Missouri · 1996

Top 100 names in Missouri, 1996, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Emily	592
#2	Taylor	509
#3	Hannah	506
#4	Jessica	492
#5	Ashley	481
#6	Samantha	465
#7	Sarah	460
#8	Madison	403
#9	Megan	400
#10	Rachel	393
#11	Elizabeth	389
#12	Alexis	370
#13	Kayla	343
#14	Brittany	339
#15	Lauren	305
#16	Courtney	289
#17	Morgan	288
#18	Shelby	287
#19	Amanda	276
#20	Abigail	266
#21	Haley	233
#22	Kelsey	230
#23	Rebecca	225
#24	Allison	225
#25	Sydney	223
#26	Alyssa	219
#27	Amber	210
#28	Brianna	205
#29	Katherine	204
#30	Danielle	202
#31	Kaitlyn	202
#32	Anna	201
#33	Brooke	197
#34	Olivia	194
#35	Nicole	193
#36	Victoria	191
#37	Jordan	188
#38	Paige	177
#39	Alexandra	175
#40	Bailey	165
#41	Mary	164
#42	Katelyn	157
#43	Jennifer	156
#44	Emma	150
#45	Cheyenne	149
#46	Mariah	147
#47	Gabrielle	143
#48	Mackenzie	142
#49	Miranda	141
#50	Madeline	141
#51	Sara	140
#52	Chelsea	139
#53	Tiffany	135
#54	Hailey	133
#55	Stephanie	130
#56	Alexandria	129
#57	Jasmine	129
#58	Marissa	128
#59	Natalie	127
#60	Sierra	123
#61	Makayla	122
#62	Savannah	120
#63	Lindsey	118
#64	Andrea	117
#65	Katie	117
#66	Erin	114
#67	Caitlin	108
#68	Heather	108
#69	Molly	103
#70	Christina	100
#71	Erica	99
#72	Destiny	98
#73	Michaela	97
#74	Kimberly	97
#75	Julia	97
#76	Grace	94
#77	Kaitlin	94
#78	Melissa	92
#79	Breanna	92
#80	Kristen	91
#81	Claire	91
#82	Kathryn	89
#83	Kaylee	88
#84	Kylie	87
#85	Kelly	86
#86	Jenna	84
#87	Whitney	84
#88	Margaret	82
#89	Leah	81
#90	Mikayla	80
#91	Alicia	80
#92	Sabrina	79
#93	Laura	79
#94	Briana	77
#95	Caroline	76
#96	Monica	74
#97	Michelle	74
#98	Jamie	74
#99	Amy	73
#100	Kendra	71

Uniquely popular in Missouri

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Makayla	122	41	14
Maddison	22	7	3
Moriah	22	7	3
Kaley	21	7	3
Darian	20	7	3
Katlyn	48	16	7
Tessa	50	17	7
Bailey	165	56	24
Chelsie	20	7	3
Nichole	30	10	4
Kaitlynn	28	9	4
Baylee	32	11	5

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.