Most popular boys’ names in Louisiana, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	1,584
2	John	1,329
3	David	1,257
4	James	1,245
5	Robert	1,055
6	Mark	850
7	Charles	753
8	Joseph	661
9	Kenneth	658
9	William	658
11	Kevin	561
12	Donald	545
13	Gregory	511
14	Richard	486
15	Anthony	439
16	Paul	418
17	Ronald	414
17	Thomas	414
19	Gary	400
20	Larry	364
21	Terry	361
22	Timothy	357
23	Keith	352
24	Brian	330
25	Steven	319

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ricky	299
27	Daniel	282
28	Jerry	280
29	Patrick	272
30	Stephen	267
31	Randy	259
32	Edward	253
33	Carl	248
33	George	248
35	Jeffrey	242
36	Christopher	240
37	Johnny	235
38	Craig	227
39	Dennis	226
40	Willie	225
41	Jeffery	220
42	Billy	215
42	Dwayne	215
44	Raymond	207
45	Bobby	206
46	Gerald	205
47	Bruce	195
47	Scott	195
49	Wayne	192
50	Eric	186
51	Bryan	185
51	Troy	185
53	Danny	183
53	Micheal	183
55	Frank	182
56	Henry	180
57	Louis	176
58	Darryl	174
59	Darrell	172
60	Rodney	171
61	Tony	167
62	Roy	165
62	Russell	165
64	Chris	164
64	Douglas	164
64	Glenn	164
64	Todd	164
68	Harold	162
69	Barry	155
69	Jimmy	155
71	Melvin	153
72	Calvin	151
73	Curtis	149
74	Alvin	145
75	Ronnie	141
76	Roger	140
76	Walter	140
78	Randall	139
79	Albert	135
79	Tommy	135
81	Lawrence	131
82	Mike	130
83	Allen	129
84	Eddie	128
85	Samuel	126
86	Clarence	125
86	Dale	125
88	Arthur	124
89	Andrew	123
89	Phillip	123
91	Steve	121
92	Joe	115
92	Peter	115
94	Earl	110
94	Rickey	110
96	Reginald	109
97	Marvin	107
98	Jerome	105
99	Ernest	102
99	Tyrone	102