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Top names in Missouri

The names most likely to appear on 2004 Missouri birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 62,305 Missouri births in 2004 across 1,715 distinct names.

Distinctively Missouri

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

#80Clayton#198 nationally
#87Trenton#188 nationally
#97Ellie#189 nationally
#77Dalton#167 nationally
#75Addison#160 nationally
#74Levi#153 nationally
#72Gage#145 nationally
#90Payton#159 nationally
#82Cheyenne#149 nationally
#57Gracie#114 nationally
#79Colton#135 nationally
#58Shelby#112 nationally

Girls

#1Emma573US #2
#2Madison530US #3
#3Emily478US #1
#4Abigail431US #6
#5Olivia416US #4
#6Hannah366US #5
#7Grace339US #13
#8Elizabeth328US #10
#9Alexis327US #11
#10Alyssa261US #14
#11Chloe259US #23
#12Taylor258US #22
#13Anna248US #20
#14Sarah241US #12
#15Sophia241US #15
#16Isabella236US #7
#17Lauren236US #16
#18Samantha235US #9
#19Hailey231US #24
#20Ella203US #29
#21Paige201US #51
#22Sydney201US #27
#23Morgan190US #31
#24Ava179US #25
#25Lillian174US #65
#26Haley164US #44
#27Kayla163US #18
#28Natalie162US #19
#29Allison155US #40
#30Ashley153US #8
#31Brianna152US #17
#32Jessica151US #21
#33Kaitlyn150US #33
#34Mackenzie150US #45
#35Brooke146US #46
#36Riley143US #58
#37Kaylee141US #50
#38Megan141US #36
#39Rachel141US #34
#40Jasmine140US #26
#41Makayla138US #47
#42Trinity138US #48
#43Kylie134US #49
#44Audrey126US #80
#45Jenna125US #56
#46Jordan125US #71
#47Victoria124US #28
#48Zoe124US #54
#49Gabrielle123US #73
#50Lily122US #53
#51Faith121US #52
#52Katherine121US #35
#53Mia119US #30
#54Claire118US #99
#55Avery116US #77
#56Destiny116US #38
#57Gracie112US #114
#58Shelby110US #112
#59Katelyn109US #59
#60Molly107US #97
#61Savannah107US #41
#62Autumn101US #82
#63Mary99US #62
#64Breanna98US #115
#65Julia97US #32
#66Katie96US #102
#67Bailey94US #100
#68Madeline91US #63
#69Madelyn91US #111
#70Leah90US #64
#71Marissa85US #78
#72Rebecca85US #70
#73Lydia84US #126
#74Kennedy80US #117
#75Addison78US #160
#76Jada78US #81
#77Mariah78US #113
#78Sierra78US #92
#79Alexandra77US #37
#80Isabelle77US #107
#81Peyton77US #134
#82Cheyenne76US #149
#83Alexandria75US #125
#84Ashlyn75US #131
#85Caroline75US #74
#86Nevaeh75US #104
#87Kylee74US #141
#88Amber73US #87
#89Brooklyn71US #101
#90Payton71US #159
#91Sara70US #68
#92Maria69US #42
#93Mya69US #116
#94Danielle68US #91
#95Kelsey66US #148
#96Rylee66US #136
#97Ellie65US #189
#98Kathryn65US #122
#99Nicole65US #43
#100Courtney64US #121

Boys

#1Jacob658US #1
#2Ethan544US #5
#3Andrew494US #6
#4Tyler453US #16
#5Michael442US #2
#6Joseph419US #9
#7William418US #8
#8Joshua411US #3
#9Logan387US #27
#10Matthew376US #4
#11Ryan374US #12
#12Nicholas360US #13
#13Austin347US #35
#14Samuel344US #23
#15James334US #18
#16Alexander330US #15
#17Zachary327US #26
#18John317US #17
#19Dylan309US #19
#20Caleb291US #33
#21Benjamin290US #25
#22Daniel275US #7
#23Elijah271US #31
#24Christopher265US #10
#25Thomas265US #37
#26Anthony264US #11
#27Noah261US #29
#28Nathan260US #20
#29Mason259US #51
#30David256US #14
#31Connor254US #38
#32Jackson254US #48
#33Brandon252US #22
#34Hunter248US #49
#35Evan234US #39
#36Gavin233US #52
#37Jordan230US #43
#38Luke229US #41
#39Cameron225US #50
#40Gabriel225US #32
#41Landon208US #86
#42Jack207US #42
#43Justin204US #30
#44Lucas201US #66
#45Christian200US #24
#46Robert199US #36
#47Jonathan197US #21
#48Aidan190US #40
#49Charles190US #56
#50Isaac183US #46
#51Carter181US #89
#52Wyatt180US #90
#53Kyle178US #55
#54Blake177US #95
#55Cole170US #75
#56Aiden164US #60
#57Chase159US #82
#58Aaron156US #53
#59Kaden149US #105
#60Isaiah147US #45
#61Jason147US #47
#62Owen147US #67
#63Adam145US #58
#64Hayden143US #87
#65Garrett138US #114
#66Nathaniel138US #68
#67Caden135US #104
#68Ian135US #69
#69Seth134US #80
#70Cody133US #84
#71Bryce131US #108
#72Gage127US #145
#73Ashton125US #76
#74Levi124US #153
#75Brayden123US #107
#76Devin123US #81
#77Dalton122US #167
#78Colin120US #85
#79Colton120US #135
#80Clayton119US #198
#81Jayden118US #62
#82Dominic117US #91
#83Carson116US #101
#84Trevor116US #110
#85Kevin115US #34
#86Alex114US #63
#87Trenton114US #188
#88Collin113US #130
#89Jeremiah113US #77
#90Dakota111US #137
#91Riley110US #106
#92Brady109US #122
#93Cooper109US #133
#94Grant109US #141
#95Kaleb104US #120
#96Eric98US #61
#97Henry98US #109
#98Steven98US #78
#99Jesse97US #94
#100Timothy94US #79

On the move since 2003

Rising

↑30Ava#24
↑27Aiden#56
↑27Caden#67
↑27Ashton#73
↑25Madelyn#69
↑22Kaden#59
↑20Lillian#25
↑20Carter#51

Falling

↓38Grant#94
↓26Kathryn#98
↓26Courtney#100
↓25Dakota#90
↓23Carson#83
↓23Eric#96
↓21Savannah#61
↓19Mary#63

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2003 rankings.