Popular baby names in Missouri, 2008

The most popular baby names in Missouri in 2008 were Emma for girls (449 babies) and Jacob for boys (483). Social Security records list 63,953 babies born in Missouri in 2008 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in Missouri in 2008

Names given at least 15 times in Missouri that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.

Girls

Karleigh: 18 babies, 5.4× the national rate
Patience: 23 babies, 3.8× the national rate
Ashtyn: 15 babies, 3.6× the national rate
Adalynn: 18 babies, 3.5× the national rate
Brylee: 27 babies, 3× the national rate
Adalyn: 26 babies, 2.9× the national rate
Kinley: 21 babies, 2.9× the national rate
Jaylee: 20 babies, 2.9× the national rate
Kenna: 15 babies, 2.9× the national rate
Raegan: 35 babies, 2.8× the national rate

Boys

Remington: 20 babies, 3.7× the national rate
Lane: 64 babies, 3.6× the national rate
Kale: 32 babies, 3.5× the national rate
Clayton: 85 babies, 3.2× the national rate
Dayton: 31 babies, 3.2× the national rate
Cale: 21 babies, 3.1× the national rate
Chase: 338 babies, 2.9× the national rate
Dakota: 80 babies, 2.9× the national rate
Dallas: 48 babies, 2.9× the national rate
August: 29 babies, 2.9× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Missouri, 2008

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2007	US rank
1	Emma	449	–	1
2	Ava	383	↑1	5
3	Madison	382	↓1	6
4	Olivia	379	↑1	4
5	Chloe	341	↑8	10
6	Abigail	332	↑1	8
7	Sophia	318	↓1	7
8	Isabella	317	↑1	2
9	Addison	311	↓5	12
10	Emily	287	↓2	3
11	Elizabeth	279	↑1	9
12	Lillian	256	↑5	29
13	Alexis	250	↑2	15
14	Ella	248	–	19
15	Taylor	247	↑4	22
16	Lily	228	↑10	24
17	Grace	222	↓1	21
18	Hannah	204	↓8	17
19	Alyssa	203	↓8	16
20	Anna	199	↑2	26
21	Samantha	190	↑2	11
22	Natalie	181	↓2	13
23	Hailey	171	↓5	25
24	Avery	167	↑18	38
25	Aubrey	160	↑21	42
26	Allison	159	↑21	32
27	Kaylee	159	–	31
28	Riley	152	↑16	39
29	Lauren	151	↓8	30
30	Brooklyn	144	–	48
31	Sydney	143	↓6	49
32	Gracie	142	↑8	99
33	Kylie	141	↑4	51
34	Mackenzie	141	↑5	65
35	Claire	138	↓3	62
36	Makayla	138	new	37
37	Morgan	136	↓9	46
38	Audrey	135	↓7	44
39	Mia	135	↓6	14
40	Sarah	131	↓16	20
41	Brooke	130	↓12	52
42	Peyton	126	new	60
43	Savannah	126	↓7	33
44	Payton	123	new	91
45	Kaitlyn	121	↓10	53
46	Nevaeh	117	↓12	34
47	Trinity	117	new	70
48	Madelyn	116	new	64
49	Brianna	115	↑1	23
50	Madeline	115	new	56

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2007	US rank
1	Jacob	483	–	1
2	Ethan	401	–	3
3	William	399	↑2	8
4	Logan	370	↓1	19
5	Alexander	347	↑9	6
6	Jackson	343	↑2	32
7	Michael	340	–	2
8	Chase	338	↑40	67
9	Noah	337	↓3	15
10	Andrew	335	↓6	12
11	James	323	–	17
12	Landon	319	↑3	45
13	Aiden	311	↑4	16
14	Mason	311	↓5	35
15	Joseph	303	↓3	13
16	Joshua	301	–	4
17	Tyler	301	↓7	28
18	Elijah	299	↑7	22
19	Matthew	299	↓1	10
20	Gavin	298	↓7	30
21	Lucas	285	↑21	46
22	Samuel	278	↓1	27
23	Brayden	271	↑12	51
24	Benjamin	267	↓4	25
25	Hunter	263	↓3	54
26	Evan	258	↑7	38
27	Nicholas	256	↓3	29
28	Caleb	253	↓2	34
29	Ryan	253	↓1	18
30	Jayden	250	↑7	11
31	Austin	246	↑3	55
32	Christopher	246	↓9	9
33	John	246	↓14	20
34	Wyatt	242	↓2	62
35	Gabriel	237	↑4	24
36	Carter	235	↑8	65
37	Anthony	221	↓8	7
38	David	213	↓7	14
39	Nathan	213	↓1	21
40	Luke	212	↑3	43
41	Brody	211	new	70
42	Cameron	204	↑8	53
43	Zachary	203	↑4	47
44	Daniel	200	↓14	5
45	Hayden	200	↑4	76
46	Dylan	199	↓19	31
47	Charles	198	new	63
48	Isaac	190	new	37
49	Carson	189	new	89
50	Connor	187	↓4	57

← Missouri 2007 Missouri: all years · US 2008 Missouri 2009 →