State roster

Top names in Missouri

The names most likely to appear on 2021 Missouri birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 53,223 Missouri births in 2021 across 1,979 distinct names.

Distinctively Missouri

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

#61Tucker#180 nationally
#83Oakley#193 nationally
#100Octaviaoutside the national top 200
#90Brynlee#188 nationally
#57Rhett#149 nationally
#67Bentley#150 nationally
#93Millie#173 nationally
#85Ember#163 nationally
#54Josie#130 nationally
#50August#120 nationally
#91Graham#161 nationally
#84Ryker#153 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia345US #1
#2Charlotte334US #3
#3Amelia302US #4
#4Ava269US #5
#5Emma266US #2
#6Harper242US #10
#7Sophia226US #6
#8Eleanor222US #15
#9Evelyn215US #9
#10Isabella168US #7
#11Avery167US #19
#12Elizabeth162US #14
#13Nora161US #27
#14Nova160US #32
#15Willow157US #39
#16Hazel152US #28
#17Paisley148US #52
#18Ella143US #16
#19Penelope129US #23
#20Chloe127US #25
#21Ellie127US #30
#22Stella126US #41
#23Abigail125US #17
#24Luna121US #11
#25Scarlett121US #20
#26Kinsley118US #57
#27Lillian118US #51
#28Mia115US #8
#29Aurora112US #35
#30Violet111US #36
#31Everly109US #50
#32Grace108US #33
#33Isla107US #34
#34Layla105US #24
#35Aria102US #22
#36Ivy101US #49
#37Josephine101US #72
#38Riley101US #37
#39Lily98US #31
#40Addison96US #45
#41Zoey95US #38
#42Lucy93US #48
#43Cora92US #87
#44Madison92US #29
#45Everleigh91US #99
#46Naomi91US #54
#47Mila90US #26
#48Aubrey87US #64
#49Lydia87US #89
#50Brooklyn86US #63
#51Kennedy86US #70
#52Delilah85US #58
#53Hadley82US #112
#54Josie82US #130
#55Piper82US #96
#56Serenity81US #84
#57Vivian81US #101
#58Emilia80US #40
#59Caroline79US #80
#60Natalie79US #56
#61Remi79US #122
#62Quinn78US #81
#63Emery77US #90
#64Autumn74US #66
#65Sadie74US #78
#66Audrey73US #60
#67Alice72US #65
#68Hannah72US #44
#69Madelyn72US #71
#70Margaret72US #125
#71Reagan72US #126
#72Eloise71US #109
#73Claire69US #59
#74Emily69US #21
#75Gianna69US #13
#76Ruby68US #62
#77Savannah67US #67
#78Rylee65US #97
#79Peyton64US #100
#80Adeline63US #94
#81Raelynn63US #103
#82Nevaeh62US #86
#83Oakley62US #193
#84Clara61US #102
#85Ember61US #163
#86Emersyn61US #147
#87Magnolia60US #140
#88Parker60US #115
#89Adalynn59US #119
#90Brynlee59US #188
#91Iris59US #107
#92Mary59US #132
#93Millie58US #173
#94Amara57US #142
#95Anna57US #85
#96Gabriella57US #83
#97Skylar57US #74
#98Isabelle56US #117
#99Leah56US #46
#100Octavia56

Boys

#1Oliver362US #3
#2Henry310US #9
#3Liam309US #1
#4William302US #6
#5Elijah293US #4
#6Noah267US #2
#7James247US #5
#8Benjamin232US #7
#9Theodore226US #10
#10Jack225US #11
#11Hudson223US #34
#12Owen223US #22
#13Grayson221US #35
#14Wyatt220US #29
#15Jackson213US #14
#16Asher212US #25
#17Lincoln206US #45
#18Maverick203US #47
#19Lucas197US #8
#20Levi183US #12
#21Waylon176US #69
#22Carter172US #39
#23John171US #27
#24Samuel171US #23
#25Michael168US #17
#26Mason163US #18
#27Brooks147US #78
#28Jameson142US #80
#29Ezra141US #37
#30Nolan141US #60
#31Joseph139US #28
#32Leo139US #31
#33Charles138US #50
#34Cooper138US #68
#35Jaxon136US #54
#36Logan135US #21
#37Bennett133US #90
#38Easton133US #72
#39Luke132US #32
#40Alexander131US #13
#41Thomas131US #46
#42Aiden126US #26
#43Everett125US #83
#44Daniel124US #16
#45Miles124US #55
#46Weston123US #95
#47Jacob119US #24
#48Colton114US #75
#49Hunter114US #86
#50August113US #120
#51Isaac113US #40
#52Andrew112US #57
#53Gabriel109US #38
#54David108US #30
#55Ethan108US #20
#56Rowan108US #105
#57Rhett106US #149
#58Wesley106US #85
#59Greyson103US #84
#60Silas103US #91
#61Tucker103US #180
#62Parker102US #93
#63Anthony101US #43
#64Carson100US #97
#65Isaiah99US #56
#66Landon99US #73
#67Bentley98US #150
#68Matthew98US #36
#69Elias96US #48
#70Emmett96US #103
#71Beau95US #94
#72Eli95US #64
#73Joshua93US #58
#74Kai92US #70
#75Sebastian91US #19
#76Ezekiel90US #53
#77River90US #110
#78Declan89US #106
#79Harrison88US #121
#80Jace87US #101
#81Sawyer86US #114
#82Jasper85US #128
#83Archer84US #139
#84Ryker84US #153
#85Walker84US #130
#86Cameron83US #62
#87Jaxson83US #102
#88Robert83US #79
#89Roman82US #74
#90Caleb81US #51
#91Graham79US #161
#92Kingston79US #112
#93Kayden78US #108
#94Milo78US #127
#95Connor77US #98
#96Ryder77US #111
#97Braxton76US #146
#98Jeremiah76US #82
#99Jude76US #152
#100Julian76US #33

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑39Ivy#36
↑39Josephine#37
↑34Remi#61
↑34Brooks#27
↑30Margaret#70
↑30Tucker#61
↑28Wesley#58
↑27Isla#33

Falling

↓38Anna#95
↓34Harrison#79
↓33Robert#88
↓33Ryder#96
↓32Nevaeh#82
↓30Raelynn#81
↓27Skylar#97
↓27Connor#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.