Mississippi · 1974

Top 100 names in Mississippi, 1974, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	609
#2	Angela	426
#3	Kimberly	377
#4	Stephanie	317
#5	Amy	277
#6	Melissa	259
#7	Mary	254
#8	Tonya	203
#9	Lisa	188
#10	Amanda	183
#11	Heather	164
#12	Tracy	150
#13	Michelle	144
#14	Rebecca	141
#15	Tammy	138
#16	Sharon	138
#17	Pamela	134
#18	Cynthia	134
#19	Christy	133
#20	Patricia	131
#21	Monica	127
#22	Shannon	126
#23	Teresa	121
#24	Tina	119
#25	April	118
#26	Elizabeth	118
#27	Tiffany	115
#28	Tanya	111
#29	Linda	105
#30	Jacqueline	101
#31	Sandra	99
#32	Yolanda	94
#33	Wendy	92
#34	Kelly	92
#35	Susan	91
#36	Julie	86
#37	Karen	85
#38	Stacy	84
#39	Felicia	83
#40	Regina	82
#41	Dana	80
#42	Rhonda	80
#43	Laura	80
#44	Christina	79
#45	Lori	79
#46	Jessica	78
#47	Robin	78
#48	Leslie	76
#49	Donna	75
#50	Barbara	74
#51	Misty	72
#52	Rachel	70
#53	Sherry	69
#54	Erica	69
#55	Tara	68
#56	Stacey	67
#57	Brenda	64
#58	Tamara	64
#59	Andrea	64
#60	Sonya	63
#61	Denise	62
#62	Brandy	61
#63	Melanie	61
#64	Christie	61
#65	Paula	61
#66	Emily	59
#67	Veronica	59
#68	Latonya	59
#69	Crystal	58
#70	Nicole	57
#71	Katrina	56
#72	Debra	54
#73	Carla	54
#74	Kristi	52
#75	Cassandra	52
#76	Wanda	51
#77	Carolyn	50
#78	Katherine	50
#79	Brandi	49
#80	Melinda	49
#81	Sarah	49
#82	Dawn	48
#83	Shelia	48
#84	Theresa	48
#85	Vanessa	47
#86	Deborah	46
#87	Angelia	46
#88	Valerie	45
#89	Nancy	45
#90	Betty	44
#91	Carrie	44
#92	Ashley	44
#93	Anita	43
#94	Alicia	42
#95	Bridget	42
#96	Martha	42
#97	Kristen	40
#98	Beverly	40
#99	Latoya	40
#100	Leigh	40

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
Latonia	26	16	2
Catina	29	18	2
Shelia	48	30	4
Lawanda	32	20	3
Angelia	46	29	5
Lashonda	31	19	3
Shonda	28	17	3
Annie	26	16	3
Doris	23	14	3
Daphne	25	16	3
Latonya	59	37	9
Katina	34	21	5

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.