Popular baby names in Mississippi, 2022

The most popular baby names in Mississippi in 2022 were Ava for girls (136 babies) and James for boys (175). Ava ranked #7 nationally for girls. James ranked #4 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 21,240 babies born in Mississippi in 2022 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in Mississippi in 2022

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

Girls

Journei: 17 babies, 16.2× the national rate
Ann: 21 babies, 15.6× the national rate
Kyleigh: 16 babies, 13.3× the national rate
Mattie: 15 babies, 10.4× the national rate
Stormi: 20 babies, 9.8× the national rate
Malaysia: 28 babies, 9.7× the national rate
Kaisley: 15 babies, 9.7× the national rate
India: 15 babies, 9.2× the national rate
Bailee: 15 babies, 8.1× the national rate
Kennedi: 25 babies, 7.7× the national rate

Boys

Rowdy: 16 babies, 11.8× the national rate
Jamir: 32 babies, 8.7× the national rate
Karson: 53 babies, 8.1× the national rate
Kylan: 28 babies, 7.4× the national rate
Kaiser: 16 babies, 7.1× the national rate
Braylen: 25 babies, 7× the national rate
Dallas: 60 babies, 6.7× the national rate
Kashton: 38 babies, 6.7× the national rate
Kaison: 23 babies, 6× the national rate
Kaysen: 21 babies, 5.7× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Mississippi, 2022

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2021	US rank
1	Ava	136	–	7
2	Olivia	123	–	1
3	Amelia	92	–	4
4	Nova	92	↑2	32
5	Kinsley	81	↑6	61
6	Harper	80	↑7	11
7	Charlotte	68	↑1	3
8	Brooklyn	65	↑14	72
9	Elizabeth	64	↑1	15
10	Emma	64	↓5	2
11	Paisley	64	↓7	53
12	Isabella	63	↑13	6
13	Mary	63	↓6	>100
14	Serenity	62	↑21	94
15	Layla	61	↑11	29
16	Ella	60	↓1	25
17	Hazel	57	↑4	27
18	Evelyn	56	↓2	9
19	Ellie	55	↑5	33
20	Ivy	55	↓2	42
21	Chloe	54	↓7	19
22	Riley	54	↑12	39
23	Luna	53	new	10
24	Autumn	52	↓4	71
25	Eleanor	52	↓2	16
26	Skylar	52	↓14	87
27	Willow	52	–	37
28	Journee	50	↑5	>100
29	Naomi	48	new	46
30	Avery	46	↓21	26
31	Scarlett	46	↑15	14
32	Caroline	45	↓15	77
33	Khloe	45	↑16	>100
34	Nevaeh	45	↑14	96
35	Raelynn	45	↑10	99
36	Abigail	44	↑1	24
37	Londyn	44	↑3	>100
38	Emersyn	43	new	>100
39	Kehlani	43	new	>100
40	Lucy	42	new	48
41	Sadie	42	↓10	68
42	Sophia	42	↑1	5
43	Addison	41	↓15	54
44	Lillian	41	new	50
45	Aubree	40	↓15	>100
46	Josie	40	new	>100
47	Aubrey	39	↓9	81
48	Delilah	39	new	58
49	Mia	39	↑1	8
50	Aria	38	new	23

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2021	US rank
1	James	175	↑2	4
2	John	151	–	26
3	Elijah	144	↑1	5
4	Noah	143	↑1	2
5	William	143	↓4	6
6	Asher	107	↑2	20
7	Liam	106	↓1	1
8	Waylon	97	↑3	66
9	Kingston	92	↓2	>100
10	Michael	82	↑2	16
11	Samuel	82	↑5	19
12	Mason	81	↓3	24
13	Christopher	75	↑15	55
14	Levi	73	↑7	12
15	Grayson	72	↓5	37
16	Wyatt	72	↑7	38
17	Aiden	71	↑8	29
18	Oliver	70	↑9	3
19	Walker	69	new	78
20	Joseph	68	↓5	30
21	Easton	66	↑11	80
22	Thomas	66	–	45
23	Henry	65	↑12	7
24	Hudson	64	↓6	27
25	Jackson	63	↑15	23
26	Nolan	63	↑8	65
27	Owen	62	new	18
28	Robert	62	new	84
29	Jack	61	↑10	15
30	Maverick	61	↓4	40
31	Carter	60	↓14	47
32	Dallas	60	new	>100
33	Kayden	60	↑8	>100
34	Ashton	59	↑13	>100
35	Bryson	59	↑13	>100
36	Kaiden	59	↑8	>100
37	David	58	–	31
38	Jaxon	58	↓24	67
39	Josiah	57	↓19	51
40	Christian	53	new	73
41	Jayden	53	↓22	46
42	Jordan	53	new	92
43	Karson	53	new	>100
44	Braxton	52	new	>100
45	Carson	52	↓7	>100
46	Isaiah	52	new	58
47	Jacob	52	↓14	32
48	Weston	52	new	82
49	Joshua	51	new	60
50	Legend	51	↓20	>100

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