Top baby names in Louisiana, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 879 |
| 2 | Amanda | 684 |
| 3 | Melissa | 530 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 500 |
| 5 | Jessica | 493 |
| 6 | Angela | 405 |
| 7 | Nicole | 392 |
| 8 | Crystal | 389 |
| 9 | Amy | 362 |
| 10 | Heather | 356 |
| 11 | April | 316 |
| 12 | Christina | 314 |
| 13 | Michelle | 310 |
| 14 | Tiffany | 300 |
| 15 | Brandy | 294 |
| 16 | Kelly | 293 |
| 17 | Ashley | 287 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 281 |
| 19 | Stephanie | 278 |
| 20 | Jamie | 241 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 237 |
| 22 | Mary | 231 |
| 22 | Sarah | 231 |
| 24 | Rachel | 229 |
| 25 | Lisa | 223 |
| 26 | Brandi | 207 |
| 27 | Shannon | 204 |
| 28 | Erica | 187 |
| 29 | Dana | 184 |
| 30 | Danielle | 183 |
| 31 | Erin | 181 |
| 32 | Christy | 176 |
| 33 | Misty | 171 |
| 34 | Monica | 152 |
| 35 | Amber | 150 |
| 36 | Kristy | 148 |
| 36 | Laura | 148 |
| 38 | Julie | 145 |
| 39 | Andrea | 143 |
| 40 | Courtney | 142 |
| 41 | Lauren | 139 |
| 42 | Natasha | 137 |
| 43 | Emily | 134 |
| 43 | Holly | 134 |
| 45 | Tara | 130 |
| 46 | Katherine | 124 |
| 47 | Latasha | 120 |
| 48 | Alicia | 119 |
| 49 | Leslie | 118 |
| 49 | Tonya | 118 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,164 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,139 |
| 3 | Jason | 981 |
| 4 | James | 812 |
| 5 | John | 762 |
| 6 | David | 688 |
| 7 | Robert | 570 |
| 8 | Joshua | 567 |
| 9 | Joseph | 544 |
| 10 | Jeremy | 542 |
| 11 | Brandon | 500 |
| 12 | Travis | 430 |
| 13 | Charles | 425 |
| 14 | Brian | 417 |
| 15 | William | 412 |
| 16 | Kevin | 401 |
| 17 | Ryan | 384 |
| 18 | Nicholas | 360 |
| 19 | Daniel | 359 |
| 20 | Matthew | 350 |
| 21 | Anthony | 337 |
| 22 | Chad | 327 |
| 23 | Eric | 323 |
| 24 | Timothy | 321 |
| 25 | Jonathan | 310 |
| 26 | Steven | 274 |
| 27 | Derrick | 273 |
| 28 | Justin | 258 |
| 29 | Richard | 255 |
| 30 | Kenneth | 254 |
| 31 | Thomas | 242 |
| 32 | Patrick | 234 |
| 33 | Corey | 233 |
| 34 | Mark | 228 |
| 35 | Jeffrey | 216 |
| 36 | Paul | 215 |
| 37 | Adam | 213 |
| 38 | Donald | 212 |
| 39 | Benjamin | 209 |
| 40 | Scott | 196 |
| 41 | Keith | 190 |
| 42 | Andrew | 186 |
| 42 | Gregory | 186 |
| 44 | Aaron | 185 |
| 45 | Stephen | 175 |
| 46 | Marcus | 173 |
| 47 | Jacob | 170 |
| 48 | Bryan | 168 |
| 49 | Ronald | 166 |
| 50 | Shawn | 163 |