Missouri
Missouri was the 12764th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 339th; the most babies were born in 1889 (40). More babies were named Missouri in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,764 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 188940 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,602babies recorded
Missouri popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,764 | 7 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #18,961 | 5 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | #4,606 | 7 |
| 1940 | #4,839 | 5 |
| 1930 | #1,851 | 20 |
| 1920 | #1,499 | 30 |
| 1910 | #891 | 24 |
| 1900 | #755 | 24 |
| 1890 | #519 | 26 |
| 1880 | #339 | 23 |
How popular is Missouri, counting every spelling?
Missouri has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Missouri?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Missouri (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Missouri born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Missouri.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Missouri?
About 200 people born in the US named Missouri are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 10 and 81. That makes Missouri a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Missouri: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Missouri, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Missouri
How popular is the name Missouri?
Missouri was the 12764th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 339th; the most babies were born in 1889 (40). More babies were named Missouri in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Missouri a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Missouri in the US.