State roster

Top names in Mississippi

The names most likely to appear on 2017 Mississippi birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 24,246 Mississippi births in 2017 across 1,252 distinct names.

Distinctively Mississippi

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

#42Londyn#192 nationally
#46Mariah#195 nationally
#52Parisoutside the national top 200
#55Malaysiaoutside the national top 200
#30Karter#174 nationally
#62Dallasoutside the national top 200
#63Karsonoutside the national top 200
#32Ryleigh#161 nationally
#72Journeeoutside the national top 200
#74Braylenoutside the national top 200
#76Kennedioutside the national top 200
#9Kingston#132 nationally

Girls

#1Ava211US #3
#2Emma152US #1
#3Olivia129US #2
#4Paisley105US #45
#5Isabella101US #4
#6Amelia99US #8
#7Madison93US #17
#8Kinsley92US #59
#9Chloe90US #22
#10Aubrey89US #31
#11Avery86US #14
#12Harper85US #11
#13Skylar85US #48
#14Mary84US #126
#15Brooklyn78US #39
#16Layla77US #26
#17Aubree74US #86
#18Charlotte74US #7
#19Khloe73US #136
#20Elizabeth71US #13
#21Zoey66US #28
#22Anna65US #53
#23Ella65US #16
#24Caroline64US #55
#25Lillian63US #27
#26Riley63US #25
#27Abigail61US #10
#28Sophia59US #5
#29Autumn57US #75
#30Bella57US #50
#31Kaylee57US #84
#32Ryleigh57US #161
#33Evelyn56US #9
#34Mia56US #6
#35Serenity56US #78
#36Taylor55US #113
#37Scarlett53US #18
#38Kennedy51US #58
#39Addison50US #34
#40Emily50US #12
#41Aria49US #20
#42Londyn49US #192
#43London48US #151
#44Raelynn48US #124
#45Stella48US #42
#46Mariah46US #195
#47Natalie44US #35
#48Savannah44US #38
#49Lily43US #33
#50Trinity43US #160
#51Hannah42US #32
#52Paris42
#53Piper42US #81
#54Aaliyah41US #57
#55Malaysia41
#56Audrey40US #46
#57Rylee40US #104
#58Adeline39US #64
#59Lucy39US #52
#60Harmony38US #178
#61Hazel38US #43
#62Nevaeh38US #74
#63Sadie38US #71
#64Madelyn37US #63
#65Sarah37US #62
#66Kylie36US #114
#67Naomi35US #69
#68Ellie34US #44
#69Nova34US #94
#70Emery33US #115
#71Morgan33US #153
#72Journee32
#73Mckenzie32US #186
#74Ariel31US #142
#75Eleanor31US #36
#76Kennedi31
#77Ivy30US #108
#78Laila30US #173
#79Bailey29US #125
#80Heaven29
#81Kayleigh29
#82Presley29
#83Raelyn29
#84Blakely28
#85Brooklynn28
#86Everly28US #82
#87Katherine28US #105
#88Madeline28US #99
#89Makenzie28
#90Nora28US #29
#91Peyton28US #89
#92Sophie28US #106
#93Adalyn27US #134
#94Adalynn27US #116
#95Faith27US #117
#96Lilly27US #152
#97Alyssa26US #133
#98Eden26US #139
#99Gabriella26US #65
#100Lydia26US #85

Boys

#1John181US #27
#2William181US #3
#3James166US #4
#4Mason166US #7
#5Elijah158US #8
#6Noah151US #2
#7Aiden141US #17
#8Carter126US #24
#9Kingston125US #132
#10Liam115US #1
#11Grayson111US #34
#12Michael105US #12
#13Bryson100US #86
#14Logan98US #5
#15Jaxon95US #43
#16Easton94US #66
#17Christopher92US #39
#18Landon91US #57
#19Jayden90US #26
#20Samuel88US #21
#21Brayden87US #72
#22Christian83US #52
#23Kayden82US #98
#24Robert82US #65
#25Carson80US #83
#26Joseph80US #18
#27Charles78US #48
#28Ethan78US #14
#29Jackson78US #20
#30Karter78US #174
#31Thomas78US #49
#32Oliver77US #10
#33Wyatt77US #25
#34Jacob76US #9
#35Joshua76US #38
#36Jace74US #87
#37Ayden73US #99
#38Ashton71US #138
#39Jeremiah71US #63
#40Asher70US #59
#41David70US #22
#42Luke70US #30
#43Benjamin68US #6
#44Sawyer68US #95
#45Cameron67US #60
#46Isaiah67US #46
#47Josiah67US #51
#48Kaiden65US #141
#49Gabriel64US #31
#50Levi64US #35
#51Cooper63US #88
#52Greyson63US #80
#53Jordan63US #73
#54Bentley61US #101
#55Lucas61US #11
#56Colton60US #70
#57Henry59US #19
#58Alexander58US #13
#59Braxton58US #118
#60Andrew57US #40
#61Matthew55US #16
#62Dallas54
#63Karson54
#64Jack53US #36
#65Anthony52US #33
#66Caleb52US #50
#67Hunter52US #53
#68Micah52US #107
#69Owen51US #28
#70Tyler50US #105
#71Jayce49US #139
#72Tristan49US #121
#73Austin48US #75
#74Braylen47
#75Daniel47US #15
#76Connor46US #56
#77Jonathan46US #55
#78Chase45US #94
#79Eli45US #54
#80Aaron44US #47
#81King44US #147
#82Malachi44US #153
#83Nolan44US #67
#84Waylon44US #162
#85Weston44US #109
#86Ryan43US #44
#87Brandon42US #114
#88Dylan42US #29
#89Jaxson42US #79
#90Princeton41
#91Maverick40US #84
#92Nathan40US #45
#93Kaleb39US #184
#94Parker38US #90
#95Brantley36US #168
#96Dawson36US #196
#97Ezra36US #69
#98Maddox36US #136
#99Major35
#100Messiah35US #198

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑37Greyson#52
↑36Raelynn#44
↑34Oliver#32
↑30Kinsley#8
↑29Naomi#67
↑28Asher#40
↑27Ashton#38
↑26Stella#45

Falling

↓36Kylie#66
↓35Braxton#59
↓33Levi#50
↓33Colton#56
↓32Sadie#63
↓31Parker#94
↓30Eli#79
↓29Caleb#66

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.