Most popular boys’ names in Missouri, 2000
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 902 |
| 2 | Tyler | 581 |
| 3 | Michael | 579 |
| 4 | Matthew | 546 |
| 5 | Joshua | 518 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 517 |
| 7 | Austin | 514 |
| 8 | Andrew | 502 |
| 9 | Zachary | 489 |
| 10 | Joseph | 473 |
| 11 | William | 422 |
| 12 | Ethan | 411 |
| 13 | John | 395 |
| 14 | Christopher | 393 |
| 15 | Ryan | 385 |
| 16 | Brandon | 378 |
| 17 | Dylan | 361 |
| 18 | James | 354 |
| 19 | Alexander | 343 |
| 20 | Caleb | 341 |
| 21 | Benjamin | 323 |
| 22 | Samuel | 321 |
| 23 | Jordan | 314 |
| 24 | Justin | 310 |
| 25 | Nathan | 308 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | David | 303 |
| 27 | Noah | 301 |
| 28 | Logan | 298 |
| 29 | Daniel | 293 |
| 30 | Hunter | 292 |
| 31 | Anthony | 290 |
| 32 | Cameron | 283 |
| 33 | Kyle | 273 |
| 34 | Thomas | 264 |
| 35 | Jonathan | 262 |
| 36 | Christian | 258 |
| 37 | Dalton | 232 |
| 38 | Robert | 230 |
| 39 | Blake | 226 |
| 40 | Seth | 217 |
| 41 | Aaron | 214 |
| 42 | Cody | 206 |
| 43 | Adam | 202 |
| 44 | Charles | 201 |
| 44 | Mason | 201 |
| 46 | Garrett | 200 |
| 47 | Connor | 191 |
| 48 | Dakota | 189 |
| 49 | Luke | 187 |
| 50 | Jack | 184 |
| 51 | Devin | 178 |
| 52 | Jason | 172 |
| 53 | Chase | 171 |
| 54 | Jackson | 167 |
| 55 | Evan | 166 |
| 56 | Cole | 160 |
| 57 | Elijah | 159 |
| 58 | Gabriel | 158 |
| 58 | Sean | 158 |
| 58 | Trevor | 158 |
| 61 | Clayton | 152 |
| 62 | Timothy | 150 |
| 63 | Isaiah | 149 |
| 63 | Jared | 149 |
| 65 | Eric | 148 |
| 66 | Nathaniel | 147 |
| 67 | Lucas | 144 |
| 67 | Tanner | 144 |
| 69 | Kevin | 142 |
| 70 | Isaac | 135 |
| 71 | Alex | 131 |
| 72 | Gavin | 130 |
| 72 | Grant | 130 |
| 74 | Steven | 129 |
| 74 | Wyatt | 129 |
| 76 | Ian | 127 |
| 77 | Colton | 126 |
| 78 | Trenton | 124 |
| 79 | Brian | 119 |
| 80 | Tristan | 116 |
| 81 | Patrick | 113 |
| 82 | Brendan | 112 |
| 82 | Spencer | 112 |
| 84 | Riley | 105 |
| 85 | Collin | 104 |
| 85 | Jesse | 104 |
| 87 | Brett | 102 |
| 88 | Levi | 100 |
| 89 | Richard | 99 |
| 90 | Bryce | 98 |
| 90 | Hayden | 98 |
| 92 | Carson | 93 |
| 92 | Dawson | 93 |
| 92 | Dustin | 93 |
| 95 | Devon | 91 |
| 96 | Kaleb | 89 |
| 97 | Drew | 88 |
| 98 | Marcus | 87 |
| 98 | Parker | 87 |
| 98 | Preston | 87 |