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Most popular baby names in Louisiana, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Louisiana in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 16,370 girls and 19,130 boys are in the Louisiana list.

#1 for girls
Amelia
212 babies · #4 in the US
#1 for boys
Noah
237 babies · #2 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Louisiana 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1Amelia“vigor, bravery”212▲ 1
  2. #2Olivia“olive; olive branch”162▼ 1
  3. #3CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”161same
  4. #4Emma“entire”125▲ 2
  5. #5Sophia“wisdom”123▲ 10
  6. #6HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”119▲ 2
  7. #7EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records114▲ 2
  8. #8Eleanorpossibly “other”112▲ 1
  9. #9EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”110▼ 4
  10. #10Lucy“light”106▲ 28
  11. #11AilanyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,842 in 2015, #14 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel105▲ 119
  12. #12Nova“new”104▲ 1
  13. #13AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records98▼ 9
  14. #13IvyFrom the word “ivy”98▼ 1
  15. #15Elizabeth“my God is an oath”96▲ 2
  16. #15MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records96▼ 8
  17. #17Chloe“young green shoot”94▼ 6
  18. #17VioletFrom the word “violet”94▲ 18
  19. #19IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”85▼ 4
  20. #20EloiseEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #254 in 2015, #49 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel82▲ 15
  21. #21EllaShort form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”81▼ 2
  22. #21HazelFrom the word “hazel”81▼ 4
  23. #23LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”80▼ 3
  24. #24WillowFrom the word “willow”78▼ 1
  25. #25AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”77▼ 3
  26. #25AveryEditor’s note Used for both: 82% of US babies named Avery in 2025 were girls77▼ 11

Top 25 boys · Louisiana 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records237▲ 1
  2. #2LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”223▼ 1
  3. #3James“May He Heel”187▲ 3
  4. #4Elijah“Yahweh is my god”186▼ 1
  5. #5Johnpossibly “God is gracious”181▼ 1
  6. #6OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records172▲ 1
  7. #7William“will + helmet”149▼ 2
  8. #8HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records133▲ 2
  9. #9Joseph“(God) shall add”130▲ 3
  10. #10HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records125▼ 2
  11. #10LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records125▼ 1
  12. #12LukeEditor’s note Down from #28 in 2015 to #33 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 250 US boys in the 2025 records121▼ 1
  13. #13TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025119▲ 5
  14. #14AsherEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 2025117▼ 1
  15. #15Samuel“God has set or God has placed”113same
  16. #16Thomas“twin”110▲ 9
  17. #17CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025108▲ 12
  18. #18JosiahEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #54 vs #226 in 2025107▲ 10
  19. #19BeauEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #203 in 2015, #60 in 2025104▲ 6
  20. #19BennettForm of Benedict, meaning “blessed, well spoken of”104▲ 22
  21. #21EzraEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #93 in 2015, #20 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters102▼ 2
  22. #22Michael“who is like God?”101▲ 10
  23. #23LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records99▲ 13
  24. #24JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”98▲ 8
  25. #25Carter“son of Arthur”96▼ 11

Names that stand out in Louisiana

Names in the Louisiana top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Louisiana births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameLouisianaUSShare vs US
Armani#86#5627.5×
Demi#49#3807.4×
Malani#63#3746.2×
Camille#29#2405.5×
Londyn#91#3884.9×
Journee#55#2584.8×
Kehlani#44#1483.1×
Oaklynn#52#1533.0×

Boys

NameLouisianaUSShare vs US
Karter#75#2704.2×
Kohen#94#2954.1×
Kayson#88#2643.7×
Legend#58#1933.2×
Kingston#85#2042.8×
Hayes#66#1622.5×
Amir#32#1052.4×
Jude#72#1552.3×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Louisiana). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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