Recorded 1888–1919 Girls' name Peak 1888 15 births

Missouria — girls' name

15 babies named Missouria in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1888. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s51910s10
1910s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Missouria was born in this single decade.

1888
Single peak year

5 babies were named Missouria in 1888 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Missouria

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Missouria between 1888 and 1919, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Missouria currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1919. The name reached its historical peak in 1888, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Missouria performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Missouria shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Missouria in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 15 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Missouria at a glance

Last recorded 1919

Total births

15

Since 1888

32 years of records

Peak year

1888

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1919

Active since

1888

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 1919

Missouria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1888

Last recorded 1919
Peak year (1888)
5
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
5 191919181888 5

Missouria by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
10 births that decade — 67% of Missouria's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Missouria?
15 babies have been named Missouria since 1888. It was last recorded in 1919. The peak year was 1888 with 5 births.
When was Missouria most popular?
Missouria was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1888.
How long has the name Missouria been used?
Missouria has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 32 years of data through 1919.
What names are similar to Missouria?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Misty, Misti, Missy, Misha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1888–1919 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.