Discover the top 250 baby names in Missouri from 1960 to 2021. This list showcases the most popular names chosen by parents in cities likeJefferson City and reflecting the state’s cultural shifts and trends over the years. Whether you’re looking for naming inspiration or interested in naming trends, this collection offers a glimpse into the names that have resonated with families acrossMissouri for decades.
| Boy Name | Boy Number | Boy Rank | Girl Name | Girl Number | Girl Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | 8550 | 1 | Jennifer | 4111 | 1 |
| James | 5742 | 2 | Jessica | 3104 | 2 |
| John | 5566 | 3 | Sarah | 2729 | 3 |
| David | 5473 | 4 | Lisa | 2647 | 4 |
| Robert | 5228 | 5 | Amanda | 2491 | 5 |
| William | 4535 | 6 | Elizabeth | 2381 | 6 |
| Matthew | 4344 | 7 | Michelle | 2305 | 7 |
| Christopher | 4310 | 8 | Heather | 2077 | 8 |
| Daniel | 4273 | 9 | Mary | 2065 | 9 |
| Joshua | 3958 | 10 | Emily | 2003 | 10 |
| Joseph | 3767 | 11 | Ashley | 1982 | 11 |
| Ryan | 3440 | 12 | Melissa | 1953 | 12 |
| Jason | 3385 | 13 | Kimberly | 1931 | 13 |
| Thomas | 3218 | 14 | Amy | 1907 | 14 |
| Jacob | 3173 | 15 | Rebecca | 1903 | 15 |
| Brian | 3090 | 16 | Nicole | 1743 | 16 |
| Andrew | 2958 | 17 | Julie | 1657 | 17 |
| Justin | 2882 | 18 | Stephanie | 1576 | 18 |
| Scott | 2876 | 19 | Angela | 1564 | 19 |
| Mark | 2859 | 20 | Samantha | 1555 | 20 |
| Tyler | 2782 | 21 | Madison | 1502 | 21 |
| Kevin | 2690 | 22 | Hannah | 1472 | 22 |
| Timothy | 2481 | 23 | Megan | 1472 | 23 |
| Richard | 2431 | 24 | Emma | 1467 | 24 |
| Steven | 2366 | 25 | Amber | 1465 | 25 |
| Benjamin | 2231 | 26 | Rachel | 1457 | 26 |
| Jeffrey | 2174 | 27 | Laura | 1380 | 27 |
| Brandon | 2143 | 28 | Jamie | 1330 | 28 |
| Charles | 2042 | 29 | Kelly | 1303 | 29 |
| Eric | 1972 | 30 | Olivia | 1238 | 30 |
| Nathan | 1947 | 31 | Susan | 1152 | 31 |
| Kyle | 1925 | 32 | Lori | 1147 | 32 |
| Cody | 1892 | 33 | Anna | 1142 | 33 |
| Nicholas | 1887 | 34 | Erin | 1082 | 34 |
| Aaron | 1816 | 35 | Brenda | 1072 | 35 |
| Samuel | 1800 | 36 | Karen | 1054 | 36 |
| Anthony | 1767 | 37 | Kayla | 1054 | 37 |
| Paul | 1758 | 38 | Abigail | 1052 | 38 |
| Zachary | 1741 | 39 | Danielle | 1042 | 39 |
| Shawn | 1671 | 40 | Shannon | 1039 | 40 |
| Patrick | 1643 | 41 | Christina | 1010 | 41 |
| Travis | 1628 | 42 | Sara | 1005 | 42 |
| Jeremy | 1566 | 43 | Katie | 998 | 43 |
| Austin | 1560 | 44 | Tammy | 998 | 44 |
| Logan | 1555 | 45 | Taylor | 991 | 45 |
| Chad | 1453 | 46 | Dawn | 933 | 46 |
| Jonathan | 1445 | 47 | Katherine | 931 | 47 |
| Jesse | 1428 | 48 | Andrea | 922 | 48 |
| Kenneth | 1389 | 49 | Christine | 915 | 49 |
| Shane | 1372 | 50 | Patricia | 826 | 50 |
| Adam | 1333 | 51 | Wendy | 814 | 51 |
| Ethan | 1295 | 52 | Tiffany | 797 | 52 |
| Dustin | 1267 | 53 | Brittany | 784 | 53 |
