Mississippi · 1959

Top 100 names in Mississippi, 1959, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,009
#2	Linda	806
#3	Patricia	551
#4	Brenda	538
#5	Cynthia	434
#6	Debra	421
#7	Barbara	411
#8	Deborah	402
#9	Shirley	400
#10	Sandra	397
#11	Donna	386
#12	Carolyn	308
#13	Betty	290
#14	Dorothy	288
#15	Kathy	277
#16	Pamela	274
#17	Gloria	270
#18	Sharon	258
#19	Lisa	255
#20	Susan	247
#21	Karen	246
#22	Annie	219
#23	Teresa	218
#24	Janice	217
#25	Martha	208
#26	Debbie	208
#27	Elizabeth	201
#28	Wanda	192
#29	Tammy	188
#30	Nancy	184
#31	Joyce	182
#32	Beverly	181
#33	Diane	180
#34	Margaret	172
#35	Sherry	163
#36	Judy	163
#37	Janet	162
#38	Sheila	154
#39	Doris	151
#40	Cindy	148
#41	Angela	138
#42	Cheryl	136
#43	Rebecca	135
#44	Annette	134
#45	Gwendolyn	134
#46	Alice	133
#47	Carol	124
#48	Rose	121
#49	Ruby	120
#50	Rhonda	116
#51	Cathy	116
#52	Sarah	115
#53	Bobbie	114
#54	Connie	113
#55	Peggy	113
#56	Willie	112
#57	Shelia	112
#58	Helen	110
#59	Glenda	108
#60	Rosie	107
#61	Phyllis	107
#62	Jo	105
#63	Virginia	105
#64	Catherine	105
#65	Rita	103
#66	Laura	101
#67	Theresa	100
#68	Anita	98
#69	Evelyn	94
#70	Katherine	88
#71	Vickie	87
#72	Darlene	87
#73	Marilyn	87
#74	Bonnie	86
#75	Dianne	85
#76	Emma	82
#77	Robin	81
#78	Belinda	79
#79	Lillie	78
#80	Jacqueline	77
#81	Paula	77
#82	Denise	76
#83	Vanessa	76
#84	Vivian	74
#85	Charlotte	74
#86	Mildred	73
#87	Ruth	71
#88	Terri	70
#89	Kimberly	69
#90	Vicki	69
#91	Julie	68
#92	Christine	67
#93	Frances	67
#94	Regina	66
#95	Diana	65
#96	Tina	64
#97	Gail	62
#98	Julia	62
#99	Edna	62
#100	Sylvia	61

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
Earnestine	38	15	1
Willie	112	43	3
Pearlie	24	9	1
Dorthy	22	8	1
Essie	25	10	1
Bettye	20	8	1
Joe	24	9	1
Lula	35	13	1
Mattie	59	23	2
Annie	219	84	8
Johnnie	59	23	2
Ora	23	9	1

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.