State roster

Top names in Missouri

The names most likely to appear on 1989 Missouri birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 70,271 Missouri births in 1989 across 1,361 distinct names.

Distinctively Missouri

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

#93Clayton#154 nationally
#89Mallory#147 nationally
#88Lacey#143 nationally
#99Drew#150 nationally
#94Krista#137 nationally
#83Paige#124 nationally
#54Caleb#91 nationally
#93Miranda#130 nationally
#78Lucas#114 nationally
#60Molly#93 nationally
#66Blake#97 nationally
#58Ethan#87 nationally

Girls

#1Jessica1,062US #1
#2Ashley1,049US #2
#3Brittany867US #3
#4Amanda823US #4
#5Sarah691US #5
#6Megan591US #11
#7Samantha560US #6
#8Lauren541US #9
#9Jennifer500US #7
#10Emily466US #13
#11Amber430US #14
#12Elizabeth428US #10
#13Heather419US #15
#14Stephanie414US #8
#15Kayla391US #20
#16Rachel389US #18
#17Danielle382US #17
#18Tiffany358US #16
#19Courtney347US #21
#20Nicole340US #12
#21Kelsey314US #31
#22Rebecca299US #24
#23Melissa275US #19
#24Katherine268US #26
#25Christina264US #23
#26Chelsea263US #27
#27Laura248US #25
#28Michelle238US #22
#29Hannah226US #42
#30Mary225US #38
#31Amy220US #35
#32Andrea217US #39
#33Lindsey210US #48
#34Erin209US #40
#35Kimberly207US #28
#36Jamie200US #52
#37Angela196US #47
#38Jasmine195US #30
#39Kristen195US #36
#40Whitney195US #57
#41Brittney190US #41
#42Sara186US #29
#43Kelly180US #37
#44Erica177US #34
#45Allison171US #46
#46Crystal165US #32
#47Katie160US #45
#48Anna156US #51
#49Caitlin153US #49
#50Kristin149US #60
#51Cassandra147US #54
#52Alicia145US #53
#53Alexandra143US #43
#54Kathryn135US #58
#55Lindsay134US #63
#56Shannon126US #61
#57Victoria125US #44
#58Lisa124US #55
#59Tara122US #70
#60Molly121US #93
#61Brooke115US #74
#62Jordan115US #72
#63Morgan108US #69
#64Natalie108US #62
#65Alyssa106US #33
#66April100US #66
#67Christine100US #59
#68Kristina100US #65
#69Abigail96US #94
#70Kathleen95US #90
#71Katelyn93US #76
#72Margaret92US #97
#73Catherine90US #67
#74Taylor89US #75
#75Kara87US #101
#76Leah87US #83
#77Melanie87US #88
#78Bethany85US #102
#79Brandi84US #98
#80Kendra84US #99
#81Julie83US #78
#82Holly82US #79
#83Paige81US #124
#84Casey80US #103
#85Alexis79US #92
#86Jacqueline79US #64
#87Kaitlin78US #100
#88Lacey76US #143
#89Mallory76US #147
#90Meghan76US #80
#91Alexandria75US #104
#92Jenna75US #71
#93Miranda72US #130
#94Krista71US #137
#95Kaitlyn70US #95
#96Rachael70US #109
#97Alisha69US #123
#98Krystal68US #82
#99Brandy67US #121
#100Natasha67US #87

Boys

#1Michael1,236US #1
#2Christopher1,069US #2
#3Joshua1,029US #4
#4Matthew1,001US #3
#5Andrew844US #7
#6Justin774US #8
#7Nicholas696US #14
#8James682US #9
#9Ryan674US #13
#10Daniel673US #6
#11John643US #12
#12David617US #5
#13Jacob600US #26
#14Kyle596US #20
#15Robert570US #10
#16Joseph567US #11
#17Brandon546US #18
#18Zachary544US #25
#19William493US #15
#20Adam468US #27
#21Tyler453US #30
#22Anthony451US #16
#23Aaron444US #31
#24Timothy399US #28
#25Cody396US #45
#26Kevin390US #19
#27Jonathan370US #17
#28Thomas366US #23
#29Eric365US #21
#30Steven359US #22
#31Dustin356US #48
#32Benjamin347US #29
#33Brian339US #24
#34Charles332US #36
#35Alexander295US #32
#36Jeremy293US #34
#37Nathan281US #43
#38Patrick274US #38
#39Jeffrey263US #37
#40Travis255US #41
#41Samuel252US #47
#42Mark251US #42
#43Bradley249US #58
#44Corey245US #55
#45Jason243US #35
#46Jordan241US #44
#47Stephen234US #40
#48Austin227US #59
#49Derek222US #54
#50Jesse220US #50
#51Richard216US #33
#52Sean211US #39
#53Scott206US #51
#54Caleb199US #91
#55Jared195US #57
#56Gregory188US #52
#57Paul188US #49
#58Ethan173US #87
#59Cory171US #61
#60Kenneth170US #53
#61Alex161US #60
#62Brett149US #81
#63Bryan144US #56
#64Keith124US #70
#65Shawn122US #65
#66Blake118US #97
#67Nathaniel117US #84
#68Phillip115US #75
#69Chad113US #74
#70Taylor113US #72
#71Cameron109US #64
#72Donald108US #82
#73Seth108US #94
#74Shane104US #71
#75Logan103US #104
#76Evan98US #69
#77Edward97US #62
#78Lucas97US #114
#79Trevor97US #83
#80Devin96US #96
#81Marcus95US #67
#82Douglas93US #92
#83Ronald91US #85
#84Curtis87US #111
#85Mitchell87US #93
#86Garrett86US #102
#87Ian86US #68
#88Spencer86US #107
#89Antonio84US #76
#90Wesley82US #98
#91Peter81US #66
#92Derrick78US #99
#93Clayton77US #154
#94Brent76US #118
#95Casey74US #90
#96Dylan74US #115
#97Luke74US #121
#98Raymond72US #86
#99Drew70US #150
#100Johnathan70US #112

On the move since 1988

Rising

↑31Abigail#69
↑30Jasmine#38
↑25Taylor#70
↑23Taylor#74
↑22Kelsey#21
↑20Katelyn#71
↑16Hannah#29
↑11Kristina#68

Falling

↓25Holly#82
↓17Whitney#40
↓17Casey#84
↓17Luke#97
↓16Kendra#80
↓16Rachael#96
↓15Sara#42
↓15Julie#81

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1988 rankings.