34 | Emily | 146 |
| 35 | Andrea | 145 |
| 36 | Julie | 144 |
| 37 | Misty | 143 |
| 38 | Tina | 137 |
| 39 | Leslie | 133 |
| 40 | Monica | 132 |
| 41 | Dana | 130 |
| 41 | Dawn | 130 |
| 43 | Courtney | 128 |
| 44 | Stacy | 126 |
| 45 | Alicia | 123 |
| 46 | Natalie | 122 |
| 47 | Amber | 118 |
| 48 | Natasha | 116 |
| 49 | Tara | 115 |
| 50 | Melanie | 113 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,141 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,040 |
| 3 | Jason | 940 |
| 4 | James | 802 |
| 5 | John | 719 |
| 6 | David | 687 |
| 7 | Robert | 613 |
| 8 | Joseph | 546 |
| 9 | Jeremy | 439 |
| 10 | Kevin | 437 |
| 11 | William | 436 |
| 12 | Charles | 421 |
| 13 | Joshua | 413 |
| 14 | Brian | 410 |
| 15 | Brandon | 398 |
| 16 | Matthew | 344 |
| 17 | Ryan | 342 |
| 18 | Eric | 336 |
| 19 | Daniel | 329 |
| 20 | Derrick | 326 |
| 21 | Timothy | 310 |
| 22 | Chad | 308 |
| 23 | Anthony | 306 |
| 24 | Richard | 283 |
| 25 | Nicholas | 274 |
| 26 | Mark | 257 |
| 27 | Steven | 255 |
| 28 | Thomas | 249 |
| 29 | Jonathan | 243 |
| 30 | Kenneth | 239 |
| 31 | Corey | 232 |
| 32 | Paul | 218 |
| 33 | Jeffrey | 213 |
| 34 | Stephen | 211 |
| 35 | Donald | 207 |
| 36 | Scott | 201 |
| 37 | Patrick | 200 |
| 38 | Justin | 196 |
| 39 | Gregory | 190 |
| 39 | Ronald | 190 |
| 41 | Marcus | 184 |
| 42 | Shawn | 180 |
| 43 | Benjamin | 177 |
| 44 | Aaron | 174 |
| 45 | Travis | 162 |
| 46 | Adam | 160 |
| 47 | Bryan | 158 |
| 48 | Larry | 154 |
| 49 | Edward | 149 |
| 50 | Gary | 137 |