State roster

Top names in Mississippi

The names most likely to appear on 2003 Mississippi birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 26,510 Mississippi births in 2003 across 1,164 distinct names.

Distinctively Mississippi

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

#46Reaganoutside the national top 200
#47Ashantioutside the national top 200
#48Jayla#200 nationally
#49Jaylenoutside the national top 200
#53Asiaoutside the national top 200
#55Diamondoutside the national top 200
#65Jakaylaoutside the national top 200
#68Jaylonoutside the national top 200
#71Derrickoutside the national top 200
#78Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#84Peytonoutside the national top 200
#85Ravenoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Madison303US #3
#2Hannah197US #4
#3Anna187US #21
#4Emma169US #2
#5Emily167US #1
#6Alexis166US #7
#7Taylor134US #19
#8Sarah125US #11
#9Destiny123US #37
#10Olivia118US #5
#11Makayla115US #51
#12Abigail113US #6
#13Brianna113US #17
#14Mary113US #59
#15Kayla102US #16
#16Chloe101US #24
#17Haley101US #34
#18Alyssa98US #14
#19Jasmine92US #27
#20Ashley85US #8
#21Jada83US #79
#22Elizabeth82US #9
#23Kaitlyn82US #32
#24Lauren81US #15
#25Kaylee79US #53
#26Morgan77US #29
#27Shelby72US #94
#28Trinity72US #56
#29Isabella70US #12
#30Aaliyah69US #90
#31Hailey68US #26
#32Sydney66US #25
#33Savannah64US #41
#34Angel61US #119
#35Victoria61US #22
#36Breanna60US #105
#37Jordan60US #48
#38Jessica58US #18
#39Katelyn55US #58
#40Amber52US #74
#41Natalie51US #23
#42Gracie50US #126
#43Mackenzie50US #45
#44Autumn49US #75
#45Bailey49US #98
#46Reagan49
#47Ashanti47
#48Jayla47US #200
#49Madeline47US #61
#50Gabrielle45US #66
#51Samantha44US #10
#52Courtney43US #103
#53Asia42
#54Brooklyn42US #118
#55Diamond42
#56Alexandria41US #123
#57Allison41US #46
#58Caroline41US #68
#59Katherine41US #35
#60Kelsey41US #130
#61Avery40US #89
#62Erin40US #80
#63Sara40US #65
#64Grace39US #13
#65Jakayla39
#66Mia39US #36
#67Riley38US #72
#68Sierra38US #73
#69Abby37US #164
#70Kylie37US #52
#71Rebecca37US #63
#72Katie36US #107
#73Madelyn36US #115
#74Maggie36US #188
#75Mariah36US #113
#76Briana35US #114
#77Cheyenne35US #134
#78Ella35US #44
#79Lillian35US #76
#80Lindsey35US #132
#81Amaya33US #181
#82Faith33US #50
#83Kennedy33US #122
#84Mckenzie33US #149
#85Raven33
#86Jennifer32US #31
#87Laura32US #124
#88Mya32US #116
#89Laila31
#90Zoe31US #57
#91Amya30
#92Kathryn30US #117
#93Skylar30US #144
#94Kyla29US #165
#95Lily29US #69
#96Lydia29US #127
#97Megan29US #30
#98Rachel29US #28
#99Addison28US #191
#100Ashlyn28US #139

Boys

#1William334US #11
#2Christopher294US #9
#3James279US #18
#4Jacob264US #1
#5Joshua249US #3
#6John241US #17
#7Michael227US #2
#8Ethan211US #7
#9Tyler210US #15
#10Matthew191US #4
#11Cameron179US #40
#12Joseph169US #6
#13Caleb155US #34
#14Jordan154US #38
#15Robert140US #35
#16Hunter139US #41
#17Zachary139US #20
#18Andrew137US #5
#19Dylan135US #19
#20David134US #14
#21Brandon133US #21
#22Daniel132US #8
#23Justin131US #27
#24Nicholas131US #12
#25Austin129US #33
#26Christian128US #25
#27Jonathan117US #22
#28Samuel115US #23
#29Logan110US #28
#30Charles109US #57
#31Elijah108US #37
#32Anthony106US #10
#33Jackson106US #52
#34Landon101US #97
#35Thomas100US #36
#36Jeremiah90US #90
#37Timothy90US #76
#38Nathan89US #26
#39Hayden83US #84
#40Ryan80US #13
#41Devin78US #74
#42Gavin78US #51
#43Connor76US #43
#44Noah76US #31
#45Gabriel75US #29
#46Mason73US #54
#47Benjamin71US #24
#48Aaron66US #50
#49Jaylen66
#50Alexander65US #16
#51Ashton64US #101
#52Dalton64US #143
#53Eric62US #56
#54Marcus62US #119
#55Isaiah61US #49
#56Jason60US #42
#57Jalen59US #155
#58Cody58US #78
#59Jayden58US #75
#60Jaden55US #82
#61Xavier55US #85
#62Evan54US #44
#63Kevin54US #32
#64Kaleb53US #118
#65Kenneth53US #111
#66Jeremy51US #108
#67Conner49US #153
#68Jaylon48
#69Kyle48US #53
#70Blake47US #79
#71Derrick47
#72Luke47US #46
#73Richard47US #86
#74Antonio46US #92
#75Steven46US #70
#76Seth45US #80
#77Colton44US #135
#78Dawson44
#79Brayden43US #110
#80Colby43US #181
#81Dakota43US #126
#82Preston43US #154
#83Nathaniel42US #63
#84Peyton42
#85Aidan41US #39
#86Brady41US #142
#87Caden41US #113
#88Tristan41US #112
#89Bryce40US #103
#90Garrett40US #106
#91Adam39US #58
#92Parker38US #125
#93Patrick38US #91
#94Alex37US #62
#95Bradley37US #165
#96Bryson37
#97Taylor37
#98Eli35US #190
#99Isaac35US #48
#100Johnathan35US #178

On the move since 2002

Rising

↑33Reagan#46
↑30Bailey#45
↑29Gracie#42
↑29Riley#67
↑28Jaylen#49
↑28Blake#70
↑25Marcus#54
↑25Conner#67

Falling

↓55Rachel#98
↓52Megan#97
↓43Patrick#93
↓40Ashanti#47
↓29Alex#94
↓25Seth#76
↓25Nathaniel#83
↓24Faith#82

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2002 rankings.