Top baby names in Louisiana, 1985
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,428 |
| 2 | Jessica | 838 |
| 3 | Amanda | 671 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 658 |
| 5 | Brittany | 529 |
| 6 | Heather | 441 |
| 7 | Megan | 420 |
| 8 | Lauren | 414 |
| 9 | Kimberly | 379 |
| 10 | Crystal | 367 |
| 11 | Sarah | 363 |
| 12 | Tiffany | 348 |
| 13 | Danielle | 344 |
| 14 | Rachel | 312 |
| 15 | Amber | 292 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 292 |
| 17 | Nicole | 289 |
| 18 | Jamie | 287 |
| 19 | Courtney | 281 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 278 |
| 21 | Amy | 270 |
| 22 | Melissa | 250 |
| 23 | Christina | 247 |
| 24 | Laura | 246 |
| 25 | Emily | 234 |
| 26 | Erica | 232 |
| 27 | Katie | 229 |
| 27 | Michelle | 229 |
| 29 | Mary | 219 |
| 29 | Rebecca | 219 |
| 31 | Lindsey | 218 |
| 32 | Erin | 217 |
| 33 | April | 204 |
| 34 | Latoya | 201 |
| 35 | Kelly | 192 |
| 36 | Alicia | 189 |
| 37 | Katherine | 187 |
| 38 | Brandi | 172 |
| 39 | Angela | 164 |
| 39 | Kristen | 164 |
| 41 | Krystal | 151 |
| 41 | Lacey | 151 |
| 43 | Samantha | 150 |
| 44 | Dominique | 149 |
| 45 | Brittney | 134 |
| 46 | Andrea | 131 |
| 47 | Shannon | 130 |
| 48 | Sara | 122 |
| 49 | Leslie | 121 |
| 49 | Natalie | 121 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,228 |
| 2 | Joshua | 1,057 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,033 |
| 4 | Brandon | 968 |
| 5 | James | 730 |
| 6 | Matthew | 680 |
| 7 | John | 666 |
| 8 | David | 599 |
| 9 | Robert | 545 |
| 10 | Jonathan | 543 |
| 11 | Joseph | 518 |
| 12 | Daniel | 507 |
| 13 | Justin | 505 |
| 14 | Ryan | 498 |
| 15 | William | 472 |
| 16 | Jason | 465 |
| 17 | Jeremy | 411 |
| 18 | Kevin | 362 |
| 19 | Eric | 358 |
| 20 | Brian | 355 |
| 21 | Nicholas | 345 |
| 22 | Dustin | 335 |
| 23 | Charles | 333 |
| 24 | Anthony | 314 |
| 25 | Andrew | 296 |
| 26 | Jacob | 294 |
| 27 | Stephen | 275 |
| 28 | Adam | 273 |
| 29 | Steven | 270 |
| 30 | Cody | 265 |
| 30 | Timothy | 265 |
| 32 | Mark | 256 |
| 33 | Thomas | 255 |
| 34 | Patrick | 245 |
| 35 | Kyle | 244 |
| 36 | Aaron | 234 |
| 37 | Travis | 223 |
| 38 | Richard | 222 |
| 39 | Benjamin | 216 |
| 40 | Jared | 210 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 206 |
| 42 | Paul | 193 |
| 43 | Corey | 191 |
| 44 | Marcus | 190 |
| 45 | Jeffrey | 189 |
| 46 | Chad | 186 |
| 47 | Sean | 181 |
| 48 | Gregory | 179 |
| 49 | Bryan | 171 |
| 50 | Derrick | 166 |