State roster

Top names in Mississippi

The names most likely to appear on 1912 Mississippi birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 21,058 Mississippi births in 1912 across 661 distinct names.

Distinctively Mississippi

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Mississippi more than they say America.

#42Rooseveltoutside the national top 200
#51Willoutside the national top 200
#59Mack#195 nationally
#39Percy#174 nationally
#7Rosie#138 nationally
#57Johnie#186 nationally
#79Clevelandoutside the national top 200
#82Tommieoutside the national top 200
#45Jimmie#160 nationally
#88Johnnieoutside the national top 200
#88Troyoutside the national top 200
#89Callieoutside the national top 200

Girls

#1Mary806US #1
#2Annie358US #27
#3Willie260US #61
#4Mattie196US #70
#5Ruby190US #23
#6Louise148US #17
#7Rosie147US #138
#8Ethel141US #18
#9Ruth136US #5
#10Lillie133US #67
#11Bessie128US #43
#12Hattie128US #90
#13Emma125US #35
#14Lucille123US #32
#15Elizabeth120US #8
#16Gladys117US #19
#17Clara111US #34
#18Jessie111US #65
#19Beatrice109US #37
#20Mildred108US #6
#21Carrie106US #82
#22Maggie106US #115
#23Alice103US #11
#24Sarah103US #41
#25Ida100US #45
#26Marie99US #10
#27Minnie99US #60
#28Edna97US #16
#29Lula95US #107
#30Myrtle92US #50
#31Martha91US #29
#32Bertha90US #36
#33Irene90US #22
#34Fannie88US #87
#35Frances88US #9
#36Lillian84US #14
#37Hazel83US #25
#38Margaret82US #4
#39Thelma82US #26
#40Susie81US #120
#41Alberta80US #106
#42Georgia79US #101
#43Evelyn78US #13
#44Laura77US #57
#45Mamie76US #95
#46Virginia75US #20
#47Dorothy74US #3
#48Helen74US #2
#49Julia71US #44
#50Alma70US #62
#51Eva69US #49
#52Katie68US #149
#53Cora66US #98
#54Ella66US #69
#55Lena66US #72
#56Anna65US #7
#57Velma64US #88
#58Grace63US #24
#59Ora60US #168
#60Pearl59US #54
#61Rosa59US #94
#62Addie57US #171
#63Nellie57US #59
#64Gertrude56US #30
#65Daisy55US #112
#66Sadie54US #114
#67Pauline53US #38
#68Viola53US #52
#69Josephine52US #28
#70Lucy52US #78
#71Sallie52US #164
#72Florence51US #12
#73Geneva51US #116
#74Lizzie50US #180
#75Vera49US #68
#76Mae48US #74
#77Essie46US #155
#78Inez46US #100
#79Bernice45US #51
#80Mable45US #125
#81Dora44US #110
#82Eula44US #147
#83Flora44US #128
#84Ollie44US #163
#85Lois43US #63
#86Nancy43US #108
#87Eunice42US #109
#88Johnnie42
#89Callie41
#90Elnora41
#91Christine40US #123
#92Edith39US #31
#93Mabel39US #46
#94Leola37US #190
#95Effie35US #161
#96Elsie35US #42
#97Stella34US #73
#98Ada33US #96
#99Lola33US #127
#100Agnes32US #40

Boys

#1James662US #3
#2John529US #1
#3Willie414US #22
#4William411US #2
#5Robert400US #4
#6George220US #6
#7Henry207US #12
#8Charles159US #7
#9Joe148US #36
#10Thomas142US #10
#11Frank137US #9
#12Walter133US #11
#13Albert118US #17
#14Joseph109US #5
#15Charlie93US #57
#16Jack93US #28
#17Sam90US #63
#18Edward87US #8
#19Eddie84US #104
#20Jessie82US #109
#21Richard78US #19
#22Fred75US #26
#23Ernest74US #32
#24Clarence70US #21
#25Earl67US #34
#26Lee66US #78
#27David65US #29
#28Johnnie63US #106
#29Leroy63US #66
#30Roy63US #31
#31Louis61US #20
#32Woodrow60US #46
#33Arthur59US #15
#34Samuel58US #30
#35Jesse52US #74
#36Oscar51US #73
#37Andrew50US #44
#38Howard48US #25
#39Percy48US #174
#40Curtis47US #121
#41Tom46US #124
#42Roosevelt41
#43Earnest40US #132
#44Eugene40US #41
#45Jimmie40US #160
#46Claude37US #89
#47Jim37US #149
#48Leon36US #79
#49Luther36US #114
#50Otis36US #126
#51Will36
#52Ben35US #102
#53Herman34US #50
#54Paul34US #14
#55Carl33US #24
#56Harry33US #16
#57Johnie33US #186
#58Bennie31US #154
#59Mack30US #195
#60Cecil29US #76
#61Homer29US #98
#62Leonard29US #45
#63Lewis29US #68
#64Alfred28US #40
#65Edgar28US #85
#66Milton28US #64
#67Ralph28US #23
#68Clyde27US #65
#69Hubert27US #122
#70Harvey26US #91
#71Herbert26US #39
#72Sylvester26US #167
#73Lawrence25US #38
#74Allen24US #103
#75Chester24US #55
#76Rufus24US #175
#77Sidney24US #80
#78Bill23US #168
#79Cleveland23
#80Harold23US #13
#81Lester23US #58
#82Tommie23
#83Clifton22US #148
#84Marshall22US #151
#85Vernon22US #90
#86Daniel21US #53
#87Floyd21US #59
#88Troy21
#89Archie20US #130
#90Dan20US #194
#91Dave20
#92Monroe20
#93Ray20US #77
#94Alex19US #135
#95Alvin19US #86
#96Horace19US #119
#97Marion19US #112
#98Oliver19US #117
#99Calvin18US #157
#100Charley18US #200

On the move since 1911

Rising

↑27Ralph#67
↑26Rosa#61
↑25Hazel#37
↑20Myrtle#30
↑19Carl#55
↑19Edgar#65
↑18Louise#6
↑18Evelyn#43

Falling

↓33Tommie#82
↓32Bill#78
↓26Viola#68
↓24Ada#98
↓23Alex#94
↓20Velma#57
↓20Inez#78
↓20Charley#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1911 rankings.