Mississippi · 1987

Top 100 names in Mississippi, 1987, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jessica	614
#2	Ashley	564
#3	Brittany	361
#4	Amanda	297
#5	Jennifer	260
#6	Kimberly	255
#7	Tiffany	216
#8	Kayla	199
#9	Amber	185
#10	Heather	182
#11	Lauren	165
#12	Mary	160
#13	Sarah	156
#14	Samantha	153
#15	Courtney	150
#16	Crystal	146
#17	Elizabeth	143
#18	Whitney	139
#19	Stephanie	136
#20	Emily	131
#21	Megan	131
#22	Erica	120
#23	Melissa	115
#24	Laura	106
#25	Anna	103
#26	April	101
#27	Rachel	98
#28	Lindsey	98
#29	Brittney	98
#30	Victoria	98
#31	Angela	91
#32	Amy	90
#33	Andrea	77
#34	Katherine	77
#35	Candace	75
#36	Kristen	75
#37	Rebecca	74
#38	Christina	70
#39	Jasmine	68
#40	Brandi	68
#41	Latoya	66
#42	Jamie	64
#43	Alicia	64
#44	Shannon	63
#45	Sara	63
#46	Kelly	62
#47	Danielle	61
#48	Krystal	59
#49	Erin	57
#50	Katie	56
#51	Monica	56
#52	Natasha	52
#53	Nicole	50
#54	Bethany	48
#55	Michelle	48
#56	Leslie	47
#57	Allison	46
#58	Latasha	45
#59	Holly	45
#60	Casey	45
#61	Ebony	44
#62	Hannah	44
#63	Kristin	44
#64	Mallory	44
#65	Veronica	42
#66	Lindsay	41
#67	Dominique	41
#68	Haley	40
#69	Brandy	40
#70	Kendra	39
#71	Kristina	39
#72	Chelsea	37
#73	Margaret	37
#74	Robin	37
#75	Felicia	37
#76	Tara	36
#77	Candice	36
#78	Lacey	36
#79	Alexis	35
#80	Miranda	35
#81	Kathryn	35
#82	Gabrielle	33
#83	Carrie	33
#84	Pamela	33
#85	Lisa	33
#86	Dana	32
#87	Leah	32
#88	Misty	32
#89	Jacqueline	31
#90	Patricia	31
#91	Meagan	31
#92	Catherine	31
#93	Chasity	31
#94	Alisha	31
#95	Angel	31
#96	Christy	30
#97	Morgan	30
#98	Julie	29
#99	Chiquita	29
#100	Angelica	29

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
Chiquita	29	22	1
Lakeshia	28	21	2
Santana	21	16	1
Marquita	20	15	2
Chasity	31	23	4
Constance	25	19	3
Lakeisha	20	15	3
Latasha	45	34	7
Candace	75	56	13
Latoya	66	50	12
Ashton	21	16	4
Charity	20	15	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.