State roster

Top names in Missouri

The names most likely to appear on 2017 Missouri birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 56,537 Missouri births in 2017 across 1,980 distinct names.

Distinctively Missouri

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

#94Brynleeoutside the national top 200
#90August#191 nationally
#99Josie#200 nationally
#98Gracie#194 nationally
#94Tucker#179 nationally
#81Waylon#162 nationally
#40Hadley#112 nationally
#64Ryker#131 nationally
#92Brody#152 nationally
#95Emerson#150 nationally
#47Bentley#101 nationally
#70Emmett#124 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia370US #2
#2Ava353US #3
#3Emma343US #1
#4Amelia319US #8
#5Harper297US #11
#6Charlotte296US #7
#7Sophia236US #5
#8Isabella217US #4
#9Evelyn211US #9
#10Lillian202US #27
#11Avery188US #14
#12Eleanor179US #36
#13Abigail178US #10
#14Nora176US #29
#15Mia172US #6
#16Zoey163US #28
#17Ella161US #16
#18Elizabeth160US #13
#19Paisley159US #45
#20Addison141US #34
#21Chloe141US #22
#22Madison137US #17
#23Grace134US #21
#24Scarlett132US #18
#25Ellie130US #44
#26Brooklyn128US #39
#27Riley128US #25
#28Penelope127US #24
#29Aria126US #20
#30Aubrey126US #31
#31Stella124US #42
#32Kinsley123US #59
#33Lily122US #33
#34Anna120US #53
#35Hazel118US #43
#36Claire117US #49
#37Layla117US #26
#38Aurora116US #51
#39Hannah111US #32
#40Hadley110US #112
#41Kennedy109US #58
#42Willow109US #80
#43Emily108US #12
#44Savannah106US #38
#45Autumn101US #75
#46Lucy101US #52
#47Violet101US #47
#48Nevaeh100US #74
#49Piper98US #81
#50Quinn97US #76
#51Audrey96US #46
#52Adeline95US #64
#53Caroline95US #55
#54Lydia95US #85
#55Mila94US #30
#56Ruby94US #79
#57Josephine93US #107
#58Naomi93US #69
#59Vivian91US #97
#60Cora87US #83
#61Skylar87US #48
#62Madelyn86US #63
#63Natalie84US #35
#64Peyton83US #89
#65Serenity82US #78
#66Mackenzie81US #100
#67Nova79US #94
#68Aubree78US #86
#69Bella78US #50
#70Everly77US #82
#71Isabelle77US #92
#72Raelynn76US #124
#73Adalynn74US #116
#74Gabriella73US #65
#75Luna73US #37
#76Alice72US #70
#77Emery72US #115
#78Faith72US #117
#79Reagan71US #98
#80Victoria71US #19
#81Margaret70US #132
#82Sadie70US #71
#83Sofia70US #15
#84Zoe67US #41
#85Annabelle66US #118
#86Rylee66US #104
#87Leah64US #40
#88Clara63US #95
#89Kaylee63US #84
#90Lyla62US #131
#91Allison61US #61
#92Eva61US #73
#93Bailey60US #125
#94Brynlee59
#95Emerson59US #150
#96Mary59US #126
#97Taylor58US #113
#98Gracie57US #194
#99Josie57US #200
#100Aaliyah56US #57

Boys

#1William348US #3
#2Liam346US #1
#3Noah320US #2
#4Oliver319US #10
#5Elijah304US #8
#6James299US #4
#7Henry288US #19
#8Mason276US #7
#9Jackson269US #20
#10Lucas265US #11
#11Wyatt258US #25
#12Carter257US #24
#13Logan257US #5
#14Lincoln252US #41
#15Samuel250US #21
#16Owen235US #28
#17Benjamin234US #6
#18Alexander223US #13
#19Grayson220US #34
#20Michael203US #12
#21Hunter197US #53
#22Charles195US #48
#23Gabriel195US #31
#24Levi195US #35
#25Joseph193US #18
#26Easton191US #66
#27John191US #27
#28Jack178US #36
#29Jaxon176US #43
#30Jacob175US #9
#31Hudson172US #64
#32Aiden168US #17
#33Ethan166US #14
#34Eli163US #54
#35Asher157US #59
#36Luke156US #30
#37Colton154US #70
#38Isaac154US #32
#39Theodore153US #61
#40Andrew151US #40
#41Connor148US #56
#42David144US #22
#43Isaiah139US #46
#44Maverick139US #84
#45Daniel138US #15
#46Thomas137US #49
#47Bentley135US #101
#48Landon135US #57
#49Joshua131US #38
#50Cooper130US #88
#51Chase129US #94
#52Jace123US #87
#53Nolan120US #67
#54Leo119US #62
#55Matthew119US #16
#56Sawyer118US #95
#57Christopher117US #39
#58Jaxson117US #79
#59Dylan116US #29
#60Brayden114US #72
#61Parker114US #90
#62Robert112US #65
#63Ezra111US #69
#64Ryker111US #131
#65Anthony110US #33
#66Everett110US #106
#67Bryson109US #86
#68Jayden109US #26
#69Braxton106US #118
#70Emmett104US #124
#71Weston104US #109
#72Bennett103US #123
#73Gavin103US #96
#74Carson102US #83
#75Harrison102US #113
#76Josiah102US #51
#77Greyson100US #80
#78Jameson99US #100
#79Kayden99US #98
#80Jonathan98US #55
#81Waylon98US #162
#82Jeremiah97US #63
#83Roman97US #91
#84Ezekiel95US #82
#85Caleb94US #50
#86Cameron94US #60
#87Dominic94US #74
#88Aaron92US #47
#89Sebastian92US #23
#90August91US #191
#91Silas91US #120
#92Brody89US #152
#93Nathan86US #45
#94Tucker86US #179
#95Xavier86US #89
#96Austin85US #75
#97Miles85US #110
#98Ryan85US #44
#99Jordan83US #73
#100Malachi83US #153

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑32Theodore#39
↑32Maverick#44
↑26Leo#54
↑26Weston#71
↑24Naomi#58
↑22Everly#70
↑22Jameson#78
↑21Everett#66

Falling

↓36Caleb#85
↓30Ryan#98
↓28Cameron#86
↓27Clara#88
↓27Jordan#99
↓25Jeremiah#82
↓24Sofia#83
↓22Sadie#82

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.