Top baby names in Louisiana, 1997
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexis | 481 |
| 2 | Taylor | 418 |
| 3 | Emily | 398 |
| 4 | Hannah | 366 |
| 5 | Sarah | 345 |
| 6 | Madison | 319 |
| 7 | Victoria | 297 |
| 8 | Ashley | 285 |
| 9 | Kayla | 278 |
| 10 | Brittany | 242 |
| 11 | Lauren | 238 |
| 12 | Jessica | 227 |
| 13 | Jasmine | 226 |
| 14 | Destiny | 220 |
| 15 | Amber | 209 |
| 16 | Gabrielle | 205 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 197 |
| 18 | Morgan | 190 |
| 19 | Brianna | 181 |
| 20 | Megan | 179 |
| 21 | Courtney | 178 |
| 22 | Alyssa | 169 |
| 22 | Samantha | 169 |
| 24 | Haley | 160 |
| 25 | Shelby | 156 |
| 26 | Brooke | 154 |
| 27 | Anna | 148 |
| 28 | Kaitlyn | 147 |
| 29 | Sydney | 141 |
| 30 | Rachel | 140 |
| 31 | Katelyn | 131 |
| 32 | Kelsey | 129 |
| 33 | Olivia | 124 |
| 34 | Mary | 123 |
| 35 | Caroline | 122 |
| 36 | Amanda | 121 |
| 37 | Bailey | 120 |
| 38 | Savannah | 119 |
| 39 | Paige | 114 |
| 40 | Alexandra | 112 |
| 40 | Chelsea | 112 |
| 42 | Abigail | 110 |
| 42 | Jordan | 110 |
| 44 | Allison | 109 |
| 45 | Rebecca | 108 |
| 46 | Kristen | 107 |
| 46 | Madeline | 107 |
| 48 | Breanna | 105 |
| 49 | Danielle | 100 |
| 50 | Katherine | 98 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua | 538 |
| 2 | Michael | 500 |
| 3 | Christopher | 485 |
| 4 | Tyler | 453 |
| 5 | Jacob | 443 |
| 6 | Austin | 433 |
| 7 | Matthew | 431 |
| 8 | Brandon | 421 |
| 9 | Nicholas | 399 |
| 10 | John | 350 |
| 11 | Joseph | 341 |
| 12 | Zachary | 325 |
| 13 | James | 318 |
| 14 | William | 297 |
| 15 | Dylan | 295 |
| 16 | Justin | 294 |
| 17 | Hunter | 281 |
| 18 | Jordan | 273 |
| 19 | Christian | 259 |
| 20 | Robert | 249 |
| 21 | David | 246 |
| 22 | Andrew | 228 |
| 23 | Ryan | 225 |
| 24 | Daniel | 221 |
| 25 | Logan | 218 |
| 26 | Jonathan | 213 |
| 27 | Cameron | 196 |
| 28 | Anthony | 191 |
| 29 | Devin | 185 |
| 30 | Aaron | 180 |
| 31 | Kyle | 175 |
| 32 | Caleb | 174 |
| 33 | Cody | 172 |
| 34 | Charles | 170 |
| 35 | Kevin | 163 |
| 36 | Thomas | 157 |
| 37 | Eric | 154 |
| 38 | Benjamin | 148 |
| 39 | Alexander | 140 |
| 40 | Samuel | 138 |
| 41 | Blake | 133 |
| 42 | Taylor | 132 |
| 43 | Patrick | 126 |
| 44 | Ethan | 122 |
| 44 | Malik | 122 |
| 46 | Adam | 121 |
| 47 | Connor | 119 |
| 48 | Dustin | 115 |
| 49 | Corey | 113 |
| 49 | Mason | 113 |