girl's name
Missouri
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,602
Missouri is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1889, when 40 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1880s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Missouri over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 264 |
| 1890s | 230 |
| 1900s | 235 |
| 1910s | 269 |
| 1920s | 278 |
| 1930s | 121 |
| 1940s | 58 |
| 1950s | 52 |
| 1960s | 6 |
| 2000s | 17 |
| 2010s | 36 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 36 |
How popular is Missouri?
In 2025, Missouri was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Missouri
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Missouri also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Missouri over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Missouri
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Missouri — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Missouri
How popular is the name Missouri?
In 2025, Missouri was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Missouri a girl's or a boy's name?
Missouri is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Missouri?
Missouri has 3 syllables.
When was Missouri most popular?
Missouri peaked in 1889, when 40 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1880s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Missouri a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Missouri currently ranks #12,136 in the United States. After peaking in the 1880s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.