Top baby names in Louisiana, 1983
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,413 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 927 |
| 3 | Jessica | 904 |
| 4 | Amanda | 676 |
| 5 | Crystal | 452 |
| 6 | Tiffany | 422 |
| 7 | Sarah | 416 |
| 8 | Heather | 403 |
| 9 | Kimberly | 373 |
| 10 | Melissa | 363 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 338 |
| 12 | Amy | 332 |
| 12 | Lauren | 332 |
| 14 | Nicole | 305 |
| 15 | Michelle | 284 |
| 16 | Rebecca | 273 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 272 |
| 18 | April | 268 |
| 19 | Rachel | 264 |
| 20 | Amber | 261 |
| 20 | Danielle | 261 |
| 20 | Erin | 261 |
| 20 | Jamie | 261 |
| 24 | Courtney | 257 |
| 25 | Alicia | 248 |
| 26 | Megan | 246 |
| 27 | Kelly | 242 |
| 28 | Christina | 238 |
| 29 | Erica | 236 |
| 30 | Brandy | 235 |
| 31 | Brandi | 231 |
| 32 | Mary | 227 |
| 33 | Angela | 217 |
| 34 | Emily | 200 |
| 34 | Lindsey | 200 |
| 36 | Laura | 185 |
| 37 | Kayla | 181 |
| 38 | Kristen | 169 |
| 39 | Marquita | 168 |
| 40 | Katherine | 161 |
| 41 | Katie | 153 |
| 42 | Krystal | 146 |
| 43 | Natalie | 145 |
| 44 | Latoya | 143 |
| 45 | Brittany | 136 |
| 45 | Lacey | 136 |
| 47 | Shannon | 133 |
| 48 | Samantha | 129 |
| 49 | Leslie | 128 |
| 49 | Lindsay | 128 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,295 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,113 |
| 3 | Brandon | 856 |
| 4 | Joshua | 818 |
| 5 | James | 762 |
| 6 | John | 754 |
| 7 | Matthew | 748 |
| 8 | David | 625 |
| 8 | Jason | 625 |
| 10 | Justin | 612 |
| 10 | Robert | 612 |
| 12 | Joseph | 583 |
| 13 | Jonathan | 564 |
| 14 | William | 501 |
| 15 | Daniel | 460 |
| 16 | Ryan | 438 |
| 17 | Jeremy | 406 |
| 18 | Eric | 394 |
| 19 | Brian | 379 |
| 20 | Charles | 375 |
| 21 | Kevin | 365 |
| 22 | Adam | 348 |
| 23 | Nicholas | 340 |
| 24 | Anthony | 338 |
| 25 | Dustin | 333 |
| 26 | Thomas | 306 |
| 27 | Travis | 293 |
| 28 | Richard | 281 |
| 29 | Steven | 278 |
| 29 | Timothy | 278 |
| 31 | Kenneth | 269 |
| 32 | Aaron | 264 |
| 33 | Andrew | 261 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 246 |
| 35 | Jacob | 231 |
| 36 | Chad | 229 |
| 37 | Stephen | 228 |
| 38 | Gregory | 224 |
| 39 | Mark | 222 |
| 40 | Marcus | 216 |
| 41 | Patrick | 213 |
| 42 | Jeffrey | 204 |
| 43 | Paul | 199 |
| 44 | Jared | 192 |
| 45 | Derek | 190 |
| 46 | Derrick | 188 |
| 47 | Donald | 179 |
| 48 | Corey | 177 |
| 49 | Kyle | 167 |
| 50 | Scott | 166 |