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Top names in Mississippi

The names most likely to appear on 2011 Mississippi birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 25,019 Mississippi births in 2011 across 1,216 distinct names.

Distinctively Mississippi

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

#36Londynoutside the national top 200
#53Kyleighoutside the national top 200
#48Ryleigh#193 nationally
#58Braylonoutside the national top 200
#61Kinsleyoutside the national top 200
#70Jaylenoutside the national top 200
#75Allie#198 nationally
#44Jada#166 nationally
#83Presleyoutside the national top 200
#84Braylenoutside the national top 200
#75Jaiden#187 nationally
#89Kameronoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Madison160US #8
#2Emma150US #3
#3Ava126US #5
#4Olivia117US #4
#5Addison116US #13
#6Isabella114US #2
#7Chloe110US #10
#8Brooklyn109US #21
#9Aubrey96US #20
#10Mary96US #112
#11Elizabeth94US #11
#12Ella94US #12
#13Taylor94US #44
#14Layla91US #35
#15Anna90US #38
#16Kaylee88US #36
#17Khloe86US #49
#18Emily84US #6
#19Sophia83US #1
#20Abigail80US #7
#21Zoey76US #28
#22Avery73US #18
#23Makayla73US #56
#24Aaliyah70US #46
#25Nevaeh67US #33
#26Kylie64US #57
#27Trinity64US #77
#28Makenzie63US #139
#29Hannah62US #25
#30Lillian61US #22
#31London61US #94
#32Lily60US #15
#33Morgan59US #75
#34Sophie56US #51
#35Bailey54US #88
#36Londyn54
#37Peyton53US #53
#38Serenity53US #66
#39Alyssa52US #37
#40Aubree52US #99
#41Lauren52US #62
#42Amelia51US #30
#43Kennedy51US #91
#44Jada49US #166
#45Sarah49US #39
#46Molly48US #78
#47Harper47US #54
#48Ryleigh47US #193
#49Alexis46US #26
#50Savannah46US #41
#51Allison45US #40
#52Bella44US #60
#53Kyleigh44
#54Mackenzie44US #68
#55Mariah44US #98
#56Natalie44US #14
#57Skylar44US #145
#58Audrey43US #43
#59Katelyn43US #106
#60Reagan42US #122
#61Kinsley41
#62Autumn40US #69
#63Destiny40US #90
#64Hailey40US #32
#65Mckenzie40US #136
#66Gabrielle39US #119
#67Jordyn39US #121
#68Kaitlyn39US #100
#69Madelyn39US #79
#70Caroline38US #87
#71Rylee38US #102
#72Gracie37US #135
#73Jayla37US #149
#74Leah37US #29
#75Allie36US #198
#76Gabriella36US #34
#77Zoe36US #31
#78Riley35US #47
#79Samantha35US #17
#80Mia34US #9
#81Piper34US #110
#82Charlotte33US #27
#83Presley32
#84Brianna30US #45
#85Haley30US #158
#86Jasmine30US #72
#87Kylee30US #138
#88Maci30US #180
#89Sydney30US #65
#90Victoria30US #23
#91Erin29
#92Katherine29US #61
#93Kayleigh29
#94Sadie29US #123
#95Laila28US #141
#96Addyson27
#97Jakayla27
#98Maggie27
#99Marley27
#100Paris27

Boys

#1William291US #3
#2James208US #17
#3Jayden205US #4
#4John178US #27
#5Elijah170US #13
#6Christopher169US #20
#7Jacob167US #1
#8Mason164US #2
#9Joshua160US #14
#10Ethan158US #7
#11Michael157US #6
#12Brayden153US #36
#13Landon130US #34
#14Aiden125US #9
#15Cameron123US #53
#16Noah123US #5
#17Jeremiah119US #49
#18Caleb116US #32
#19Christian114US #30
#20Joseph110US #22
#21Jackson108US #23
#22Ayden104US #70
#23Bryson102US #97
#24Matthew102US #12
#25Andrew98US #16
#26Bentley98US #75
#27Tyler97US #38
#28Charles93US #61
#29Robert93US #62
#30David89US #18
#31Jordan89US #46
#32Thomas87US #63
#33Samuel84US #26
#34Gabriel82US #24
#35Hunter82US #55
#36Justin81US #59
#37Austin80US #60
#38Jonathan80US #31
#39Kayden80US #105
#40Ashton78US #109
#41Carson77US #85
#42Levi77US #66
#43Eli76US #58
#44Hayden75US #90
#45Easton74US #103
#46Anthony71US #11
#47Logan71US #21
#48Brandon68US #47
#49Parker68US #79
#50Kaleb67US #116
#51Dylan66US #33
#52Isaiah65US #43
#53Braxton64US #153
#54Carter64US #41
#55Cayden64US #150
#56Colton63US #74
#57Ryan63US #25
#58Braylon62
#59Evan62US #40
#60Wyatt61US #48
#61Kaden60US #119
#62Peyton59US #166
#63Benjamin57US #19
#64Brody57US #83
#65Cooper57US #82
#66Gavin57US #37
#67Daniel56US #10
#68Nicholas56US #42
#69Alexander55US #8
#70Jaylen53
#71Liam53US #15
#72Luke53US #39
#73Caden52US #134
#74Grayson52US #98
#75Jaiden50US #187
#76Jaxon50US #86
#77Tristan50US #87
#78Aaron49US #51
#79Zachary49US #64
#80Jaden46US #100
#81Kaiden46US #161
#82Nathan46US #28
#83Preston46US #136
#84Braylen43
#85Jason43US #71
#86Kevin43US #67
#87Rylan43US #146
#88Jace42US #106
#89Kameron42
#90Micah42US #102
#91Riley42US #111
#92Connor41US #54
#93Lucas41US #29
#94Henry40US #57
#95Jack40US #45
#96Chase39US #69
#97Jamarion39
#98Kingston39
#99Marcus39US #145
#100Ian38US #72

On the move since 2010

Rising

↑57Sophie#34
↑42Ryleigh#48
↑40Easton#45
↑39Molly#46
↑31Serenity#38
↑31Ayden#22
↑31Isaiah#52
↑31Ryan#57

Falling

↓53Paris#100
↓46Jaden#80
↓40Nathan#82
↓32Brianna#84
↓32Addyson#96
↓31Sadie#94
↓30Allie#75
↓28Gavin#66

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2010 rankings.