Girls' name · since 1880
Missouri
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 1,602 babies named Missouri, peaking in 1889. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,464 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,937 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,602
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Missouri is the #11937 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,602 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Missouri recorded 1,602 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #11937 nationally today, ahead of 31% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #5,464 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,937 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,602 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Missouri ranks #5,464 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,937 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,602 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,464 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,937 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,602
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Missouri's 1,602 recorded births place it above 92.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
How Missouri compares
1,602 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Missouri's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Missouri | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,602 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Missouri's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Missouri's full recorded timeline at 1924, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1889 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Missouri popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1889)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Missouri by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (278 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Missouri's strongest decade.
278 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Missouri births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
264 births
- 1890s
1890s
230 births
- 1900s
1900s
235 births
- 1910s
1910s
269 births
- 1920s
1920s
278 births
- 1930s
1930s
121 births
- 1940s 58
1940s
58 births
- 1950s 52
1950s
52 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 36
2010s
36 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 278 births (17% of all-time use).
How Missouri compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Missouri's total volume
Missouri by state
Where Missouri concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 48 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 36 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 11 | 0.7% |
48 of 1,602 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Missouri's data
- Missouri's decade-level peak was the 1920s (278 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Missouris (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Missouri
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Missouri: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1889)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Missouri draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.