Popular baby names in Mississippi, 2017

The most popular baby names in Mississippi in 2017 were Ava for girls (211 babies) and John for boys (181). Ava ranked #3 nationally for girls. John ranked #27 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 24,257 babies born in Mississippi in 2017 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in Mississippi in 2017

Names given at least 15 times in Mississippi that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.

Girls

Karleigh: 16 babies, 13.8× the national rate
Malaysia: 41 babies, 9.8× the national rate
Paisleigh: 17 babies, 8.3× the national rate
Jaliyah: 23 babies, 7.5× the national rate
Karlee: 15 babies, 7.1× the national rate
Kennedi: 31 babies, 6.8× the national rate
Paris: 42 babies, 6.1× the national rate
Charleigh: 25 babies, 5.9× the national rate
Kayleigh: 29 babies, 5.7× the national rate
Kensley: 23 babies, 5.6× the national rate

Boys

Jamarion: 18 babies, 12.6× the national rate
Braylen: 47 babies, 9.1× the national rate
Kylan: 27 babies, 9× the national rate
Princeton: 41 babies, 7.2× the national rate
Bobby: 15 babies, 7× the national rate
Kyson: 33 babies, 6.4× the national rate
Karson: 54 babies, 5.9× the national rate
Kannon: 16 babies, 5.9× the national rate
Kashton: 17 babies, 5.8× the national rate
Kingston: 125 babies, 5.6× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Mississippi, 2017

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2016	US rank
1	Ava	211	–	3
2	Emma	152	↑1	1
3	Olivia	129	↓1	2
4	Paisley	105	↑3	45
5	Isabella	101	↑5	4
6	Amelia	99	↑12	8
7	Madison	93	↑1	17
8	Kinsley	92	↑27	59
9	Chloe	90	–	22
10	Aubrey	89	↑4	31
11	Avery	86	–	14
12	Harper	85	↓8	11
13	Skylar	85	↓7	48
14	Mary	84	↓2	>100
15	Brooklyn	78	↓10	39
16	Layla	77	↑11	26
17	Aubree	74	↑21	86
18	Charlotte	74	↑8	7
19	Khloe	73	↑2	>100
20	Elizabeth	71	↓7	13
21	Zoey	66	↑4	28
22	Anna	65	↓5	53
23	Ella	65	↓3	16
24	Caroline	64	↓1	55
25	Lillian	63	↑14	27
26	Riley	63	↑10	25
27	Abigail	61	↓8	10
28	Sophia	59	–	5
29	Autumn	57	↑3	75
30	Bella	57	↑15	50
31	Kaylee	57	↑3	84
32	Ryleigh	57	↑5	>100
33	Evelyn	56	–	9
34	Mia	56	↓19	6
35	Serenity	56	↑6	78
36	Taylor	55	↓12	>100
37	Scarlett	53	↑10	18
38	Kennedy	51	↓9	58
39	Addison	50	↓23	34
40	Emily	50	↑4	12
41	Aria	49	new	20
42	Londyn	49	↓20	>100
43	London	48	–	>100
44	Raelynn	48	new	>100
45	Stella	48	new	42
46	Mariah	46	new	>100
47	Natalie	44	new	35
48	Savannah	44	new	38
49	Lily	43	–	33
50	Trinity	43	new	>100

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2016	US rank
1	John	181	↑3	27
2	William	181	↓1	3
3	James	166	↓1	4
4	Mason	166	↓1	7
5	Elijah	158	–	8
6	Noah	151	–	2
7	Aiden	141	↑1	17
8	Carter	126	↓1	24
9	Kingston	125	–	>100
10	Liam	115	↑23	1
11	Grayson	111	↑11	34
12	Michael	105	↓2	12
13	Bryson	100	↑1	86
14	Logan	98	↑2	5
15	Jaxon	95	↓2	43
16	Easton	94	↑2	66
17	Christopher	92	↓6	39
18	Landon	91	↑8	57
19	Jayden	90	↓7	26
20	Samuel	88	↑11	21
21	Brayden	87	↑11	72
22	Christian	83	↓7	52
23	Kayden	82	↑19	98
24	Robert	82	↑12	65
25	Carson	80	↑9	83
26	Joseph	80	↑2	18
27	Charles	78	↑11	48
28	Ethan	78	↓9	14
29	Jackson	78	↑1	20
30	Karter	78	↑14	>100
31	Thomas	78	↓10	49
32	Oliver	77	new	10
33	Wyatt	77	new	25
34	Jacob	76	↑6	9
35	Joshua	76	↑8	38
36	Jace	74	↓1	87
37	Ayden	73	↓10	99
38	Ashton	71	new	>100
39	Jeremiah	71	↑7	63
40	Asher	70	new	59
41	David	70	new	22
42	Luke	70	↓13	30
43	Benjamin	68	↑7	6
44	Sawyer	68	new	95
45	Cameron	67	↓25	60
46	Isaiah	67	↓1	46
47	Josiah	67	new	51
48	Kaiden	65	↓23	>100
49	Gabriel	64	↓10	31
50	Levi	64	↓33	35

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