Popular baby names in Mississippi, 2018

The most popular baby names in Mississippi in 2018 were Ava for girls (217 babies) and William for boys (194). Ava ranked #3 nationally for girls. William ranked #3 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 23,738 babies born in Mississippi in 2018 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in Mississippi in 2018

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

Girls

Londynn: 17 babies, 16.3× the national rate
Harmoni: 27 babies, 12.1× the national rate
Mattie: 16 babies, 10.5× the national rate
Ann: 15 babies, 8.8× the national rate
Malaysia: 34 babies, 8.6× the national rate
Ansley: 16 babies, 7.3× the national rate
Charleigh: 29 babies, 6.7× the national rate
Bailee: 20 babies, 6.6× the national rate
Kyleigh: 18 babies, 6.4× the national rate
Avah: 27 babies, 6.3× the national rate

Boys

Jamarion: 15 babies, 11.9× the national rate
Princeton: 45 babies, 8× the national rate
Kylan: 28 babies, 7.7× the national rate
Kaison: 24 babies, 6.9× the national rate
Peyton: 36 babies, 6.3× the national rate
Braylen: 28 babies, 6.3× the national rate
Braylon: 22 babies, 6.2× the national rate
Kamari: 22 babies, 6.2× the national rate
Kannon: 20 babies, 6.1× the national rate
Kaysen: 18 babies, 5.9× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Mississippi, 2018

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2017	US rank
1	Ava	217	–	3
2	Emma	127	–	1
3	Olivia	127	–	2
4	Amelia	111	↑2	8
5	Skylar	102	↑8	49
6	Isabella	98	↓1	4
7	Harper	97	↑5	9
8	Avery	90	↑3	16
9	Paisley	89	↓5	52
10	Addison	87	↑29	35
11	Brooklyn	85	↑4	47
12	Mary	84	↑2	>100
13	Chloe	81	↓4	25
14	Madison	81	↓7	22
15	Aubree	80	↑2	>100
16	Ella	80	↑7	15
17	Kinsley	77	↓9	63
18	Anna	75	↑4	54
19	Elizabeth	75	↑1	13
20	Layla	74	↓4	27
21	Zoey	72	–	29
22	Charlotte	68	↓4	6
23	Khloe	67	↓4	>100
24	Lillian	65	↑1	34
25	Serenity	64	↑10	75
26	Raelynn	62	↑18	>100
27	Stella	61	↑18	38
28	Aubrey	60	↓18	37
29	Ryleigh	59	↑3	>100
30	Caroline	58	↓6	56
31	Evelyn	58	↑2	10
32	Mia	58	↑2	7
33	Abigail	57	↓6	11
34	Bella	57	↓4	48
35	Emily	56	↑5	12
36	Sadie	55	new	87
37	Londyn	54	↑5	>100
38	Riley	54	↓12	28
39	Autumn	53	↓10	77
40	Nova	52	new	55
41	Taylor	51	↓5	>100
42	Harmony	46	new	>100
43	Hazel	46	new	42
44	Mila	45	new	14
45	Ellie	44	new	36
46	Mariah	44	–	>100
47	Natalie	43	–	39
48	Kaylee	42	↓17	97
49	Nevaeh	41	new	83
50	Journee	40	new	>100

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2017	US rank
1	William	194	↑1	3
2	John	193	↓1	26
3	Noah	158	↑3	2
4	Elijah	156	↑1	7
5	James	156	↓2	4
6	Mason	146	↓2	9
7	Liam	124	↑3	1
8	Kingston	116	↑1	>100
9	Carter	115	↓1	24
10	Aiden	106	↓3	19
11	Wyatt	103	↑22	27
12	Grayson	100	↓1	32
13	Jaxon	100	↑2	39
14	Joshua	95	↑21	40
15	Christopher	91	↑2	42
16	Josiah	90	↑31	52
17	Easton	88	↓1	66
18	Asher	87	↑22	47
19	Jayden	86	–	29
20	Logan	86	↓6	10
21	Christian	84	↑1	54
22	Joseph	84	↑4	23
23	Carson	83	↑2	70
24	Jackson	83	↑5	17
25	Michael	83	↓13	14
26	Kayden	82	↓3	97
27	Thomas	81	↑4	49
28	Jace	80	↑8	90
29	Bryson	79	↓16	92
30	Ayden	78	↑7	>100
31	Henry	78	new	16
32	Kaiden	74	↑16	>100
33	Oliver	73	↓1	5
34	Greyson	72	new	77
35	Gabriel	71	↑14	35
36	Karter	71	↓6	>100
37	Samuel	71	↓17	21
38	Charles	69	↓11	53
39	Ethan	69	↓11	12
40	Lucas	69	new	8
41	Jacob	67	↓7	13
42	Matthew	67	new	20
43	Benjamin	66	–	6
44	Ashton	65	↓6	>100
45	David	65	↓4	22
46	Landon	65	↓28	61
47	Caleb	64	new	45
48	Daniel	64	new	15
49	Jeremiah	64	↓10	64
50	Jordan	64	new	80

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