Most popular boy names in Louisiana — 2025

In 2025, the most popular boy name in Louisiana was Noah, followed by Liam and James. The list below ranks the state's top 100 boys' names, each compared with its national rank — tap any name to see how it has trended over time.

Most distinctive baby names in Louisiana

More common

Most distinctive John 2.0x more common ▲18 #5 vs US #23
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

Most distinctive 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 Liam 1.0x less common ▼1 #2 vs US #1

Percentages are each name's share of all boys born in Louisiana. Final 2025 birth totals aren't published yet, so shares use 2024 births (the latest available) as an estimate.

Year
Spellings

Boys

  1. 1
    Noah ▲1 vs US #2
    237
  2. 2
    Liam ▼1 vs US #1
    223
  3. 3
    James ▲3 vs US #6
    187
  4. 4
    Elijah ▲3 vs US #7
    186
  5. 5
    John ▲18 vs US #23
    181
  6. 6
    Oliver ▼3 vs US #3
    172
  7. 7
    William ▲2 vs US #9
    149
  8. 8
    Hudson ▲9 vs US #17
    133
  9. 9
    Joseph ▲20 vs US #29
    130
  10. 10
    Henry ▼5 vs US #5
    125
  11. 10
    Levi ▲2 vs US #12
    125
  12. 12
    Luke ▲21 vs US #33
    121
  13. 13
    Theodore ▼9 vs US #4
    119
  14. 14
    Asher ▲14 vs US #28
    117
  15. 15
    Samuel ▲3 vs US #18
    113
  16. 16
    Thomas ▲18 vs US #34
    110
  17. 17
    Cooper ▲10 vs US #27
    108
  18. 18
    Josiah ▲36 vs US #54
    107
  19. 19
    Beau ▲41 vs US #60
    104
  20. 19
    Bennett ▲21 vs US #40
    104
  21. 21
    Ezra ▼1 vs US #20
    102
  22. 22
    Michael ▼1 vs US #21
    101
  23. 23
    Lucas ▼13 vs US #10
    99
  24. 24
    Jack ▼9 vs US #15
    98
  25. 25
    Carter ▲20 vs US #45
    96
  26. 26
    Benjamin ▼15 vs US #11
    95
  27. 26
    Weston ▲29 vs US #55
    95
  28. 28
    Waylon ▲28 vs US #56
    94
  29. 29
    Elias ▼16 vs US #13
    93
  30. 29
    Roman ▲13 vs US #42
    93
  31. 31
    Rowan ▲28 vs US #59
    91
  32. 32
    Amir ▲73 vs US #105
    90
  33. 33
    Walker ▲45 vs US #78
    87
  34. 33
    Wyatt ▲5 vs US #38
    87
  35. 35
    David Same as US #35
    86
  36. 36
    Isaiah ▲21 vs US #57
    84
  37. 36
    Owen ▼5 vs US #31
    84
  38. 38
    Charles ▲10 vs US #48
    82
  39. 38
    Grayson ▲13 vs US #51
    82
  40. 40
    Brooks ▲24 vs US #64
    80
  41. 41
    Gabriel ▼4 vs US #37
    78
  42. 41
    Mason ▼2 vs US #39
    78
  43. 41
    Maverick ▲8 vs US #49
    78
  44. 44
    Ethan ▼20 vs US #24
    75
  45. 45
    Jace ▲69 vs US #114
    74
  46. 46
    Aiden ▲16 vs US #62
    73
  47. 47
    Andrew ▲26 vs US #73
    72
  48. 47
    Dylan ▼6 vs US #41
    72
  49. 49
    Wesley ▲3 vs US #52
    71
  50. 50
    Myles ▲50 vs US #100
    70
  51. 50
    Sebastian ▼34 vs US #16
    70
  52. 52
    Leo ▼33 vs US #19
    69
  53. 52
    Luca ▼38 vs US #14
    69
  54. 54
    Joshua ▲12 vs US #66
    68
  55. 54
    Mateo ▼46 vs US #8
    68
  56. 54
    Miles ▼10 vs US #44
    68
  57. 54
    Parker ▲48 vs US #102
    68
  58. 58
    Jayden ▲12 vs US #70
    67
  59. 58
    Legend ▲135 vs US #193
    67
  60. 60
    Anthony ▼14 vs US #46
    66
  61. 60
    Daniel ▼38 vs US #22
    66
  62. 62
    Jackson ▼26 vs US #36
    65
  63. 62
    Matthew ▼30 vs US #32
    65
  64. 64
    Alexander ▼34 vs US #30
    64
  65. 64
    Beckett ▲77 vs US #141
    64
  66. 66
    Easton ▲44 vs US #110
    63
  67. 66
    Hayes ▲96 vs US #162
    63
  68. 66
    Sawyer ▲56 vs US #122
    63
  69. 66
    Stetson ▲70 vs US #136
    63
  70. 70
    Christopher ▼2 vs US #68
    62
  71. 70
    Jeremiah ▲18 vs US #88
    62
  72. 72
    Jude ▲83 vs US #155
    61
  73. 73
    Jacob ▼30 vs US #43
    60
  74. 73
    Silas ▼2 vs US #71
    60
  75. 75
    Atlas Same as US #75
    59
  76. 75
    Eli ▲29 vs US #104
    59
  77. 75
    Kai ▲18 vs US #93
    59
  78. 75
    Karter ▲195 vs US #270
    59
  79. 79
    Kayden ▲56 vs US #135
    58
  80. 80
    Harrison ▲36 vs US #116
    57
  81. 80
    Isaac ▼33 vs US #47
    57
  82. 80
    Julian ▼55 vs US #25
    57
  83. 80
    Thiago ▼30 vs US #50
    57
  84. 84
    Ryder ▲48 vs US #132
    56
  85. 85
    Dawson ▲58 vs US #143
    55
  86. 85
    Jaxon ▲30 vs US #115
    55
  87. 85
    Kingston ▲119 vs US #204
    55
  88. 88
    August ▼7 vs US #81
    54
  89. 88
    Braxton ▲84 vs US #172
    54
  90. 88
    Kayson ▲176 vs US #264
    54
  91. 88
    River ▲23 vs US #111
    54
  92. 92
    Beckham ▲76 vs US #168
    53
  93. 92
    Micah ▼2 vs US #90
    53
  94. 94
    Eithan ▲3 vs US #97
    52
  95. 94
    Kohen ▲201 vs US #295
    52
  96. 96
    Malachi ▲38 vs US #134
    51
  97. 97
    Archer ▲1 vs US #98
    50
  98. 97
    Jett ▲72 vs US #169
    50
  99. 97
    Logan ▼44 vs US #53
    50
  100. 97
    Xavier ▲11 vs US #108
    50