State roster

Top names in Mississippi

The names most likely to appear on 2004 Mississippi birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 26,656 Mississippi births in 2004 across 1,167 distinct names.

Distinctively Mississippi

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

#47Ravenoutside the national top 200
#52Jaylaoutside the national top 200
#56Aniyaoutside the national top 200
#70Jaylenoutside the national top 200
#75Janiyaoutside the national top 200
#77Makenzieoutside the national top 200
#82Braxtonoutside the national top 200
#72Mallory#188 nationally
#85Jaylonoutside the national top 200
#71Wesley#184 nationally
#88Arieloutside the national top 200
#89Derrickoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Madison262US #3
#2Emily194US #1
#3Hannah185US #5
#4Anna182US #20
#5Emma179US #2
#6Alexis154US #11
#7Taylor138US #22
#8Sarah136US #12
#9Olivia129US #4
#10Elizabeth123US #10
#11Abigail120US #6
#12Alyssa114US #14
#13Mary114US #62
#14Destiny110US #38
#15Lauren97US #16
#16Jasmine94US #26
#17Kaitlyn94US #33
#18Makayla92US #47
#19Haley91US #44
#20Chloe89US #23
#21Brianna86US #17
#22Kayla86US #18
#23Jada78US #81
#24Kaylee78US #50
#25Katelyn76US #59
#26Ashley75US #8
#27Trinity74US #48
#28Amber73US #87
#29Hailey72US #24
#30Morgan72US #31
#31Natalie65US #19
#32Isabella63US #7
#33Mackenzie62US #45
#34Savannah62US #41
#35Gabrielle59US #73
#36Samantha59US #9
#37Gracie58US #114
#38Lillian58US #65
#39Sydney57US #27
#40Aaliyah55US #94
#41Shelby55US #112
#42Victoria55US #28
#43Brooklyn53US #101
#44Allison49US #40
#45Ella49US #29
#46Paris49US #157
#47Raven49
#48Zoe49US #54
#49Avery48US #77
#50Alexandria47US #125
#51Courtney47US #121
#52Jayla47
#53Katherine47US #35
#54Katie47US #102
#55Jessica46US #21
#56Aniya44
#57Jordan44US #71
#58Caroline43US #74
#59Mia43US #30
#60Rachel42US #34
#61Kelsey41US #148
#62Madeline41US #63
#63Mckenzie41US #151
#64Breanna40US #115
#65Layla40US #167
#66Skylar40US #154
#67Addison39US #160
#68Angel39US #127
#69Ava39US #25
#70Summer39US #140
#71Grace37US #13
#72Mallory37US #188
#73Megan37US #36
#74Faith35US #52
#75Janiya35
#76Julia35US #32
#77Makenzie35
#78Bailey34US #100
#79Laura34US #129
#80Madelyn34US #111
#81Mariah34US #113
#82Riley34US #58
#83Kennedy33US #117
#84Sara33US #68
#85Sierra33US #92
#86Abby32US #166
#87Aubrey32US #190
#88Ariel31
#89Kendall31US #137
#90Autumn30US #82
#91Erin30US #95
#92Tamia30
#93Aniyah29
#94Ashlyn29US #131
#95Asia29
#96Rebecca29US #70
#97Christina28US #123
#98Lydia27US #126
#99Maggie27
#100Molly27US #97

Boys

#1William355US #8
#2James285US #18
#3John257US #17
#4Joshua247US #3
#5Michael243US #2
#6Christopher240US #10
#7Jacob233US #1
#8Tyler202US #16
#9Ethan193US #5
#10Matthew192US #4
#11Elijah162US #31
#12Andrew148US #6
#13Caleb148US #33
#14Joseph148US #9
#15Jordan140US #43
#16Cameron139US #50
#17Landon137US #86
#18Austin135US #35
#19Hunter131US #49
#20Robert131US #36
#21Christian130US #24
#22David120US #14
#23Jonathan120US #21
#24Nicholas120US #13
#25Charles118US #56
#26Nathan117US #20
#27Ashton114US #76
#28Justin113US #30
#29Samuel113US #23
#30Brandon109US #22
#31Logan109US #27
#32Dylan108US #19
#33Anthony100US #11
#34Noah100US #29
#35Daniel97US #7
#36Hayden97US #87
#37Jeremiah97US #77
#38Zachary94US #26
#39Thomas92US #37
#40Mason90US #51
#41Jackson88US #48
#42Benjamin82US #25
#43Ryan77US #12
#44Gavin76US #52
#45Devin75US #81
#46Gabriel75US #32
#47Jayden74US #62
#48Isaiah71US #45
#49Timothy68US #79
#50Jaden65US #83
#51Connor62US #38
#52Luke61US #41
#53Cody60US #84
#54Aaron59US #53
#55Jason59US #47
#56Eric58US #61
#57Peyton58US #163
#58Alexander57US #15
#59Jeremy57US #111
#60Evan56US #39
#61Kevin55US #34
#62Marcus55US #116
#63Conner54US #134
#64Dalton54US #167
#65Kaleb54US #120
#66Antonio53US #93
#67Kenneth53US #119
#68Aidan52US #40
#69Richard51US #92
#70Jaylen50
#71Wesley50US #184
#72Xavier49US #88
#73Nathaniel48US #68
#74Brian47US #59
#75Seth47US #80
#76Bryce46US #108
#77Tristan46US #115
#78Brayden44US #107
#79Carson44US #101
#80Isaac44US #46
#81Kaden44US #105
#82Braxton43
#83Garrett43US #114
#84Jalen43US #190
#85Jaylon43
#86Jesse43US #94
#87Patrick43US #100
#88Steven43US #78
#89Derrick42
#90Blake41US #95
#91Bryson41US #200
#92Caden40US #104
#93Dakota40US #137
#94Malik40
#95Aiden39US #60
#96Chase39US #82
#97Colton38US #135
#98Omarion38
#99Preston38US #152
#100Stephen38US #140

On the move since 2003

Rising

↑42Zoe#48
↑41Lillian#38
↑38Raven#47
↑38Rachel#60
↑33Ella#45
↑32Addison#67
↑27Skylar#66
↑27Peyton#57

Falling

↓46Autumn#90
↓42Asia#95
↓34Angel#68
↓33Bailey#78
↓29Erin#91
↓28Breanna#64
↓27Jalen#84
↓25Rebecca#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2003 rankings.