Top baby names in Louisiana, 1982
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 982 |
| 2 | Jessica | 887 |
| 3 | Ashley | 810 |
| 4 | Amanda | 685 |
| 5 | Crystal | 549 |
| 6 | Tiffany | 463 |
| 7 | Sarah | 438 |
| 8 | Melissa | 414 |
| 9 | Kimberly | 405 |
| 10 | Nicole | 370 |
| 11 | Michelle | 361 |
| 12 | Amy | 348 |
| 13 | Heather | 343 |
| 14 | Lauren | 302 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 297 |
| 16 | Brandi | 296 |
| 17 | Stephanie | 293 |
| 18 | April | 292 |
| 19 | Elizabeth | 290 |
| 20 | Rachel | 277 |
| 21 | Brandy | 276 |
| 22 | Jamie | 272 |
| 23 | Angela | 267 |
| 24 | Danielle | 254 |
| 25 | Courtney | 251 |
| 26 | Mary | 250 |
| 27 | Erica | 241 |
| 28 | Erin | 239 |
| 29 | Amber | 235 |
| 30 | Kelly | 226 |
| 31 | Christina | 223 |
| 32 | Emily | 217 |
| 33 | Laura | 208 |
| 34 | Kristen | 203 |
| 35 | Lindsey | 176 |
| 36 | Latoya | 172 |
| 37 | Lisa | 157 |
| 38 | Kayla | 156 |
| 39 | Andrea | 155 |
| 40 | Shannon | 153 |
| 41 | Leslie | 152 |
| 42 | Natalie | 146 |
| 43 | Katie | 144 |
| 43 | Misty | 144 |
| 43 | Sara | 144 |
| 46 | Natasha | 137 |
| 47 | Dana | 134 |
| 47 | Lindsay | 134 |
| 49 | Latasha | 133 |
| 50 | Krystal | 130 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,320 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,143 |
| 3 | Joshua | 851 |
| 4 | James | 839 |
| 5 | John | 814 |
| 6 | Jason | 796 |
| 7 | Brandon | 786 |
| 8 | David | 695 |
| 8 | Joseph | 695 |
| 10 | Robert | 650 |
| 11 | Justin | 610 |
| 12 | Matthew | 601 |
| 13 | Jonathan | 554 |
| 14 | William | 487 |
| 15 | Jeremy | 457 |
| 16 | Ryan | 454 |
| 17 | Daniel | 418 |
| 18 | Charles | 416 |
| 19 | Brian | 401 |
| 20 | Kevin | 370 |
| 21 | Eric | 349 |
| 22 | Nicholas | 344 |
| 23 | Anthony | 342 |
| 24 | Timothy | 327 |
| 25 | Travis | 314 |
| 26 | Richard | 291 |
| 27 | Steven | 289 |
| 28 | Thomas | 287 |
| 29 | Adam | 275 |
| 30 | Dustin | 274 |
| 31 | Chad | 272 |
| 32 | Kenneth | 258 |
| 33 | Mark | 245 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 242 |
| 35 | Andrew | 239 |
| 36 | Jeffrey | 235 |
| 37 | Paul | 229 |
| 38 | Patrick | 228 |
| 39 | Aaron | 227 |
| 40 | Jacob | 222 |
| 41 | Stephen | 220 |
| 42 | Gregory | 214 |
| 43 | Derrick | 212 |
| 44 | Scott | 199 |
| 45 | Marcus | 195 |
| 46 | Donald | 191 |
| 47 | Jared | 188 |
| 48 | Corey | 183 |
| 49 | Derek | 181 |
| 50 | Edward | 161 |