Popular Names in Mississippi
Popular names in Mississippi 2022 are led by Ava and James. Ava and James are among the most popular baby names 2022, but Mississippi is the only state with this combination of top names. The top baby names in the US, Olivia and Liam, come in 2nd and 6th place in Mississippi, respectively.
Exactly half of Mississippi's Top 10 baby names are unique, ranking lower on the national charts. For girls, these are Nova, Kinsley, Brooklyn, Paisley, and Elizabeth. On the boys' side, the names that rank in Mississippi's Top 10 but not the national Top 10 are John, Asher, Waylon, Kingston, and Michael. While Kingston is Number 9 in Mississippi, it doesn't even crack the top 100 in the US.
Many place names (and their spelling variations) are more popular than average in Mississippi, including Londyn, Georgia, Malaysia, and Brooklyn for girls and Dallas for boys.
Word names such as Harmony, Journee, Miracle, Royalty, Trinity, and Serenity for girls, as well as Legend, Messiah, and Maverick for boys, are popular Mississippi baby names as well.
K names are particularly popular in Mississippi, with Kinsley, Khloe, Kehlani, Kaylee, Kennedy, and Kennedi for girls, and Kingston, Kayden, Kaiden, Karson, Karter, Kyrie, Kashton, and Kayson all ranking much higher than the national average for boys.
Several alternate spellings are more popular girl names in Mississippi than the traditional forms. Aubree beats Aubrey, Everleigh ranks over Everly, and Adalynn is favored over Adeline.
National Top 10 favorite Theodore is among the least popular boy names in Mississippi, coming in at Number 128.
To browse popular names lists from the US and around the world, visit our main Popular Names page. You might also want to browse Nameberry's real-time lists of Popular Girl Names 2022 and Popular Boy Names 2022.
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1James 1Ava 2John 2Olivia 3Elijah 3Amelia 4Noah 4Nova 5William 5Kinsley 6Liam 6Harper 7Asher 7Charlotte 8Waylon 8Brooklyn 9Kingston 9Paisley 10Michael 10Elizabeth 11Samuel 11Emma 12Mason 12Isabella 13Christopher 13Mary 14Levi 14Serenity 15Wyatt 15Layla 16Grayson 16Ella 17Aiden 17Evelyn 18Oliver 18Hazel 19Walker 19Ivy 20Joseph 20Chloe 21Easton 21Riley 22Henry 22Ellie 23Thomas 23Luna 24Hudson 24Autumn 25Jackson 25Eleanor 26Nolan 26Skylar 27Owen 27Willow 28Robert 28Journee 29Maverick 29Naomi 30Carter 30Avery 31Dallas 31Scarlett 32Jack 32Caroline 33Kayden 33Khloe 34Ashton 34Nevaeh 35Bryson 35Londyn 36Kaiden 36Raelynn 37David 37Abigail 38Jaxon 38Emersyn 39Josiah 39Kehlani 40Christian 40Sophia 41Jayden 41Lucy 42Braxton 42Sadie 43Jordan 43Addison 44Carson 44Aubree 45Isaiah 45Josie 46Joshua 46Lillian 47Karson 47Mia 48Lucas 48Aubrey 49Weston 49Aurora 50Jacob 50Delilah 51Amir 51Aria 52Cooper 52Emery 53Karter 53Harmony 54Legend 54Lily 55Sawyer 55Madison 56Benjamin 56Stella 57Gabriel 57Zoey 58Andrew 58Magnolia 59Charles 59Miracle 60Colton 60Oaklynn 61Jace 61Aaliyah 62Luke 62Anna 63Cameron 63Everleigh 64Greyson 64Gianna 65Messiah 65Kaylee 66Austin 66Ryleigh 67Hunter 67Millie 68River 68Royalty 69Wesley 69Hannah 70Caleb 70Kennedy 71Kyrie 71Madelyn 72Logan 72River 73Ryder 73Ruby 74Alexander 74Alice 75Bentley 75Bella 76Beau 76Malaysia 77Kashton 77Adalynn 78Matthew 78Annie 79Daniel 79Everly 80Landon 80Hadley 81Silas 81Mila 82Hayden 82Bailey 83Kayson 83Charlie 84Rhett 84Georgia 85Jayce 85Alani 86Lincoln 86Ari 87Brooks 87Emily 88Eli 88Isla 89Ezekiel 89Jade 90Elias 90Natalie 91Jonathan 91Nora 92Axel 92Taylor 93Bennett 93Trinity 94Cohen 94Daisy 95Brayden 95Eden 96Isaac 96Kennedi 97Jamir 97Lydia 98Jasper 98Molly 99Jaxson 99Remi 100Myles 100Wrenley