Top baby names in Louisiana, 1987
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,138 |
| 2 | Jessica | 908 |
| 3 | Brittany | 666 |
| 4 | Amanda | 581 |
| 5 | Sarah | 452 |
| 6 | Jennifer | 411 |
| 7 | Lauren | 365 |
| 8 | Megan | 364 |
| 9 | Heather | 358 |
| 10 | Tiffany | 328 |
| 11 | Courtney | 305 |
| 12 | Danielle | 304 |
| 13 | Amber | 291 |
| 14 | Kayla | 288 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 276 |
| 16 | Rachel | 259 |
| 17 | Melissa | 238 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 237 |
| 19 | Emily | 236 |
| 20 | Stephanie | 228 |
| 21 | Whitney | 220 |
| 22 | Nicole | 212 |
| 23 | Katie | 203 |
| 23 | Samantha | 203 |
| 25 | Crystal | 197 |
| 26 | Michelle | 195 |
| 27 | Laura | 193 |
| 28 | Amy | 190 |
| 29 | Erica | 187 |
| 29 | Rebecca | 187 |
| 31 | Brittney | 176 |
| 32 | Victoria | 173 |
| 33 | Christina | 167 |
| 34 | Lindsey | 164 |
| 34 | Mary | 164 |
| 36 | Kristen | 159 |
| 37 | Jamie | 157 |
| 38 | Kelly | 151 |
| 39 | April | 148 |
| 40 | Chelsea | 146 |
| 41 | Katherine | 142 |
| 42 | Erin | 141 |
| 43 | Brandi | 126 |
| 44 | Angela | 125 |
| 45 | Sara | 120 |
| 46 | Allison | 119 |
| 47 | Alicia | 118 |
| 48 | Brandy | 114 |
| 48 | Lacey | 114 |
| 50 | Dominique | 111 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,066 |
| 2 | Joshua | 1,011 |
| 3 | Michael | 847 |
| 4 | Brandon | 717 |
| 5 | Matthew | 681 |
| 6 | Justin | 654 |
| 7 | James | 551 |
| 8 | John | 524 |
| 9 | David | 463 |
| 10 | Robert | 448 |
| 11 | Joseph | 436 |
| 12 | Ryan | 431 |
| 13 | Jeremy | 427 |
| 14 | Jonathan | 423 |
| 15 | Daniel | 397 |
| 16 | Andrew | 382 |
| 17 | William | 344 |
| 18 | Nicholas | 340 |
| 19 | Kevin | 316 |
| 20 | Eric | 312 |
| 21 | Charles | 297 |
| 22 | Anthony | 292 |
| 23 | Dustin | 290 |
| 24 | Cody | 289 |
| 25 | Jason | 284 |
| 26 | Timothy | 267 |
| 27 | Jacob | 264 |
| 27 | Thomas | 264 |
| 29 | Brian | 263 |
| 30 | Steven | 262 |
| 31 | Kyle | 229 |
| 32 | Adam | 223 |
| 33 | Stephen | 208 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 205 |
| 35 | Benjamin | 203 |
| 35 | Corey | 203 |
| 37 | Patrick | 202 |
| 38 | Richard | 197 |
| 39 | Jared | 189 |
| 40 | Aaron | 188 |
| 41 | Jordan | 187 |
| 42 | Travis | 183 |
| 43 | Mark | 177 |
| 44 | Gregory | 170 |
| 45 | Jeffrey | 164 |
| 46 | Derek | 162 |
| 46 | Marcus | 162 |
| 48 | Chad | 161 |
| 49 | Derrick | 144 |
| 50 | Zachary | 141 |