| Wyatt | 1227 | 54 | Heidi | 784 | 54 |
| Sean | 1222 | 55 | Brooke | 783 | 55 |
| Alexander | 1206 | 56 | Grace | 783 | 56 |
| Todd | 1186 | 57 | Morgan | 765 | 57 |
| Caleb | 1180 | 58 | Tracy | 762 | 58 |
| Levi | 1157 | 59 | Ava | 746 | 59 |
| Gregory | 1150 | 60 | Hailey | 740 | 60 |
| Douglas | 1141 | 61 | Crystal | 739 | 61 |
| Donald | 1096 | 62 | Sophia | 731 | 62 |
| Hunter | 1093 | 63 | Isabella | 722 | 63 |
| Dylan | 1090 | 64 | Teresa | 720 | 64 |
| Luke | 1079 | 65 | Linda | 719 | 65 |
| Jordan | 1075 | 66 | Alexis | 701 | 66 |
| Bradley | 1036 | 67 | Tina | 701 | 67 |
| Noah | 1017 | 68 | Kelsey | 700 | 68 |
| Ronald | 999 | 69 | Alyssa | 689 | 69 |
| Gary | 994 | 70 | Courtney | 688 | 70 |
| Mason | 988 | 71 | Pamela | 682 | 71 |
| Stephen | 922 | 72 | Holly | 671 | 72 |
| Gabriel | 900 | 73 | Kathleen | 650 | 73 |
| Jack | 887 | 74 | Barbara | 643 | 74 |
| Tanner | 885 | 75 | Cindy | 642 | 75 |
| Bryan | 877 | 76 | Tara | 639 | 76 |
| Craig | 869 | 77 | Chloe | 612 | 77 |
| Lucas | 857 | 78 | Cynthia | 594 | 78 |
| Trevor | 851 | 79 | Lauren | 588 | 79 |
| Cole | 843 | 80 | Jill | 587 | 80 |
| Liam | 823 | 81 | Molly | 570 | 81 |
| Jackson | 805 | 82 | Sandra | 562 | 82 |
| Seth | 802 | 83 | Debra | 559 | 83 |
| Connor | 801 | 84 | Natalie | 558 | 84 |
| Isaac | 801 | 85 | Theresa | 554 | 85 |
| Keith | 777 | 86 | Harper | 553 | 86 |
| Casey | 768 | 87 | Lindsey | 553 | 87 |
| Cory | 755 | 88 | Shelby | 552 | 88 |
| Cameron | 750 | 89 | Kathryn | 548 | 89 |
| Jared | 740 | 90 | Laurie | 545 | 90 |
| Chase | 727 | 91 | Robin | 540 | 91 |
| Brett | 723 | 92 | Cheryl | 537 | 92 |
| Elijah | 711 | 93 | Ella | 535 | 93 |
| Colton | 697 | 94 | Lily | 535 | 94 |
| Randy | 695 | 95 | Leslie | 531 | 95 |
| Derek | 687 | 96 | Bailey | 528 | 96 |
| Russell | 683 | 97 | Deborah | 526 | 97 |
| Edward | 659 | 98 | Allison | 524 | 98 |
| Troy | 655 | 99 | Kristin | 522 | 99 |
| Mike | 631 | 100 | Carrie | 509 | 100 |
| Carter | 629 | 101 | Avery | 507 | 101 |
| Riley | 626 | 102 | Donna | 500 | 102 |
| Owen | 619 | 103 | Jordan | 500 | 103 |
| Peter | 614 | 104 | Addison | 498 | 104 |
| Kelly | 608 | 105 | Mariah | 493 | 105 |
| Blake | 597 | 106 | Kim | 489 | 106 |
| Larry | 593 | 107 | Denise | 488 | 107 |
| Brent | 592 | 108 | Nancy | 484 | 108 |
| Christian | 584 | 109 | Kari | 483 | 109 |
| Dennis | 565 | 110 | Rhonda | 478 | 110 |
| Cooper | 558 | 111 | Autumn | 470 | 111 |
| Oliver | 558 | 112 | April | 464 | 112 |
| Henry | 557 | 113 | Brooklyn | 462 | 113 |
| Taylor | 556 | 114 | Kaylee | 460 | 114 |
| Aiden | 554 | 115 | Savannah | 458 | 115 |
| Jay | 553 | 116 | Stacy | 455 | 116 |
| Ian | 546 | 117 | Brianna | 454 | 117 |
| Tristan | 543 | 118 | Shelly | 452 | 118 |
| Evan | 541 | 119 | Alicia | 450 | 119 |
| Raymond | 513 | 120 | Lillian | 449 | 120 |
