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Top names in Mississippi

The names most likely to appear on 2020 Mississippi birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 22,238 Mississippi births in 2020 across 1,192 distinct names.

Distinctively Mississippi

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

#48Journeeoutside the national top 200
#22Khloe#161 nationally
#63Trinityoutside the national top 200
#65Kalioutside the national top 200
#66Kayleighoutside the national top 200
#23Aubree#156 nationally
#30Karter#162 nationally
#69Karsonoutside the national top 200
#32Londyn#163 nationally
#73Lailaoutside the national top 200
#74Parisoutside the national top 200
#78Kyrieoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Ava183US #3
#2Olivia153US #1
#3Amelia109US #6
#4Kinsley90US #59
#5Harper87US #10
#6Charlotte83US #5
#7Elizabeth83US #16
#8Emma83US #2
#9Paisley82US #49
#10Avery76US #19
#11Mary73US #123
#12Ella70US #15
#13Skylar70US #64
#14Brooklyn67US #54
#15Isabella65US #7
#16Aubrey63US #56
#17Nova63US #38
#18Caroline61US #71
#19Ivy60US #57
#20Madison59US #23
#21Serenity59US #69
#22Khloe58US #161
#23Aubree57US #156
#24Layla57US #24
#25Ellie56US #29
#26Sophia56US #4
#27Raelynn55US #104
#28Evelyn54US #9
#29Chloe52US #25
#30Zoey52US #32
#31Addison51US #47
#32Londyn51US #163
#33Everleigh49US #94
#34Mia49US #8
#35Lillian48US #46
#36Rylee48US #102
#37Autumn47US #82
#38Nevaeh47US #83
#39Aria46US #27
#40Emery46US #89
#41Stella46US #42
#42Abigail45US #12
#43Ryleigh44US #159
#44Anna43US #68
#45Bella43US #63
#46Eleanor43US #22
#47Madelyn43US #66
#48Journee42
#49Willow42US #48
#50Everly41US #43
#51Piper41US #91
#52Riley41US #33
#53Sadie41US #78
#54Gianna40US #13
#55Kaylee39US #117
#56Lily37US #35
#57Luna37US #14
#58Scarlett37US #21
#59Blakely36US #167
#60Hannah36US #39
#61Hazel36US #31
#62Summer36US #151
#63Trinity36
#64Harmony35US #175
#65Kali33
#66Kayleigh33
#67Nora33US #30
#68Savannah33US #67
#69Aaliyah32US #65
#70Kennedy32US #72
#71Naomi32US #52
#72Emily31US #18
#73Laila31
#74Paris31
#75Adalynn30US #116
#76Josie30US #135
#77Kylie30US #132
#78Jordyn29US #193
#79Mila28US #20
#80Natalie28US #51
#81Taylor28US #162
#82Charleigh27
#83Delilah27US #70
#84Harley27
#85Kehlani27US #168
#86Royalty27
#87Audrey26US #60
#88Aurora26US #36
#89Morgan26US #195
#90Penelope26US #26
#91Presley26
#92Saylor26
#93Amari25
#94Georgia25US #177
#95Makenzie25
#96Margaret25US #126
#97Mariah25
#98Miracle25
#99Adeline24US #99
#100Alice24US #76

Boys

#1James191US #6
#2William171US #5
#3Elijah169US #4
#4John162US #27
#5Noah152US #2
#6Mason120US #11
#7Kingston116US #118
#8Liam106US #1
#9Asher99US #32
#10Grayson87US #35
#11Carter81US #33
#12Waylon81US #103
#13Aiden78US #24
#14Christopher78US #47
#15Joseph75US #26
#16Charles74US #46
#17Jace74US #96
#18Jaxon74US #48
#19Oliver74US #3
#20Samuel74US #25
#21Michael73US #12
#22Jacob72US #15
#23Josiah72US #49
#24Benjamin71US #7
#25Levi70US #18
#26Ashton69US #136
#27Kayden69US #99
#28Jayden68US #37
#29Kaiden67US #139
#30Karter67US #162
#31Colton66US #66
#32Easton66US #73
#33Carson65US #84
#34Greyson65US #81
#35Wyatt65US #29
#36Jackson64US #17
#37Luke64US #31
#38David63US #28
#39Christian61US #62
#40Nolan61US #61
#41Robert61US #80
#42Jeremiah60US #74
#43Henry58US #9
#44Thomas58US #45
#45Jayce57US #150
#46Joshua57US #53
#47Ayden56US #122
#48Bryson55US #115
#49Lucas55US #8
#50Braxton54US #131
#51Maverick54US #50
#52Cooper53US #75
#53Caleb52US #56
#54Jonathan52US #70
#55Matthew51US #30
#56Bentley50US #141
#57Ethan50US #13
#58Logan50US #16
#59Owen50US #22
#60Amir48US #117
#61Alexander47US #10
#62Brayden47US #111
#63Isaiah47US #51
#64Landon47US #69
#65Cameron46US #65
#66Dylan46US #42
#67Hudson46US #43
#68Jack46US #21
#69Karson46
#70Tyler46US #130
#71Malachi45US #156
#72Jaxson44US #85
#73Jordan44US #82
#74Messiah44US #190
#75Sawyer44US #116
#76Eli43US #60
#77Gabriel43US #38
#78Kyrie43
#79Legend43US #127
#80Paxton43
#81Princeton43
#82Anthony39US #41
#83Chase39US #123
#84Daniel39US #14
#85Kameron39
#86Kyler39
#87Lincoln39US #40
#88Weston39US #104
#89Austin38US #88
#90Dallas38
#91Ryan38US #57
#92Micah37US #106
#93Parker37US #95
#94Ezra36US #44
#95Brooks35US #92
#96Hayden35US #177
#97Major35
#98Amari34
#99Kamari34
#100River34US #129

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑53Ellie#25
↑44Ivy#19
↑44Colton#31
↑42Jayce#45
↑42Jonathan#54
↑41Jace#17
↑38Greyson#34
↑34Nolan#40

Falling

↓49Taylor#81
↓39Ethan#57
↓31Legend#79
↓29Logan#58
↓29Cameron#65
↓28Messiah#74
↓27Thomas#44
↓27Bryson#48

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.