Most popular baby names in Mississippi — 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in Mississippi were Amelia, Ava, and Charlotte for girls and James, William, and John for boys. Some names are far more common here than nationwide: Jamir is 9.9x more common in Mississippi than nationally, and Londyn is 6.1x more common in Mississippi than nationally. See which names rose and fell the most below, or open the full top 100 lists.

Most distinctive baby names in Mississippi

Girls

Most distinctive Mary 5.7x more common ▲119 #6 vs US #125
Also more common
Nova 2.5x more common ▲37 #9 vs US #46 Ivy 2.4x more common ▲31 #8 vs US #39 Ava 2.3x more common ▲9 #2 vs US #11 Elizabeth 2.2x more common ▲12 #5 vs US #17
Less common
Sofia 2.0x less common ▼87 #96 vs US #9 Eliana 1.7x less common ▼67 #77 vs US #10 Mia 1.5x less common ▼27 #33 vs US #6 Isabella 1.4x less common ▼26 #33 vs US #7

Boys

Most distinctive Waylon 3.1x more common ▲50 #6 vs US #56
Also more common
John 3.0x more common ▲20 #3 vs US #23 William 2.3x more common ▲7 #2 vs US #9 James 2.1x more common ▲5 #1 vs US #6 Thomas 1.9x more common ▲24 #10 vs US #34
Less common
Theodore 2.7x less common ▼82 #86 vs US #4 Oliver 1.4x less common ▼14 #17 vs US #3 Lucas 1.3x less common ▼30 #40 vs US #10 Liam 1.3x less common ▼6 #7 vs US #1

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