Top baby names in Louisiana, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 937 |
| 2 | Jessica | 882 |
| 3 | Amanda | 675 |
| 4 | Crystal | 477 |
| 5 | Ashley | 464 |
| 6 | Tiffany | 458 |
| 7 | Melissa | 452 |
| 8 | Kimberly | 412 |
| 9 | Sarah | 373 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 365 |
| 11 | Amy | 362 |
| 12 | Nicole | 350 |
| 13 | Heather | 342 |
| 14 | April | 333 |
| 15 | Michelle | 332 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 310 |
| 17 | Brandi | 279 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 275 |
| 19 | Brandy | 274 |
| 20 | Jamie | 260 |
| 20 | Rachel | 260 |
| 22 | Angela | 247 |
| 22 | Erin | 247 |
| 24 | Courtney | 241 |
| 25 | Kelly | 236 |
| 26 | Mary | 230 |
| 27 | Danielle | 227 |
| 27 | Latoya | 227 |
| 29 | Lauren | 218 |
| 30 | Christina | 211 |
| 31 | Amber | 206 |
| 32 | Emily | 204 |
| 32 | Erica | 204 |
| 34 | Laura | 189 |
| 35 | Lisa | 181 |
| 36 | Shannon | 172 |
| 37 | Kristin | 170 |
| 38 | Kristen | 165 |
| 39 | Andrea | 163 |
| 40 | Leslie | 161 |
| 41 | Katie | 148 |
| 41 | Misty | 148 |
| 43 | Latasha | 146 |
| 44 | Katherine | 144 |
| 45 | Julie | 139 |
| 46 | Monica | 137 |
| 47 | Brooke | 133 |
| 48 | Dana | 132 |
| 49 | Kristy | 127 |
| 50 | Natasha | 125 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,142 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,093 |
| 3 | Joshua | 845 |
| 4 | James | 834 |
| 5 | Jason | 828 |
| 6 | Brandon | 752 |
| 7 | John | 739 |
| 8 | David | 690 |
| 9 | Robert | 648 |
| 10 | Joseph | 605 |
| 10 | Matthew | 605 |
| 12 | Jonathan | 564 |
| 13 | Justin | 542 |
| 14 | Jeremy | 521 |
| 15 | William | 465 |
| 16 | Ryan | 424 |
| 17 | Charles | 414 |
| 18 | Brian | 402 |
| 19 | Eric | 395 |
| 20 | Daniel | 377 |
| 21 | Travis | 339 |
| 22 | Kevin | 338 |
| 23 | Nicholas | 330 |
| 24 | Kenneth | 318 |
| 25 | Anthony | 311 |
| 26 | Timothy | 302 |
| 27 | Chad | 275 |
| 28 | Steven | 272 |
| 29 | Dustin | 265 |
| 30 | Paul | 261 |
| 31 | Thomas | 257 |
| 32 | Adam | 254 |
| 33 | Richard | 247 |
| 34 | Mark | 245 |
| 35 | Benjamin | 243 |
| 36 | Corey | 235 |
| 37 | Aaron | 227 |
| 38 | Jacob | 221 |
| 39 | Derrick | 219 |
| 40 | Stephen | 212 |
| 41 | Patrick | 208 |
| 42 | Andrew | 199 |
| 43 | Scott | 198 |
| 44 | Donald | 194 |
| 45 | Ronald | 186 |
| 46 | Jeffrey | 182 |
| 47 | Derek | 177 |
| 48 | Jared | 176 |
| 49 | Gregory | 167 |
| 50 | Larry | 166 |