State roster

Top names in Missouri

The names most likely to appear on 2012 Missouri birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 58,657 Missouri births in 2012 across 1,930 distinct names.

Distinctively Missouri

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

#82Adalyn#198 nationally
#91Kinley#180 nationally
#76Gracie#158 nationally
#83Grant#163 nationally
#98Weston#171 nationally
#99Gage#172 nationally
#38Nora#108 nationally
#62Hadley#131 nationally
#94Silas#160 nationally
#92Kylee#156 nationally
#97Brantley#158 nationally
#79Brooklynn#138 nationally

Girls

#1Emma476US #2
#2Sophia419US #1
#3Olivia344US #4
#4Ava313US #5
#5Isabella301US #3
#6Abigail250US #7
#7Harper238US #24
#8Avery237US #13
#9Lillian236US #25
#10Addison222US #14
#11Ella219US #12
#12Elizabeth215US #10
#13Chloe211US #11
#14Madison211US #9
#15Zoey204US #20
#16Amelia200US #23
#17Brooklyn199US #29
#18Emily196US #6
#19Aubrey181US #15
#20Lily173US #16
#21Charlotte170US #19
#22Grace169US #21
#23Hannah161US #22
#24Mia155US #8
#25Layla142US #31
#26Alexis141US #40
#27Natalie135US #17
#28Evelyn133US #27
#29Claire131US #45
#30Riley130US #47
#31Peyton128US #53
#32Audrey121US #41
#33Anna117US #34
#34Kaylee116US #35
#35Ellie110US #85
#36Savannah110US #43
#37Lucy109US #66
#38Nora109US #108
#39Gabriella107US #37
#40Allison106US #38
#41Bailey104US #81
#42Kennedy104US #84
#43Khloe104US #55
#44Nevaeh104US #39
#45Autumn102US #68
#46Skylar102US #87
#47Lydia101US #95
#48Caroline100US #80
#49Mackenzie97US #71
#50Kylie96US #59
#51Samantha96US #26
#52Payton95US #103
#53Trinity94US #91
#54Leah93US #33
#55Molly92US #90
#56Morgan92US #82
#57Sophie92US #52
#58Taylor92US #46
#59Aubree91US #60
#60Sydney89US #78
#61Lilly88US #110
#62Hadley86US #131
#63Lauren86US #72
#64Alyssa85US #44
#65Faith85US #75
#66Hailey84US #32
#67Reagan84US #97
#68Madelyn83US #67
#69Piper83US #98
#70Zoe83US #30
#71Aaliyah80US #36
#72Sarah80US #42
#73Rylee79US #109
#74Scarlett77US #61
#75Stella76US #62
#76Gracie75US #158
#77Paige75US #106
#78Victoria75US #28
#79Brooklynn73US #138
#80Eleanor73US #134
#81Sofia73US #18
#82Adalyn71US #198
#83Paisley71US #104
#84Annabelle70US #99
#85Bella70US #54
#86Katherine70US #64
#87Mya67US #124
#88Serenity67US #58
#89Violet67US #89
#90Arianna66US #49
#91Kinley66US #180
#92Kylee64US #156
#93Clara63US #136
#94Julia63US #65
#95Mary63US #121
#96Quinn63US #153
#97Jasmine62US #83
#98Lyla62US #146
#99Makenzie62US #150
#100Reese62US #128

Boys

#1Mason441US #2
#2William426US #5
#3Liam411US #6
#4Jackson344US #21
#5Jacob333US #1
#6Ethan319US #3
#7Noah313US #4
#8Aiden298US #10
#9Elijah298US #13
#10Landon292US #35
#11Logan286US #22
#12Carter285US #36
#13Wyatt285US #41
#14Michael284US #7
#15James281US #14
#16Alexander279US #9
#17Benjamin270US #16
#18Hunter259US #45
#19Lucas256US #27
#20Samuel249US #25
#21Henry231US #44
#22Joseph224US #19
#23Owen224US #38
#24Gabriel221US #24
#25Gavin217US #40
#26John214US #28
#27Eli213US #43
#28Andrew210US #18
#29Bentley198US #75
#30Joshua197US #17
#31Levi197US #55
#32Brayden195US #39
#33Caleb194US #32
#34Matthew194US #12
#35Chase193US #77
#36Jaxon192US #66
#37Colton183US #65
#38Daniel182US #11
#39Christopher180US #23
#40Jack180US #46
#41Luke177US #37
#42Cooper175US #83
#43Blake174US #71
#44Jayden173US #8
#45Charles171US #62
#46Ryan171US #26
#47David170US #20
#48Anthony169US #15
#49Isaac168US #30
#50Tyler165US #50
#51Parker157US #81
#52Connor156US #59
#53Isaiah156US #42
#54Austin154US #58
#55Easton153US #96
#56Evan153US #47
#57Cameron150US #54
#58Dylan146US #31
#59Thomas145US #63
#60Carson144US #87
#61Oliver139US #73
#62Christian135US #33
#63Nathan130US #29
#64Jace129US #85
#65Jordan127US #48
#66Grayson124US #86
#67Brody122US #91
#68Jeremiah122US #52
#69Nicholas121US #49
#70Dominic117US #70
#71Zachary114US #67
#72Nolan112US #89
#73Bryson111US #94
#74Hayden110US #109
#75Robert110US #60
#76Ayden109US #68
#77Jaxson106US #106
#78Tristan106US #88
#79Hudson102US #93
#80Kayden101US #97
#81Xavier98US #80
#82Aaron96US #51
#83Grant96US #163
#84Asher93US #108
#85Josiah93US #79
#86Bryce92US #117
#87Jonathan92US #34
#88Miles92US #111
#89Cole89US #102
#90Maxwell89US #114
#91Braxton88US #125
#92Ryder88US #100
#93Justin87US #74
#94Silas87US #160
#95Brady83US #136
#96Brandon83US #56
#97Brantley83US #158
#98Weston83US #171
#99Gage82US #172
#100Ian82US #78

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑38Aubree#59
↑38Hadley#62
↑27Ellie#35
↑27Bryson#73
↑26Caroline#48
↑25Jaxon#36
↑24Kennedy#42
↑23Nora#38

Falling

↓39Hailey#66
↓30Zoe#70
↓30Serenity#88
↓28Taylor#58
↓27Reese#100
↓24Evan#56
↓23Mary#95
↓22Molly#55

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.