Popular baby names in Mississippi, 2021

The most popular baby names in Mississippi in 2021 were Ava for girls (179 babies) and William for boys (182). Ava ranked #5 nationally for girls. William ranked #6 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 21,795 babies born in Mississippi in 2021 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in Mississippi in 2021

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

Girls

Ann: 16 babies, 11.9× the national rate
Kyleigh: 17 babies, 10.7× the national rate
Addisyn: 16 babies, 9.1× the national rate
Malaysia: 25 babies, 8.7× the national rate
Harmoni: 16 babies, 8.2× the national rate
Kennedi: 27 babies, 7.7× the national rate
Jaliyah: 22 babies, 7× the national rate
Charleigh: 26 babies, 6.8× the national rate
Journi: 21 babies, 6.6× the national rate
Macie: 22 babies, 6.2× the national rate

Boys

Kaiser: 18 babies, 8.4× the national rate
Kyson: 33 babies, 7.6× the national rate
Jamari: 24 babies, 7.2× the national rate
Kylan: 24 babies, 7.2× the national rate
Landyn: 17 babies, 6.5× the national rate
Jamir: 21 babies, 6.3× the national rate
Braylen: 26 babies, 5.9× the national rate
Kashton: 28 babies, 5.7× the national rate
Lawson: 34 babies, 5.5× the national rate
Peyton: 24 babies, 5.5× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Mississippi, 2021

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2020	US rank
1	Ava	179	–	5
2	Olivia	126	–	1
3	Amelia	98	–	4
4	Paisley	91	↑5	52
5	Emma	89	↑3	2
6	Nova	77	↑11	32
7	Mary	75	↑4	>100
8	Charlotte	68	↓2	3
9	Avery	67	↑1	19
10	Elizabeth	65	↓3	14
11	Kinsley	64	↓7	57
12	Skylar	64	↑1	74
13	Harper	62	↓8	10
14	Chloe	60	↑15	25
15	Ella	60	↓3	16
16	Evelyn	60	↑12	9
17	Caroline	57	↑1	80
18	Ivy	57	↑1	49
19	Ryleigh	57	↑26	>100
20	Autumn	56	↑17	66
21	Hazel	56	new	28
22	Brooklyn	55	↓8	63
23	Eleanor	55	↑23	15
24	Ellie	54	↑1	30
25	Isabella	53	↓10	7
26	Layla	53	↓2	24
27	Willow	53	↑22	39
28	Addison	51	↑3	45
29	Everleigh	50	↑4	99
30	Aubree	48	↓7	>100
31	Sadie	48	new	78
32	Harmony	47	new	>100
33	Journee	47	↑15	>100
34	Riley	47	new	37
35	Serenity	47	↓14	84
36	Zoey	46	↓6	38
37	Abigail	45	↑5	17
38	Aubrey	45	↓22	64
39	Madison	45	↓19	29
40	Londyn	44	↓8	>100
41	Anna	43	↑2	85
42	Lily	42	new	31
43	Sophia	42	↓17	6
44	Gianna	41	new	13
45	Raelynn	41	↓18	>100
46	Scarlett	40	new	20
47	Everly	39	↑3	50
48	Nevaeh	39	↓10	86
49	Khloe	38	↓27	>100
50	Mia	38	↓16	8

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2020	US rank
1	William	182	↑1	6
2	John	180	↑2	27
3	James	166	↓2	5
4	Elijah	159	↓1	4
5	Noah	141	–	2
6	Liam	122	↑2	1
7	Kingston	113	–	>100
8	Asher	103	↑1	25
9	Mason	96	↓3	18
10	Grayson	95	–	35
11	Waylon	94	↑1	69
12	Michael	88	↑9	17
13	Jace	82	↑4	>100
14	Jaxon	82	↑4	54
15	Joseph	82	–	28
16	Samuel	75	↑4	23
17	Carter	73	↓6	39
18	Hudson	71	new	34
19	Jayden	71	↑9	41
20	Josiah	70	↑3	49
21	Levi	70	↑4	12
22	Thomas	69	↑21	46
23	Wyatt	69	↑12	29
24	Logan	68	new	21
25	Aiden	67	↓12	26
26	Maverick	67	new	47
27	Oliver	67	↓8	3
28	Christopher	66	↓14	52
29	Karter	66	↑1	>100
30	Legend	66	new	>100
31	Benjamin	64	↓7	7
32	Easton	61	–	72
33	Jacob	61	↓11	24
34	Nolan	61	↑6	60
35	Henry	60	↑9	9
36	Colton	59	↓5	75
37	David	58	↑1	30
38	Carson	57	↓5	97
39	Jack	57	new	11
40	Jackson	57	↓4	14
41	Kayden	57	↓14	>100
42	Landon	56	new	73
43	Charles	54	↓27	50
44	Kaiden	54	↓15	>100
45	Luke	54	↓8	32
46	Matthew	53	new	36
47	Ashton	51	↓21	>100
48	Bryson	51	–	>100
49	Jeremiah	51	↓7	82
50	Lucas	51	↓1	8

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