Most popular baby names in Louisiana — 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in Louisiana were Amelia, Olivia, and Charlotte for girls and Noah, Liam, and James for boys. Some names are far more common here than nationwide: Armani is 7.5x more common in Louisiana than nationally, and Karter is 4.2x more common in Louisiana than nationally. See which names rose and fell the most below, or open the full top 100 lists.

Most distinctive baby names in Louisiana

Girls

Most distinctive Ellie 1.8x more common ▲17 #7 vs US #24
Also more common
Harper 1.7x more common ▲10 #6 vs US #16 Lucy 1.7x more common ▲14 #10 vs US #24 Amelia 1.6x more common ▲3 #1 vs US #4 Eleanor 1.4x more common ▲4 #8 vs US #12
Less common
Sofia 1.8x less common ▼67 #76 vs US #9 Isabella 1.3x less common ▼12 #19 vs US #7 Mia 1.2x less common ▼9 #15 vs US #6 Eliana 1.1x less common ▼17 #27 vs US #10

Boys

Most distinctive John 2.0x more common ▲18 #5 vs US #23
Also more common
Joseph 1.6x more common ▲20 #9 vs US #29 Elijah 1.5x more common ▲3 #4 vs US #7 James 1.4x more common ▲3 #3 vs US #6 Hudson 1.4x more common ▲9 #8 vs US #17
Less common
Mateo 1.8x less common ▼46 #54 vs US #8 Theodore 1.3x less common ▼9 #13 vs US #4 Lucas 1.2x less common ▼13 #23 vs US #10 Henry 1.1x less common ▼5 #10 vs US #5

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