2025 · 19,736 recorded births
James was the most common name given in Mississippi in 2025, with 160 births. The state recorded 19,736 births across 1,203 distinct names that year.
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Names given far more often here than nationally. The multiplier is how much more common the name is in Mississippi than in the country as a whole.
| Name | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|
| Jamir | 31 | 9.4× |
| Jamari | 29 | 8.4× |
| Karson | 31 | 6.7× |
| Kamari | 36 | 5.3× |
| Tru | 25 | 5.1× |
| Khalil | 29 | 5.1× |
| Londyn | 27 | 4.9× |
| Lawson | 28 | 4.9× |
| Rank | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | James | 160 |
| #2 | William | 155 |
| #3 | John | 151 |
| #4 | Noah | 120 |
| #5 | Elijah | 109 |
| #6 | Waylon | 106 |
| #7 | Amelia | 105 |
| #8 | Liam | 104 |
| #9 | Ava | 100 |
| #10 | Charlotte | 94 |
| #11 | Henry | 93 |
| #12 | Hudson | 90 |
| #13 | Olivia | 86 |
| #14 | Thomas | 82 |
| #15 | Elizabeth | 81 |
| #15 | Levi | 81 |
| #17 | Cooper | 77 |
| #18 | Michael | 75 |
| #19 | Asher | 71 |
| #19 | Mary | 71 |
| #21 | Mason | 70 |
| #21 | Riley | 70 |
| #23 | Emma | 69 |
| #24 | Rowan | 68 |
| #24 | Walker | 68 |
| #26 | Ivy | 67 |
| #27 | Avery | 66 |
| #27 | Grayson | 66 |
| #27 | Oliver | 66 |
| #30 | Nova | 65 |
| #30 | Samuel | 65 |
| #32 | Sawyer | 64 |
| #32 | Weston | 64 |
| #34 | Lainey | 63 |
| #34 | Silas | 63 |
| #36 | Carter | 62 |
| #36 | Josiah | 62 |
| #38 | Ellie | 61 |
| #39 | Stetson | 60 |
| #40 | Christopher | 59 |
| #40 | Harper | 59 |
| #40 | Jaxon | 59 |
| #43 | Beau | 57 |
| #43 | Charles | 57 |
| #45 | Naomi | 56 |
| #45 | Paisley | 56 |
| #47 | Ella | 55 |
| #47 | Kayden | 55 |
| #47 | Maverick | 55 |
| #47 | Nolan | 55 |
Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org