Top baby names in Missouri, 1998
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 633 |
| 2 | Hannah | 571 |
| 3 | Madison | 569 |
| 4 | Taylor | 524 |
| 5 | Samantha | 455 |
| 6 | Alexis | 433 |
| 7 | Sarah | 423 |
| 8 | Ashley | 366 |
| 9 | Jessica | 357 |
| 10 | Megan | 356 |
| 11 | Abigail | 351 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 338 |
| 13 | Lauren | 328 |
| 14 | Rachel | 306 |
| 15 | Kayla | 294 |
| 16 | Emma | 278 |
| 17 | Alyssa | 276 |
| 18 | Morgan | 273 |
| 19 | Allison | 256 |
| 20 | Olivia | 250 |
| 21 | Sydney | 245 |
| 22 | Brittany | 231 |
| 23 | Anna | 223 |
| 24 | Amanda | 206 |
| 25 | Courtney | 205 |
| 26 | Katherine | 203 |
| 27 | Haley | 202 |
| 28 | Bailey | 199 |
| 28 | Jordan | 199 |
| 28 | Victoria | 199 |
| 31 | Kaitlyn | 197 |
| 32 | Shelby | 184 |
| 33 | Brianna | 176 |
| 34 | Danielle | 173 |
| 35 | Amber | 172 |
| 36 | Madeline | 171 |
| 37 | Brooke | 168 |
| 38 | Rebecca | 167 |
| 39 | Mary | 166 |
| 40 | Grace | 165 |
| 41 | Paige | 164 |
| 42 | Kelsey | 161 |
| 43 | Mackenzie | 157 |
| 43 | Makayla | 157 |
| 45 | Destiny | 155 |
| 46 | Nicole | 154 |
| 47 | Gabrielle | 153 |
| 48 | Natalie | 149 |
| 49 | Cheyenne | 147 |
| 50 | Alexandra | 143 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 1,034 |
| 2 | Austin | 741 |
| 3 | Tyler | 654 |
| 4 | Michael | 633 |
| 5 | Nicholas | 582 |
| 6 | Matthew | 581 |
| 7 | Zachary | 556 |
| 8 | Andrew | 548 |
| 9 | Joshua | 520 |
| 10 | Joseph | 493 |
| 11 | Christopher | 466 |
| 12 | Brandon | 464 |
| 13 | John | 443 |
| 14 | James | 427 |
| 15 | William | 424 |
| 16 | Ryan | 411 |
| 17 | Dylan | 376 |
| 18 | Alexander | 372 |
| 19 | Samuel | 369 |
| 20 | Daniel | 367 |
| 21 | Jordan | 359 |
| 22 | Kyle | 346 |
| 23 | Justin | 340 |
| 24 | David | 325 |
| 25 | Logan | 316 |
| 26 | Caleb | 314 |
| 27 | Nathan | 307 |
| 28 | Noah | 302 |
| 29 | Ethan | 300 |
| 29 | Robert | 300 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 271 |
| 32 | Anthony | 261 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 260 |
| 34 | Cameron | 258 |
| 35 | Cody | 247 |
| 35 | Hunter | 247 |
| 37 | Thomas | 246 |
| 38 | Blake | 243 |
| 39 | Dakota | 241 |
| 40 | Dalton | 239 |
| 41 | Christian | 237 |
| 42 | Aaron | 233 |
| 43 | Connor | 224 |
| 44 | Timothy | 197 |
| 45 | Adam | 191 |
| 46 | Charles | 189 |
| 47 | Trevor | 177 |
| 48 | Luke | 176 |
| 49 | Cole | 174 |
| 49 | Jared | 174 |