The Most Popular Baby Names in Missouri

The year Ballwinite, congresswoman and Missouri native Ann Wagner was born, she was one among 168 Anns born in the Show-Me State. That was close to the high-water mark for the name "Ann" in Missouri, which was 1958, when 196 girls were christened with the name.

Or how about this one: Charlotte's Rib BBQ is one of our favorite places, on Clayton Road in Ballwin. The year Charlotte's Rib was "born" in 1977, only 11 baby Missouri girls were given that name. 

Those little tidbits comes from our searchable database of Missouri baby names from 1910 to 2011.

Curious about what people were named in Missouri? You can use the tools above to search by name, year or gender to explore questions such as:

• How many Missouri babies got my name the year I was born?
• What was the most popular year for my name in Missouri?
• Any babies of the opposite sex get my name?

The data comes from the Social Security Administration, which released baby name data for all 50 states and the District of Columbia for the same period.

The government excluded names used fewer than five times in a year in order to protect privacy.

The information comes from people who applied for Social Security cards and were born in the United States after 1879. As the SSA notes, "many people born before 1937 never applied for a Social Security card, so their names are not included in our data. For others who did apply, our records may not show the place of birth, and again their names are not included in our data."

So, what did Missouri moms and dads most often dub their babies in 1910, the first year of this database? Well, that would be William and Mary. And 101 years later, in 2011? Happy birthday to Mason and Emma.

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