Most popular baby names in Mississippi

In 2023, the top baby names in Mississippi were John for boys (172 babies) and Ava for girls (119 babies). The next most popular were James, William and Elijah for boys and Amelia, Olivia and Charlotte for girls.

Top 25 boy names in Mississippi, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	172
2	James	162
3	William	150
4	Elijah	130
5	Noah	120
6	Liam	109
7	Waylon	98
8	Mason	90
9	Grayson	87
10	Josiah	82
11	Levi	80
12	Kingston	79
13	Asher	77
14	Michael	77
15	Henry	76
16	Legend	71
17	Maverick	71
18	Oliver	71
19	Thomas	67
20	Lucas	66
21	Samuel	65
22	Benjamin	64
23	Christopher	63
24	Jackson	63
25	Wyatt	63

Top 25 girl names in Mississippi, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ava	119
2	Amelia	109
3	Olivia	105
4	Charlotte	92
5	Harper	88
6	Elizabeth	81
7	Emma	76
8	Mary	76
9	Nova	76
10	Evelyn	63
11	Ella	58
12	Brooklyn	57
13	Emery	57
14	Journee	56
15	Autumn	55
16	Kinsley	55
17	Layla	54
18	Paisley	53
19	Ellie	52
20	Sadie	52
21	Chloe	51
22	Khloe	50
23	Millie	50
24	Skylar	50
25	Ivy	49

Names more common in Mississippi than nationally

The share of Mississippi babies given each name, divided by its share across the US in 2023. A value of 3× means the name was three times as common here. Only names with at least 30 babies in the state are counted.

Boys

Jamir8.5× · 32 babies
Kamari7.8× · 46 babies
Kyson7.8× · 39 babies
Karson7.5× · 49 babies
Chance5.3× · 30 babies
Kyrie4.9× · 48 babies
Kyler4.9× · 34 babies
Kingston4.7× · 79 babies
Legend4.3× · 71 babies
Dallas4.2× · 39 babies
Karter4.1× · 44 babies
Kash4× · 35 babies

Girls

Journee6.7× · 56 babies
Mary6.2× · 76 babies
Khloe6.1× · 50 babies
Londyn5.9× · 39 babies
Aubree5.2× · 32 babies
Kali4.9× · 31 babies
Kehlani4.1× · 45 babies
Saylor3.7× · 30 babies
Raelynn3.5× · 49 babies
Everleigh3.5× · 40 babies
Brooklyn3.4× · 57 babies
Skylar3.4× · 50 babies

All states

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, state data 2023. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.