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Top names in Mississippi

The names most likely to appear on 2019 Mississippi birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 23,308 Mississippi births in 2019 across 1,254 distinct names.

Distinctively Mississippi

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

#42Journeeoutside the national top 200
#27Londyn#174 nationally
#46Messiah#193 nationally
#55Karsonoutside the national top 200
#64Parisoutside the national top 200
#65Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#70Harmonioutside the national top 200
#41Karter#163 nationally
#79Kayleighoutside the national top 200
#51Harmony#169 nationally
#83Kennedioutside the national top 200
#60Trinity#177 nationally

Girls

#1Ava230US #3
#2Olivia121US #1
#3Emma112US #2
#4Amelia103US #7
#5Harper94US #9
#6Paisley90US #53
#7Skylar88US #56
#8Ella86US #13
#9Elizabeth81US #14
#10Mary81US #126
#11Aubrey79US #46
#12Madison78US #26
#13Brooklyn77US #52
#14Isabella74US #5
#15Charlotte72US #6
#16Kinsley69US #74
#17Layla69US #23
#18Chloe67US #24
#19Serenity67US #77
#20Evelyn63US #10
#21Caroline62US #61
#22Lillian62US #37
#23Sophia59US #4
#24Ryleigh58US #138
#25Addison57US #47
#26Zoey57US #31
#27Londyn55US #174
#28Avery54US #18
#29Riley54US #30
#30Anna53US #63
#31Aria53US #20
#32Taylor53US #135
#33Bella52US #50
#34Khloe51US #136
#35Scarlett51US #21
#36Everleigh49US #108
#37Nova49US #51
#38Raelynn47US #113
#39Stella47US #40
#40Abigail46US #11
#41Everly46US #42
#42Journee45
#43Willow45US #45
#44Aubree44US #122
#45Kennedy44US #68
#46Nevaeh44US #89
#47Emery42US #93
#48Lily42US #34
#49Lucy42US #48
#50Piper42US #84
#51Harmony41US #169
#52Luna41US #16
#53Mia41US #8
#54Aaliyah40US #70
#55Emily40US #12
#56Hazel40US #33
#57Natalie40US #41
#58Kaylee39US #114
#59Sadie39US #87
#60Trinity39US #177
#61Autumn38US #82
#62Eleanor38US #27
#63Ivy38US #67
#64Paris38
#65Audrey37US #49
#66Naomi36US #59
#67Rylee36US #100
#68Kylie35US #125
#69Mila35US #19
#70Harmoni34
#71Savannah34US #54
#72Adalyn33US #160
#73Faith32US #124
#74Hadley32US #112
#75Hannah32US #32
#76Jordyn31US #166
#77Remi31US #154
#78Ellie30US #35
#79Kayleigh30
#80Madelyn30US #72
#81Ruby30US #66
#82Genesis29US #58
#83Kennedi29
#84Mariah29
#85London28US #167
#86Nora28US #29
#87Amari27
#88Delilah27US #88
#89Kali27
#90Malaysia27
#91Adalynn26US #123
#92Ariana26US #69
#93Aurora26US #39
#94Brooklynn26
#95Brielle25US #101
#96Callie25US #180
#97Charleigh25
#98Eden25US #145
#99Eliza25US #119
#100Finley25US #188

Boys

#1William185US #4
#2Noah170US #2
#3James168US #6
#4Elijah159US #5
#5John151US #28
#6Liam132US #1
#7Mason124US #9
#8Aiden111US #20
#9Grayson102US #33
#10Michael101US #14
#11Kingston100US #117
#12Levi96US #25
#13Jackson90US #17
#14Carter87US #30
#15Christopher84US #44
#16Jaxon84US #42
#17Thomas80US #47
#18Ethan79US #11
#19Oliver79US #3
#20Samuel79US #22
#21Bryson77US #102
#22Waylon77US #113
#23Wyatt77US #29
#24Braxton76US #126
#25Charles75US #52
#26Jayden75US #35
#27Kayden75US #97
#28Ashton74US #125
#29Logan73US #16
#30Kaiden70US #144
#31Asher69US #43
#32Easton69US #74
#33Jacob69US #12
#34Joshua69US #48
#35Jeremiah68US #69
#36Cameron67US #67
#37Benjamin66US #7
#38Cooper66US #80
#39Josiah66US #45
#40Landon66US #63
#41Karter65US #163
#42Luke65US #32
#43Joseph64US #24
#44Robert63US #76
#45Lucas62US #8
#46Messiah62US #193
#47Henry61US #13
#48Legend61US #150
#49Andrew60US #46
#50Christian59US #57
#51David59US #27
#52Matthew59US #23
#53Ayden57US #114
#54Jordan57US #89
#55Karson57
#56Brayden56US #101
#57Caleb56US #51
#58Jace56US #93
#59Jack52US #19
#60Hunter51US #66
#61Sawyer51US #106
#62Carson50US #82
#63Daniel50US #15
#64Austin49US #88
#65Dawson49
#66Jaxson49US #83
#67Owen49US #21
#68Gabriel48US #37
#69Tristan48US #151
#70Bentley47US #130
#71Tyler47US #127
#72Greyson46US #79
#73Maverick46US #58
#74Nolan46US #65
#75Colton45US #59
#76Isaac45US #34
#77Micah45US #109
#78Alexander44US #10
#79Amir44US #131
#80Anthony43US #38
#81Eli43US #62
#82Lincoln43US #41
#83Hudson42US #50
#84Jaiden41
#85Princeton41
#86Dylan40US #39
#87Jayce40US #148
#88Malachi40US #160
#89Parker40US #98
#90Dallas38
#91Isaiah38US #53
#92Myles38US #143
#93Ryder37US #116
#94Aaron36US #61
#95Jayceon36
#96Jonathan36US #64
#97Brantley35
#98Chase35US #121
#99Kameron35
#100Kaleb34

On the move since 2018

Rising

↑44Sophia#23
↑43Aaliyah#54
↑43Cooper#38
↑39Levi#12
↑38Waylon#22
↑38Messiah#46
↑31Braxton#24
↑30Karson#55

Falling

↓39Carson#62
↓39Jonathan#96
↓38Mariah#84
↓38Greyson#72
↓33Ellie#78
↓33Gabriel#68
↓30Jace#58
↓29Aubree#44

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2018 rankings.