State roster

Top names in Missouri

The names most likely to appear on 1987 Missouri birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 66,985 Missouri births in 1987 across 1,225 distinct names.

Distinctively Missouri

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

#71Clayton#153 nationally
#89Drew#160 nationally
#93Misty#162 nationally
#87Lance#142 nationally
#98Tabitha#151 nationally
#66Caleb#115 nationally
#100Anne#147 nationally
#99Logan#144 nationally
#76Todd#120 nationally
#69Nichole#111 nationally
#85Lucas#121 nationally
#71Kara#104 nationally

Girls

#1Jessica1,348US #1
#2Ashley1,341US #2
#3Amanda1,007US #3
#4Sarah719US #5
#5Jennifer649US #4
#6Megan565US #12
#7Heather469US #9
#8Stephanie461US #6
#9Amber452US #15
#10Emily434US #19
#11Elizabeth433US #10
#12Brittany418US #7
#13Danielle414US #14
#14Rachel412US #17
#15Lauren397US #16
#16Nicole396US #8
#17Samantha388US #11
#18Melissa369US #13
#19Tiffany315US #18
#20Amy297US #24
#21Michelle295US #21
#22Laura286US #22
#23Whitney277US #32
#24Rebecca274US #25
#25Katherine273US #28
#26Christina252US #20
#27Kayla252US #27
#28Kelly245US #30
#29Kimberly242US #23
#30Sara239US #29
#31Katie230US #38
#32Jamie228US #39
#33Andrea226US #36
#34Angela225US #35
#35Crystal212US #26
#36Erin202US #34
#37Lindsey201US #41
#38Mary195US #37
#39Courtney189US #33
#40Erica189US #31
#41Kristen177US #42
#42Lisa165US #40
#43Lindsay164US #49
#44Kathryn160US #51
#45Anna156US #52
#46Alicia152US #46
#47Allison150US #44
#48Julie146US #65
#49Hannah144US #66
#50Chelsea136US #47
#51Shannon133US #45
#52Christine123US #48
#53Kristin123US #55
#54Kelsey122US #67
#55Tara119US #69
#56Caitlin116US #63
#57Holly112US #71
#58Cassandra109US #68
#59Casey108US #81
#60Brittney107US #61
#61Jenna106US #57
#62Kathleen104US #72
#63Jacqueline102US #54
#64Victoria102US #50
#65Meghan100US #78
#66April99US #58
#67Leah90US #82
#68Natalie88US #56
#69Nichole88US #111
#70Brandy87US #92
#71Kara87US #104
#72Kendra86US #77
#73Margaret86US #90
#74Natasha85US #73
#75Alyssa84US #60
#76Rachael83US #98
#77Krystal81US #70
#78Mallory81US #91
#79Alexandra79US #59
#80Brooke79US #94
#81Monica79US #64
#82Bethany76US #87
#83Brandi76US #88
#84Molly76US #97
#85Leslie74US #89
#86Jasmine73US #79
#87Lacey73US #117
#88Stacey71US #103
#89Patricia69US #76
#90Stacy67US #101
#91Krista66US #108
#92Kristina66US #62
#93Misty66US #162
#94Alisha64US #118
#95Catherine64US #74
#96Julia63US #86
#97Vanessa63US #43
#98Tabitha61US #151
#99Melanie60US #102
#100Anne59US #147

Boys

#1Michael1,262US #1
#2Christopher1,132US #2
#3Matthew1,072US #3
#4Joshua978US #4
#5Andrew941US #6
#6Justin767US #9
#7Daniel730US #7
#8James720US #8
#9Ryan705US #13
#10David696US #5
#11John604US #11
#12Kyle599US #22
#13Joseph585US #12
#14Nicholas571US #16
#15Robert571US #10
#16Brandon565US #14
#17Jacob511US #31
#18William501US #15
#19Eric445US #21
#20Anthony444US #17
#21Adam441US #27
#22Timothy439US #26
#23Brian431US #20
#24Jason411US #23
#25Kevin406US #19
#26Steven371US #25
#27Zachary371US #33
#28Jonathan364US #18
#29Thomas363US #24
#30Benjamin359US #28
#31Aaron352US #34
#32Tyler349US #39
#33Dustin336US #44
#34Cody308US #49
#35Jeffrey305US #32
#36Jeremy303US #29
#37Charles291US #35
#38Mark275US #36
#39Nathan273US #45
#40Travis261US #42
#41Richard259US #30
#42Patrick244US #41
#43Bradley231US #56
#44Stephen226US #38
#45Alexander215US #37
#46Scott210US #43
#47Derek209US #54
#48Sean207US #40
#49Samuel205US #50
#50Jesse191US #55
#51Gregory186US #47
#52Jordan185US #52
#53Kenneth179US #53
#54Bryan176US #51
#55Jared170US #58
#56Cory169US #62
#57Corey167US #57
#58Paul167US #46
#59Alex153US #60
#60Brett141US #71
#61Phillip141US #68
#62Shawn138US #59
#63Keith131US #69
#64Chad129US #63
#65Austin128US #76
#66Caleb127US #115
#67Nathaniel111US #78
#68Shane106US #65
#69Donald103US #70
#70Marcus102US #67
#71Clayton99US #153
#72Curtis99US #100
#73Edward95US #61
#74Seth95US #89
#75Devin82US #99
#76Todd82US #120
#77Casey80US #80
#78Craig80US #88
#79Trevor80US #93
#80Ian79US #81
#81Brent78US #103
#82Derrick78US #86
#83Douglas78US #85
#84Blake77US #106
#85Lucas77US #121
#86Larry76US #114
#87Lance75US #142
#88Ronald75US #73
#89Drew74US #160
#90Wesley72US #92
#91Philip71US #84
#92Gary70US #87
#93George70US #77
#94Joel70US #75
#95Peter70US #64
#96Jeffery68US #109
#97Mitchell68US #101
#98Garrett66US #113
#99Logan66US #144
#100Terry66US #133

On the move since 1986

Rising

↑28Chelsea#50
↑25Jacqueline#63
↑24Kayla#27
↑23Hannah#49
↑20Todd#76
↑19Clayton#71
↑17Leah#67
↑17Rachael#76

Falling

↓31Catherine#95
↓23Leslie#85
↓20Gary#92
↓19Stacy#90
↓19Ronald#88
↓18Krystal#77
↓15Natalie#68
↓15Brandi#83

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1986 rankings.