FastNamesMost Popular Baby Names in Missouri
In 2025, Charlotte was the most popular girls' name in Missouri, given to 334 babies, and Oliver was the top boys' name with 405. Nationally, Olivia and Liam were on top.
Social Security counted 24,299 girls and 27,811 boys born in Missouri that year under names given to at least five babies there.
Top 100 names in Missouri, 2025
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 334 | up 1 |
| 2 | Amelia | 288 | down 1 |
| 3 | Olivia | 260 | same |
| 4 | Eleanor | 248 | same |
| 5 | Evelyn | 227 | same |
| 6 | Sophia | 211 | same |
| 7 | Emma | 196 | same |
| 8 | Violet | 183 | up 2 |
| 9 | Willow | 183 | up 7 |
| 10 | Harper | 176 | down 2 |
| 11 | Aurora | 167 | up 6 |
| 12 | Nora | 164 | up 6 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 154 | down 1 |
| 14 | Ava | 148 | down 1 |
| 15 | Ellie | 148 | same |
| 16 | Lucy | 147 | up 7 |
| 17 | Lainey | 145 | down 6 |
| 18 | Hazel | 143 | down 9 |
| 19 | Isabella | 136 | same |
| 20 | Penelope | 136 | up 2 |
| 21 | Mia | 126 | down 7 |
| 22 | Ivy | 123 | up 2 |
| 23 | Nova | 123 | down 2 |
| 24 | Lily | 120 | up 7 |
| 25 | Scarlett | 120 | up 3 |
| 26 | Ella | 117 | down 1 |
| 27 | Lillian | 117 | same |
| 28 | Millie | 116 | up 10 |
| 29 | Paisley | 111 | down 9 |
| 30 | Isla | 109 | up 2 |
| 31 | Avery | 108 | down 5 |
| 32 | Josephine | 108 | down 3 |
| 33 | Sadie | 107 | up 21 |
| 34 | Vivian | 106 | up 1 |
| 35 | Eloise | 105 | up 10 |
| 36 | Clara | 102 | up 7 |
| 37 | Delilah | 101 | down 4 |
| 38 | Naomi | 101 | down 1 |
| 39 | Eliana | 100 | up 13 |
| 40 | Iris | 99 | up 15 |
| 41 | Lydia | 94 | up 1 |
| 42 | Wrenley | 91 | down 6 |
| 43 | Eden | 87 | up 29 |
| 44 | Stella | 87 | down 3 |
| 45 | Riley | 86 | down 5 |
| 46 | Chloe | 85 | up 2 |
| 47 | Emery | 84 | up 22 |
| 48 | Ruby | 84 | up 5 |
| 49 | Layla | 83 | down 19 |
| 50 | Daisy | 81 | down 1 |
| 51 | Georgia | 81 | up 14 |
| 52 | Grace | 81 | down 18 |
| 53 | Adeline | 80 | up 15 |
| 54 | Madison | 80 | up 24 |
| 55 | Ember | 79 | up 4 |
| 56 | Lyla | 79 | up 27 |
| 57 | Raelynn | 79 | down 1 |
| 58 | Sofia | 79 | up 6 |
| 59 | Autumn | 78 | up 30 |
| 60 | Elsie | 78 | up 20 |
| 61 | Margaret | 78 | up 20 |
| 62 | Alice | 76 | up 23 |
| 63 | Caroline | 76 | down 1 |
| 64 | Josie | 76 | down 7 |
| 65 | Scottie | 75 | up 76 |
| 66 | Sophie | 75 | up 22 |
| 67 | Addison | 74 | down 20 |
| 68 | Juniper | 73 | up 3 |
| 69 | Kennedy | 73 | up 8 |
| 70 | Aria | 72 | same |
| 71 | Abigail | 71 | down 27 |
| 72 | Gianna | 71 | up 4 |
| 73 | Hadley | 71 | down 13 |
| 74 | Magnolia | 71 | up 10 |
| 75 | Luna | 70 | down 9 |
| 76 | Mila | 70 | down 18 |
| 77 | Anna | 69 | up 29 |
| 78 | Emersyn | 68 | up 38 |
| 79 | Kinsley | 68 | down 40 |
| 80 | Claire | 67 | down 29 |
| 81 | Oakley | 66 | down 14 |
| 82 | June | 64 | up 66 |
| 83 | Natalie | 64 | up 11 |
| 84 | Parker | 64 | down 38 |
| 85 | Genevieve | 63 | up 10 |
| 86 | Quinn | 63 | down 7 |
| 87 | Rylee | 63 | up 9 |
| 88 | Ailany | 62 | up 107 |
| 89 | Mary | 62 | up 9 |
| 90 | Blair | 61 | up 12 |
| 91 | Emerson | 61 | up 24 |
| 92 | Everleigh | 61 | up 8 |
| 93 | Hallie | 61 | up 25 |
| 94 | Hannah | 61 | down 12 |
| 95 | Blakely | 59 | down 45 |
| 96 | Elena | 59 | up 12 |
| 97 | Emily | 59 | down 24 |
| 98 | Everly | 59 | down 35 |
| 99 | Zoe | 59 | up 6 |
