Most popular boys’ names in Louisiana, 1958

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

RankNameBabies
1Michael1,672
2James1,415
3David1,355
4John1,222
5Robert1,150
6Charles901
7Kenneth738
8Mark707
9Donald698
10William681
11Joseph676
12Richard632
13Ronald573
14Larry545
15Thomas527
16Gary468
17Gregory462
18Paul426
19Ricky425
20Keith391
20Terry391
22Jerry378
23Anthony369
24Steven346
25Kevin341
RankNameBabies
26Timothy333
27George309
28Edward307
29Willie306
30Brian297
31Dennis286
32Randy285
33Johnny271
34Stephen264
35Bobby260
36Carl254
37Daniel239
38Rickey234
39Gerald233
40Danny230
41Henry227
42Billy226
43Raymond221
43Ronnie221
45Patrick216
46Frank213
47Louis212
48Wayne210
49Eric203
49Glenn203
51Micheal201
52Tommy188
53Jeffery184
54Allen181
54Bruce181
54Calvin181
57Jimmy177
57Rodney177
59Douglas173
60Arthur170
60Darrell170
62Albert169
63Christopher168
64Lawrence167
65Alvin163
65Walter163
67Steve160
68Roy158
69Barry157
69Jeffrey157
71Curtis156
72Dale148
73Eddie143
73Randall143
75Russell142
76Harold141
77Scott139
78Mike138
79Samuel134
80Ray132
81Andrew129
82Bryan127
83Roger126
84Ernest124
85Craig123
85Melvin123
85Reginald123
88Chris122
88Earl122
90Clarence121
91Marvin116
92Joe112
92Stanley112
94Leonard110
95Don107
95Phillip107
97Jerome106
98Perry105
99Eugene104
99Peter104