State roster

Top names in Mississippi

The names most likely to appear on 2014 Mississippi birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 25,037 Mississippi births in 2014 across 1,215 distinct names.

Distinctively Mississippi

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

#37Ryleigh#187 nationally
#55Jadaoutside the national top 200
#59Kyleighoutside the national top 200
#54Karter#194 nationally
#61Peytonoutside the national top 200
#63Jayceon#200 nationally
#65Parisoutside the national top 200
#24Kingston#159 nationally
#72Malaysiaoutside the national top 200
#72Dallasoutside the national top 200
#75Cayden#198 nationally
#78Kennedioutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Ava176US #5
#2Emma155US #1
#3Olivia151US #2
#4Madison145US #9
#5Aubrey115US #21
#6Brooklyn108US #26
#7Paisley103US #53
#8Isabella101US #4
#9Chloe99US #18
#10Harper95US #11
#11Avery93US #14
#12Skylar92US #48
#13Zoey91US #22
#14Elizabeth90US #13
#15Anna87US #34
#16Ella87US #17
#17Addison86US #24
#18Mary82US #120
#19Sophia81US #3
#20Aaliyah79US #45
#21Khloe77US #88
#22Amelia76US #15
#23Abigail75US #8
#24Aubree73US #62
#25Serenity73US #58
#26Lillian72US #25
#27Emily70US #7
#28Layla70US #29
#29Taylor69US #77
#30Trinity65US #110
#31London62US #93
#32Londyn62US #154
#33Caroline59US #59
#34Mariah58US #137
#35Lily57US #27
#36Sadie57US #46
#37Ryleigh54US #187
#38Jordyn53US #127
#39Autumn51US #71
#40Hannah51US #28
#41Evelyn50US #16
#42Mia50US #6
#43Peyton50US #56
#44Hadley48US #100
#45Kaylee48US #52
#46Kinsley48US #131
#47Kylie48US #73
#48Kennedy47US #54
#49Charlotte46US #10
#50Adalynn45US #129
#51Sarah45US #50
#52Morgan44US #102
#53Riley43US #47
#54Adalyn42US #153
#55Jada42
#56Allison41US #39
#57Alyssa40US #76
#58Audrey40US #36
#59Kyleigh40
#60Lauren40US #94
#61Madelyn40US #60
#62Natalie40US #23
#63Makenzie39US #182
#64Nevaeh39US #63
#65Paris39
#66Savannah39US #38
#67Zoe39US #32
#68Alexis38US #65
#69Ellie38US #55
#70Mackenzie38US #69
#71Piper38US #75
#72Malaysia37
#73Aria36US #31
#74Leah36US #35
#75Harmony35US #192
#76Rylee35US #113
#77Gabrielle34US #173
#78Kennedi34
#79Presley34US #190
#80Hailey33US #51
#81Mckenzie33US #145
#82Stella33US #66
#83Bailey32US #104
#84Destiny32US #156
#85Faith32US #79
#86Lydia32US #84
#87Makayla32US #123
#88Brooklynn31US #157
#89Cali31
#90Callie31US #186
#91Eden31US #150
#92Lauryn31
#93Arianna30US #40
#94Ariel30US #132
#95Gabriella30US #42
#96Katherine30US #82
#97Kayleigh30
#98Kylee30
#99Lucy30US #61
#100Maggie30

Boys

#1William226US #5
#2James195US #9
#3John191US #26
#4Elijah176US #11
#5Mason172US #3
#6Noah152US #1
#7Aiden140US #14
#8Christopher140US #30
#9Jayden138US #15
#10Carter133US #27
#11Brayden118US #62
#12Ayden116US #74
#13Michael112US #7
#14Jacob111US #4
#15Joshua111US #25
#16Jeremiah109US #56
#17Ethan106US #6
#18Jordan106US #55
#19Hunter104US #40
#20Christian102US #42
#21Jaxon100US #46
#22Jackson98US #18
#23Charles97US #51
#24Kingston97US #159
#25Logan95US #13
#26Luke92US #28
#27Joseph91US #20
#28Landon91US #43
#29Jace89US #68
#30Levi89US #45
#31Liam89US #2
#32Bentley88US #89
#33Samuel88US #23
#34Braxton86US #120
#35Cameron85US #53
#36Bryson84US #115
#37David81US #17
#38Carson80US #91
#39Robert80US #60
#40Tyler80US #72
#41Thomas79US #54
#42Andrew77US #22
#43Easton77US #83
#44Ashton74US #143
#45Caleb74US #35
#46Gabriel73US #24
#47Wyatt71US #39
#48Grayson69US #63
#49Benjamin67US #12
#50Matthew67US #16
#51Austin65US #66
#52Brantley65US #121
#53Kayden65US #90
#54Karter64US #194
#55Daniel63US #10
#56Alexander62US #8
#57Ryan62US #37
#58Dylan61US #29
#59Jonathan61US #44
#60Kaiden61US #124
#61Peyton60
#62Colton59US #65
#63Jayceon58US #200
#64Anthony56US #21
#65Josiah56US #64
#66Lucas55US #19
#67Chase53US #78
#68Eli53US #49
#69Jack53US #41
#70Jase53US #105
#71Micah53US #109
#72Dallas52
#73Tristan52US #98
#74King51US #175
#75Cayden50US #198
#76Gavin50US #61
#77Isaiah50US #48
#78Timothy50US #134
#79Connor49US #52
#80Cooper49US #86
#81Parker49US #73
#82Hayden48US #140
#83Sawyer48US #110
#84Jayce45US #150
#85Kaleb45US #146
#86Karson45
#87Jeremy44US #169
#88Owen43US #36
#89Justin42US #96
#90Kameron42
#91Marcus42US #157
#92Oliver42US #32
#93Ryder41US #95
#94Brandon40US #71
#95Henry40US #33
#96Nathan40US #38
#97Braylen39
#98Kevin39US #70
#99Maddox38US #163
#100Zachary38US #82

On the move since 2013

Rising

↑42Mia#42
↑42Audrey#58
↑34Paris#65
↑31Carter#10
↑28Hadley#44
↑28Kinsley#46
↑27Evelyn#41
↑27Austin#51

Falling

↓37Makayla#87
↓29Arianna#93
↓29Brandon#94
↓28Caleb#45
↓28Jase#70
↓27Kaiden#60
↓26Bailey#83
↓24Piper#71

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2013 rankings.