Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Mississippi, 1979

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Amanda	507
2	Jennifer	493
3	Kimberly	371
4	Angela	316
5	Melissa	299
6	Jessica	260
7	April	232
8	Mary	221
9	Amy	205
10	Stephanie	189
11	Tiffany	174
12	Crystal	172
13	Brandy	164
14	Heather	163
15	Elizabeth	141
16	Rebecca	137
17	Christy	130
18	Lisa	120
19	Ashley	118
20	Christina	115
21	Kelly	105
22	Laura	103
22	Sarah	103
24	Erica	99
24	Monica	99
24	Shannon	99
27	Emily	97
28	Latoya	94
29	Jamie	93
29	Tracy	93
31	Amber	90
31	Misty	90
31	Rachel	90
34	Michelle	89
34	Tina	89
36	Leslie	85
37	Andrea	84
38	Brandi	83
39	Katrina	82
39	Latasha	82
41	Dana	78
41	Felicia	78
41	Pamela	78
44	Latonya	77
45	Alicia	75
45	Cynthia	75
45	Natalie	75
48	Natasha	74
48	Sharon	74
50	Anna	72

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	James	727
2	Christopher	700
3	Michael	622
4	Jason	526
5	John	491
6	Robert	460
7	William	457
8	David	355
9	Charles	301
10	Jeremy	285
11	Joshua	277
12	Joseph	264
13	Anthony	247
14	Kevin	239
15	Daniel	233
15	Timothy	233
17	Eric	201
17	Marcus	201
19	Brian	200
19	Matthew	200
21	Jonathan	192
22	Derrick	187
23	Thomas	181
24	Richard	176
25	Willie	166
26	Justin	158
27	Kenneth	150
28	Patrick	149
29	Nicholas	137
30	Steven	135
31	Jeffrey	130
32	Antonio	128
33	Larry	127
34	Benjamin	120
35	Stephen	113
36	Travis	111
37	Adam	108
38	Andrew	102
38	Mark	102
40	Gregory	100
41	Brandon	95
42	Billy	93
43	Terry	92
44	Jerry	90
45	George	88
46	Bradley	86
46	Edward	86
46	Ryan	86
49	Reginald	84
50	Kendrick	83