Top first names in Missouri
The 100 most popular first names given to babies born in Missouri since 1910, ranked by total registrations. The sparkline next to each name shows its national popularity trend from 1880 to 2024, so you can see whether a name peaked decades ago or is still climbing. The top 100 names in Missouri account for 2,982,712 total births.
| # | Name | Total in Missouri | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 126,468 | |
| 2 | John | 113,255 | |
| 3 | Robert | 112,224 | |
| 4 | Mary | 106,327 | |
| 5 | Michael | 97,265 | |
| 6 | William | 96,337 | |
| 7 | David | 80,320 | |
| 8 | Charles | 67,280 | |
| 9 | Richard | 56,353 | |
| 10 | Joseph | 48,742 | |
| 11 | Thomas | 48,089 | |
| 12 | Donald | 43,140 | |
| 13 | Christopher | 43,095 | |
| 14 | Linda | 38,355 | |
| 15 | Patricia | 38,041 | |
| 16 | Daniel | 37,586 | |
| 17 | Matthew | 36,234 | |
| 18 | Kenneth | 36,055 | |
| 19 | Barbara | 34,968 | |
| 20 | Mark | 34,920 | |
| 21 | Betty | 34,862 | |
| 22 | Paul | 32,608 | |
| 23 | Dorothy | 32,458 | |
| 24 | Elizabeth | 32,451 | |
| 25 | Steven | 32,208 | |
| 26 | Jennifer | 31,045 | |
| 27 | Larry | 29,795 | |
| 28 | Gary | 28,989 | |
| 29 | Ronald | 28,922 | |
| 30 | George | 28,801 | |
| 31 | Andrew | 28,287 | |
| 32 | Timothy | 27,875 | |
| 33 | Kevin | 26,872 | |
| 34 | Joshua | 26,586 | |
| 35 | Margaret | 26,485 | |
| 36 | Brian | 25,235 | |
| 37 | Helen | 25,146 | |
| 38 | Edward | 24,494 | |
| 39 | Sarah | 24,416 | |
| 40 | Jacob | 24,265 | |
| 41 | Karen | 24,223 | |
| 42 | Anthony | 24,199 | |
| 43 | Donna | 23,909 | |
| 44 | Susan | 23,820 | |
| 45 | Jason | 23,070 | |
| 46 | Jeffrey | 22,841 | |
| 47 | Carol | 22,764 | |
| 48 | Shirley | 22,681 | |
| 49 | Jerry | 22,569 | |
| 50 | Lisa | 22,336 | |
| 51 | Nancy | 21,998 | |
| 52 | Sharon | 21,892 | |
| 53 | Jessica | 21,640 | |
| 54 | Ryan | 21,552 | |
| 55 | Ruth | 21,219 | |
| 56 | Stephen | 21,111 | |
| 57 | Virginia | 20,797 | |
| 58 | Sandra | 20,027 | |
| 59 | Jack | 19,743 | |
| 60 | Anna | 19,742 | |
| 61 | Kimberly | 19,394 | |
| 62 | Deborah | 19,140 | |
| 63 | Angela | 19,004 | |
| 64 | Nicholas | 18,910 | |
| 65 | Harold | 18,864 | |
| 66 | Dennis | 18,838 | |
| 67 | Emily | 18,669 | |
| 68 | Rebecca | 18,625 | |
| 69 | Amanda | 18,568 | |
| 70 | Terry | 18,551 | |
| 71 | Ashley | 18,423 | |
| 72 | Raymond | 18,377 | |
| 73 | Laura | 18,285 | |
| 74 | Eric | 17,819 | |
| 75 | Michelle | 17,783 | |
| 76 | Scott | 17,719 | |
| 77 | Justin | 17,465 | |
| 78 | Amy | 17,344 | |
| 79 | Samuel | 17,114 | |
| 80 | Gregory | 16,806 | |
| 81 | Benjamin | 16,757 | |
| 82 | Melissa | 16,213 | |
| 83 | Brandon | 16,174 | |
| 84 | Carl | 16,129 | |
| 85 | Janet | 15,949 | |
| 86 | Carolyn | 15,831 | |
| 87 | Tyler | 15,788 | |
| 88 | Pamela | 15,739 | |
| 89 | Stephanie | 15,578 | |
| 90 | Emma | 15,473 | |
| 91 | Brenda | 15,253 | |
| 92 | Cynthia | 15,248 | |
| 93 | Billy | 15,191 | |
| 94 | Kathleen | 15,077 | |
| 95 | Joyce | 14,960 | |
| 96 | Katherine | 14,794 | |
| 97 | Patrick | 14,722 | |
| 98 | Aaron | 14,406 | |
| 99 | Frank | 14,405 | |
| 100 | Henry | 14,340 |