The most distinctive Missouri baby names.
In 2025 the most distinctive Missouri names were Dariyah and Menno. Across the whole record it is Clella and Glennon.
| # | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dariyah | 6 | 11× | Menno | 10 | 13× |
| 2 | Kymber | 5 | 7× | Chet | 6 | 11× |
| 3 | Quinnley | 5 | 7× | Truman | 14 | 8× |
| 4 | Maryn | 8 | 6× | Creighton | 5 | 7× |
| 5 | Rorie | 6 | 5× | Finnigan | 5 | 7× |
| 6 | Joann | 6 | 5× | Canton | 5 | 7× |
| 7 | Wilder | 6 | 4× | Whitley | 11 | 5× |
| 8 | Blakelynn | 12 | 4× | Bennie | 6 | 4× |
| 9 | Wrynlee | 6 | 3× | Kallan | 6 | 3× |
| 10 | Ashton | 7 | 3× | Loki | 7 | 3× |
| 11 | Gentry | 8 | 3× | Jetson | 11 | 3× |
| 12 | Haislee | 7 | 3× | Keller | 5 | 3× |
| 13 | Maysen | 6 | 3× | Boyd | 6 | 3× |
| 14 | Landrie | 7 | 3× | Brigham | 7 | 3× |
| 15 | Karley | 5 | 3× | Whit | 7 | 2× |
| 16 | Whitley | 33 | 3× | Boaz | 18 | 2× |
| 17 | Junie | 11 | 3× | Ruger | 8 | 2× |
| 18 | Murphie | 6 | 3× | Clay | 30 | 2× |
| 19 | Rosella | 7 | 3× | Cypress | 8 | 2× |
| 20 | Lennie | 5 | 3× | Tyree | 7 | 2× |
| 21 | Collyns | 7 | 2× | Witt | 5 | 2× |
| 22 | Vallie | 7 | 2× | Roper | 5 | 2× |
| 23 | Aries | 7 | 2× | Kipp | 5 | 2× |
| 24 | Emmery | 5 | 2× | Creed | 24 | 2× |
| 25 | Maryann | 8 | 2× | Merritt | 8 | 2× |
The most distinctive name of each decade.
| Decade | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | Clella | 30 | 17× | Glennon | 83 | 27× |
| 1920s | Clella | 16 | 19× | Glennon | 189 | 31× |
| 1930s | Delorse | 13 | 17× | Glennon | 136 | 30× |
| 1940s | Willetta | 16 | 10× | Glennon | 141 | 33× |
| 1950s | Rayma | 11 | 12× | Glennon | 152 | 34× |
| 1960s | Synetta | 6 | 9× | Glennon | 103 | 35× |
| 1970s | Marnice | 6 | 9× | Lindell | 21 | 25× |
| 1980s | Aigner | 17 | 9× | Glennon | 18 | 25× |
| 1990s | Kelsay | 10 | 19× | Terron | 60 | 11× |
| 2000s | Ajla | 43 | 13× | Caydin | 6 | 10× |
| 2010s | Kamori | 30 | 17× | Maclin | 10 | 12× |
| 2020s | Quinley | 18 | 15× | Petie | 13 | 24× |
| # | Girl | Births | vs national | Boy | Births | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clella | 46 | 26× | Glennon | 833 | 41× |
| 2 | Marnice | 11 | 18× | Petie | 18 | 24× |
| 3 | Kelsay | 10 | 17× | Rolla | 154 | 24× |
| 4 | Rayma | 41 | 17× | Leeman | 17 | 23× |
| 5 | Kamori | 48 | 15× | Lindell | 487 | 22× |
| 6 | Aigner | 56 | 14× | Norvel | 31 | 21× |
| 7 | Verba | 21 | 11× | Maclin | 20 | 16× |
| 8 | Vinita | 74 | 11× | Buell | 32 | 14× |
| 9 | Delorse | 18 | 10× | Cletis | 84 | 10× |
| 10 | Mattilyn | 14 | 10× | Hadley | 47 | 9× |
| 11 | Quinley | 23 | 9× | Huxlee | 6 | 9× |
| 12 | Eulah | 104 | 9× | Varner | 6 | 9× |
| 13 | Saloma | 43 | 9× | Caydin | 6 | 9× |
| 14 | Delpha | 98 | 9× | Whitley | 59 | 9× |
| 15 | Jurnie | 6 | 9× | Murl | 85 | 8× |
| 16 | Deloma | 6 | 9× | Darris | 50 | 8× |
| 17 | Martharee | 6 | 9× | Norvell | 11 | 8× |
| 18 | Mylea | 6 | 9× | Lilburn | 34 | 8× |
| 19 | Cletus | 6 | 9× | Vernie | 103 | 8× |
| 20 | Aldena | 6 | 9× | Oral | 151 | 7× |
| 21 | Synetta | 6 | 9× | Ronnell | 123 | 7× |
| 22 | Ajla | 48 | 9× | Jewell | 393 | 7× |
| 23 | Loeta | 10 | 8× | Melburn | 7 | 7× |
| 24 | Willetta | 42 | 8× | Clell | 35 | 7× |
| 25 | Laveta | 92 | 8× | Terron | 93 | 6× |
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Multipliers compare each name’s share of Missouri births with its national share, and report the conservative low end, so a name carried by a handful of births cannot outrank one carried by hundreds.
Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org