| Curtis | 507 | 121 | Paige | 435 | 121 |
| Dale | 498 | 122 | Mackenzie | 434 | 122 |
| Parker | 498 | 123 | Lindsay | 432 | 123 |
| George | 495 | 124 | Carol | 429 | 124 |
| Nathaniel | 482 | 125 | Kathy | 428 | 125 |
| Landon | 479 | 126 | Sierra | 426 | 126 |
| Gavin | 478 | 127 | Sydney | 424 | 127 |
| Carson | 476 | 128 | Amelia | 421 | 128 |
| Brayden | 465 | 129 | Kaitlyn | 420 | 129 |
| Joel | 464 | 130 | Brandi | 413 | 130 |
| Lance | 458 | 131 | Connie | 413 | 131 |
| Jerry | 454 | 132 | Janet | 413 | 132 |
| Jeremiah | 449 | 133 | Jenna | 413 | 133 |
| Garrett | 442 | 134 | Misty | 412 | 134 |
| Jon | 442 | 135 | Stacey | 412 | 135 |
| Terry | 439 | 136 | Kristen | 411 | 136 |
| Jeff | 430 | 137 | Jodi | 410 | 137 |
| Wayne | 429 | 138 | Cassandra | 406 | 138 |
| Tucker | 428 | 139 | Debbie | 404 | 139 |
| Isaiah | 421 | 140 | Kylie | 400 | 140 |
| Bruce | 407 | 141 | Margaret | 394 | 141 |
| Rodney | 397 | 142 | Leah | 391 | 142 |
| Bridger | 396 | 143 | Claire | 384 | 143 |
| Steve | 381 | 144 | Zoey | 380 | 144 |
| Eli | 380 | 145 | Michele | 375 | 145 |
| Erik | 380 | 146 | Haley | 373 | 146 |
| Jace | 380 | 147 | Whitney | 373 | 147 |
| Dean | 370 | 148 | Julia | 371 | 148 |
| Alex | 367 | 149 | Kendra | 368 | 149 |
| Kaden | 365 | 150 | Charlotte | 367 | 150 |
| Alan | 362 | 151 | Paula | 366 | 151 |
| Bryce | 359 | 152 | Valerie | 363 | 152 |
| Corey | 359 | 153 | Sheila | 361 | 153 |
| Jaxon | 346 | 154 | Evelyn | 360 | 154 |
| Ryder | 342 | 155 | Chelsea | 358 | 155 |
| Wade | 337 | 156 | Catherine | 355 | 156 |
| Frank | 329 | 157 | Rylee | 354 | 157 |
| Brady | 327 | 158 | Riley | 351 | 158 |
| Asher | 324 | 159 | Victoria | 351 | 159 |
| Chris | 317 | 160 | Ann | 348 | 160 |
| Hayden | 317 | 161 | Piper | 347 | 161 |
| Grayson | 308 | 162 | Melanie | 346 | 162 |
| Roger | 305 | 163 | Brandy | 340 | 163 |
| Wesley | 302 | 164 | Katelyn | 340 | 164 |
| Jeffery | 298 | 165 | Jacqueline | 339 | 165 |
| Sawyer | 297 | 166 | Mia | 337 | 166 |
| Tim | 296 | 167 | Jasmine | 336 | 167 |
| Easton | 293 | 168 | Terri | 334 | 168 |
| Hudson | 291 | 169 | Shawna | 331 | 169 |
| Jim | 291 | 170 | Alexandra | 329 | 170 |
| Lane | 290 | 171 | Erica | 329 | 171 |
| Lincoln | 286 | 172 | Kristi | 315 | 172 |
| Greg | 277 | 173 | Aspen | 311 | 173 |
| Dan | 274 | 174 | Colleen | 311 | 174 |
| Lee | 272 | 175 | Kristina | 309 | 175 |
| Brody | 267 | 176 | Tamara | 309 | 176 |
| Dillon | 267 | 177 | Sharon | 307 | 177 |
| Devin | 264 | 178 | Lacey | 303 | 178 |
| Kaleb | 264 | 179 | Brittney | 301 | 179 |
| Chance | 258 | 180 | Aurora | 300 | 180 |
| Spencer | 257 | 181 | Aubrey | 296 | 181 |
| Tom | 257 | 182 | Miranda | 292 | 182 |
| Brad | 256 | 183 | Ellie | 291 | 183 |
| Jayden | 253 | 184 | Tanya | 290 | 184 |
| Ryker | 253 | 185 | Maria | 288 | 185 |
