Popular baby names in Mississippi, 2023

The most popular baby names in Mississippi in 2023 were Ava for girls (119 babies) and John for boys (173). Ava ranked #8 nationally for girls. John ranked #26 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 20,925 babies born in Mississippi in 2023 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in Mississippi in 2023

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

Girls

Swayze: 19 babies, 38.8× the national rate
Ann: 20 babies, 14.7× the national rate
Harmoni: 24 babies, 13.6× the national rate
Kaisley: 17 babies, 13.5× the national rate
Malaysia: 19 babies, 8.9× the national rate
Nyomi: 17 babies, 8.4× the national rate
Kamari: 16 babies, 7.9× the national rate
Royalty: 22 babies, 7× the national rate
Journee: 57 babies, 6.7× the national rate
Kayleigh: 18 babies, 6.5× the national rate

Boys

Kaiser: 21 babies, 9.3× the national rate
Jamir: 32 babies, 8.5× the national rate
Kamari: 46 babies, 7.7× the national rate
Kyson: 39 babies, 7.7× the national rate
Karson: 49 babies, 7.4× the national rate
Princeton: 26 babies, 7.3× the national rate
Kylan: 26 babies, 7.2× the national rate
Braylon: 19 babies, 6.5× the national rate
Chandler: 17 babies, 6.5× the national rate
Kashton: 29 babies, 5.5× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Mississippi, 2023

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2022	US rank
1	Ava	119	–	8
2	Amelia	111	↑1	4
3	Olivia	106	↓1	1
4	Charlotte	92	↑3	3
5	Harper	89	↑1	11
6	Elizabeth	81	↑3	15
7	Emma	78	↑3	2
8	Mary	76	↑5	>100
9	Nova	76	↓5	35
10	Evelyn	63	↑8	9
11	Ella	58	↑5	32
12	Brooklyn	57	↓4	84
13	Emery	57	new	70
14	Journee	57	↑14	>100
15	Autumn	55	↑9	75
16	Kinsley	55	↓11	67
17	Layla	54	↓2	30
18	Paisley	53	↓7	56
19	Ellie	52	–	27
20	Sadie	52	↑21	59
21	Chloe	51	–	26
22	Khloe	51	↑11	>100
23	Millie	50	new	>100
24	Skylar	50	↑2	>100
25	Ivy	49	↓5	38
26	Naomi	49	↑3	44
27	Raelynn	49	↑8	>100
28	Anna	48	new	79
29	Lainey	48	new	54
30	Delilah	47	↑18	52
31	Hazel	46	↓14	18
32	Willow	46	↓5	41
33	Kehlani	45	↑6	>100
34	Nevaeh	45	–	>100
35	Serenity	45	↓21	>100
36	Caroline	43	↓4	83
37	Aria	41	↑13	25
38	Avery	41	↓8	29
39	Lucy	41	↑1	40
40	Addison	40	↑3	62
41	Everleigh	40	new	>100
42	Londyn	40	↓5	>100
43	Madison	40	new	37
44	Zoey	40	new	51
45	Lillian	39	↓1	55
46	Luna	39	↓23	10
47	Eden	37	new	77
48	Scarlett	37	↓17	17
49	Sophia	37	↓7	5
50	Aurora	35	new	22

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2022	US rank
1	John	173	↑1	26
2	James	163	↓1	4
3	William	151	↑2	10
4	Elijah	130	↓1	5
5	Noah	121	↓1	2
6	Liam	110	↑1	1
7	Waylon	99	↑1	63
8	Mason	91	↑4	30
9	Grayson	87	↑6	44
10	Josiah	84	↑29	53
11	Kingston	80	↓2	>100
12	Levi	80	↑2	12
13	Michael	80	↓3	16
14	Asher	77	↓8	23
15	Henry	76	↑8	8
16	Maverick	72	↑14	37
17	Legend	71	↑33	>100
18	Oliver	71	–	3
19	Lucas	67	new	9
20	Thomas	67	↑2	41
21	Samuel	65	↓10	19
22	Benjamin	64	new	11
23	Christopher	63	↓10	55
24	Jackson	63	↑1	28
25	Wyatt	63	↓9	47
26	Aiden	61	↓9	40
27	Carter	60	↑4	48
28	Charles	60	new	54
29	Hudson	60	↓5	21
30	Walker	60	↓11	85
31	Ezra	57	new	15
32	Nolan	57	↓6	57
33	Amir	56	new	99
34	Luke	56	new	31
35	Kayden	55	↓2	>100
36	Jace	54	new	>100
37	Robert	54	↓9	88
38	Braxton	50	↑6	>100
39	Cooper	50	new	52
40	Easton	50	↓19	98
41	Jack	50	↓12	14
42	Logan	50	new	39
43	Malachi	50	new	>100
44	Karson	49	↓1	>100
45	Sawyer	49	new	>100
46	Carson	48	↓1	>100
47	Jaxon	48	↓9	86
48	Kyrie	48	new	>100
49	Matthew	48	new	32
50	Daniel	47	new	17

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