Mississippi · 1998

Top 100 names in Mississippi, 1998, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Alexis	235
#2	Hannah	233
#3	Madison	231
#4	Taylor	202
#5	Anna	186
#6	Emily	183
#7	Ashley	173
#8	Destiny	169
#9	Sarah	158
#10	Jasmine	152
#11	Mary	141
#12	Brittany	141
#13	Kayla	127
#14	Amber	125
#15	Lauren	125
#16	Jessica	124
#17	Victoria	122
#18	Haley	114
#19	Morgan	111
#20	Brianna	110
#21	Courtney	109
#22	Alyssa	103
#23	Elizabeth	100
#24	Shelby	99
#25	Olivia	92
#26	Megan	88
#27	Kaitlyn	86
#28	Samantha	85
#29	Savannah	84
#30	Katelyn	80
#31	Rachel	79
#32	Jordan	75
#33	Kelsey	72
#34	Sydney	68
#35	Jada	68
#36	Breanna	67
#37	Makayla	65
#38	Kimberly	63
#39	Gabrielle	63
#40	Rebecca	60
#41	Danielle	60
#42	Summer	59
#43	Katherine	59
#44	Amanda	58
#45	Abigail	57
#46	Alexandria	54
#47	Diamond	53
#48	Sara	51
#49	Allison	51
#50	Kristen	49
#51	Bailey	49
#52	Heather	47
#53	Katie	46
#54	Angel	45
#55	Emma	45
#56	Alexus	44
#57	Jennifer	43
#58	Tiffany	43
#59	Ariel	42
#60	Michaela	41
#61	Erin	41
#62	Cheyenne	41
#63	Mya	41
#64	Aaliyah	41
#65	Julia	40
#66	Stephanie	40
#67	Kaylee	39
#68	Caitlin	39
#69	Jayla	38
#70	Briana	38
#71	Raven	38
#72	Kiara	38
#73	Kathryn	38
#74	Madeline	37
#75	Asia	37
#76	Laura	36
#77	Erica	36
#78	Hailey	36
#79	Alexandra	36
#80	Lindsey	36
#81	Autumn	36
#82	Caroline	35
#83	Sierra	34
#84	Chloe	33
#85	Chelsea	33
#86	Carly	33
#87	Brooke	32
#88	Caitlyn	32
#89	Bethany	31
#90	Tamara	31
#91	Whitney	31
#92	Brittney	30
#93	Natalie	30
#94	Faith	30
#95	Mackenzie	30
#96	Precious	30
#97	Mallory	30
#98	Molly	30
#99	Alicia	29
#100	Miranda	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
Laken	27	22	1
Jayla	38	31	4
Precious	30	25	4
Christian	20	16	3
Yasmine	24	20	4
Tamara	31	25	5
Carley	25	21	4
Kierra	25	21	4
Mya	41	34	7
Aaliyah	41	34	8
Harley	24	20	5
Ashton	27	22	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.