| Marcus | 246 | 186 | Renee | 284 | 186 |
| Randall | 243 | 187 | Diane | 278 | 187 |
| Tony | 239 | 188 | Audrey | 276 | 188 |
| Bentley | 234 | 189 | Hazel | 272 | 189 |
| Colter | 233 | 190 | Zoe | 272 | 190 |
| Dalton | 233 | 191 | Nora | 271 | 191 |
| Rick | 233 | 192 | Paisley | 268 | 192 |
| Dawson | 232 | 193 | Kylee | 264 | 193 |
| Carl | 231 | 194 | Caitlin | 260 | 194 |
| Duane | 230 | 195 | Carla | 260 | 195 |
| Weston | 229 | 196 | Nevaeh | 260 | 196 |
| Gerald | 228 | 197 | Becky | 258 | 197 |
| Martin | 226 | 198 | Jody | 256 | 198 |
| Theodore | 226 | 199 | Bonnie | 247 | 199 |
| Bill | 224 | 200 | Isabelle | 242 | 200 |
| Silas | 222 | 201 | Faith | 241 | 201 |
| Gage | 221 | 202 | Hadley | 241 | 202 |
| Joe | 211 | 203 | Krista | 239 | 203 |
| Kurt | 211 | 204 | Tami | 235 | 204 |
| Beau | 210 | 205 | Makayla | 234 | 205 |
| Nolan | 207 | 206 | Nichole | 227 | 206 |
| Caden | 205 | 207 | Gracie | 224 | 207 |
| Aidan | 195 | 208 | Sadie | 224 | 208 |
| Emmett | 195 | 209 | Kara | 223 | 209 |
| Ezra | 195 | 210 | Peyton | 222 | 210 |
| Jaxson | 194 | 211 | Lucy | 221 | 211 |
| Darren | 188 | 212 | Sherry | 221 | 212 |
| Everett | 186 | 213 | Ruby | 220 | 213 |
| Dakota | 184 | 214 | Jade | 217 | 214 |
| Allen | 183 | 215 | Trinity | 216 | 215 |
| Kyler | 182 | 216 | Jenny | 215 | 216 |
| Maverick | 181 | 217 | Cassidy | 213 | 217 |
| Ashton | 173 | 218 | Eleanor | 210 | 218 |
| Declan | 172 | 219 | Marissa | 210 | 219 |
| Clinton | 170 | 220 | Lydia | 209 | 220 |
| Tyson | 165 | 221 | Vanessa | 206 | 221 |
| Mitchell | 162 | 222 | Karla | 204 | 222 |
| Phillip | 162 | 223 | Violet | 200 | 223 |
| Jake | 159 | 224 | Dana | 194 | 224 |
| Conner | 158 | 225 | Diana | 194 | 225 |
| Brooks | 149 | 226 | Aria | 192 | 226 |
| Greyson | 148 | 227 | Layla | 191 | 227 |
| Trey | 148 | 228 | Meghan | 190 | 228 |
| Dominic | 142 | 229 | Monica | 189 | 229 |
| Ricky | 135 | 230 | Sophie | 189 | 230 |
| Josiah | 133 | 231 | Lynn | 184 | 231 |
| Kent | 129 | 232 | Gina | 181 | 232 |
| Zane | 129 | 233 | Vicki | 179 | 233 |
| Leo | 128 | 234 | Kennedy | 178 | 234 |
| Elias | 125 | 235 | Peggy | 177 | 235 |
| Jasper | 125 | 236 | Destiny | 176 | 236 |
| Clayton | 124 | 237 | Breanna | 174 | 237 |
| Braxton | 120 | 238 | Cora | 173 | 238 |
| Rhett | 114 | 239 | Deanna | 169 | 239 |
| Darin | 113 | 240 | Willow | 168 | 240 |
| Ty | 111 | 241 | Gabrielle | 167 | 241 |
| Barry | 110 | 242 | Katrina | 165 | 242 |
| Preston | 110 | 243 | Madeline | 165 | 243 |
| Colt | 109 | 244 | Kristy | 162 | 244 |
| Ayden | 108 | 245 | Payton | 162 | 245 |
| Glenn | 107 | 246 | Bethany | 161 | 246 |
| Jameson | 105 | 247 | Clara | 160 | 247 |
| Roy | 104 | 248 | Scarlett | 160 | 248 |
| Danny | 102 | 249 | Kristine | 159 | 249 |
| Micheal | 101 | 250 | Hayden | 157 | 250 |