State roster

Top names in Missouri

The names most likely to appear on 1960 Missouri birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 93,620 Missouri births in 1960 across 1,186 distinct names.

Distinctively Missouri

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Missouri more than they say America.

#75Pam#132 nationally
#87Dana#141 nationally
#86Sherri#136 nationally
#61Carla#110 nationally
#99Kent#148 nationally
#97Melinda#143 nationally
#69Becky#111 nationally
#84Sandy#126 nationally
#89Bob#131 nationally
#62Vickie#100 nationally
#65Rick#101 nationally
#98Brad#134 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,349US #1
#2Karen960US #4
#3Linda919US #3
#4Lisa872US #6
#5Susan844US #2
#6Donna788US #5
#7Patricia724US #7
#8Brenda709US #13
#9Pamela622US #14
#10Teresa614US #19
#11Cynthia606US #9
#12Deborah592US #10
#13Debra582US #8
#14Barbara577US #12
#15Sandra575US #11
#16Kathy566US #21
#17Nancy547US #15
#18Sharon531US #16
#19Debbie505US #24
#20Kimberly501US #26
#21Cheryl494US #17
#22Carol476US #23
#23Tammy472US #31
#24Janet464US #32
#25Laura447US #25
#26Julie424US #28
#27Cindy419US #30
#28Diane380US #22
#29Elizabeth379US #18
#30Denise369US #29
#31Robin354US #33
#32Lori350US #20
#33Kim336US #34
#34Rhonda321US #44
#35Sherry312US #54
#36Connie311US #47
#37Rebecca308US #38
#38Kelly299US #52
#39Kathleen295US #27
#40Theresa291US #35
#41Tina285US #45
#42Christine269US #40
#43Margaret264US #36
#44Janice256US #41
#45Terri251US #49
#46Michelle248US #39
#47Paula242US #55
#48Sheila237US #56
#49Joyce234US #58
#50Angela228US #50
#51Carolyn227US #43
#52Cathy219US #46
#53Diana218US #53
#54Vicki214US #73
#55Beverly210US #60
#56Judy207US #48
#57Catherine206US #42
#58Peggy200US #69
#59Laurie186US #37
#60Jennifer182US #61
#61Carla181US #110
#62Vickie170US #100
#63Betty168US #68
#64Rita168US #96
#65Ann163US #51
#66Stephanie163US #91
#67Jane158US #67
#68Valerie156US #65
#69Becky152US #111
#70Terry152US #101
#71Annette151US #62
#72Kathryn150US #82
#73Tracy149US #84
#74Judith148US #74
#75Pam146US #132
#76Shirley144US #70
#77Regina136US #105
#78Anita135US #87
#79Melissa134US #109
#80Beth129US #72
#81Jill129US #76
#82Phyllis128US #108
#83Joan125US #80
#84Sandy124US #126
#85Darlene120US #75
#86Sherri119US #136
#87Dana117US #141
#88Marilyn117US #118
#89Wanda116US #66
#90Dawn114US #57
#91Martha114US #83
#92Penny114US #113
#93Lynn110US #64
#94Suzanne109US #78
#95Gail107US #90
#96Katherine106US #81
#97Melinda106US #143
#98Ellen105US #94
#99Jacqueline105US #85
#100Ruth105US #97

Boys

#1David2,075US #1
#2Michael1,999US #2
#3James1,790US #3
#4John1,759US #4
#5Mark1,697US #6
#6Robert1,529US #5
#7William1,082US #7
#8Steven986US #10
#9Richard937US #8
#10Kevin936US #15
#11Charles762US #13
#12Thomas761US #9
#13Timothy683US #11
#14Kenneth659US #16
#15Gary632US #22
#16Jeffrey631US #14
#17Donald621US #19
#18Daniel608US #17
#19Paul562US #18
#20Larry561US #28
#21Gregory551US #24
#22Ronald532US #21
#23Terry517US #34
#24Joseph502US #12
#25Dennis498US #31
#26Randy495US #32
#27Brian483US #20
#28Mike431US #36
#29Keith427US #35
#30Scott422US #23
#31Douglas416US #30
#32Stephen408US #27
#33Anthony382US #25
#34Christopher382US #29
#35Steve378US #43
#36Jerry374US #37
#37Ricky341US #38
#38Danny320US #48
#39Craig292US #41
#40Roger284US #47
#41Bruce270US #39
#42Edward266US #26
#43Jeff259US #49
#44Tim248US #60
#45Patrick247US #45
#46Jim240US #75
#47George231US #33
#48Dale227US #54
#49Randall225US #59
#50Carl214US #53
#51Chris213US #63
#52Russell206US #56
#53Alan204US #50
#54Eric201US #44
#55Rodney197US #68
#56Billy193US #67
#57Matthew192US #61
#58Raymond186US #46
#59Greg179US #83
#60Joe174US #57
#61Phillip172US #66
#62Jeffery168US #55
#63Tom167US #86
#64Jimmy159US #69
#65Rick159US #101
#66Curtis158US #79
#67Tony158US #52
#68Roy146US #80
#69Bill144US #95
#70Darryl143US #96
#71Frank143US #40
#72Harold143US #92
#73Gerald141US #62
#74Bradley135US #90
#75Darrell135US #104
#76Bryan132US #88
#77Ronnie131US #87
#78Bobby129US #73
#79Martin129US #77
#80Lawrence127US #64
#81Wayne126US #58
#82Allen122US #99
#83Andrew121US #51
#84Barry118US #72
#85Dan117US #111
#86Stanley114US #100
#87Jack112US #85
#88Johnny112US #65
#89Bob108US #131
#90Eddie107US #102
#91Jay106US #78
#92Ralph104US #89
#93Don103US #115
#94Dwayne103US #123
#95Micheal103US #105
#96Walter102US #70
#97Philip93US #76
#98Brad92US #134
#99Kent91US #148
#100Howard90US #108

On the move since 1959

Rising

↑33Laurie#59
↑22Kelly#38
↑22Darryl#70
↑16Beth#80
↑16Greg#59
↑14Jennifer#60
↑14Roy#68
↑13Stephanie#66

Falling

↓24Katherine#96
↓16Martha#91
↓16Tony#67
↓14Ellen#98
↓13Janice#44
↓13Judy#56
↓13Peggy#58
↓13Ruth#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1959 rankings.