Top baby names in Mississippi, 1985
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 599 |
| 2 | Jessica | 502 |
| 3 | Amanda | 395 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 379 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 327 |
| 6 | Brittany | 282 |
| 7 | Tiffany | 229 |
| 8 | Crystal | 203 |
| 9 | Heather | 190 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 185 |
| 11 | April | 181 |
| 12 | Mary | 171 |
| 13 | Lauren | 166 |
| 14 | Sarah | 157 |
| 15 | Amber | 153 |
| 16 | Courtney | 148 |
| 17 | Latoya | 146 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 140 |
| 19 | Laura | 139 |
| 20 | Rachel | 127 |
| 21 | Amy | 125 |
| 21 | Angela | 125 |
| 23 | Emily | 124 |
| 23 | Megan | 124 |
| 25 | Anna | 121 |
| 26 | Christina | 120 |
| 27 | Melissa | 119 |
| 28 | Erica | 116 |
| 29 | Lindsey | 100 |
| 30 | Samantha | 99 |
| 31 | Brandi | 97 |
| 31 | Jamie | 97 |
| 33 | Krystal | 93 |
| 33 | Rebecca | 93 |
| 35 | Brandy | 89 |
| 36 | Andrea | 84 |
| 36 | Leslie | 84 |
| 38 | Victoria | 81 |
| 39 | Kristen | 80 |
| 40 | Erin | 79 |
| 41 | Danielle | 75 |
| 42 | Alicia | 74 |
| 43 | Katherine | 71 |
| 44 | Kelly | 70 |
| 44 | Sara | 70 |
| 46 | Felicia | 68 |
| 47 | Kayla | 66 |
| 47 | Shannon | 66 |
| 49 | Holly | 65 |
| 50 | Candice | 64 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 679 |
| 2 | James | 565 |
| 3 | Michael | 493 |
| 4 | Joshua | 489 |
| 5 | William | 427 |
| 6 | John | 392 |
| 7 | Brandon | 380 |
| 8 | Robert | 378 |
| 9 | Matthew | 330 |
| 10 | Jonathan | 311 |
| 11 | David | 309 |
| 12 | Justin | 302 |
| 13 | Joseph | 290 |
| 14 | Daniel | 271 |
| 15 | Jeremy | 269 |
| 16 | Jason | 248 |
| 17 | Charles | 230 |
| 18 | Anthony | 226 |
| 19 | Marcus | 214 |
| 20 | Timothy | 191 |
| 21 | Thomas | 190 |
| 22 | Eric | 167 |
| 23 | Andrew | 162 |
| 24 | Richard | 161 |
| 25 | Brian | 155 |
| 25 | Steven | 155 |
| 27 | Kevin | 152 |
| 28 | Patrick | 131 |
| 29 | Derrick | 123 |
| 30 | Nicholas | 118 |
| 31 | Ryan | 114 |
| 32 | Stephen | 113 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 111 |
| 33 | Kenneth | 111 |
| 35 | Dustin | 110 |
| 36 | Adam | 109 |
| 37 | Jacob | 104 |
| 38 | Antonio | 103 |
| 39 | Zachary | 99 |
| 40 | Willie | 96 |
| 41 | Travis | 87 |
| 42 | Corey | 86 |
| 43 | Aaron | 81 |
| 43 | Jeffrey | 81 |
| 43 | Mark | 81 |
| 46 | Samuel | 78 |
| 47 | Gregory | 74 |
| 48 | Larry | 73 |
| 49 | Nathan | 72 |
| 50 | Bradley | 70 |