State roster

Top names in Missouri

The names most likely to appear on 2011 Missouri birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 59,404 Missouri births in 2011 across 1,946 distinct names.

Distinctively Missouri

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

#78Kinley#195 nationally
#92Jillianoutside the national top 200
#98Trentonoutside the national top 200
#85Maci#180 nationally
#71Alaina#156 nationally
#100Hadley#178 nationally
#61Nora#137 nationally
#76Clara#151 nationally
#67Gracie#135 nationally
#75Kylee#138 nationally
#95Gage#154 nationally
#73Reese#131 nationally

Girls

#1Emma423US #3
#2Sophia416US #1
#3Olivia388US #4
#4Ava382US #5
#5Isabella325US #2
#6Addison295US #13
#7Abigail285US #7
#8Chloe273US #10
#9Madison245US #8
#10Lillian231US #22
#11Emily230US #6
#12Elizabeth220US #11
#13Ella214US #12
#14Brooklyn209US #21
#15Avery204US #18
#16Aubrey189US #20
#17Zoey188US #28
#18Grace185US #16
#19Lily179US #15
#20Natalie171US #14
#21Charlotte164US #27
#22Harper155US #54
#23Peyton155US #53
#24Alexis154US #26
#25Amelia153US #30
#26Mia153US #9
#27Hailey138US #32
#28Anna136US #38
#29Nevaeh135US #33
#30Taylor132US #44
#31Hannah131US #25
#32Evelyn126US #24
#33Molly124US #78
#34Savannah124US #41
#35Samantha123US #17
#36Kaylee122US #36
#37Khloe121US #49
#38Allison119US #40
#39Claire119US #50
#40Zoe119US #31
#41Audrey118US #43
#42Layla116US #35
#43Riley112US #47
#44Lydia110US #96
#45Lucy109US #73
#46Payton109US #95
#47Alyssa106US #37
#48Gabriella105US #34
#49Morgan104US #75
#50Faith102US #70
#51Kylie102US #57
#52Leah102US #29
#53Autumn100US #69
#54Lilly100US #103
#55Trinity96US #77
#56Mackenzie91US #68
#57Sydney91US #65
#58Serenity90US #66
#59Lauren89US #62
#60Madelyn88US #79
#61Nora87US #137
#62Ellie83US #97
#63Sophie83US #51
#64Bailey82US #88
#65Victoria82US #23
#66Kennedy80US #91
#67Gracie79US #135
#68Reagan79US #122
#69Rylee79US #102
#70Stella79US #74
#71Alaina76US #156
#72Mary75US #112
#73Reese74US #131
#74Caroline72US #87
#75Kylee72US #138
#76Clara71US #151
#77Eva71US #83
#78Kinley71US #195
#79Scarlett71US #80
#80Annabelle70US #111
#81Sarah69US #39
#82Bella68US #60
#83Brooke68US #86
#84Lyla68US #127
#85Maci68US #180
#86Makenzie68US #139
#87Piper68US #110
#88Gabrielle67US #119
#89Katherine67US #61
#90Paige67US #107
#91Kendall65US #124
#92Jillian64
#93Julia64US #58
#94Kaitlyn64US #100
#95Mya64US #105
#96Sofia64US #19
#97Aubree63US #99
#98Brooklynn63US #129
#99Eleanor63US #150
#100Hadley63US #178

Boys

#1Mason484US #2
#2William415US #3
#3Jacob356US #1
#4Noah351US #5
#5Liam346US #15
#6Jackson329US #23
#7Aiden326US #9
#8Logan314US #21
#9Elijah304US #13
#10Ethan302US #7
#11Landon295US #34
#12Michael290US #6
#13Benjamin273US #19
#14Alexander272US #8
#15James265US #17
#16Samuel262US #26
#17Brayden257US #36
#18Wyatt254US #48
#19Andrew253US #16
#20Lucas250US #29
#21Carter241US #41
#22Gavin237US #37
#23Gabriel230US #24
#24Chase213US #69
#25Henry211US #57
#26Hunter211US #55
#27Matthew211US #12
#28Owen210US #44
#29Joseph209US #22
#30Jayden207US #4
#31Joshua207US #14
#32Evan206US #40
#33John204US #27
#34Bentley203US #75
#35Christopher197US #20
#36Tyler197US #38
#37Caleb196US #32
#38Eli196US #58
#39Levi196US #66
#40Anthony195US #11
#41Colton194US #74
#42Charles193US #61
#43Cooper193US #82
#44Luke192US #39
#45Connor191US #54
#46Daniel185US #10
#47Ryan185US #25
#48Carson182US #85
#49Isaac176US #35
#50Jack171US #45
#51David168US #18
#52Blake165US #73
#53Isaiah165US #43
#54Austin161US #60
#55Brody155US #83
#56Cameron154US #53
#57Jeremiah150US #49
#58Hayden148US #90
#59Zachary141US #64
#60Robert140US #62
#61Jaxon139US #86
#62Oliver137US #78
#63Thomas137US #63
#64Parker136US #79
#65Easton134US #103
#66Nicholas132US #42
#67Christian131US #30
#68Nathan130US #28
#69Dylan127US #33
#70Jace122US #106
#71Jonathan120US #31
#72Cole119US #94
#73Ayden118US #70
#74Dominic118US #77
#75Aaron115US #51
#76Jordan115US #46
#77Tristan112US #87
#78Max107US #96
#79Kayden104US #105
#80Ian101US #72
#81Nolan98US #92
#82Hudson97US #112
#83Preston97US #136
#84Justin96US #59
#85Micah96US #102
#86Jaxson95US #141
#87Brandon94US #47
#88Brady93US #135
#89Grayson93US #98
#90Kaden93US #119
#91Riley92US #111
#92Adam90US #81
#93Caden90US #134
#94Rylan90US #146
#95Gage88US #154
#96Xavier88US #76
#97Maxwell87US #133
#98Trenton87
#99Ryder86US #108
#100Bryson85US #97

On the move since 2010

Rising

↑39Harper#22
↑35Victoria#65
↑34Evelyn#32
↑34Bentley#34
↑27Henry#25
↑23Reagan#68
↑22Easton#65
↑20Max#78

Falling

↓26Mya#95
↓23Sarah#81
↓23Bella#82
↓22Nicholas#66
↓21Bailey#64
↓20Dylan#69
↓19Xavier#96
↓18Brandon#87

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2010 rankings.