Top baby names in Louisiana, 1980
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,002 |
| 2 | Amanda | 750 |
| 3 | Jessica | 683 |
| 4 | Melissa | 490 |
| 5 | Tiffany | 468 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 452 |
| 7 | Crystal | 416 |
| 8 | Ashley | 404 |
| 9 | April | 383 |
| 10 | Heather | 351 |
| 11 | Michelle | 343 |
| 12 | Amy | 329 |
| 13 | Nicole | 328 |
| 14 | Sarah | 321 |
| 15 | Angela | 301 |
| 16 | Brandy | 294 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 293 |
| 18 | Jamie | 286 |
| 19 | Christina | 263 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 261 |
| 21 | Stephanie | 258 |
| 22 | Mary | 250 |
| 23 | Kelly | 242 |
| 24 | Danielle | 240 |
| 25 | Erica | 224 |
| 25 | Lauren | 224 |
| 27 | Rachel | 222 |
| 28 | Erin | 216 |
| 29 | Brandi | 205 |
| 30 | Lisa | 191 |
| 31 | Courtney | 181 |
| 32 | Kristin | 178 |
| 32 | Shannon | 178 |
| 34 | Laura | 173 |
| 35 | Misty | 165 |
| 36 | Amber | 164 |
| 37 | Kristy | 159 |
| 38 | Christy | 152 |
| 39 | Kristen | 146 |
| 40 | Dana | 144 |
| 41 | Natasha | 143 |
| 42 | Emily | 142 |
| 43 | Andrea | 133 |
| 43 | Latoya | 133 |
| 43 | Melanie | 133 |
| 46 | Katherine | 131 |
| 47 | Alicia | 130 |
| 47 | Julie | 130 |
| 47 | Natalie | 130 |
| 50 | Katie | 129 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,208 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,036 |
| 3 | Jason | 968 |
| 4 | John | 819 |
| 5 | James | 789 |
| 6 | Joshua | 731 |
| 7 | David | 680 |
| 8 | Brandon | 619 |
| 9 | Joseph | 604 |
| 10 | Robert | 578 |
| 11 | Jeremy | 553 |
| 12 | Justin | 515 |
| 13 | William | 480 |
| 14 | Jonathan | 451 |
| 15 | Nicholas | 445 |
| 16 | Brian | 435 |
| 17 | Charles | 425 |
| 18 | Matthew | 415 |
| 19 | Ryan | 405 |
| 20 | Daniel | 393 |
| 21 | Eric | 388 |
| 22 | Travis | 358 |
| 23 | Kevin | 342 |
| 24 | Chad | 329 |
| 25 | Anthony | 320 |
| 26 | Timothy | 304 |
| 27 | Richard | 279 |
| 28 | Thomas | 273 |
| 29 | Kenneth | 249 |
| 30 | Paul | 247 |
| 31 | Steven | 243 |
| 32 | Derrick | 237 |
| 33 | Dustin | 235 |
| 34 | Patrick | 232 |
| 35 | Mark | 227 |
| 36 | Corey | 220 |
| 37 | Adam | 219 |
| 38 | Benjamin | 208 |
| 39 | Gregory | 207 |
| 40 | Donald | 206 |
| 41 | Jeffrey | 204 |
| 42 | Stephen | 197 |
| 43 | Derek | 192 |
| 44 | Scott | 189 |
| 45 | Andrew | 188 |
| 46 | Aaron | 186 |
| 47 | Shawn | 170 |
| 48 | Jacob | 169 |
| 49 | Marcus | 168 |
| 50 | Ronald | 167 |