Mississippi · 1968

Top 100 names in Mississippi, 1968, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Angela	471
#2	Lisa	444
#3	Mary	423
#4	Tammy	343
#5	Melissa	321
#6	Kimberly	296
#7	Patricia	268
#8	Pamela	253
#9	Sharon	242
#10	Linda	240
#11	Sandra	235
#12	Brenda	230
#13	Stephanie	221
#14	Cynthia	219
#15	Jennifer	210
#16	Donna	181
#17	Carolyn	176
#18	Michelle	176
#19	Tina	174
#20	Teresa	167
#21	Barbara	166
#22	Susan	159
#23	Karen	156
#24	Jacqueline	154
#25	Debra	154
#26	Tracy	152
#27	Amy	152
#28	Shirley	147
#29	Elizabeth	133
#30	Rhonda	131
#31	Deborah	128
#32	Laura	123
#33	Sherry	117
#34	Regina	116
#35	Yolanda	111
#36	Sheila	109
#37	Paula	108
#38	Wanda	107
#39	Rebecca	103
#40	Betty	102
#41	Shelia	102
#42	Cassandra	101
#43	Janice	98
#44	Tonya	95
#45	Dorothy	90
#46	Joyce	89
#47	Carol	86
#48	Connie	85
#49	Wendy	82
#50	Nancy	82
#51	Robin	79
#52	Gloria	79
#53	Kelly	78
#54	Cheryl	77
#55	Lori	77
#56	Kathy	76
#57	Margaret	75
#58	Julie	74
#59	Amanda	72
#60	Vanessa	72
#61	Melanie	71
#62	Valerie	71
#63	Sonya	69
#64	Dawn	67
#65	Stacey	67
#66	Stacy	67
#67	Shannon	67
#68	Denise	67
#69	Anita	66
#70	Janet	65
#71	Beverly	64
#72	Vickie	64
#73	Rita	62
#74	Annie	61
#75	Tammie	61
#76	Melinda	61
#77	Dana	60
#78	Monica	60
#79	Katherine	59
#80	Angelia	59
#81	Theresa	59
#82	Tanya	58
#83	Charlotte	57
#84	Martha	56
#85	Andrea	56
#86	Carla	56
#87	Ann	54
#88	Sarah	54
#89	Glenda	53
#90	Tracey	52
#91	Marilyn	52
#92	Felicia	51
#93	Catherine	51
#94	Christine	50
#95	Rachel	48
#96	Cindy	47
#97	Veronica	47
#98	Michele	47
#99	Audrey	47
#100	Leslie	47

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
Willie	32	18	1
Rosie	37	21	2
Annie	61	34	4
Velma	20	11	1
Ethel	23	13	2
Shelia	102	57	8
Coretta	25	14	2
Shirley	147	81	13
Jessie	21	12	2
Angelia	59	33	6
Glenda	53	29	6
Ruby	33	18	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.