State roster

Top names in Mississippi

The names most likely to appear on 2015 Mississippi birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 25,090 Mississippi births in 2015 across 1,238 distinct names.

Distinctively Mississippi

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

#39Makenzieoutside the national top 200
#44Ryleigh#198 nationally
#41Karter#183 nationally
#22Londyn#160 nationally
#46Harmony#184 nationally
#64Malaysiaoutside the national top 200
#66Parisoutside the national top 200
#68Jadaoutside the national top 200
#69Karsonoutside the national top 200
#71Kennedioutside the national top 200
#13Kingston#142 nationally
#73Gabrielleoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Ava214US #4
#2Emma166US #1
#3Olivia141US #2
#4Madison120US #11
#5Brooklyn118US #31
#6Paisley117US #45
#7Addison97US #24
#8Aubrey97US #21
#9Chloe96US #17
#10Mary95US #123
#11Elizabeth92US #13
#12Avery91US #16
#13Skylar91US #42
#14Zoey91US #23
#15Sadie90US #52
#16Abigail86US #7
#17Isabella86US #5
#18Ella83US #18
#19Harper83US #10
#20Amelia82US #12
#21Aubree79US #79
#22Londyn75US #160
#23Khloe71US #101
#24Taylor69US #77
#25London68US #105
#26Kaylee66US #61
#27Aaliyah63US #47
#28Caroline63US #62
#29Layla63US #30
#30Lillian61US #26
#31Anna60US #44
#32Serenity60US #71
#33Sophia60US #3
#34Mariah56US #152
#35Autumn54US #69
#36Trinity54US #129
#37Emily53US #8
#38Kylie53US #66
#39Makenzie52
#40Mia52US #6
#41Riley52US #35
#42Charlotte51US #9
#43Lily49US #25
#44Ryleigh49US #198
#45Alyssa48US #93
#46Harmony48US #184
#47Kinsley47US #113
#48Rylee47US #120
#49Morgan46US #121
#50Bailey45US #107
#51Bella44US #74
#52Evelyn44US #15
#53Kennedy44US #58
#54Madelyn44US #59
#55Nevaeh44US #70
#56Stella43US #51
#57Audrey42US #37
#58Jordyn42US #136
#59Lauren41US #119
#60Piper41US #67
#61Sarah41US #57
#62Savannah40US #38
#63Hannah39US #28
#64Malaysia37
#65Mckenzie37US #151
#66Paris37
#67Raelynn36US #179
#68Jada35
#69Peyton35US #72
#70Presley35US #188
#71Kennedi34
#72Scarlett34US #22
#73Gabrielle33
#74Aria32US #29
#75Hazel32US #63
#76Leah32US #36
#77Nora32US #41
#78Adalyn31US #132
#79Ariana31US #46
#80Journee31
#81Mackenzie31US #73
#82Natalie31US #27
#83Grace30US #19
#84Hadley30US #103
#85Kaitlyn30US #197
#86Kayleigh30
#87Makayla30US #143
#88Victoria30US #20
#89Arianna29US #56
#90Brooklynn29US #169
#91Eden29US #156
#92Katherine29US #84
#93Ellie28US #48
#94Faith28US #90
#95Harley28
#96Kylee28
#97Maci28
#98Reagan28US #99
#99Alexis27US #85
#100Jaliyah27

Boys

#1William212US #5
#2John206US #26
#3James197US #7
#4Mason190US #3
#5Elijah159US #11
#6Aiden152US #13
#7Noah151US #1
#8Carter141US #24
#9Jayden119US #20
#10Michael115US #9
#11Christian114US #43
#12Landon112US #46
#13Kingston111US #142
#14Joshua109US #33
#15Jackson107US #17
#16Christopher104US #32
#17Ethan104US #6
#18David103US #18
#19Logan102US #14
#20Joseph98US #21
#21Liam98US #2
#22Ayden96US #87
#23Jeremiah96US #54
#24Jaxon93US #44
#25Robert91US #63
#26Jacob90US #4
#27Samuel90US #23
#28Cameron89US #56
#29Grayson89US #47
#30Jordan89US #59
#31Charles86US #50
#32Wyatt86US #34
#33Caleb85US #37
#34Kayden84US #95
#35Braxton82US #121
#36Brayden81US #61
#37Easton81US #78
#38Carson80US #89
#39Gabriel80US #22
#40Jace80US #75
#41Karter80US #183
#42Benjamin77US #10
#43Bryson76US #133
#44Cooper76US #77
#45Ashton74US #141
#46Colton73US #60
#47Levi73US #42
#48Tyler73US #81
#49Luke72US #28
#50Matthew70US #15
#51Hunter69US #41
#52Lucas69US #16
#53Andrew62US #30
#54Brantley62US #122
#55Isaiah62US #49
#56Thomas62US #51
#57Bentley61US #92
#58Chase61US #74
#59Daniel61US #12
#60Eli61US #53
#61Sawyer61US #94
#62Jonathan60US #48
#63Kaiden60US #140
#64Anthony58US #25
#65Hayden58US #150
#66Alexander57US #8
#67Jayce56US #132
#68Josiah56US #57
#69Karson56
#70Tristan56US #101
#71Dylan54US #27
#72Henry54US #29
#73Justin54US #110
#74Austin53US #69
#75Kameron52
#76Parker51US #72
#77Brandon50US #83
#78Kaleb50US #164
#79Nathan49US #38
#80Oliver48US #19
#81Camden47US #104
#82Micah46US #105
#83Kaden45US #179
#84Greyson44US #111
#85Brody43US #106
#86Cayden43
#87Jase42US #182
#88Jeremy42US #175
#89Ryder42US #98
#90Amari40
#91Asher40US #82
#92King40US #163
#93Sebastian40US #35
#94Weston40US #120
#95Connor39US #55
#96Jayceon38
#97Owen38US #36
#98Peyton38
#99Dallas37
#100Preston37US #169

On the move since 2014

Rising

↑36Cooper#44
↑33Bailey#50
↑29Harmony#46
↑28Rylee#48
↑26Stella#56
↑24Makenzie#39
↑23Henry#72
↑22Isaiah#55

Falling

↓40Hadley#84
↓37Peyton#98
↓33Jayceon#96
↓32Hunter#51
↓31Alexis#99
↓27Dallas#99
↓26Peyton#69
↓25Brayden#36

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2014 rankings.