Most popular boys’ names in Missouri, 2012

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Mason	441
2	William	426
3	Liam	411
4	Jackson	344
5	Jacob	333
6	Ethan	319
7	Noah	314
8	Aiden	298
8	Elijah	298
10	Landon	292
11	Logan	286
12	Carter	285
12	Wyatt	285
14	Michael	284
15	James	281
16	Alexander	279
17	Benjamin	270
18	Hunter	259
19	Lucas	256
20	Samuel	249
21	Henry	231
22	Joseph	224
22	Owen	224
24	Gabriel	222
25	Gavin	217

Rank	Name	Babies
26	John	214
27	Eli	213
28	Andrew	210
29	Bentley	198
30	Joshua	197
30	Levi	197
32	Brayden	195
33	Caleb	194
33	Matthew	194
35	Chase	193
36	Jaxon	192
37	Colton	183
38	Daniel	182
39	Christopher	180
39	Jack	180
41	Luke	177
42	Cooper	175
43	Blake	174
44	Jayden	173
45	Charles	171
45	Ryan	171
47	David	170
48	Anthony	169
49	Isaac	168
50	Tyler	165
51	Parker	157
52	Connor	156
52	Isaiah	156
54	Austin	154
55	Easton	153
55	Evan	153
57	Cameron	150
58	Dylan	146
59	Thomas	145
60	Carson	144
61	Oliver	139
62	Christian	135
63	Nathan	130
64	Jace	129
65	Jordan	127
66	Grayson	124
67	Brody	122
67	Jeremiah	122
69	Nicholas	121
70	Dominic	117
71	Zachary	114
72	Nolan	112
73	Bryson	111
74	Hayden	110
74	Robert	110
76	Ayden	109
77	Jaxson	106
77	Tristan	106
79	Hudson	102
80	Kayden	101
81	Xavier	98
82	Aaron	97
83	Grant	96
84	Asher	93
84	Josiah	93
86	Bryce	92
86	Jonathan	92
86	Miles	92
89	Cole	89
89	Maxwell	89
89	Ryder	89
92	Braxton	88
93	Justin	87
93	Silas	87
95	Brady	83
95	Brandon	83
95	Brantley	83
95	Weston	83
99	Gage	82
99	Ian	82