Overview
- Lousiana’s Department of Health released provisional 2025 top‑10 lists based on birth certificates compiled by the Center for Vital Records and Statistics.
- Counts reported by the state show 214 boys named Noah and 191 girls named Amelia this year.
- The statewide top 10 featured Noah, Liam, James, John, Elijah, Oliver, William, Hudson, Joseph, Henry for boys and Amelia, Charlotte, Olivia, Emma, Eleanor, Harper, Sophia, Evelyn, Ellie, Nova for girls.
- Baton Rouge General reported Friday accounted for 18% of births and said 77% of babies had a unique first name at the hospital, with top names there including Elijah, John, Henry, Walker, Eric for boys and Olivia, Nora, Evelyn, Ivy, Kennedi/Kennedy for girls.
- Ochsner Baptist in New Orleans listed Theodore, James, Oliver as its leading boys’ names and Amelia, Lucy, Chloe for girls, underscoring regional variation from the statewide ranking.