Most popular boy names in Mississippi — 2025

In 2025, the most popular boy name in Mississippi was James, followed by William and John. The list below ranks the state's top 100 boys' names, each compared with its national rank — tap any name to see how it has trended over time.

Most distinctive baby names in Mississippi

More common

Most distinctive Waylon 3.1x more common ▲50 #6 vs US #56
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

Most distinctive 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 Noah 1.1x less common ▼2 #4 vs US #2

Percentages are each name's share of all boys born in Mississippi. Final 2025 birth totals aren't published yet, so shares use 2024 births (the latest available) as an estimate.

Year
Spellings

Boys

  1. 1
    James ▲5 vs US #6
    160
  2. 2
    William ▲7 vs US #9
    155
  3. 3
    John ▲20 vs US #23
    151
  4. 4
    Noah ▼2 vs US #2
    120
  5. 5
    Elijah ▲2 vs US #7
    109
  6. 6
    Waylon ▲50 vs US #56
    106
  7. 7
    Liam ▼6 vs US #1
    104
  8. 8
    Henry ▼3 vs US #5
    93
  9. 9
    Hudson ▲8 vs US #17
    90
  10. 10
    Thomas ▲24 vs US #34
    82
  11. 11
    Levi ▲1 vs US #12
    81
  12. 12
    Cooper ▲15 vs US #27
    77
  13. 13
    Michael ▲8 vs US #21
    75
  14. 14
    Asher ▲14 vs US #28
    71
  15. 15
    Mason ▲24 vs US #39
    70
  16. 16
    Walker ▲62 vs US #78
    68
  17. 17
    Grayson ▲34 vs US #51
    66
  18. 17
    Oliver ▼14 vs US #3
    66
  19. 19
    Samuel ▼1 vs US #18
    65
  20. 20
    Weston ▲35 vs US #55
    64
  21. 21
    Silas ▲50 vs US #71
    63
  22. 22
    Josiah ▲32 vs US #54
    62
  23. 23
    Stetson ▲113 vs US #136
    60
  24. 24
    Christopher ▲44 vs US #68
    59
  25. 24
    Jaxon ▲91 vs US #115
    59
  26. 26
    Beau ▲34 vs US #60
    57
  27. 26
    Charles ▲22 vs US #48
    57
  28. 28
    Kayden ▲107 vs US #135
    55
  29. 28
    Maverick ▲21 vs US #49
    55
  30. 28
    Nolan ▲37 vs US #65
    55
  31. 31
    Aiden ▲31 vs US #62
    54
  32. 31
    Carter ▲14 vs US #45
    54
  33. 31
    Rowan ▲28 vs US #59
    54
  34. 34
    Jack ▼19 vs US #15
    53
  35. 34
    Jackson ▲2 vs US #36
    53
  36. 34
    Wyatt ▲4 vs US #38
    53
  37. 37
    Amir ▲68 vs US #105
    52
  38. 38
    Sawyer ▲84 vs US #122
    51
  39. 39
    Isaiah ▲18 vs US #57
    50
  40. 40
    David ▼5 vs US #35
    49
  41. 40
    Joseph ▼11 vs US #29
    49
  42. 40
    Lucas ▼30 vs US #10
    49
  43. 43
    Matthew ▼11 vs US #32
    47
  44. 44
    Daniel ▼22 vs US #22
    46
  45. 44
    Elias ▼31 vs US #13
    46
  46. 44
    Legend ▲149 vs US #193
    46
  47. 47
    Christian ▲49 vs US #96
    45
  48. 48
    Kingston ▲156 vs US #204
    44
  49. 49
    Bennett ▼9 vs US #40
    43
  50. 49
    Brooks ▲15 vs US #64
    43
  51. 49
    Dylan ▼8 vs US #41
    43
  52. 52
    Luke ▼19 vs US #33
    42
  53. 53
    Joshua ▲13 vs US #66
    41
  54. 54
    Easton ▲56 vs US #110
    40
  55. 55
    Jayden ▲15 vs US #70
    39
  56. 55
    Robert ▲37 vs US #92
    39
  57. 57
    Kayson ▲207 vs US #264
    38
  58. 57
    Logan ▼4 vs US #53
    38
  59. 59
    Benjamin ▼48 vs US #11
    37
  60. 59
    Colton ▲44 vs US #103
    37
  61. 59
    Jeremiah ▲29 vs US #88
    37
  62. 59
    Karter ▲211 vs US #270
    37
  63. 59
    Kohen ▲236 vs US #295
    37
  64. 64
    Atlas ▲11 vs US #75
    36
  65. 64
    Beckham ▲104 vs US #168
    36
  66. 64
    Hayes ▲98 vs US #162
    36
  67. 64
    Messiah ▲143 vs US #207
    36
  68. 64
    Myles ▲36 vs US #100
    36
  69. 64
    Wesley ▼12 vs US #52
    36
  70. 70
    Alexander ▼40 vs US #30
    35
  71. 70
    Dawson ▲73 vs US #143
    35
  72. 70
    Micah ▲20 vs US #90
    35
  73. 70
    Riley ▲137 vs US #207
    35
  74. 74
    Cameron ▲2 vs US #76
    34
  75. 74
    Gabriel ▼37 vs US #37
    34
  76. 74
    Jaxson ▲82 vs US #156
    34
  77. 74
    Kyrie ▲170 vs US #244
    34
  78. 74
    Landon ▲53 vs US #127
    34
  79. 79
    Carson ▲45 vs US #124
    33
  80. 79
    Kaiden ▲158 vs US #237
    33
  81. 79
    Malachi ▲55 vs US #134
    33
  82. 79
    Timothy ▲124 vs US #203
    33
  83. 83
    Dallas ▲155 vs US #238
    32
  84. 83
    Greyson ▲66 vs US #149
    32
  85. 83
    Parker ▲19 vs US #102
    32
  86. 86
    Ashton ▲111 vs US #197
    31
  87. 86
    Ethan ▼62 vs US #24
    31
  88. 86
    Jacob ▼43 vs US #43
    31
  89. 86
    Jamir ▲506 vs US #592
    31
  90. 86
    Karson ▲367 vs US #453
    31
  91. 86
    River ▲25 vs US #111
    31
  92. 86
    Ryder ▲46 vs US #132
    31
  93. 86
    Sebastian ▼70 vs US #16
    31
  94. 86
    Theodore ▼82 vs US #4
    31
  95. 95
    Owen ▼64 vs US #31
    30
  96. 95
    Ryker ▲87 vs US #182
    30
  97. 97
    Amari ▲88 vs US #185
    29
  98. 97
    Archer ▲1 vs US #98
    29
  99. 97
    Bryson ▲55 vs US #152
    29
  100. 97
    Hunter ▲33 vs US #130
    29
  101. 97
    Isaac ▼50 vs US #47
    29
  102. 97
    Jace ▲17 vs US #114
    29
  103. 97
    Jamari ▲479 vs US #576
    29
  104. 97
    Khalil ▲287 vs US #384
    29
  105. 97
    Luca ▼83 vs US #14
    29
  106. 97
    Rhett ▲91 vs US #188
    29
  107. 97
    Roman ▼55 vs US #42
    29