Mississippi · 1957

Top 100 names in Mississippi, 1957, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,163
#2	Linda	809
#3	Patricia	602
#4	Brenda	592
#5	Deborah	511
#6	Barbara	479
#7	Shirley	470
#8	Debra	439
#9	Cynthia	415
#10	Carolyn	361
#11	Dorothy	358
#12	Betty	350
#13	Gloria	315
#14	Sandra	295
#15	Pamela	272
#16	Sharon	255
#17	Martha	255
#18	Susan	254
#19	Kathy	252
#20	Donna	251
#21	Janice	249
#22	Joyce	246
#23	Annie	238
#24	Elizabeth	221
#25	Wanda	202
#26	Karen	197
#27	Beverly	191
#28	Diane	190
#29	Margaret	186
#30	Judy	185
#31	Rose	179
#32	Teresa	171
#33	Doris	169
#34	Rosie	169
#35	Sherry	156
#36	Rebecca	156
#37	Ruby	155
#38	Marilyn	153
#39	Nancy	144
#40	Carol	144
#41	Debbie	143
#42	Janet	141
#43	Virginia	141
#44	Willie	139
#45	Bobbie	137
#46	Rhonda	137
#47	Gwendolyn	135
#48	Cathy	133
#49	Alice	132
#50	Sarah	131
#51	Helen	128
#52	Jo	127
#53	Lisa	126
#54	Catherine	123
#55	Sheila	121
#56	Cheryl	120
#57	Peggy	116
#58	Rita	114
#59	Lillie	111
#60	Glenda	108
#61	Emma	105
#62	Jacqueline	104
#63	Evelyn	102
#64	Shelia	101
#65	Cindy	99
#66	Connie	96
#67	Vickie	95
#68	Vicki	93
#69	Paula	91
#70	Laura	91
#71	Dianne	90
#72	Katherine	89
#73	Frances	87
#74	Annette	87
#75	Theresa	86
#76	Angela	86
#77	Bonnie	84
#78	Ella	78
#79	Christine	78
#80	Bertha	78
#81	Phyllis	77
#82	Darlene	74
#83	Regina	73
#84	Anita	72
#85	Ruth	72
#86	Mildred	70
#87	Johnnie	68
#88	Loretta	67
#89	Sylvia	66
#90	Jessie	65
#91	Ethel	65
#92	Diana	63
#93	Geraldine	63
#94	Robin	63
#95	Juanita	62
#96	Julia	62
#97	Patsy	61
#98	Clara	60
#99	Eva	60
#100	Thelma	60

Uniquely popular in Mississippi

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Myrtis	23	9	0
Earnestine	59	23	1
Pearlie	33	13	1
Willie	139	53	4
Bettye	26	10	1
Ollie	29	11	1
Rosie	169	65	5
Joe	29	11	1
Essie	25	10	1
Bettie	42	16	1
Ora	30	12	1
Lillie	111	43	4

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.