Mississippi · 1988

Top 100 names in Mississippi, 1988, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jessica	550
#2	Ashley	521
#3	Brittany	397
#4	Amanda	315
#5	Tiffany	245
#6	Kayla	233
#7	Kimberly	223
#8	Courtney	222
#9	Heather	202
#10	Jennifer	198
#11	Amber	182
#12	Mary	179
#13	Lauren	163
#14	Whitney	150
#15	Sarah	147
#16	Megan	146
#17	Samantha	140
#18	Jasmine	136
#19	Anna	128
#20	Elizabeth	128
#21	Brittney	126
#22	Stephanie	122
#23	Crystal	117
#24	Emily	117
#25	Laura	108
#26	Erica	98
#27	Rachel	93
#28	Kristen	92
#29	Victoria	90
#30	April	87
#31	Amy	83
#32	Lindsey	79
#33	Angela	76
#34	Rebecca	73
#35	Melissa	72
#36	Candace	72
#37	Andrea	68
#38	Christina	66
#39	Latoya	64
#40	Katherine	63
#41	Alicia	62
#42	Sara	62
#43	Katie	61
#44	Hannah	61
#45	Brandi	57
#46	Allison	56
#47	Chelsea	55
#48	Nicole	54
#49	Erin	53
#50	Jamie	51
#51	Shannon	50
#52	Monica	49
#53	Danielle	49
#54	Kathryn	48
#55	Krystal	48
#56	Morgan	47
#57	Mallory	47
#58	Casey	47
#59	Bethany	46
#60	Haley	46
#61	Michelle	45
#62	Kristin	45
#63	Lacey	43
#64	Patricia	42
#65	Natasha	42
#66	Brandy	42
#67	Tara	41
#68	Chasity	40
#69	Candice	40
#70	Natalie	38
#71	Lisa	38
#72	Meagan	38
#73	Christy	37
#74	Melanie	37
#75	Holly	37
#76	Alisha	37
#77	Britney	36
#78	Kelly	36
#79	Alexis	35
#80	Kristina	35
#81	Catherine	35
#82	Miranda	35
#83	Robin	35
#84	Ebony	35
#85	Kendra	34
#86	Bianca	34
#87	Latasha	34
#88	Cassandra	34
#89	Carrie	34
#90	Dana	33
#91	Margaret	32
#92	Sabrina	32
#93	Felicia	31
#94	Karen	31
#95	Veronica	31
#96	Cassie	30
#97	Leah	30
#98	Erika	29
#99	Leslie	29
#100	Angel	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
Latonya	23	17	2
Chasity	40	30	4
Jerrica	24	18	2
Jalisa	25	19	3
Constance	23	17	3
Latoya	64	48	10
Christy	37	27	6
Latasha	34	25	6
Jaleesa	22	16	4
Candace	72	53	14
Shanice	27	20	5
Haley	46	34	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.