Distinctive Baby Names from Missouri

Missouri is known as the show me state, and they have plenty to show the world. St Louis is home to the Gateway Arch, which is the tallest man-made national monument in the United States. Anheuser-Busch brewery, also in St. Louis, is the largest beer producing plant in the United States. St. Louis hosted the first Olympic Games ever held in the United States, and Kansas City has more fountains than any other city in the world except for Rome. Missouri parents like to show their individuality with the names that they choose for their kids. You'll find Forrest and Delbert on lists of popular boy names and Imogene and Nadine on lists of popular girl names.

Popular

Boy Names

Map of the Popularity of Virgil

Click on any of the names below to see a map for that name.

1. Virgil
2. Bob
3. Jackie
4. Dalton
5. Bill
6. Dakota
7. Jimmie
8. Billy
9. Vernon
10. Lloyd
11. Floyd
12. Elmer
13. Glen
14. Larry
15. Everett

16. Terry
17. Jim
18. Jerry
19. Don
20. Darrell
21. Cecil
22. Dustin
23. Blake
24. Clayton
25. Harold
26. Gene
27. Ronnie
28. Lonnie
29. Marvin
30. Lester

Girl Names

Map of the Popularity of Wilma

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1. Wilma
2. Opal
3. Glenda
4. Velma
5. Norma
6. Patsy
7. Marsha
8. Maxine
9. Wanda
10. Betty
11. Connie
12. Delores
13. Georgia
14. Billie
15. Bailey

16. Peggy
17. Juanita
18. Rhonda
19. Shirley
20. Carla
21. Vickie
22. Vicki
23. Virginia
24. Terry
25. Sherry
26. Addison
27. Shelby
28. Thelma
29. Christy
30. Sharon

Less Common but Unique to MO

Boy Names

Map of the Popularity of Orville

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1. Orville
2. Junior
3. Loyd
4. Billie
5. Eldon
6. Delbert
7. Trenton
8. Doyle
9. Lane
10. Drake
11. August
12. Darrel
13. Marion
14. Gage
15. Rex

16. Garry
17. Lowell
18. Forrest
19. Shannon
20. Loren
21. Brock
22. Leland
23. Tucker
24. Dawson
25. Cooper
26. Bentley
27. Tim
28. Willard
29. Donnie
30. Homer

Girl Names

Map of the Popularity of Melba

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1. Melba
2. Fern
3. Laverne
4. Jewell
5. Imogene
6. Dixie
7. Lorene
8. Willa
9. Ladonna
10. Goldie
11. Pat
12. Erma
13. Alta
14. Freda
15. Sondra

16. Ronda
17. Marcella
18. Patty
19. Nadine
20. Lora
21. Deloris
22. Becky
23. Shelly
24. Lela
25. Dianna
26. Pam
27. Jana
28. Lacey
29. Geneva
30. Marla

Modern

Boy Names

Map of the Popularity of Lane

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1. Lane
2. Dalton
3. Clayton
4. Trenton
5. Dakota
6. Drake
7. Brett
8. Brock
9. Grant
10. Gage
11. Blake
12. Tucker
13. Dawson
14. Bentley
15. Zane

16. Cooper
17. Dustin
18. Wyatt
19. Brendan
20. Levi
21. Chance
22. Easton
23. Corbin
24. Braden
25. Chase
26. Drew
27. Keegan
28. Trey
29. Landon
30. Colton

Girl Names

Map of the Popularity of Josie

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1. Josie
2. Gracie
3. Shelby
4. Bailey
5. Mallory
6. Lydia
7. Lillian
8. Cheyenne
9. Paige
10. Makenzie
11. Payton
12. Maggie
13. Abby
14. Kelsey
15. Kylee

16. Addison
17. Whitney
18. Rylee
19. Nora
20. Molly
21. Claire
22. Harper
23. Lilly
24. Ellie
25. Mackenzie
26. Josephine
27. Reagan
28. Margaret
29. Lucy
30. Eleanor

Classic

Boy Names

Map of the Popularity of Junior

Click on any of the names below to see a map for that name.

1. Junior
2. Orville
3. Virgil
4. Loyd
5. Billie
6. Jackie
7. Eldon
8. Bob
9. Delbert
10. Doyle
11. Bill
12. Everett
13. Forrest
14. Darrel
15. Jimmie

16. Billy
17. Vernon
18. Elmer
19. Lloyd
20. Rex
21. Marion
22. Floyd
23. Garry
24. Glen
25. Lowell
26. Larry
27. Leland
28. Loren
29. Terry
30. Jim

Girl Names

Map of the Popularity of Opal

Click on any of the names below to see a map for that name.

1. Opal
2. Melba
3. Wilma
4. Fern
5. Willa
6. Jewell
7. Dixie
8. Imogene
9. Laverne
10. Lorene
11. Ladonna
12. Glenda
13. Velma
14. Goldie
15. Alta

16. Marcella
17. Erma
18. Pat
19. Nadine
20. Sondra
21. Freda
22. Norma
23. Ronda
24. Patty
25. Maxine
26. Patsy
27. Marsha
28. Georgia
29. Lora
30. Lana

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The data is taken from births that occurred in the United States after 1879. From 1880 to 1936, all births may not be included in the original data set.

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