Top baby names in Louisiana, 1986
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,282 |
| 2 | Jessica | 914 |
| 3 | Brittany | 720 |
| 4 | Amanda | 619 |
| 5 | Jennifer | 537 |
| 6 | Sarah | 470 |
| 7 | Lauren | 431 |
| 8 | Heather | 387 |
| 9 | Megan | 379 |
| 10 | Tiffany | 357 |
| 11 | Kimberly | 327 |
| 12 | Amber | 323 |
| 13 | Courtney | 308 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 289 |
| 15 | Danielle | 288 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 268 |
| 17 | Rachel | 257 |
| 18 | Crystal | 254 |
| 19 | Erica | 243 |
| 20 | Amy | 234 |
| 21 | Jamie | 227 |
| 22 | Nicole | 221 |
| 23 | Whitney | 214 |
| 24 | Christina | 210 |
| 25 | Emily | 209 |
| 26 | Michelle | 208 |
| 27 | Melissa | 203 |
| 28 | Laura | 195 |
| 28 | Mary | 195 |
| 30 | Samantha | 194 |
| 31 | Lindsey | 185 |
| 32 | Katie | 184 |
| 33 | Brittney | 181 |
| 34 | Kayla | 180 |
| 35 | Rebecca | 173 |
| 36 | Erin | 170 |
| 37 | April | 164 |
| 38 | Katherine | 161 |
| 39 | Kristen | 154 |
| 40 | Kelly | 152 |
| 41 | Latoya | 144 |
| 42 | Krystal | 141 |
| 43 | Alicia | 139 |
| 43 | Victoria | 139 |
| 45 | Dominique | 138 |
| 46 | Sara | 137 |
| 47 | Angela | 135 |
| 48 | Brandi | 132 |
| 49 | Allison | 126 |
| 50 | Shannon | 121 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,202 |
| 2 | Michael | 922 |
| 3 | Joshua | 844 |
| 4 | Brandon | 808 |
| 5 | Matthew | 678 |
| 6 | John | 631 |
| 7 | James | 604 |
| 8 | Justin | 553 |
| 9 | David | 548 |
| 10 | Joseph | 524 |
| 11 | Jeremy | 507 |
| 12 | Robert | 471 |
| 13 | Ryan | 465 |
| 14 | Jonathan | 461 |
| 15 | Daniel | 457 |
| 16 | William | 421 |
| 17 | Jason | 380 |
| 18 | Kevin | 373 |
| 19 | Andrew | 365 |
| 20 | Nicholas | 334 |
| 21 | Eric | 328 |
| 22 | Charles | 315 |
| 23 | Dustin | 308 |
| 24 | Anthony | 304 |
| 25 | Brian | 293 |
| 26 | Cody | 291 |
| 27 | Jacob | 281 |
| 28 | Steven | 274 |
| 29 | Kyle | 265 |
| 30 | Adam | 261 |
| 31 | Timothy | 240 |
| 32 | Stephen | 238 |
| 33 | Richard | 230 |
| 34 | Patrick | 228 |
| 35 | Thomas | 219 |
| 36 | Kenneth | 209 |
| 37 | Corey | 207 |
| 38 | Aaron | 206 |
| 39 | Mark | 202 |
| 40 | Benjamin | 198 |
| 41 | Gregory | 195 |
| 42 | Jared | 194 |
| 43 | Travis | 186 |
| 44 | Marcus | 170 |
| 45 | Sean | 167 |
| 46 | Jeffrey | 166 |
| 47 | Paul | 163 |
| 48 | Jordan | 159 |
| 49 | Chad | 158 |
| 50 | Donald | 154 |