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Top names in Mississippi

The names most likely to appear on 2022 Mississippi birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 21,222 Mississippi births in 2022 across 1,210 distinct names.

Distinctively Mississippi

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

#32Dallasoutside the national top 200
#28Journee#195 nationally
#37Londynoutside the national top 200
#43Karsonoutside the national top 200
#45Aubreeoutside the national top 200
#33Khloe#186 nationally
#53Harmonyoutside the national top 200
#55Karteroutside the national top 200
#59Miracleoutside the national top 200
#69Royaltyoutside the national top 200
#36Kaiden#167 nationally
#71Kyrieoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Ava136US #7
#2Olivia123US #1
#3Amelia92US #4
#4Nova92US #32
#5Kinsley81US #61
#6Harper79US #11
#7Charlotte68US #3
#8Brooklyn65US #72
#9Elizabeth64US #15
#10Emma64US #2
#11Paisley64US #53
#12Isabella63US #6
#13Mary63US #134
#14Serenity62US #94
#15Layla61US #29
#16Ella60US #25
#17Hazel57US #27
#18Evelyn56US #9
#19Ellie55US #33
#20Ivy55US #42
#21Chloe54US #19
#22Riley54US #39
#23Luna53US #10
#24Autumn52US #71
#25Eleanor52US #16
#26Skylar52US #87
#27Willow52US #37
#28Journee50US #195
#29Naomi48US #46
#30Avery46US #26
#31Scarlett46US #14
#32Caroline45US #77
#33Khloe45US #186
#34Nevaeh45US #96
#35Raelynn45US #99
#36Abigail44US #24
#37Londyn44
#38Emersyn43US #135
#39Kehlani43US #153
#40Lucy42US #48
#41Sadie42US #68
#42Sophia42US #5
#43Addison41US #54
#44Lillian41US #50
#45Aubree40
#46Josie40US #120
#47Aubrey39US #81
#48Delilah39US #58
#49Mia39US #8
#50Aria38US #23
#51Aurora38US #31
#52Emery37US #82
#53Harmony36
#54Lily35US #30
#55Madison35US #34
#56Stella35US #40
#57Zoey35US #45
#58Magnolia32US #151
#59Miracle32
#60Oaklynn32US #160
#61Aaliyah31US #69
#62Anna31US #83
#63Everleigh31US #100
#64Gianna31US #22
#65Kaylee31US #161
#66Ryleigh31US #191
#67Hannah30US #47
#68Millie30US #128
#69Royalty30
#70Ruby30US #62
#71Kennedy29US #74
#72Madelyn29US #60
#73River29US #150
#74Alice28US #64
#75Bella28US #85
#76Malaysia28
#77Mila28US #18
#78Adalynn27US #132
#79Annie27
#80Everly27US #56
#81Hadley27US #112
#82Bailey26US #182
#83Charlie26US #123
#84Georgia26US #163
#85Isla26US #36
#86Nora26US #28
#87Taylor26
#88Alani25US #173
#89Ari25
#90Eden25US #116
#91Emily25US #17
#92Jade25US #88
#93Kennedi25
#94Natalie25US #55
#95Trinity25
#96Daisy24US #124
#97Lydia24US #93
#98Molly24US #199
#99Remi24US #118
#100Wrenley24

Boys

#1James175US #4
#2John151US #26
#3Elijah144US #5
#4Noah143US #2
#5William143US #6
#6Asher107US #20
#7Liam106US #1
#8Waylon97US #66
#9Kingston92US #127
#10Michael82US #16
#11Samuel82US #19
#12Mason81US #24
#13Christopher75US #55
#14Levi73US #12
#15Grayson72US #37
#16Wyatt72US #38
#17Aiden71US #29
#18Oliver70US #3
#19Walker69US #78
#20Joseph68US #30
#21Easton66US #80
#22Thomas66US #45
#23Henry65US #7
#24Hudson64US #27
#25Jackson63US #23
#26Nolan63US #65
#27Owen62US #18
#28Robert62US #84
#29Jack61US #15
#30Maverick61US #40
#31Carter60US #47
#32Dallas60
#33Kayden60US #106
#34Ashton59US #145
#35Bryson59US #136
#36Kaiden59US #167
#37David58US #31
#38Jaxon57US #67
#39Josiah57US #51
#40Christian53US #73
#41Jayden53US #46
#42Jordan53US #92
#43Karson53
#44Braxton52US #156
#45Carson52US #110
#46Isaiah52US #58
#47Weston52US #82
#48Jacob51US #32
#49Joshua51US #60
#50Legend51US #132
#51Lucas51US #8
#52Amir50US #113
#53Benjamin49US #9
#54Cooper49US #53
#55Karter49
#56Sawyer49US #131
#57Gabriel48US #36
#58Andrew47US #61
#59Charles47US #50
#60Colton47US #91
#61Jace47US #103
#62Luke46US #34
#63Cameron45US #64
#64Greyson44US #95
#65Messiah44US #186
#66River44US #105
#67Austin42US #111
#68Hunter42US #101
#69Wesley41US #70
#70Caleb40US #52
#71Kyrie40
#72Logan40US #33
#73Ryder40US #115
#74Alexander39US #17
#75Bentley39US #172
#76Beau38US #90
#77Kashton38
#78Matthew38US #39
#79Daniel37US #14
#80Hayden37US #162
#81Landon37US #86
#82Silas37US #87
#83Kayson36
#84Rhett36US #151
#85Jayce35US #154
#86Jonathan35US #79
#87Lincoln35US #54
#88Brooks34US #77
#89Eli34US #69
#90Ezekiel34US #48
#91Elias33US #43
#92Axel32US #76
#93Bennett32US #83
#94Brayden32US #149
#95Cohen32
#96Jamir32
#97Isaac31US #41
#98Jasper31US #129
#99Jaxson31US #119
#100Myles31US #112

On the move since 2021

Rising

↑61Owen#27
↑60Luna#23
↑50Karson#43
↑47Weston#47
↑45Jordan#42
↑43Walker#19
↑32Andrew#58
↑30Lucy#40

Falling

↓48Jace#61
↓48Logan#72
↓47Ryleigh#66
↓39Landon#81
↓34Everleigh#63
↓33Everly#80
↓33Brayden#94
↓32Matthew#78

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2021 rankings.