Mississippi ★ 1956

Top names in Mississippi, 1956

Mary led for girls with 1,226 babies ; James for boys with 1,634. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,226
2	Linda	822
3	Patricia	610
4	Deborah	551
5	Brenda	502
5	Debra	502
7	Barbara	474
8	Shirley	471
9	Dorothy	428
10	Betty	379
11	Sandra	375
12	Carolyn	343
13	Annie	328
14	Cynthia	310
15	Gloria	302
16	Sharon	278
17	Pamela	274
18	Donna	262
19	Martha	261
20	Janice	260
21	Joyce	246
22	Wanda	241
23	Susan	238
24	Nancy	228
25	Elizabeth	221
26	Judy	205
27	Kathy	202
28	Beverly	192
28	Marilyn	192
30	Karen	190
31	Diane	186
32	Margaret	184
33	Rebecca	182
34	Janet	180
35	Rosie	172
36	Doris	168
37	Helen	166
37	Ruby	166
39	Bobbie	165
40	Teresa	159
41	Willie	158
42	Alice	155
43	Cathy	151
44	Jo	141
45	Rose	140
45	Sherry	140
47	Catherine	135
48	Cheryl	129
48	Gwendolyn	129
50	Peggy	127
51	Sarah	126
52	Carol	122
53	Glenda	121
54	Virginia	119
55	Emma	118
56	Lillie	115
57	Rhonda	114
58	Sheila	113
59	Jacqueline	108
60	Connie	106
60	Laura	106
62	Debbie	104
63	Rita	97
64	Mildred	96
65	Charlotte	95
66	Theresa	93
67	Evelyn	92
68	Patsy	90
69	Paula	89
69	Vicki	89
71	Phyllis	88
72	Dianne	86
72	Katherine	86
72	Minnie	86
75	Ethel	85
76	Ella	83
77	Frances	82
78	Bonnie	81
78	Christine	81
78	Edna	81
81	Anita	78
82	Shelia	77
83	Sylvia	73
83	Vickie	73
85	Eva	70
85	Georgia	70
87	Angela	69
87	Clara	69
87	Johnnie	69
87	Mattie	69
91	Vivian	68
92	Annette	66
93	Lisa	65
94	Vera	64
95	Velma	63
96	Gail	62
96	Loretta	62
96	Ruth	62
96	Thelma	62
100	Delores	60

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	James	1,634
2	Robert	1,146
3	John	927
4	Charles	875
5	Willie	853
6	William	796
7	Larry	716
8	David	705
8	Michael	705
10	Thomas	434
11	Jerry	388
12	Richard	380
13	Kenneth	348
14	Donald	329
15	Bobby	325
16	Johnny	320
17	George	319
18	Billy	301
19	Eddie	298
20	Joseph	283
21	Jimmy	279
22	Ronald	257
23	Terry	244
24	Edward	243
24	Henry	243
24	Joe	243
27	Gary	222
28	Walter	213
29	Danny	202
30	Randy	188
31	Carl	183
32	Paul	182
33	Roy	169
34	Mark	165
34	Tommy	165
36	Steven	164
37	Ricky	163
38	Ronnie	162
39	Melvin	158
40	Dennis	157
41	Frank	154
41	Gregory	154
43	Anthony	146
44	Albert	144
44	Roger	144
46	Curtis	142
47	Timothy	141
48	Arthur	137
48	Jimmie	137
50	Jessie	136
51	Samuel	135
52	Stephen	134
53	Stanley	131
54	Andrew	123
55	Lee	115
56	Douglas	114
57	Charlie	113
58	Johnnie	111
58	Ray	111
60	Calvin	110
61	Eugene	107
62	Daniel	105
63	Marvin	104
64	Howard	100
65	Tommie	99
66	Louis	94
66	Micheal	94
66	Steve	94
69	Clarence	93
69	Rickey	93
71	Freddie	92
71	Harold	92
73	Leon	89
73	Leroy	89
75	Raymond	88
76	Fred	87
77	Earnest	83
78	Roosevelt	82
79	Alvin	81
79	Ralph	81
79	Wayne	81
82	Earl	80
83	Phillip	79
83	Tony	79
85	Bruce	78
85	Glenn	78
87	Bennie	76
87	Milton	76
89	Allen	75
90	Lawrence	72
91	Jackie	71
92	Keith	69
92	Lonnie	69
94	Ernest	68
95	Barry	67
95	Jesse	67
97	Gerald	65
98	Harry	64
98	Jeffery	64
100	Don	63