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Top names in Mississippi

The names most likely to appear on 2018 Mississippi birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 23,719 Mississippi births in 2018 across 1,217 distinct names.

Distinctively Mississippi

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

#46Mariahoutside the national top 200
#50Journeeoutside the national top 200
#37Londyn#187 nationally
#36Karter#176 nationally
#61Malaysiaoutside the national top 200
#42Harmony#175 nationally
#69Parisoutside the national top 200
#78Princetonoutside the national top 200
#79Brooklynnoutside the national top 200
#80Charleighoutside the national top 200
#81Kalioutside the national top 200
#84Allieoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Ava217US #3
#2Emma127US #1
#3Olivia127US #2
#4Amelia110US #8
#5Skylar102US #49
#6Isabella98US #4
#7Harper97US #9
#8Avery90US #16
#9Paisley89US #52
#10Addison87US #35
#11Brooklyn85US #47
#12Mary84US #126
#13Chloe81US #25
#14Madison81US #22
#15Aubree80US #110
#16Ella80US #15
#17Kinsley77US #63
#18Anna75US #54
#19Elizabeth75US #13
#20Layla74US #27
#21Zoey72US #29
#22Charlotte68US #6
#23Khloe67US #135
#24Lillian65US #34
#25Serenity64US #75
#26Raelynn62US #116
#27Stella61US #38
#28Aubrey60US #37
#29Ryleigh59US #145
#30Caroline58US #56
#31Evelyn58US #10
#32Mia58US #7
#33Abigail57US #11
#34Bella57US #48
#35Emily56US #12
#36Sadie55US #87
#37Londyn54US #187
#38Riley54US #28
#39Autumn53US #77
#40Nova52US #55
#41Taylor51US #121
#42Harmony46US #175
#43Hazel46US #42
#44Mila45US #14
#45Ellie44US #36
#46Mariah44
#47Natalie43US #39
#48Kaylee42US #97
#49Nevaeh41US #83
#50Journee40
#51Lily40US #31
#52Rylee40US #101
#53Scarlett40US #20
#54Piper39US #88
#55Hannah38US #33
#56Trinity37US #168
#57Eleanor36US #32
#58Emery36US #94
#59Everly36US #53
#60Aria35US #19
#61Malaysia34
#62Audrey33US #46
#63Ivy33US #86
#64Kennedy33US #59
#65Kylie33US #124
#66Savannah33US #45
#67Sophia33US #5
#68Nora32US #30
#69Paris32
#70Willow32US #60
#71Faith31US #122
#72Jordyn31US #166
#73Grace30US #24
#74Katherine30US #112
#75Lucy30US #51
#76Lydia30US #89
#77Reagan30US #107
#78Allison29US #70
#79Brooklynn29
#80Charleigh29
#81Kali29
#82Bailey28US #133
#83Morgan28US #163
#84Allie27
#85Avah27
#86Harmoni27
#87Lauren27US #174
#88Madelyn27US #72
#89Makenzie27
#90Naomi27US #64
#91Parker27US #162
#92Penelope27US #26
#93Royalty27
#94Adalynn26US #108
#95Hadley26US #104
#96Laila26US #182
#97Aaliyah25US #65
#98Adalyn25US #144
#99Amiyah25
#100Aurora25US #44

Boys

#1William194US #3
#2John193US #26
#3Noah158US #2
#4James156US #4
#5Elijah155US #7
#6Mason146US #9
#7Liam124US #1
#8Kingston116US #117
#9Carter115US #24
#10Aiden106US #19
#11Wyatt103US #27
#12Grayson100US #32
#13Jaxon99US #39
#14Joshua95US #40
#15Christopher91US #42
#16Josiah90US #52
#17Easton88US #66
#18Asher87US #47
#19Jayden86US #29
#20Logan86US #10
#21Christian84US #54
#22Joseph84US #23
#23Carson83US #70
#24Jackson83US #17
#25Michael83US #14
#26Kayden82US #97
#27Thomas81US #49
#28Jace80US #90
#29Bryson79US #92
#30Ayden78US #104
#31Henry78US #16
#32Kaiden74US #137
#33Oliver73US #5
#34Greyson72US #77
#35Gabriel71US #35
#36Karter71US #176
#37Samuel71US #21
#38Charles69US #53
#39Ethan69US #12
#40Lucas69US #8
#41Jacob67US #13
#42Matthew67US #20
#43Benjamin66US #6
#44Ashton65US #128
#45David65US #22
#46Landon65US #61
#47Caleb64US #45
#48Daniel64US #15
#49Jeremiah64US #64
#50Jordan64US #80
#51Levi62US #33
#52Robert61US #71
#53Luke60US #30
#54Bentley59US #121
#55Braxton59US #130
#56Brayden59US #84
#57Jonathan58US #63
#58Sawyer58US #100
#59Austin57US #81
#60Waylon57US #142
#61Cameron56US #69
#62Eli56US #57
#63Tyler53US #119
#64Andrew52US #43
#65Tristan52US #123
#66Hunter51US #56
#67Isaiah51US #51
#68Jack51US #28
#69Micah51US #103
#70Jayce50US #147
#71Maverick50US #73
#72Alexander49US #11
#73Owen49US #25
#74Anthony48US #38
#75Lincoln46US #41
#76Nolan46US #65
#77Colton45US #68
#78Princeton45
#79Sebastian45US #18
#80Timothy44US #165
#81Cooper43US #83
#82Dylan43US #31
#83Hudson43US #55
#84Messiah43
#85Karson42
#86Dawson41US #194
#87Connor39US #58
#88Ezra39US #59
#89Isaac39US #34
#90Rhett39US #167
#91Chase38US #113
#92Malachi38US #154
#93Jason37US #99
#94Ryan37US #46
#95Jaxson36US #76
#96Justin36US #141
#97Peyton36
#98Tucker36US #183
#99Weston36US #102
#100Aaron35US #60

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑31Josiah#16
↑29Addison#10
↑29Nova#40
↑27Sadie#36
↑27Everly#59
↑27Daniel#48
↑26Henry#31
↑24Faith#71

Falling

↓43Aaliyah#97
↓39Sophia#67
↓35Brayden#56
↓30Cooper#81
↓28Landon#46
↓28Robert#52
↓26Kennedy#64
↓24Madelyn#88

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.