100 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Mississippi (Updated for 2022)

In this section of the site we have data on the most popular baby names since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022. These names are taken directly from the Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

The table below shows the top 100 most popular baby boy names for the latest year, 2022, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name.

You might be wondering why we don't have data for the current year, 2024. This is because the Social Security Administration who collect the data have to first verify it and safeguard privacy. Data from the previous year is released around May each year.

Rank	Name	Count
1	James	175
2	John	149
3	Elijah	143
4	Noah	142
5	William	142
6	Liam	106
7	Asher	105
8	Waylon	96
9	Kingston	92
10	Michael	81
11	Samuel	81
12	Mason	80
13	Christopher	73
14	Levi	73
15	Wyatt	72
16	Grayson	71
17	Aiden	70
18	Oliver	70
19	Walker	68
20	Joseph	67
21	Easton	66
22	Henry	65
23	Thomas	65
24	Hudson	64
25	Jackson	63
26	Nolan	63
27	Owen	62
28	Robert	62
29	Maverick	61
30	Carter	60
31	Dallas	60
32	Jack	60
33	Kayden	60
34	Ashton	59
35	Bryson	59
36	Kaiden	59
37	David	58
38	Jaxon	57
39	Josiah	55
40	Christian	53
41	Jayden	53
42	Braxton	52
43	Jordan	52
44	Carson	51
45	Isaiah	51
46	Joshua	51
47	Karson	51
48	Lucas	51
49	Weston	51
50	Jacob	50
51	Amir	49
52	Cooper	49
53	Karter	49
54	Legend	49
55	Sawyer	49
56	Benjamin	48
57	Gabriel	48
58	Andrew	47
59	Charles	47
60	Colton	47
61	Jace	47
62	Luke	46
63	Cameron	45
64	Greyson	44
65	Messiah	44
66	Austin	42
67	Hunter	42
68	River	42
69	Wesley	41
70	Caleb	40
71	Kyrie	40
72	Logan	40
73	Ryder	40
74	Alexander	39
75	Bentley	39
76	Matthew	38
77	Beau	38
78	Kashton	38
79	Daniel	37
80	Landon	37
81	Silas	37
82	Hayden	36
83	Kayson	36
84	Rhett	36
85	Jayce	35
86	Lincoln	35
87	Brooks	34
88	Eli	34
89	Ezekiel	34
90	Elias	33
91	Jonathan	33
92	Axel	32
93	Bennett	32
94	Cohen	32
95	Jasper	31
96	Rowan	31
97	Myles	31
98	Jaxson	31
99	Jamir	31
100	Brayden	31

Most Popular Mississippi Baby Boy Names by Year

We have data on the most popular baby boy names in Mississippi for each year since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022.

However, 112 years is a lot of data to display, so in the sections below we'll show you the top 5 most popular baby boy names for each of the last 10 years.

Popular Baby Boy Names in Mississippi for 2021

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Mississippi for births recorded in 2021 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	181
2	John	179
3	James	164
4	Elijah	154
5	Noah	138

Popular Baby Boy Names in Mississippi for 2020

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Mississippi for births recorded in 2020 is James.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	James	189
2	William	171
3	Elijah	164
4	John	161
5	Noah	150

Popular Baby Boy Names in Mississippi for 2019

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Mississippi for births recorded in 2019 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	185
2	Noah	169
3	James	166
4	Elijah	159
5	John	151

Popular Baby Boy Names in Mississippi for 2018

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Mississippi for births recorded in 2018 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	194
2	John	193
3	Noah	158
4	Elijah	155
5	James	154

Popular Baby Boy Names in Mississippi for 2017

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Mississippi for births recorded in 2017 is John.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	John	181
2	William	180
3	James	166
4	Mason	166
5	Elijah	158

Popular Baby Boy Names in Mississippi for 2016

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Mississippi for births recorded in 2016 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	226
2	James	206
3	Mason	199
4	John	186
5	Elijah	167

Popular Baby Boy Names in Mississippi for 2015

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Mississippi for births recorded in 2015 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	212
2	John	205
3	James	197
4	Mason	190
5	Elijah	158

Popular Baby Boy Names in Mississippi for 2014

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Mississippi for births recorded in 2014 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	226
2	James	194
3	John	191
4	Elijah	175
5	Mason	172

Popular Baby Boy Names in Mississippi for 2013

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Mississippi for births recorded in 2013 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	241
2	Mason	208
3	James	198
4	John	187
5	Aiden	150

Popular Baby Boy Names in Mississippi for 2012

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Mississippi for births recorded in 2012 is William.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	William	226
2	Mason	205
3	James	170
4	John	170
5	Jayden	167

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and excludes any names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area.

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