Most popular boys’ names in Louisiana, 1951

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	1,568
2	John	1,296
3	Robert	1,294
4	Michael	1,197
5	Charles	1,125
6	William	829
7	David	821
8	Joseph	803
9	Larry	785
10	Ronald	676
11	Donald	657
12	Kenneth	594
13	Richard	566
14	Thomas	565
15	Gary	482
16	George	402
17	Edward	387
18	Willie	382
19	Jerry	369
20	Paul	364
21	Henry	315
22	Johnny	285
23	Stephen	284
24	Daniel	254
25	Frank	249

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Louis	244
27	Terry	242
27	Wayne	242
29	Raymond	241
30	Dennis	238
31	Roy	226
32	Bobby	219
33	Gerald	216
34	Gregory	215
35	Glenn	214
35	Lawrence	214
35	Walter	214
38	Albert	211
38	Harold	211
40	Billy	198
41	Anthony	191
41	Roger	191
43	Carl	180
44	Melvin	178
45	Clarence	177
45	Jimmy	177
47	Alvin	171
47	Leroy	171
47	Steven	171
50	Calvin	169
51	Mark	168
52	Eddie	167
53	Ernest	162
54	Arthur	159
55	Allen	153
56	Patrick	152
57	Bruce	150
57	Samuel	150
59	Danny	149
60	Curtis	144
61	Tommy	143
62	Earl	135
63	Ronnie	133
63	Russell	133
65	Douglas	132
66	Rodney	131
67	Andrew	129
68	Joe	125
69	Eugene	121
69	Leonard	121
71	Harry	120
71	Stanley	120
73	Lee	119
74	Ray	114
74	Timothy	114
76	Herbert	111
77	Alfred	108
78	Howard	107
78	Keith	107
78	Lloyd	107
81	Randy	106
82	Jesse	104
83	Barry	103
84	Lionel	102
84	Ralph	102
86	Freddie	100
86	Herman	100
88	Phillip	99
89	Jimmie	98
89	Leon	98
91	Warren	97
92	Randall	96
93	Frederick	93
94	Micheal	92
94	Milton	92
96	Floyd	91
97	Dale	90
97	Steve	90
99	Don	89
100	Jack	88
100	Philip	88