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Top names in Mississippi

The names most likely to appear on 2021 Mississippi birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 21,777 Mississippi births in 2021 across 1,216 distinct names.

Distinctively Mississippi

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

#29Karteroutside the national top 200
#32Harmony#198 nationally
#33Journee#196 nationally
#40Londynoutside the national top 200
#31Aubree#191 nationally
#19Ryleigh#164 nationally
#65Kyrieoutside the national top 200
#69Oaklynnoutside the national top 200
#69Dawsonoutside the national top 200
#73Londonoutside the national top 200
#48Khloe#175 nationally
#7Mary#132 nationally

Girls

#1Ava179US #5
#2Olivia126US #1
#3Amelia98US #4
#4Paisley91US #52
#5Emma89US #2
#6Nova77US #32
#7Mary75US #132
#8Charlotte68US #3
#9Avery67US #19
#10Elizabeth65US #14
#11Kinsley64US #57
#12Skylar64US #74
#13Harper62US #10
#14Chloe60US #25
#15Ella60US #16
#16Evelyn60US #9
#17Caroline57US #80
#18Ivy57US #49
#19Ryleigh57US #164
#20Autumn56US #66
#21Hazel56US #28
#22Brooklyn55US #63
#23Eleanor55US #15
#24Ellie54US #30
#25Isabella53US #7
#26Layla53US #24
#27Willow53US #39
#28Addison51US #45
#29Everleigh50US #99
#30Sadie48US #78
#31Aubree47US #191
#32Harmony47US #198
#33Journee47US #196
#34Riley47US #37
#35Serenity47US #84
#36Zoey46US #38
#37Abigail45US #17
#38Aubrey45US #64
#39Madison45US #29
#40Londyn44
#41Anna43US #85
#42Sophia42US #6
#43Gianna41US #13
#44Lily41US #31
#45Raelynn41US #103
#46Scarlett40US #20
#47Everly39US #50
#48Khloe38US #175
#49Naomi38US #54
#50Nevaeh38US #86
#51Piper38US #96
#52Audrey37US #60
#53Bella37US #73
#54Lillian37US #51
#55Mia37US #8
#56Rylee37US #97
#57Stella37US #41
#58Aaliyah36US #61
#59Delilah36US #58
#60Emery36US #90
#61Josie36US #130
#62Kehlani36US #151
#63Aria34US #22
#64Adalynn33US #119
#65Aurora33US #35
#66Blakely33US #156
#67Kylie33US #159
#68Magnolia33US #140
#69Oaklynn33
#70Lucy32US #48
#71Hadley31US #112
#72Grace30US #33
#73London30
#74Natalie30US #56
#75Nora30US #27
#76Kaylee29US #139
#77Remi29US #122
#78Summer29US #141
#79Royalty28
#80Ruby28US #62
#81Bailey27US #162
#82Kennedi27
#83Luna27US #11
#84Melody27US #113
#85Mila27US #26
#86Taylor27US #192
#87Wynter27
#88Charleigh26
#89Emily26US #21
#90Kalani26
#91Penelope26US #23
#92Sarah26US #91
#93Brielle25US #118
#94Eden25US #121
#95Georgia25US #167
#96Malaysia25
#97Sophie25US #76
#98Brooklynn24
#99Kennedy24US #70
#100Ariyah23

Boys

#1William182US #6
#2John180US #27
#3James166US #5
#4Elijah158US #4
#5Noah141US #2
#6Liam122US #1
#7Kingston113US #112
#8Asher103US #25
#9Mason96US #18
#10Grayson95US #35
#11Waylon93US #69
#12Michael88US #17
#13Jace82US #101
#14Jaxon82US #54
#15Joseph82US #28
#16Samuel75US #23
#17Carter73US #39
#18Hudson71US #34
#19Jayden71US #41
#20Josiah70US #49
#21Levi70US #12
#22Thomas69US #46
#23Wyatt69US #29
#24Logan68US #21
#25Aiden67US #26
#26Maverick67US #47
#27Oliver67US #3
#28Christopher66US #52
#29Karter66
#30Legend66US #118
#31Benjamin64US #7
#32Easton61US #72
#33Jacob61US #24
#34Nolan61US #60
#35Henry60US #9
#36Colton59US #75
#37David58US #30
#38Carson57US #97
#39Jack57US #11
#40Jackson57US #14
#41Kayden56US #108
#42Landon56US #73
#43Charles54US #50
#44Kaiden54US #163
#45Luke54US #32
#46Matthew52US #36
#47Ashton51US #148
#48Bryson51US #122
#49Lucas51US #8
#50Greyson50US #84
#51Jeremiah50US #82
#52Messiah50US #172
#53Robert50US #79
#54Ayden49US #143
#55Sawyer49US #114
#56Amir48US #123
#57Daniel48US #16
#58Ethan48US #20
#59Hunter48US #86
#60Ryder47US #111
#61Brayden46US #131
#62Walker46US #130
#63Christian45US #71
#64Joshua45US #58
#65Kyrie45
#66Lincoln45US #45
#67Caleb44US #51
#68Cooper43US #68
#69Dawson43
#70Gabriel43US #38
#71Jayce42US #158
#72Anthony41US #43
#73Beau41US #94
#74Braxton41US #146
#75Isaiah41US #56
#76Kash41
#77Kayson41
#78Malachi41US #167
#79Austin40US #96
#80Dylan40US #44
#81Jaxson40US #102
#82Cameron39US #62
#83Micah39US #107
#84Parker39US #93
#85River38US #110
#86Rowan38US #105
#87Jordan37US #88
#88Owen37US #22
#89Silas37US #91
#90Andrew36US #57
#91Bentley36US #150
#92August35US #120
#93Karson35
#94Weston35US #95
#95Hayden34US #175
#96Jonathan34US #77
#97Kaleb34
#98Kameron34
#99King34US #185
#100Kyler34

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑49Hudson#18
↑49Legend#30
↑40Hazel#21
↑35Audrey#52
↑34Logan#24
↑32Harmony#32
↑29Jack#39
↑27Daniel#57

Falling

↓42Jonathan#96
↓35Bentley#91
↓29Kennedy#99
↓29Owen#88
↓27Charles#43
↓26Khloe#48
↓26Luna#83
↓26Jayce#71

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.