Mississippi · 1986

Top 100 names in Mississippi, 1986, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Ashley	587
#2	Jessica	487
#3	Brittany	362
#4	Amanda	345
#5	Jennifer	279
#6	Kimberly	267
#7	Tiffany	218
#8	Heather	185
#9	Courtney	178
#10	Amber	172
#11	Elizabeth	172
#12	Mary	160
#13	Crystal	156
#14	Sarah	147
#15	Erica	145
#16	Stephanie	144
#17	Lauren	144
#18	Megan	140
#19	Whitney	128
#20	Amy	127
#21	April	126
#22	Emily	121
#23	Laura	118
#24	Samantha	110
#25	Kayla	107
#26	Rachel	106
#27	Brittney	106
#28	Christina	104
#29	Anna	99
#30	Angela	95
#31	Lindsey	95
#32	Latoya	88
#33	Jamie	86
#34	Rebecca	85
#35	Victoria	84
#36	Melissa	83
#37	Brandi	79
#38	Katherine	78
#39	Kristen	77
#40	Shannon	75
#41	Sara	74
#42	Andrea	72
#43	Krystal	72
#44	Katie	70
#45	Alicia	69
#46	Dominique	69
#47	Danielle	68
#48	Erin	68
#49	Kelly	66
#50	Candace	66
#51	Michelle	62
#52	Nicole	61
#53	Monica	56
#54	Latasha	55
#55	Natasha	54
#56	Allison	53
#57	Brandy	53
#58	Felicia	52
#59	Leslie	50
#60	Mallory	48
#61	Holly	47
#62	Jasmine	46
#63	Candice	45
#64	Lindsay	45
#65	Robin	44
#66	Christy	44
#67	Dana	43
#68	Carrie	42
#69	Tara	41
#70	Casey	41
#71	Melanie	41
#72	Catherine	37
#73	Santana	37
#74	Meagan	37
#75	Hannah	37
#76	Morgan	36
#77	Kristy	36
#78	Natalie	36
#79	Lisa	36
#80	Lacey	34
#81	Cynthia	34
#82	Teresa	34
#83	Margaret	33
#84	Jacqueline	33
#85	Kristin	33
#86	Summer	32
#87	Cassandra	32
#88	Misty	32
#89	Kathryn	31
#90	Ebony	31
#91	Chasity	31
#92	Ashton	30
#93	Cassie	30
#94	Tracy	30
#95	Haley	30
#96	Vanessa	30
#97	Valerie	29
#98	Alisha	29
#99	Savannah	28
#100	Tamara	28

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
Santana	37	27	2
Chiquita	25	18	2
Lakeshia	20	15	2
Marquita	25	18	3
Latonya	23	17	2
Chasity	31	23	4
Latasha	55	40	7
Lakeisha	22	16	3
Constance	23	17	4
Latoya	88	64	15
Leigh	24	17	4
Ashton	30	22	6

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.