State roster

Top names in Missouri

The names most likely to appear on 2022 Missouri birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 52,121 Missouri births in 2022 across 1,999 distinct names.

Distinctively Missouri

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

#84Wrenleyoutside the national top 200
#64Ryker#175 nationally
#52Oakley#157 nationally
#91Aspen#196 nationally
#100Beckhamoutside the national top 200
#89Elsie#189 nationally
#75Blakely#167 nationally
#71Ember#158 nationally
#87Bentley#172 nationally
#74Rhett#151 nationally
#95Georgia#163 nationally
#42August#109 nationally

Girls

#1Charlotte325US #3
#2Olivia298US #1
#3Amelia260US #4
#4Emma254US #2
#5Ava221US #7
#6Evelyn221US #9
#7Harper213US #11
#8Eleanor202US #16
#9Sophia191US #5
#10Violet166US #20
#11Willow163US #37
#12Nora160US #28
#13Elizabeth153US #15
#14Nova150US #32
#15Hazel148US #27
#16Aurora144US #31
#17Avery142US #26
#18Lillian140US #50
#19Paisley140US #53
#20Mia135US #8
#21Isabella132US #6
#22Scarlett127US #14
#23Ella126US #25
#24Penelope123US #21
#25Ellie119US #33
#26Josephine115US #70
#27Layla114US #29
#28Stella114US #40
#29Abigail113US #24
#30Luna112US #10
#31Lucy108US #48
#32Mila106US #18
#33Chloe104US #19
#34Grace104US #35
#35Isla100US #36
#36Lily100US #30
#37Addison99US #54
#38Ivy99US #42
#39Everly98US #56
#40Aria97US #23
#41Lydia96US #93
#42Raelynn95US #99
#43Riley94US #39
#44Ruby94US #62
#45Kinsley91US #61
#46Clara87US #110
#47Sadie87US #68
#48Natalie86US #55
#49Caroline84US #77
#50Emery83US #82
#51Madison83US #34
#52Oakley83US #157
#53Claire82US #66
#54Everleigh82US #100
#55Josie81US #120
#56Naomi81US #46
#57Hadley80US #112
#58Zoey80US #45
#59Hannah78US #47
#60Quinn75US #73
#61Cora74US #75
#62Emily73US #17
#63Gianna73US #22
#64Kennedy73US #74
#65Autumn72US #71
#66Brooklyn71US #72
#67Delilah71US #58
#68Emersyn71US #135
#69Iris71US #84
#70Charlie70US #123
#71Ember70US #158
#72Alice69US #64
#73Vivian69US #104
#74Parker68US #115
#75Blakely66US #167
#76Leah66US #52
#77Mary66US #134
#78Sofia66US #13
#79Audrey64US #67
#80Piper64US #114
#81Emilia63US #44
#82Juniper63US #113
#83Millie63US #128
#84Wrenley62
#85Anna61US #83
#86Eloise61US #86
#87Reagan61US #147
#88Elena59US #49
#89Elsie59US #189
#90Serenity59US #94
#91Aspen58US #196
#92Athena58US #78
#93Lyla58US #105
#94Remi58US #118
#95Georgia57US #163
#96Madelyn57US #60
#97Oaklynn57US #160
#98River57US #150
#99Maya56US #51
#100Margaret55US #127

Boys

#1Oliver390US #3
#2Theodore321US #10
#3Henry308US #7
#4Liam294US #1
#5William272US #6
#6Noah265US #2
#7Elijah250US #5
#8James248US #4
#9Hudson245US #27
#10Benjamin210US #9
#11Grayson202US #37
#12Owen201US #18
#13Wyatt190US #38
#14Jackson184US #23
#15Lincoln183US #54
#16Leo180US #22
#17Lucas179US #8
#18Waylon177US #66
#19Asher176US #20
#20Levi176US #12
#21Maverick176US #40
#22Cooper170US #53
#23Mason170US #24
#24Jack163US #15
#25Carter158US #47
#26John155US #26
#27Charles154US #50
#28Samuel153US #19
#29Michael146US #16
#30Nolan142US #65
#31Joseph141US #30
#32Thomas136US #45
#33Bennett134US #83
#34Brooks133US #77
#35Alexander132US #17
#36Luke131US #34
#37Beau129US #90
#38Ezra128US #25
#39Miles127US #56
#40Silas126US #87
#41Logan125US #33
#42August124US #109
#43Gabriel122US #36
#44Jameson121US #85
#45Weston121US #82
#46Easton120US #80
#47David119US #31
#48Everett119US #81
#49Aiden118US #29
#50Walker118US #78
#51Daniel116US #14
#52Emmett114US #116
#53Luca111US #28
#54Jacob104US #32
#55Rowan104US #96
#56Wesley104US #70
#57Elias101US #43
#58Ezekiel101US #48
#59Isaiah101US #58
#60Jaxon101US #67
#61Greyson100US #95
#62Roman100US #68
#63Colton98US #91
#64Ryker96US #175
#65Jace94US #103
#66Cameron92US #64
#67Ethan92US #21
#68Isaac92US #41
#69Andrew91US #61
#70Parker91US #94
#71River90US #105
#72Robert89US #84
#73Josiah87US #51
#74Rhett87US #151
#75Matthew86US #39
#76Sawyer86US #131
#77Sebastian86US #13
#78Christopher85US #55
#79Anthony83US #44
#80Eli83US #69
#81Mateo82US #11
#82Ryder82US #115
#83Atlas81US #130
#84Harrison81US #128
#85Hunter81US #101
#86Kai81US #59
#87Bentley79US #172
#88Carson79US #110
#89Joshua79US #60
#90Kingston79US #127
#91Braxton78US #156
#92Connor77US #118
#93Jasper74US #129
#94Micah74US #89
#95Theo74US #98
#96Archer73US #126
#97Jaxson73US #119
#98Myles72US #112
#99Calvin71US #148
#100Beckham70

On the move since 2021

Rising

↑39Raelynn#42
↑38Clara#46
↑35Walker#50
↑34Beau#37
↑32Ruby#44
↑31Oakley#52
↑27Roman#62
↑23Leah#76

Falling

↓36Hunter#85
↓34Serenity#90
↓33Remi#94
↓30Margaret#100
↓27Madelyn#96
↓25Piper#80
↓25Jaxon#60
↓24Carson#88

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2021 rankings.