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Most popular baby names in Missouri, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Missouri in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 24,299 girls and 27,811 boys are in the Missouri list.

#1 for girls
Charlotte
334 babies · #2 in the US
#1 for boys
Oliver
405 babies · #3 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Missouri 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”334▲ 1
  2. #2Amelia“vigor, bravery”288▼ 1
  3. #3Olivia“olive; olive branch”260same
  4. #4Eleanorpossibly “other”248same
  5. #5EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”227same
  6. #6Sophia“wisdom”211same
  7. #7Emma“entire”196same
  8. #8VioletFrom the word “violet”183▲ 1
  9. #8WillowFrom the word “willow”183▲ 8
  10. #10HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”176▼ 2
  11. #11AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”167▲ 6
  12. #12NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”164▲ 6
  13. #13Elizabeth“my God is an oath”154▼ 1
  14. #14AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records148▼ 1
  15. #14EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records148▲ 1
  16. #16Lucy“light”147▲ 7
  17. #17LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 2025145▼ 6
  18. #18HazelFrom the word “hazel”143▼ 9
  19. #19IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”136same
  20. #19Penelopepossibly “duck”136▲ 3
  21. #21MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records126▼ 7
  22. #22IvyFrom the word “ivy”123▲ 2
  23. #22Nova“new”123▼ 1
  24. #24LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”120▲ 7
  25. #24ScarlettEditor’s note Down from #22 in 2015 to #32 in 2025 in the US120▲ 3

Top 25 boys · Missouri 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records405same
  2. #2TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025393▲ 1
  3. #3HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records327▼ 1
  4. #4NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records322same
  5. #5HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records284▲ 3
  6. #5LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”284same
  7. #7William“will + helmet”253▼ 1
  8. #8James“May He Heel”248▼ 2
  9. #9CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025222▲ 5
  10. #10BennettForm of Benedict, meaning “blessed, well spoken of”216▲ 12
  11. #11Elijah“Yahweh is my god”210▼ 2
  12. #12LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records199▲ 6
  13. #12WaylonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #222 in 2015, #56 in 2025199▲ 1
  14. #14JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”179▼ 4
  15. #15Samuel“God has set or God has placed”175▲ 2
  16. #16Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”174▲ 4
  17. #16MaverickEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #184 in 2015, #49 in 2025174▼ 4
  18. #18Thomas“twin”173▲ 16
  19. #18Wyatt“war + hard, brave”173▼ 4
  20. #20August“month of August”168▲ 5
  21. #21Johnpossibly “God is gracious”166▲ 3
  22. #22OwenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 2025161▼ 6
  23. #23WestonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #120 in 2015, #55 in 2025158▲ 13
  24. #24BeauEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #203 in 2015, #60 in 2025157▲ 4
  25. #25Michael“who is like God?”155▲ 5

Names that stand out in Missouri

Names in the Missouri top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Missouri births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameMissouriUSShare vs US
Wrenley#42#1583.2×
Ember#55#1542.7×
Willow#8#442.5×
Everleigh#90#1942.5×
Blakely#95#1912.4×
Lydia#41#922.3×
Elsie#59#1232.3×
Millie#28#732.3×

Boys

NameMissouriUSShare vs US
Callahan#95#2272.7×
August#20#812.6×
Rhett#84#1882.4×
Stetson#53#1362.4×
Colter#68#1572.3×
Waylon#12#562.3×
Barrett#80#1712.2×
Beckett#71#1412.1×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Missouri). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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