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Top names in Mississippi

The names most likely to appear on 2023 Mississippi birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 20,882 Mississippi births in 2023 across 1,240 distinct names.

Distinctively Mississippi

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

#14Journeeoutside the national top 200
#22Khloeoutside the national top 200
#42Londynoutside the national top 200
#43Karsonoutside the national top 200
#48Kyrieoutside the national top 200
#54Kamarioutside the national top 200
#57Aubreeoutside the national top 200
#58Karteroutside the national top 200
#63Kalioutside the national top 200
#67Sayloroutside the national top 200
#38Braxton#169 nationally
#66Presley#197 nationally

Girls

#1Ava119US #8
#2Amelia111US #4
#3Olivia106US #1
#4Charlotte92US #3
#5Harper89US #11
#6Elizabeth81US #15
#7Emma78US #2
#8Mary76US #133
#9Nova76US #35
#10Evelyn63US #9
#11Ella58US #32
#12Brooklyn57US #84
#13Emery57US #70
#14Journee57
#15Autumn55US #75
#16Kinsley55US #67
#17Layla54US #30
#18Paisley53US #56
#19Ellie52US #27
#20Sadie52US #59
#21Chloe51US #26
#22Khloe51
#23Millie50US #105
#24Skylar50US #107
#25Ivy49US #38
#26Naomi49US #44
#27Raelynn49US #112
#28Anna48US #79
#29Lainey48US #54
#30Delilah47US #52
#31Hazel46US #18
#32Willow46US #41
#33Kehlani45US #155
#34Nevaeh45US #117
#35Serenity45US #102
#36Caroline43US #83
#37Aria41US #25
#38Avery41US #29
#39Lucy41US #40
#40Addison40US #62
#41Everleigh40US #149
#42Londyn40
#43Madison40US #37
#44Zoey40US #51
#45Lillian39US #55
#46Luna38US #10
#47Eden37US #77
#48Scarlett37US #17
#49Sophia37US #5
#50Aurora35US #22
#51Isabella35US #7
#52Riley35US #43
#53Stella35US #46
#54Eleanor34US #14
#55Kennedy33US #72
#56Mia33US #6
#57Aubree32
#58Everly32US #69
#59Lily32US #20
#60Ruby32US #65
#61Aubrey31US #101
#62Genesis31US #57
#63Kali31
#64Abigail30US #31
#65Madelyn30US #58
#66Presley30US #197
#67Saylor30
#68Aaliyah29US #85
#69Oaklynn29US #157
#70Alani28US #177
#71Georgia28US #128
#72Parker28US #122
#73Violet28US #16
#74Blakely27US #156
#75Sofia27US #12
#76Wrenley27US #175
#77Amari26
#78Gianna26US #21
#79Kaylee26US #183
#80Magnolia26US #145
#81Remi26US #127
#82Adeline25US #71
#83Hadley25US #119
#84Ryleigh25
#85Adalynn24US #129
#86Armani24
#87Hallie24US #194
#88Harmoni24
#89Jordyn24
#90Kalani24
#91Margaret24US #132
#92Mila24US #28
#93Penelope24US #23
#94Trinity24
#95Audrey23US #74
#96Iris23US #78
#97Josie23US #108
#98Allison22US #100
#99Alora22US #200
#100Eliana22US #34

Boys

#1John173US #26
#2James162US #4
#3William150US #10
#4Elijah130US #5
#5Noah121US #2
#6Liam110US #1
#7Waylon99US #63
#8Mason91US #30
#9Grayson87US #44
#10Josiah83US #53
#11Levi80US #12
#12Kingston79US #142
#13Michael79US #16
#14Asher77US #23
#15Henry76US #8
#16Maverick72US #37
#17Legend71US #145
#18Oliver71US #3
#19Lucas67US #9
#20Thomas67US #41
#21Samuel65US #19
#22Benjamin64US #11
#23Christopher63US #55
#24Jackson63US #28
#25Wyatt63US #47
#26Aiden61US #40
#27Charles60US #54
#28Hudson60US #21
#29Walker60US #85
#30Carter59US #48
#31Ezra57US #15
#32Nolan57US #57
#33Amir56US #99
#34Luke56US #31
#35Kayden55US #114
#36Jace54US #110
#37Robert54US #88
#38Braxton50US #169
#39Cooper50US #52
#40Easton50US #98
#41Jack50US #14
#42Logan50US #39
#43Karson49
#44Malachi49US #146
#45Sawyer49US #127
#46Carson48US #112
#47Jaxon48US #86
#48Kyrie48
#49Daniel47US #17
#50Joshua47US #60
#51Matthew47US #32
#52Ryder47US #128
#53Ashton46US #156
#54Kamari46
#55Micah46US #87
#56Kaiden45US #170
#57Weston45US #75
#58Karter44
#59Beau43US #81
#60David43US #27
#61Ace42US #157
#62Bentley42US #186
#63Jacob42US #35
#64Rowan42US #76
#65Dylan41US #34
#66Greyson41US #118
#67Jayden41US #49
#68Silas41US #80
#69Stetson41US #183
#70Amari40US #151
#71Brooks40US #73
#72Cameron40US #58
#73Isaac40US #42
#74Miles40US #43
#75River40US #116
#76Christian39US #77
#77Dallas39
#78Joseph39US #29
#79Kyson39
#80Tucker39
#81Bennett38US #74
#82Bryson38US #150
#83Andrew37US #65
#84Colton37US #94
#85Jayce37US #166
#86Jordan37US #96
#87Anthony36US #46
#88Jeremiah35US #92
#89Kash35
#90Parker35US #91
#91Tyler35US #177
#92Caleb34US #51
#93Kai34US #61
#94Kyler34
#95Owen34US #20
#96Gabriel33US #38
#97Isaiah33US #56
#98Landon33US #97
#99Rhett33US #165
#100Dawson32US #149

On the move since 2022

Rising

↑45Millie#23
↑43Eden#47
↑39Emery#13
↑34Anna#28
↑33Legend#17
↑32Lucas#19
↑32Charles#27
↑31Benjamin#22

Falling

↓68Owen#95
↓58Joseph#78
↓51Josie#97
↓51Isaiah#97
↓47Bryson#82
↓45Dallas#77
↓44Jordan#86
↓39Isabella#51

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2022 rankings.