Mississippi · 1966

Top 100 names in Mississippi, 1966, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Lisa	618
#2	Mary	564
#3	Angela	393
#4	Linda	351
#5	Patricia	337
#6	Cynthia	325
#7	Brenda	315
#8	Sandra	302
#9	Tammy	302
#10	Pamela	286
#11	Kimberly	268
#12	Sharon	252
#13	Barbara	244
#14	Melissa	232
#15	Donna	218
#16	Karen	212
#17	Teresa	210
#18	Deborah	189
#19	Carolyn	182
#20	Jennifer	182
#21	Jacqueline	176
#22	Elizabeth	173
#23	Tina	171
#24	Debra	171
#25	Rhonda	150
#26	Shirley	149
#27	Janice	142
#28	Sherry	139
#29	Susan	138
#30	Dorothy	134
#31	Betty	132
#32	Shelia	132
#33	Stephanie	130
#34	Wanda	125
#35	Michelle	118
#36	Sheila	117
#37	Regina	111
#38	Gloria	107
#39	Beverly	106
#40	Carol	101
#41	Tracy	100
#42	Connie	99
#43	Rebecca	99
#44	Martha	98
#45	Paula	98
#46	Nancy	98
#47	Laura	95
#48	Janet	93
#49	Kathy	93
#50	Joyce	92
#51	Amy	90
#52	Margaret	88
#53	Carla	86
#54	Cindy	85
#55	Annie	84
#56	Cheryl	82
#57	Debbie	81
#58	Vickie	79
#59	Julie	74
#60	Theresa	71
#61	Robin	71
#62	Dana	70
#63	Marilyn	68
#64	Annette	66
#65	Doris	65
#66	Denise	65
#67	Felicia	65
#68	Lori	64
#69	Charlotte	64
#70	Gwendolyn	64
#71	Alice	63
#72	Amanda	63
#73	Anita	63
#74	Sarah	63
#75	Rita	63
#76	Cathy	63
#77	Catherine	62
#78	Andrea	61
#79	Phyllis	59
#80	Melanie	59
#81	Melinda	59
#82	Glenda	59
#83	Helen	58
#84	Angelia	58
#85	Leslie	58
#86	Cassandra	57
#87	Valerie	56
#88	Bobbie	55
#89	Rose	54
#90	Yolanda	54
#91	Vanessa	54
#92	Rosie	53
#93	Audrey	53
#94	Kelly	53
#95	Peggy	52
#96	Diane	51
#97	Dawn	51
#98	Monica	50
#99	Wendy	50
#100	Loretta	49

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
Minnie	26	13	1
Rosie	53	27	2
Willie	32	16	2
Annie	84	43	4
Johnnie	23	12	1
Mattie	23	12	1
Bessie	20	10	1
Lesia	21	11	1
Lillie	29	15	2
Greta	34	17	3
Ethel	27	14	2
Shelia	132	68	11

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.