State roster

Top names in Mississippi

The names most likely to appear on 2009 Mississippi birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 26,667 Mississippi births in 2009 across 1,285 distinct names.

Distinctively Mississippi

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

#53Braylonoutside the national top 200
#34Makenzie#175 nationally
#70Londynoutside the national top 200
#71Maliyahoutside the national top 200
#47Jaylen#175 nationally
#77Jakaylaoutside the national top 200
#51Braxton#174 nationally
#78Janiyaoutside the national top 200
#79Kelseyoutside the national top 200
#79Jamarionoutside the national top 200
#81Addysonoutside the national top 200
#82Kayleighoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Madison236US #7
#2Emma183US #2
#3Addison161US #12
#4Ava142US #5
#5Anna132US #28
#6Chloe128US #9
#7Isabella127US #1
#8Olivia123US #3
#9Makayla105US #44
#10Alyssa104US #19
#11Elizabeth104US #11
#12Emily96US #6
#13Destiny90US #56
#14Mary90US #102
#15Kaylee88US #26
#16Alexis86US #13
#17Ella86US #15
#18Taylor84US #22
#19Abigail83US #8
#20Aaliyah81US #63
#21Aubrey80US #41
#22Brooklyn77US #37
#23Hannah77US #23
#24Lillian76US #27
#25Layla75US #45
#26Avery63US #32
#27Jada63US #113
#28Mariah63US #88
#29Sarah62US #21
#30Trinity62US #74
#31Jayla61US #128
#32Kaitlyn60US #67
#33Morgan60US #57
#34Makenzie59US #175
#35Lily57US #18
#36Natalie57US #16
#37Caroline55US #87
#38Zoey53US #75
#39Madelyn52US #59
#40Sophia52US #4
#41Brianna51US #24
#42Hailey50US #25
#43Bailey49US #85
#44Gracie49US #114
#45Katelyn48US #90
#46London47US #122
#47Savannah47US #39
#48Autumn46US #81
#49Kennedy45US #115
#50Khloe45US #95
#51Jasmine44US #51
#52Gabrielle43US #96
#53Kylie43US #62
#54Mia43US #10
#55Mackenzie41US #77
#56Marley41US #149
#57Nevaeh41US #34
#58Sophie41US #65
#59Audrey40US #49
#60Bella40US #58
#61Jordyn40US #124
#62Lauren40US #46
#63Riley40US #38
#64Kayla39US #35
#65Leah39US #29
#66Allison38US #30
#67Samantha38US #14
#68Victoria37US #31
#69Haley36US #123
#70Londyn36
#71Maliyah36
#72Peyton36US #42
#73Serenity36US #93
#74Amelia35US #55
#75Angel35US #177
#76Aniyah35US #181
#77Jakayla35
#78Janiya35
#79Kelsey35
#80Molly35US #92
#81Addyson34
#82Kayleigh34
#83Sadie34US #111
#84Skylar34US #184
#85Sydney34US #48
#86Gabriella32US #33
#87Zoe32US #47
#88Ashley31US #20
#89Presley31
#90Alana30US #172
#91Ariel30
#92Janiyah30
#93Jayden30US #188
#94Jordan30US #150
#95Aniya29
#96Arianna29US #52
#97Erin29US #194
#98Kennedi29
#99Mckenzie29US #155
#100Jaliyah28

Boys

#1William252US #5
#2Jayden236US #8
#3James229US #18
#4Christopher224US #10
#5Joshua188US #6
#6John182US #26
#7Michael176US #3
#8Ethan172US #2
#9Landon166US #36
#10Jacob162US #1
#11Elijah156US #21
#12Jackson147US #27
#13Noah147US #9
#14Caleb146US #31
#15Aiden145US #12
#16Cameron138US #58
#17Christian132US #23
#18Brayden128US #48
#19Tyler124US #28
#20Jeremiah121US #65
#21Andrew120US #16
#22Joseph120US #15
#23Jordan119US #45
#24Matthew117US #13
#25Mason110US #34
#26David108US #14
#27Hunter103US #56
#28Robert103US #55
#29Kaleb100US #108
#30Justin99US #46
#31Charles92US #64
#32Jonathan91US #29
#33Austin88US #63
#34Benjamin88US #19
#35Samuel88US #24
#36Hayden86US #91
#37Thomas86US #57
#38Brandon85US #38
#39Gavin85US #33
#40Logan85US #17
#41Dylan84US #30
#42Ashton83US #115
#43Gabriel83US #22
#44Anthony79US #11
#45Nicholas75US #32
#46Daniel72US #7
#47Jaylen72US #175
#48Peyton72US #148
#49Brody71US #77
#50Jaden71US #101
#51Braxton70US #174
#52Isaiah70US #41
#53Braylon69
#54Carter69US #50
#55Levi69US #85
#56Caden68US #103
#57Wyatt68US #60
#58Carson65US #88
#59Colton65US #93
#60Evan65US #35
#61Kaden65US #102
#62Nathan65US #25
#63Bryson62US #152
#64Parker62US #96
#65Preston60US #120
#66Cooper59US #84
#67Kayden59US #138
#68Alexander57US #4
#69Timothy57US #109
#70Ayden56US #87
#71Marcus55US #123
#72Jason54US #66
#73Jack53US #42
#74Kevin53US #44
#75Tristan53US #80
#76Eli52US #90
#77Ryan52US #20
#78Cayden51US #143
#79Jamarion51
#80Luke51US #47
#81Aaron50US #54
#82Zachary50US #53
#83Conner47US #156
#84Xavier47US #68
#85Micah46US #118
#86Isaac45US #40
#87Lucas44US #39
#88Riley44US #107
#89Chase43US #61
#90Eric42US #95
#91Kameron42
#92Derrick41
#93Grayson41US #172
#94Antonio40US #105
#95Connor39US #52
#96Brady38US #110
#97Jaiden37US #171
#98Jaxon37US #124
#99Maddox37US #181
#100Richard37US #114

On the move since 2008

Rising

↑40Autumn#48
↑39London#46
↑29Kaleb#29
↑29Braylon#53
↑25Mason#25
↑23Benjamin#34
↑22Nevaeh#57
↑21Jackson#12

Falling

↓48Mckenzie#99
↓43Zachary#82
↓32Angel#75
↓28Riley#63
↓26Tristan#75
↓25Eric#90
↓21Luke#80
↓21Conner#83

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2008 rankings.