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Top names in Mississippi

The names most likely to appear on 2024 Mississippi birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 19,831 Mississippi births in 2024 across 1,184 distinct names.

Distinctively Mississippi

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Mississippi more than they say America.

#23Journeeoutside the national top 200
#27Khloeoutside the national top 200
#36Londynoutside the national top 200
#26Kingston#177 nationally
#51Kaidenoutside the national top 200
#53Tayloroutside the national top 200
#54Kalioutside the national top 200
#64Messiahoutside the national top 200
#15Kehlani#150 nationally
#67Kashtonoutside the national top 200
#24Legend#157 nationally
#29Oaklynn#156 nationally

Girls

#1Ava94US #9
#2Olivia93US #1
#3Amelia86US #3
#4Harper82US #12
#5Mary78US #131
#6Charlotte74US #4
#7Elizabeth74US #17
#8Ivy65US #36
#9Emma62US #2
#10Nova62US #39
#11Paisley59US #61
#12Hazel57US #19
#13Mia56US #5
#14Ella54US #30
#15Kehlani54US #150
#16Evelyn53US #8
#17Kinsley51US #85
#18Caroline49US #92
#19Isabella49US #7
#20Autumn48US #79
#21Eleanor48US #14
#22Ellie48US #21
#23Journee48
#24Lainey48US #38
#25Naomi48US #44
#26Raelynn47US #113
#27Khloe46
#28Chloe45US #20
#29Oaklynn45US #156
#30Layla44US #37
#31Riley44US #42
#32Serenity44US #117
#33Sophia43US #6
#34Brooklyn42US #107
#35Aria41US #26
#36Londyn41
#37Millie40US #87
#38Willow40US #41
#39Emery39US #70
#40Scarlett39US #27
#41Skylar39US #134
#42Aurora38US #16
#43Nora38US #22
#44Avery37US #31
#45Lillian37US #54
#46Lucy37US #34
#47Sadie37US #57
#48Stella37US #49
#49Magnolia36US #138
#50Wrenley35US #148
#51Josie34US #88
#52Luna34US #13
#53Taylor33
#54Kali32
#55Addison31US #68
#56Vivian31US #77
#57Zoey31US #59
#58Delilah30US #50
#59Eden30US #71
#60Emersyn30US #154
#61Lyla30US #83
#62Everleigh29US #164
#63Lily29US #24
#64Nevaeh29US #133
#65Eliana28US #18
#66Hadley28US #115
#67Kennedy28US #89
#68Oakley28US #157
#69Violet28US #15
#70Abigail27US #32
#71Aubrey27US #132
#72Blakely27US #158
#73Eloise27US #64
#74Emily27US #25
#75Gianna27US #23
#76Grace27US #40
#77Malani27
#78Margaret27US #119
#79Parker27US #104
#80Rylee27US #125
#81Georgia26US #110
#82Kalani26
#83Leilani26US #66
#84Maria26US #74
#85Melanie26US #122
#86Melody26US #91
#87Sophie26US #60
#88Aaliyah25US #95
#89Adeline25US #58
#90Alice25US #63
#91Genesis25US #55
#92Harmony25
#93Ryleigh25
#94Adaline24US #194
#95Adalynn24US #163
#96Anna24US #94
#97Annie23US #192
#98Kennedi23
#99Madison23US #45
#100Mila23US #33

Boys

#1William161US #10
#2John158US #21
#3James146US #5
#4Noah112US #2
#5Liam102US #1
#6Elijah101US #8
#7Waylon90US #65
#8Mason85US #42
#9Asher84US #20
#10Samuel81US #17
#11Walker81US #82
#12Henry80US #6
#13Levi77US #12
#14Amir72US #95
#15Carter72US #46
#16Maverick72US #36
#17Josiah70US #53
#18Grayson69US #48
#19Oliver68US #3
#20Charles67US #51
#21Hudson66US #22
#22Michael66US #18
#23Kayden65US #125
#24Legend63US #157
#25David62US #31
#26Kingston62US #177
#27Cooper59US #50
#28Luke59US #34
#29Beau58US #69
#30Jackson58US #35
#31Aiden57US #47
#32Thomas57US #39
#33Wyatt57US #38
#34Christopher55US #61
#35Nolan55US #64
#36Robert53US #90
#37Jayden52US #59
#38Silas51US #81
#39Stetson51US #155
#40Jack48US #15
#41Joshua47US #57
#42Sawyer47US #131
#43Benjamin46US #11
#44Christian46US #77
#45Daniel46US #16
#46Easton46US #103
#47Owen46US #26
#48Weston46US #70
#49Bryson45US #147
#50Isaiah45US #56
#51Kaiden45
#52Lucas45US #9
#53Dylan44US #28
#54Jace44US #114
#55Logan44US #45
#56Caleb43US #49
#57Dawson43US #139
#58Jaxon43US #96
#59Joseph43US #32
#60Miles43US #37
#61Rowan43US #71
#62Ashton42US #188
#63Braxton42US #170
#64Messiah42
#65Greyson41US #127
#66Jacob41US #40
#67Kashton41
#68Parker41US #97
#69River41US #112
#70Theodore39US #4
#71Anthony38US #44
#72Gabriel38US #43
#73Austin37US #108
#74Baylor37
#75Dallas37
#76Karter37
#77Kyrie37
#78Amari36US #172
#79Jayce36US #169
#80Ryder36US #134
#81Axel35US #78
#82Bennett35US #60
#83Brooks35US #67
#84Carson35US #124
#85Isaac35US #41
#86Elias34US #25
#87Kyson34
#88Micah34US #86
#89Hayes33US #160
#90Karson33
#91Malachi33US #149
#92Tyler33US #191
#93Cameron32US #66
#94Colton32US #98
#95Ezra32US #13
#96Kamari32
#97Kayson32
#98Matthew32US #33
#99Andrew31US #68
#100Lincoln31US #73

On the move since 2023

Rising

↑48Owen#47
↑47Isaiah#50
↑46Josie#51
↑43Mia#13
↑43Dawson#57
↑40Oaklynn#29
↑36Caleb#56
↑35Eliana#65

Falling

↓68Anna#96
↓64Ezra#95
↓56Madison#99
↓47Karson#90
↓47Malachi#91
↓47Matthew#98
↓42Kamari#96
↓38Carson#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2023 rankings.