Top Baby Names in Mississippi, 2025

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The top names in Mississippi, 2025

Amelia led the girls and James the boys. Over the last ten years the state's steadiest names have been Ava, Olivia, Amelia, Emma, Harper for girls and William, James, John, Elijah, Noah for boys.

Girls, Mississippi, 2025

#	Name	Babies	Share
1	Amelia	105	1.18%
2	Ava	100	1.12%
3	Charlotte	94	1.06%
4	Olivia	86	0.97%
5	Elizabeth	81	0.91%
6	Mary	71	0.80%
7	Emma	69	0.78%
8	Ivy	67	0.75%
9	Nova	65	0.73%
10	Lainey	63	0.71%
11	Ellie	61	0.69%
12	Harper	59	0.66%
13	Naomi	56	0.63%
14	Paisley	56	0.63%
15	Avery	55	0.62%
16	Ella	55	0.62%
17	Sadie	55	0.62%
18	Sophia	54	0.61%
19	Kinsley	53	0.60%
20	Hazel	49	0.55%
21	Josie	48	0.54%
22	Lucy	48	0.54%
23	Delilah	46	0.52%
24	Kehlani	46	0.52%
25	Millie	46	0.52%
26	Eleanor	45	0.51%
27	Raelynn	45	0.51%
28	Evelyn	44	0.49%
29	Serenity	44	0.49%
30	Oaklynn	43	0.48%
31	Chloe	42	0.47%
32	Layla	42	0.47%
33	Ailany	41	0.46%
34	Isabella	41	0.46%
35	Mia	41	0.46%
36	Lillian	40	0.45%
37	Oakley	40	0.45%
38	Journee	39	0.44%
39	Nora	38	0.43%
40	Autumn	37	0.42%
41	Aria	36	0.40%
42	Khloe	36	0.40%
43	Lily	36	0.40%
44	Violet	36	0.40%
45	Eden	35	0.39%
46	Riley	35	0.39%
47	Saylor	35	0.39%
48	Vivian	35	0.39%
49	Brooklyn	34	0.38%
50	Caroline	34	0.38%

Boys, Mississippi, 2025

#	Name	Babies	Share
1	James	160	1.48%
2	William	155	1.43%
3	John	151	1.39%
4	Noah	120	1.11%
5	Elijah	109	1.01%
6	Waylon	106	0.98%
7	Liam	104	0.96%
8	Henry	93	0.86%
9	Hudson	90	0.83%
10	Thomas	82	0.76%
11	Levi	81	0.75%
12	Cooper	77	0.71%
13	Michael	75	0.69%
14	Asher	71	0.66%
15	Mason	70	0.65%
16	Walker	68	0.63%
17	Grayson	66	0.61%
18	Oliver	66	0.61%
19	Samuel	65	0.60%
20	Weston	64	0.59%
21	Silas	63	0.58%
22	Josiah	62	0.57%
23	Stetson	60	0.55%
24	Christopher	59	0.54%
25	Jaxon	59	0.54%
26	Beau	57	0.53%
27	Charles	57	0.53%
28	Kayden	55	0.51%
29	Maverick	55	0.51%
30	Nolan	55	0.51%
31	Aiden	54	0.50%
32	Carter	54	0.50%
33	Rowan	54	0.50%
34	Jack	53	0.49%
35	Jackson	53	0.49%
36	Wyatt	53	0.49%
37	Amir	52	0.48%
38	Sawyer	51	0.47%
39	Isaiah	50	0.46%
40	David	49	0.45%
41	Joseph	49	0.45%
42	Lucas	49	0.45%
43	Matthew	47	0.43%
44	Daniel	46	0.42%
45	Elias	46	0.42%
46	Legend	46	0.42%
47	Christian	45	0.42%
48	Kingston	44	0.41%
49	Bennett	43	0.40%
50	Brooks	43	0.40%

The last ten years, 2016 to 2025

Girls

Ava, Olivia, Amelia, Emma, Harper, Paisley, Mary, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Skylar, Kinsley, Brooklyn, Isabella, Ella, Avery, Chloe, Layla, Nova, Madison, Evelyn

Boys

William, James, John, Elijah, Noah, Mason, Liam, Kingston, Aiden, Grayson, Carter, Michael, Asher, Waylon, Christopher, Levi, Samuel, Jaxon, Thomas, Oliver

Social Security Administration state data, which lists a name only when five or more babies received it in that state and year; the share column is a name's part of the listed names for that sex. National figures for the same year are on the 2025 page. How we use it.

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