State roster

Top names in Mississippi

The names most likely to appear on 2013 Mississippi birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 24,396 Mississippi births in 2013 across 1,211 distinct names.

Distinctively Mississippi

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

#35Kingston#190 nationally
#35Ryleigh#187 nationally
#52Jayceonoutside the national top 200
#58Kyleighoutside the national top 200
#69Peytonoutside the national top 200
#33Londyn#163 nationally
#69Presley#199 nationally
#75Harmony#200 nationally
#76Jadaoutside the national top 200
#86Kennedioutside the national top 200
#87Malaysiaoutside the national top 200
#90Aniyahoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Ava168US #5
#2Emma146US #2
#3Madison144US #9
#4Aubrey117US #18
#5Chloe114US #14
#6Brooklyn112US #28
#7Addison107US #19
#8Olivia99US #3
#9Taylor98US #59
#10Isabella97US #4
#11Aubree89US #53
#12Ella89US #15
#13Elizabeth88US #10
#14Khloe83US #78
#15Sophia83US #1
#16Sadie81US #49
#17Avery78US #12
#18Mary78US #118
#19Anna77US #35
#20Layla77US #30
#21Paisley76US #80
#22Zoey75US #24
#23Emily73US #7
#24Harper73US #16
#25Serenity73US #52
#26Skylar70US #73
#27Abigail69US #8
#28Mariah68US #113
#29Hannah65US #23
#30London65US #85
#31Aaliyah64US #37
#32Trinity61US #108
#33Londyn58US #163
#34Lillian57US #26
#35Ryleigh55US #187
#36Amelia54US #17
#37Peyton53US #51
#38Lily52US #27
#39Caroline49US #63
#40Kaylee49US #40
#41Lauren49US #92
#42Nevaeh49US #46
#43Natalie48US #21
#44Sarah48US #48
#45Morgan47US #100
#46Kennedy46US #65
#47Piper46US #97
#48Kylie45US #61
#49Riley45US #45
#50Makayla44US #94
#51Madelyn43US #68
#52Rylee43US #109
#53Alexis42US #47
#54Alyssa42US #57
#55Bella42US #58
#56Jordyn42US #133
#57Bailey40US #105
#58Kyleigh40
#59Allison39US #34
#60Autumn39US #64
#61Molly39US #102
#62Mackenzie38US #62
#63Savannah38US #36
#64Arianna37US #44
#65Kaitlyn37US #134
#66Lilly37US #122
#67Aria36US #41
#68Evelyn36US #20
#69Presley36US #199
#70Charlotte35US #11
#71Gracie35US #165
#72Hadley35US #110
#73Katelyn35US #143
#74Kinsley35US #161
#75Harmony34US #200
#76Jada34
#77Makenzie34US #166
#78Zoe34US #31
#79Adalyn33US #179
#80Laila33US #144
#81Leah33US #32
#82Lucy33US #66
#83Katherine32US #77
#84Mia32US #6
#85Jasmine31US #103
#86Kennedi31
#87Malaysia31
#88Mckenzie31US #140
#89Sofia31US #13
#90Aniyah30
#91Brooklynn30US #142
#92Ellie30US #74
#93Gabriella30US #38
#94Kayleigh30
#95Reagan30US #104
#96Sophie30US #76
#97Sydney30US #98
#98Eden29US #158
#99Paris29
#100Audrey28US #33

Boys

#1William241US #5
#2Mason208US #4
#3James198US #13
#4John187US #27
#5Aiden150US #12
#6Noah143US #1
#7Jayden140US #9
#8Elijah135US #11
#9Christopher133US #26
#10Jacob132US #2
#11Joshua132US #21
#12Brayden122US #48
#13Michael119US #7
#14Jordan116US #53
#15Ethan110US #6
#16Landon104US #39
#17Caleb100US #32
#18Christian100US #35
#19Hunter98US #36
#20Joseph98US #20
#21Jackson97US #16
#22Bryson96US #102
#23Ayden95US #71
#24Cameron94US #59
#25Jace94US #66
#26David93US #17
#27Jeremiah88US #58
#28Andrew87US #22
#29Jaxon87US #45
#30Tyler87US #63
#31Levi85US #49
#32Logan85US #18
#33Kaiden83US #122
#34Robert83US #62
#35Kingston82US #190
#36Samuel82US #25
#37Liam81US #3
#38Bentley78US #81
#39Grayson77US #77
#40Kayden77US #93
#41Carter76US #33
#42Jase76US #89
#43Charles74US #57
#44Colton74US #65
#45Luke72US #34
#46Matthew72US #15
#47Braxton71US #123
#48Daniel71US #10
#49Brantley70US #119
#50Gabriel69US #24
#51Anthony68US #19
#52Jayceon68
#53Benjamin67US #14
#54Carson67US #90
#55Jonathan66US #41
#56Easton64US #88
#57Thomas64US #61
#58Eli63US #43
#59Josiah63US #69
#60Ashton61US #152
#61Kaleb61US #137
#62Wyatt61US #42
#63Hayden59US #129
#64Timothy59US #124
#65Brandon58US #70
#66Chase56US #78
#67Connor56US #56
#68Jack55US #40
#69Peyton55
#70Lucas54US #23
#71Parker54US #74
#72Henry51US #37
#73Alexander50US #8
#74Brody50US #94
#75Justin50US #85
#76Owen50US #38
#77Tristan50US #96
#78Austin49US #64
#79Nathan48US #31
#80Micah47US #105
#81Ryan47US #30
#82Cooper46US #84
#83Jason46US #79
#84Dylan45US #29
#85Gavin45US #50
#86Antonio44US #127
#87Isaac44US #28
#88Nicholas43US #54
#89Sawyer43US #120
#90Braylon42
#91Jayce42US #147
#92Marcus42US #159
#93Preston41US #148
#94Braylen40
#95Kaden40US #151
#96Camden38US #99
#97Cayden38US #172
#98Jaiden38
#99Malachi38US #174
#100Aaron37US #51

On the move since 2012

Rising

↑48Morgan#45
↑44Sadie#16
↑38Jace#25
↑31Piper#47
↑30Arianna#64
↑29Connor#67
↑28Chase#66
↑26Jordyn#56

Falling

↓56Sophie#96
↓48Mia#84
↓46Makenzie#77
↓41Dylan#84
↓34Austin#78
↓31Cayden#97
↓27Matthew#46
↓27Kaden#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2012 rankings.