These are the most popular baby names in MS for 2025. See how they compare to rest of US

Traditional baby names have been resurging in popularity over the last few years — and 2025 is no different.

BabyCenter, an online parenting resource, recently published their list of top baby names for 2025. Many of the most common names from the year prior showed up on the list, including Olivia and Noah, which remained the most popular girl and boy name, according to BabyCenter.

Here are the most popular baby names in the United States for 2025 and how they compare to baby names in Mississippi, according to BabyCenter and the Mississippi State Department of Health.

Which baby names are the most popular in the US?

Olivia and Amelia continue to be the most popular baby names for girls, and the top five boy names are also unchanged, according to BabyCenter.

Two new girl names, Eliana and Aurora, joined the list of top 10 most common baby girl names for the first time ever, BabyCenter researchers said.

These are the most common baby names in the U.S. for 2025, according to BabyCenter:

Girls

1. Olivia

2. Amelia

3. Sophia

4. Emma

5. Isabella

6. Charlotte

7. Eliana

8. Ellie

9. Aurora

10. Mia

Boys

1. Noah

2. Liam

3. Oliver

4. Elijah

5. Mateo

6. Levi

7. Lucas

8. Ezra

9. Asher

10. Luca

Which baby names are the most popular in MS?

Three of Mississippi’s top names for girls and two of the top boy names showed up on BabyCenter’s list. Olivia is the most popular girl name in Mississippi and the U.S., according to each list.

These are the most popular baby names in Mississippi for 2024, according to the most recent data from the Mississippi State Department of Health.

Girls

1. Olivia

2. Ava

3. Mary

4. Amelia

5. Charlotte and Harper (tie)

Boys

1. William

2. John

3. James

4. Noah

5. Liam

Do parents ever change their baby’s name?

Yes. Occasionally, parents regret the name they chose for their child enough to change it, according to a separate BabyCenter survey.

Nearly 10% of moms regret the name they gave their child and about 6% of moms have changed their baby’s legal first or last legal name, the survey found.

Some reasons mothers regret their baby’s name are the following, according to the survey:

• Grown to prefer a nickname or middle name
• Someone mocked the name they chose
• The child’s personality didn’t suit the chosen name
• A different name is easier to pronounce

This story was originally published November 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM.

Natalie Demaree

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Natalie Demaree is a service journalism reporter covering Mississippi for McClatchy Media. She holds a master’s in journalism from Columbia Journalism School and a bachelor’s in journalism and political science with a specialization in African and African American Studies from the University of Arkansas.