State roster

Top names in Missouri

The names most likely to appear on 2014 Missouri birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 59,445 Missouri births in 2014 across 2,022 distinct names.

Distinctively Missouri

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

#96Kinleyoutside the national top 200
#92Tucker#176 nationally
#78Brooklynn#157 nationally
#91Norah#163 nationally
#60Adalynn#129 nationally
#94Gracie#161 nationally
#88Ryker#153 nationally
#39Hadley#100 nationally
#60Brantley#121 nationally
#100Emmett#156 nationally
#30Lydia#84 nationally
#36Bentley#89 nationally

Girls

#1Emma436US #1
#2Olivia411US #2
#3Ava322US #5
#4Sophia305US #3
#5Harper263US #11
#6Avery247US #14
#7Lillian241US #25
#8Isabella235US #4
#9Abigail234US #8
#10Charlotte233US #10
#11Amelia227US #15
#12Elizabeth221US #13
#13Chloe214US #18
#14Evelyn200US #16
#15Madison196US #9
#16Addison192US #24
#17Ella192US #17
#18Emily189US #7
#19Brooklyn188US #26
#20Nora175US #49
#21Zoey172US #22
#22Grace171US #20
#23Aubrey162US #21
#24Mia160US #6
#25Anna140US #34
#26Paisley140US #53
#27Layla138US #29
#28Hannah134US #28
#29Lucy133US #61
#30Lydia133US #84
#31Ellie132US #55
#32Piper129US #75
#33Kennedy128US #54
#34Natalie125US #23
#35Lily124US #27
#36Audrey122US #36
#37Sadie122US #46
#38Eleanor119US #78
#39Hadley119US #100
#40Scarlett118US #30
#41Autumn109US #71
#42Savannah109US #38
#43Peyton108US #56
#44Riley108US #47
#45Serenity108US #58
#46Aubree106US #62
#47Claire106US #44
#48Mackenzie104US #69
#49Aria100US #31
#50Leah100US #35
#51Stella100US #66
#52Alexis99US #65
#53Annabelle96US #57
#54Faith93US #79
#55Kaylee93US #52
#56Caroline92US #59
#57Madelyn92US #60
#58Skylar92US #48
#59Violet91US #67
#60Adalynn87US #129
#61Allison87US #39
#62Cora87US #103
#63Nevaeh87US #63
#64Reagan85US #106
#65Trinity83US #110
#66Rylee82US #113
#67Zoe80US #32
#68Bailey79US #104
#69Katherine79US #82
#70Taylor78US #77
#71Hailey77US #51
#72Clara75US #108
#73Penelope75US #43
#74Aaliyah74US #45
#75Mary74US #120
#76Alyssa73US #76
#77Gabriella73US #42
#78Brooklynn72US #157
#79Morgan72US #102
#80Samantha72US #33
#81Sofia72US #12
#82Vivian72US #97
#83Kylie71US #73
#84Molly71US #122
#85Arianna70US #40
#86Hazel70US #105
#87Quinn70US #126
#88Khloe69US #88
#89Isabelle68US #96
#90Jordyn68US #127
#91Norah67US #163
#92Victoria67US #19
#93Madeline66US #89
#94Gracie65US #161
#95Kinsley65US #131
#96Kinley64
#97Lilly64US #124
#98Lyla64US #141
#99Mila64US #72
#100Bella63US #70

Boys

#1Liam414US #2
#2William408US #5
#3Mason353US #3
#4Elijah308US #11
#5Noah308US #1
#6Jackson292US #18
#7James289US #9
#8Wyatt288US #39
#9Henry283US #33
#10Logan274US #13
#11Samuel267US #23
#12Michael261US #7
#13Carter259US #27
#14Hunter259US #40
#15Lucas257US #19
#16Owen257US #36
#17Joseph256US #20
#18Jacob250US #4
#19Benjamin247US #12
#20Aiden237US #14
#21Ethan237US #6
#22Luke231US #28
#23Alexander227US #8
#24Oliver227US #32
#25Jaxon216US #46
#26Gabriel214US #24
#27Levi203US #45
#28John202US #26
#29Landon201US #43
#30Jack192US #41
#31Charles191US #51
#32Eli190US #49
#33Andrew185US #22
#34Matthew181US #16
#35Easton180US #83
#36Bentley169US #89
#37Jace165US #68
#38Hudson164US #80
#39Caleb163US #35
#40Chase163US #78
#41David158US #17
#42Blake156US #84
#43Daniel156US #10
#44Cooper155US #86
#45Grayson155US #63
#46Connor154US #52
#47Thomas153US #54
#48Parker152US #73
#49Brayden150US #62
#50Colton150US #65
#51Joshua150US #25
#52Evan144US #58
#53Isaac144US #31
#54Ryan143US #37
#55Cameron141US #53
#56Christopher140US #30
#57Carson139US #91
#58Gavin139US #61
#59Jayden137US #15
#60Brantley136US #121
#61Jaxson135US #85
#62Christian134US #42
#63Nolan132US #81
#64Isaiah130US #48
#65Lincoln129US #87
#66Anthony127US #21
#67Dylan126US #29
#68Ryder126US #95
#69Jeremiah124US #56
#70Tyler124US #72
#71Jase120US #105
#72Dominic117US #69
#73Brody114US #93
#74Jordan114US #55
#75Austin112US #66
#76Robert110US #60
#77Miles108US #108
#78Ayden107US #74
#79Braxton107US #120
#80Sebastian104US #34
#81Zachary100US #82
#82Kayden98US #90
#83Josiah96US #64
#84Camden95US #101
#85Harrison95US #127
#86Maxwell94US #107
#87Greyson93US #133
#88Ryker93US #153
#89Asher91US #92
#90Nathan91US #38
#91Kaiden90US #124
#92Tucker90US #176
#93Xavier90US #88
#94Bryson89US #115
#95Cole89US #116
#96Tristan89US #98
#97Aaron88US #50
#98Sawyer88US #110
#99Nicholas87US #57
#100Emmett86US #156

On the move since 2013

Rising

↑45Piper#32
↑38Paisley#26
↑34Adalynn#60
↑30Stella#51
↑29Scarlett#40
↑29Cora#62
↑28Eleanor#38
↑28Hudson#38

Falling

↓39Kylie#83
↓38Mila#99
↓32Allison#61
↓30Samantha#80
↓28Nevaeh#63
↓24Kinley#96
↓22Taylor#70
↓22Nicholas#99

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2013 rankings.