| 100 | Brooklyn | 58 | up 14 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver | 405 | same |
| 2 | Theodore | 393 | up 1 |
| 3 | Henry | 327 | down 1 |
| 4 | Noah | 322 | same |
| 5 | Hudson | 284 | up 3 |
| 6 | Liam | 284 | down 1 |
| 7 | William | 253 | same |
| 8 | James | 248 | down 2 |
| 9 | Cooper | 222 | up 5 |
| 10 | Bennett | 216 | up 12 |
| 11 | Elijah | 210 | down 2 |
| 12 | Levi | 199 | up 7 |
| 13 | Waylon | 199 | same |
| 14 | Jack | 179 | down 4 |
| 15 | Samuel | 175 | up 2 |
| 16 | Benjamin | 174 | up 4 |
| 17 | Maverick | 174 | down 5 |
| 18 | Thomas | 173 | up 17 |
| 19 | Wyatt | 173 | down 4 |
| 20 | August | 168 | up 5 |
| 21 | John | 166 | up 3 |
| 22 | Owen | 161 | down 6 |
| 23 | Weston | 158 | up 13 |
| 24 | Beau | 157 | up 4 |
| 25 | Michael | 155 | up 5 |
| 26 | Asher | 154 | down 15 |
| 27 | Jackson | 153 | down 6 |
| 28 | Lucas | 153 | down 5 |
| 29 | Charles | 152 | same |
| 30 | Grayson | 152 | down 4 |
| 31 | Luke | 151 | up 3 |
| 32 | Ezra | 150 | up 1 |
| 33 | Miles | 149 | down 2 |
| 34 | Leo | 144 | up 6 |
| 35 | Brooks | 141 | up 16 |
| 36 | Wesley | 141 | up 8 |
| 37 | Carter | 137 | down 19 |
| 38 | Daniel | 135 | down 1 |
| 39 | Elias | 134 | up 4 |
| 40 | Lincoln | 134 | down 8 |
| 41 | Nolan | 129 | up 14 |
| 42 | Atlas | 128 | up 31 |
| 43 | Joseph | 126 | down 5 |
| 44 | Everett | 125 | up 6 |
| 45 | Rowan | 125 | down 6 |
| 46 | Silas | 123 | up 14 |
| 47 | David | 115 | same |
| 48 | Mason | 114 | down 21 |
| 49 | Archer | 112 | up 23 |
| 50 | Walker | 110 | down 9 |
| 51 | Roman | 107 | down 9 |
| 52 | Harrison | 105 | up 14 |
| 53 | Mateo | 104 | down 4 |
| 54 | Stetson | 104 | up 4 |
| 55 | Jacob | 103 | up 2 |
| 56 | Luca | 100 | up 9 |
| 57 | Alexander | 98 | down 12 |
| 58 | Isaiah | 97 | down 2 |
| 59 | Ethan | 96 | up 18 |
| 60 | Matthew | 96 | down 6 |
| 61 | Sebastian | 95 | up 14 |
| 62 | Cameron | 93 | up 22 |
| 63 | Gabriel | 93 | down 15 |
| 64 | Isaac | 93 | down 11 |
| 65 | Dean | 90 | up 59 |
| 66 | Easton | 90 | down 14 |
| 67 | River | 90 | up 16 |
| 68 | Arthur | 89 | down 4 |
| 69 | Colter | 89 | up 18 |
| 70 | Ezekiel | 89 | up 22 |
| 71 | Beckett | 88 | up 15 |
| 72 | Joshua | 85 | up 22 |
| 73 | Josiah | 84 | up 6 |
| 74 | Dawson | 82 | up 2 |
| 75 | Graham | 82 | down 12 |
| 76 | Myles | 82 | down 7 |
| 77 | Colton | 81 | up 25 |
| 78 | Emmett | 79 | up 3 |
| 79 | Logan | 78 | down 33 |
| 80 | Anthony | 77 | up 20 |
| 81 | Barrett | 77 | up 24 |
| 82 | Robert | 77 | up 34 |
| 83 | Sawyer | 77 | down 13 |
| 84 | Rhett | 76 | up 19 |
| 85 | Parker | 74 | down 26 |
| 86 | Jasper | 73 | down 15 |
| 87 | Xavier | 73 | up 59 |
| 88 | Julian | 72 | up 2 |
| 89 | Carson | 71 | up 12 |
| 90 | Theo | 71 | down 12 |
| 91 | Christopher | 70 | up 8 |
| 92 | Andrew | 69 | down 31 |
| 93 | Ryder | 69 | up 2 |
| 94 | Ryker | 69 | up 2 |
| 95 | Callahan | 68 | up 82 |
| 96 | Vincent | 68 | up 2 |
| 97 | Calvin | 67 | down 23 |
| 98 | Eli | 66 | up 11 |
| 99 | George | 66 | down 14 |
| 100 | Hunter | 66 | down 11 |
Names Missouri likes more than the rest of the country
From 2021 to 2025, these names made up a much bigger share of babies in Missouri than they did nationally. The number is how many times the national rate. At the top: Whitley, Wrenleigh and Kimber for girls, and Creed, Macklin and Briar for boys.
