State roster

Top names in Missouri

The names most likely to appear on 2013 Missouri birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 58,759 Missouri births in 2013 across 1,917 distinct names.

Distinctively Missouri

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

#72Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#74Josephine#160 nationally
#85Gracie#165 nationally
#94Adalynn#173 nationally
#34Hadley#110 nationally
#90Reese#156 nationally
#99Ryker#164 nationally
#100Jude#161 nationally
#84Brooklynn#142 nationally
#27Nora#83 nationally
#27Bentley#81 nationally
#41Lydia#95 nationally

Girls

#1Emma428US #2
#2Olivia364US #3
#3Ava356US #5
#4Sophia346US #1
#5Harper262US #16
#6Isabella260US #4
#7Avery247US #12
#8Addison237US #19
#9Charlotte231US #11
#10Madison217US #9
#11Abigail214US #8
#12Lillian209US #26
#13Elizabeth205US #10
#14Ella205US #15
#15Zoey203US #24
#16Amelia197US #17
#17Aubrey191US #18
#18Chloe190US #14
#19Emily183US #7
#20Brooklyn182US #28
#21Lily154US #27
#22Hannah149US #23
#23Evelyn146US #20
#24Grace143US #22
#25Anna140US #35
#26Mia140US #6
#27Nora132US #83
#28Layla125US #30
#29Allison124US #34
#30Audrey124US #33
#31Natalie124US #21
#32Alexis123US #47
#33Serenity121US #52
#34Hadley119US #110
#35Nevaeh118US #46
#36Kennedy116US #65
#37Riley115US #45
#38Claire113US #50
#39Autumn108US #64
#40Aubree107US #53
#41Lydia106US #95
#42Peyton105US #51
#43Skylar104US #73
#44Kylie103US #61
#45Ellie102US #74
#46Lucy102US #66
#47Kaylee101US #40
#48Taylor101US #59
#49Leah100US #32
#50Samantha100US #29
#51Savannah100US #36
#52Hailey99US #43
#53Caroline97US #63
#54Annabelle96US #81
#55Bailey95US #105
#56Sadie95US #49
#57Zoe95US #31
#58Mackenzie93US #62
#59Rylee91US #109
#60Violet91US #69
#61Mila89US #79
#62Aria88US #41
#63Faith88US #89
#64Paisley88US #80
#65Trinity88US #108
#66Eleanor87US #106
#67Reagan86US #104
#68Molly85US #102
#69Scarlett85US #42
#70Madelyn84US #68
#71Aaliyah83US #37
#72Kinley83
#73Khloe82US #78
#74Josephine80US #160
#75Ruby80US #93
#76Lilly79US #122
#77Piper79US #97
#78Gabriella77US #38
#79Sydney77US #98
#80Mary76US #118
#81Stella76US #70
#82Payton75US #123
#83Penelope75US #56
#84Brooklynn72US #142
#85Gracie72US #165
#86Sofia71US #13
#87Bella70US #58
#88Isabelle70US #114
#89Madeline70US #90
#90Reese70US #156
#91Cora69US #127
#92Quinn69US #119
#93Sophie69US #76
#94Adalynn68US #173
#95Katherine67US #77
#96Vivian67US #120
#97Alice66US #107
#98London66US #85
#99Makayla66US #94
#100Alyssa65US #57

Boys

#1William440US #5
#2Mason420US #4
#3Liam394US #3
#4Jackson327US #16
#5Jacob314US #2
#6Elijah304US #11
#7Noah297US #1
#8Benjamin290US #14
#9James276US #13
#10Henry268US #37
#11Michael266US #7
#12Wyatt266US #42
#13Lucas257US #23
#14Logan250US #18
#15Owen250US #38
#16Hunter244US #36
#17Alexander241US #8
#18Ethan240US #6
#19Landon238US #39
#20Joseph236US #20
#21Carter231US #33
#22Jaxon224US #45
#23Aiden223US #12
#24Samuel220US #25
#25Jack219US #40
#26Andrew210US #22
#27Bentley209US #81
#28Luke206US #34
#29John204US #27
#30Gabriel203US #24
#31Levi202US #49
#32Chase201US #78
#33Isaac199US #28
#34Brayden198US #48
#35Jace198US #66
#36David197US #17
#37Colton196US #65
#38Eli196US #43
#39Charles193US #57
#40Caleb190US #32
#41Parker179US #74
#42Jayden176US #9
#43Connor174US #56
#44Oliver172US #52
#45Cooper171US #84
#46Gavin167US #50
#47Joshua167US #21
#48Anthony165US #19
#49Matthew165US #15
#50Jase164US #89
#51Christopher155US #26
#52Daniel152US #10
#53Blake144US #75
#54Easton142US #88
#55Ryan142US #30
#56Austin141US #64
#57Isaiah141US #44
#58Thomas140US #61
#59Christian138US #35
#60Evan134US #55
#61Tyler131US #63
#62Carson130US #90
#63Grayson130US #77
#64Cameron128US #59
#65Lincoln128US #95
#66Hudson127US #87
#67Dylan126US #29
#68Jaxson126US #92
#69Brantley121US #119
#70Jeremiah120US #58
#71Brody119US #94
#72Josiah119US #69
#73Jonathan117US #41
#74Nathan116US #31
#75Robert116US #62
#76Braxton111US #123
#77Nicholas109US #54
#78Jordan108US #53
#79Kayden108US #93
#80Dominic107US #68
#81Nolan105US #86
#82Silas105US #116
#83Camden103US #99
#84Maxwell103US #108
#85Ayden101US #71
#86Ryder101US #103
#87Ian98US #80
#88Hayden97US #129
#89Jason96US #79
#90Zachary94US #73
#91Bryson93US #102
#92Xavier92US #83
#93Brandon90US #70
#94Aaron87US #51
#95Miles87US #115
#96Cole86US #114
#97Asher82US #104
#98Sawyer82US #120
#99Ryker79US #164
#100Jude78US #161

On the move since 2012

Rising

↑55Serenity#33
↑30Annabelle#54
↑29Violet#60
↑29Jace#35
↑28Hadley#34
↑28Brantley#69
↑19Aubree#40
↑19Paisley#64

Falling

↓39Gabriella#78
↓36Sophie#93
↓36Alyssa#100
↓30Khloe#73
↓30Payton#82
↓21Gavin#46
↓19Sydney#79
↓19Zachary#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2012 rankings.