What baby names are unique to Mississippi?

The most distinctive baby names in Mississippi. In 2025: Linley and Kashtyn. Across 1910-2025: Ledora and Cleotha.

Names unique to Mississippi

The most distinctive Mississippi baby names.

In 2025 the most distinctive Mississippi names were Linley and Kashtyn. Across the whole record it is Ledora and Cleotha.

Unique Mississippi names in 2025

#	Girl	Births	vs national	Boy	Births	vs national
1	Linley	8	28×	Kashtyn	8	24×
2	Rivers	5	18×	Rahzi	5	17×
3	Harlei	5	18×	Demarion	6	14×
4	Swayze	12	17×	Kycen	13	13×
5	Delta	10	16×	Korbyn	9	9×
6	Kayloni	6	16×	Kemari	8	7×
7	Amiracle	10	15×	Makhari	7	6×
8	Lula	7	11×	Jakhari	8	6×
9	Kaisleigh	6	10×	Jamir	31	6×
10	Kacelyn	5	8×	Jayvion	5	6×
11	Jori	7	8×	Kaisen	20	6×
12	Harmonii	6	8×	Kyzer	8	5×
13	Presleigh	8	8×	Jahmari	8	5×
14	Kamiya	8	7×	Jamari	29	5×
15	Mattie	18	7×	Tylan	13	5×
16	Ann	15	7×	Kamryn	9	5×
17	Harleigh	10	7×	Truce	19	5×
18	Raeleigh	6	6×	Kamarion	9	5×
19	Taylynn	5	6×	Jaylin	7	5×
20	Emorie	6	6×	Daylen	8	5×
21	Denym	5	6×	Karson	31	4×
22	Lynlee	8	5×	Kanan	11	4×
23	Kolbie	6	5×	Rowdy	13	4×
24	Emori	9	5×	Tylen	7	4×
25	Klani	6	5×	Kaiser	14	4×

Decade by decade

The most distinctive name of each decade.

Decade	Girl	Births	vs national	Boy	Births	vs national
1910s	Clytee	27	31×	Bilbo	101	38×
1920s	Ledora	48	35×	Prentiss	87	37×
1930s	Ledora	31	30×	Cleotha	66	38×
1940s	Rubbie	41	37×	Cleotha	95	45×
1950s	Earlean	156	49×	Cleotha	97	55×
1960s	Myrtis	34	52×	Cleotha	41	54×
1970s	Stephan	38	57×	Prentiss	43	38×
1980s	Demetric	20	44×	Lakendrick	92	45×
1990s	Laterrica	17	38×	Jadarrius	29	72×
2000s	Jamiracle	23	44×	Jadarrius	56	78×
2010s	Rivers	47	74×	Tylon	22	39×
2020s	Rivers	38	68×	Jamarius	8	40×

All years, 1910–2025

#	Girl	Births	vs national	Boy	Births	vs national
1	Ledora	113	63×	Cleotha	323	70×
2	Clytee	87	61×	Bilbo	120	65×
3	Clotee	64	58×	Excell	75	61×
4	Canary	55	57×	Jadarrius	85	58×
5	Willye	50	56×	Quitman	70	56×
6	Everlean	96	55×	Prentiss	562	56×
7	Stephan	44	54×	Rosie	31	51×
8	Charlean	272	53×	Denarius	24	47×
9	Cleotha	32	50×	Ethel	128	46×
10	Walterine	60	49×	Benard	146	43×
11	Henrine	28	49×	Kedarius	18	42×
12	Perlie	26	47×	Jakevious	16	40×
13	Leonia	150	47×	Bidwell	16	40×
14	Earnest	61	46×	Lekendrick	16	40×
15	Birdia	45	45×	Toxie	14	38×
16	Pearlean	240	44×	Lakendrick	196	37×
17	Hermie	21	44×	Marshell	29	37×
18	Verlean	43	44×	Clance	21	36×
19	Rivers	104	44×	Levester	55	36×
20	Rubbie	103	43×	Undra	54	35×
21	Josiephine	121	42×	Samie	37	35×
22	Fredna	67	42×	Markevious	46	34×
23	Ether	252	42×	Climmie	12	34×
24	Earlean	854	42×	Mozell	12	34×
25	Donis	18	41×	Essie	115	34×

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Multipliers compare each name’s share of Mississippi births with its national share, and report the conservative low end, so a name carried by a handful of births cannot outrank one carried by hundreds.
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