Girls
- Whitley: 3.7× (101 babies)
- Wrenleigh: 3.7× (71 babies)
- Kimber: 3.5× (86 babies)
- Wrenley: 3.3× (357 babies)
- Emberlynn: 3.3× (75 babies)
- Baylor: 3.2× (85 babies)
- Kollyns: 3.2× (52 babies)
- Brylee: 3× (59 babies)
- Henley: 2.9× (75 babies)
- Gracelynn: 2.8× (169 babies)
Boys
- Creed: 4× (134 babies)
- Macklin: 3.9× (54 babies)
- Briar: 3.2× (99 babies)
- Kolter: 3.1× (59 babies)
- Thatcher: 3.1× (58 babies)
- Korbin: 3.1× (57 babies)
- Colter: 3× (295 babies)
- Gatlin: 3× (70 babies)
- Amos: 2.9× (98 babies)
- Adler: 2.9× (58 babies)
Every number one since 1910
The longest reign for girls in Missouri belongs to Mary, at number one from 1910 to 1934. For boys, it's Michael, from 1965 to 1985.
Girls
- Charlotte: 2025
- Amelia: 2024
- Charlotte: 2022–2023
- Olivia: 2016–2021
- Emma: 2011–2015
- Isabella: 2010
- Emma: 2003–2009
- Madison: 2002
- Hannah: 2000–2001
- Emily: 1995–1999
- Ashley: 1994
- Jessica: 1992–1993
- Ashley: 1990–1991
- Jessica: 1989
- Ashley: 1988
- Jessica: 1987
- Ashley: 1984–1986
- Jennifer: 1971–1983
- Kimberly: 1970
- Lisa: 1963–1969
- Mary: 1953–1962
- Linda: 1947–1952
- Mary: 1936–1946
- Shirley: 1935
- Mary: 1910–1934
Boys
- Oliver: 2020–2025
- Liam: 2018–2019
- William: 2016–2017
- Liam: 2014–2015
- William: 2013
- Mason: 2011–2012
- Jacob: 1994–2010
- Michael: 1987–1993
- Christopher: 1986
- Michael: 1965–1985
- John: 1964
- David: 1960–1963
- Michael: 1953–1959
- James: 1936–1952
- Robert: 1923–1935
- James: 1922
- William: 1918–1921
- John: 1917
- William: 1910–1916
Top five names by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | Charlotte, Olivia, Amelia, Emma, Eleanor | Oliver, Henry, Theodore, Liam, Noah |
| 2010s | Emma, Olivia, Ava, Sophia, Isabella | William, Liam, Mason, Noah, Elijah |
| 2000s | Emma, Madison, Emily, Hannah, Abigail | Jacob, Ethan, Andrew, Michael, William |
| 1990s | Jessica, Ashley, Emily, Samantha, Sarah | Jacob, Michael, Tyler, Matthew, Joshua |
| 1980s | Jessica, Amanda, Jennifer, Ashley, Sarah | Michael, Christopher, Matthew, Joshua, James |
| 1970s | Jennifer, Amy, Angela, Michelle, Kimberly | Michael, Christopher, Jason, James, David |
| 1960s | Lisa, Mary, Kimberly, Karen, Susan | Michael, David, John, James, Robert |
| 1950s | Mary, Linda, Deborah, Patricia, Karen | Michael, James, David, Robert, John |
| 1940s | Mary, Linda, Barbara, Patricia, Sharon | James, Robert, John, William, Larry |
| 1930s | Mary, Betty, Shirley, Barbara, Dorothy | Robert, James, John, Donald, William |
| 1920s | Mary, Dorothy, Betty, Helen, Virginia | Robert, William, James, John, Charles |
| 1910s | Mary, Dorothy, Helen, Ruth, Mildred | William, John, James, Robert, Charles |
See every state or the national list for 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, baby names by state, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a state in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.