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Top names in Mississippi

The names most likely to appear on 1957 Mississippi birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 54,273 Mississippi births in 1957 across 990 distinct names.

Distinctively Mississippi

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

#23Annie#193 nationally
#34Rosieoutside the national top 200
#37Ruby#197 nationally
#44Willieoutside the national top 200
#45Bobbieoutside the national top 200
#50Jessieoutside the national top 200
#48Jimmie#191 nationally
#59Lillieoutside the national top 200
#61Emmaoutside the national top 200
#58Charlie#193 nationally
#67Johnnieoutside the national top 200
#74Rooseveltoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary1,163US #1
#2Linda809US #3
#3Patricia602US #8
#4Brenda592US #13
#5Deborah511US #6
#6Barbara479US #9
#7Shirley470US #46
#8Debra439US #4
#9Cynthia415US #7
#10Carolyn361US #33
#11Dorothy358US #74
#12Betty350US #50
#13Gloria315US #66
#14Sandra295US #15
#15Pamela272US #12
#16Martha255US #63
#17Sharon255US #14
#18Susan254US #2
#19Kathy252US #20
#20Donna251US #10
#21Janice249US #32
#22Joyce247US #40
#23Annie238US #193
#24Elizabeth221US #22
#25Wanda202US #59
#26Karen197US #5
#27Beverly191US #48
#28Diane190US #17
#29Margaret186US #29
#30Judy185US #38
#31Rose179US #69
#32Teresa171US #24
#33Doris169US #119
#34Rosie169
#35Rebecca156US #34
#36Sherry156US #55
#37Ruby155US #197
#38Marilyn153US #82
#39Carol144US #18
#40Nancy144US #11
#41Debbie143US #27
#42Janet141US #23
#43Virginia141US #75
#44Willie139
#45Bobbie137
#46Rhonda137US #52
#47Gwendolyn135US #132
#48Cathy133US #39
#49Alice132US #106
#50Sarah131US #116
#51Helen128US #95
#52Jo127US #83
#53Lisa126US #26
#54Catherine123US #37
#55Sheila121US #58
#56Cheryl120US #16
#57Peggy116US #62
#58Rita114US #78
#59Lillie111
#60Glenda108US #134
#61Emma105
#62Jacqueline104US #91
#63Evelyn102US #125
#64Shelia101US #180
#65Cindy99US #19
#66Connie96US #47
#67Vickie95US #70
#68Vicki93US #51
#69Laura91US #31
#70Paula91US #49
#71Dianne90US #135
#72Katherine89US #72
#73Annette87US #97
#74Frances87US #113
#75Angela86US #89
#76Theresa86US #36
#77Bonnie84US #64
#78Bertha78
#79Christine78US #41
#80Ella78
#81Phyllis77US #90
#82Darlene74US #57
#83Regina73US #123
#84Anita72US #81
#85Ruth72US #84
#86Mildred70
#87Johnnie68
#88Loretta67US #131
#89Sylvia66US #109
#90Ethel65
#91Jessie65
#92Diana63US #43
#93Geraldine63US #189
#94Robin63US #30
#95Juanita62US #156
#96Julia62US #122
#97Patsy61
#98Clara60
#99Eva60US #196
#100Thelma60

Boys

#1James1,619US #2
#2Robert1,089US #4
#3John843US #5
#4Willie800US #63
#5Charles780US #11
#6Larry747US #22
#7Michael742US #1
#8William741US #6
#9David713US #3
#10Jerry423US #35
#11Thomas417US #9
#12Richard414US #8
#13Johnny345US #61
#14Kenneth336US #14
#15Billy312US #64
#16Bobby302US #78
#17Donald300US #15
#18George289US #29
#19Jimmy287US #77
#20Eddie273US #95
#21Terry273US #33
#22Henry262US #75
#23Joseph258US #12
#24Mark235US #7
#25Joe233US #57
#26Gary225US #13
#27Edward223US #25
#28Ronald223US #17
#29Ricky210US #40
#30Danny201US #45
#31Paul197US #18
#32Walter189US #58
#33Gregory184US #23
#34Roy179US #65
#35Steven179US #10
#36Randy178US #31
#37Anthony175US #27
#38Dennis171US #28
#39Melvin168US #113
#40Carl165US #49
#41Ronnie160US #73
#42Curtis149US #80
#43Tommy149US #102
#44Timothy147US #19
#45Calvin144US #114
#46Frank142US #38
#47Lee142US #105
#48Jimmie136US #191
#49Albert135US #84
#50Jessie133
#51Tony128US #71
#52Stephen123US #24
#53Roger122US #42
#54Stanley121US #81
#55Daniel116US #16
#56Howard115US #89
#57Rickey115US #108
#58Charlie112US #193
#59Samuel112US #82
#60Ray107US #111
#61Micheal106US #85
#62Keith101US #36
#63Steve99US #44
#64Phillip98US #79
#65Louis97US #86
#66Arthur95US #66
#67Johnnie94
#68Harold93US #74
#69Clarence92US #135
#70Leon92US #166
#71Raymond92US #39
#72Leroy91US #148
#73Alvin89US #144
#74Roosevelt89
#75Andrew86US #56
#76Jeffery86US #52
#77Milton86US #198
#78Douglas85US #30
#79Earnest85
#80Freddie78
#81Tommie77
#82Eugene76US #92
#83Marvin76US #112
#84Jeffrey75US #21
#85Wayne73US #47
#86Don71US #117
#87Earl71US #122
#88Ralph70US #76
#89Jack69US #67
#90Lawrence68US #46
#91Leonard68US #94
#92Sammie68
#93Allen67US #91
#94Floyd67US #170
#95Bruce66US #34
#96Ernest65US #101
#97Glenn65US #62
#98Harry65US #100
#99Gerald64US #51
#100Fred63US #103

On the move since 1956

Rising

↑40Lisa#53
↑33Tony#51
↑30Keith#62
↑23Jeffery#76
↑21Debbie#41
↑19Annette#73
↑19Phillip#64
↑18Shelia#64

Falling

↓29Patsy#97
↓24Fred#100
↓22Mildred#86
↓22Douglas#78
↓21Andrew#75
↓21Eugene#82
↓20Marvin#83
↓18Arthur#66

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1956 rankings.