State roster

Top names in Missouri

The names most likely to appear on 1961 Missouri birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 92,708 Missouri births in 1961 across 1,184 distinct names.

Distinctively Missouri

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

#69Dana#128 nationally
#87Bob#141 nationally
#83Sandy#135 nationally
#93Pam#144 nationally
#74Sherri#121 nationally
#71Becky#115 nationally
#88Christina#132 nationally
#68Vickie#107 nationally
#70Terry#108 nationally
#70Bill#104 nationally
#75Rick#108 nationally
#46Carla#77 nationally

Girls

#1Mary1,280US #1
#2Lisa1,142US #2
#3Karen901US #5
#4Linda895US #4
#5Susan836US #3
#6Donna740US #7
#7Brenda664US #11
#8Patricia599US #6
#9Deborah567US #10
#10Sandra566US #9
#11Tammy562US #28
#12Cynthia560US #8
#13Pamela549US #15
#14Teresa546US #18
#15Debra512US #13
#16Barbara510US #12
#17Sharon503US #17
#18Laura501US #21
#19Kimberly491US #22
#20Kathy478US #25
#21Carol456US #24
#22Janet451US #32
#23Cheryl448US #20
#24Julie445US #23
#25Lori436US #14
#26Nancy429US #16
#27Debbie416US #31
#28Cindy397US #33
#29Elizabeth396US #19
#30Robin362US #27
#31Rhonda356US #46
#32Tina333US #41
#33Kim326US #36
#34Diane321US #26
#35Connie320US #50
#36Angela317US #38
#37Michelle314US #34
#38Denise301US #30
#39Sherry299US #53
#40Kelly298US #45
#41Kathleen280US #29
#42Theresa278US #35
#43Carolyn275US #42
#44Rebecca267US #44
#45Diana260US #56
#46Carla257US #77
#47Terri256US #51
#48Sheila241US #59
#49Paula235US #60
#50Janice230US #52
#51Joyce230US #62
#52Christine226US #39
#53Margaret212US #40
#54Jennifer208US #47
#55Cathy205US #55
#56Laurie194US #43
#57Tracy193US #64
#58Beverly191US #66
#59Catherine178US #48
#60Jacqueline178US #37
#61Judy178US #58
#62Jane171US #72
#63Vicki171US #76
#64Ann170US #54
#65Peggy169US #88
#66Anita165US #91
#67Beth163US #65
#68Vickie163US #107
#69Dana155US #128
#70Terry153US #108
#71Becky150US #115
#72Dawn148US #49
#73Stephanie144US #78
#74Sherri141US #121
#75Joan139US #89
#76Betty138US #87
#77Martha138US #81
#78Jill134US #74
#79Melissa134US #95
#80Regina133US #98
#81Annette130US #73
#82Valerie130US #67
#83Sandy129US #135
#84Katherine126US #86
#85Rita125US #105
#86Gail124US #94
#87Renee124US #79
#88Christina121US #132
#89Judith120US #83
#90Leslie120US #84
#91Kathryn119US #93
#92Marilyn118US #122
#93Pam117US #144
#94Ruth117US #96
#95Julia116US #116
#96Phyllis116US #120
#97Suzanne116US #68
#98Lynn115US #71
#99Wanda115US #70
#100Gina114US #117

Boys

#1David2,063US #2
#2Michael2,034US #1
#3John1,848US #3
#4James1,759US #4
#5Mark1,641US #6
#6Robert1,603US #5
#7William982US #7
#8Steven933US #10
#9Richard912US #8
#10Kevin864US #14
#11Jeffrey831US #11
#12Charles790US #13
#13Thomas709US #9
#14Timothy672US #15
#15Kenneth659US #16
#16Paul603US #18
#17Daniel588US #17
#18Donald587US #22
#19Gary577US #21
#20Gregory573US #23
#21Scott544US #19
#22Terry536US #32
#23Joseph512US #12
#24Larry488US #30
#25Ronald483US #24
#26Brian460US #20
#27Douglas433US #28
#28Dennis409US #34
#29Keith405US #35
#30Christopher404US #26
#31Randy400US #33
#32Stephen393US #27
#33Mike391US #36
#34Jerry389US #37
#35Steve380US #45
#36Anthony371US #25
#37Ricky320US #44
#38Craig318US #43
#39Jeff312US #49
#40Danny311US #54
#41Roger281US #47
#42Edward277US #29
#43George257US #31
#44Bruce232US #40
#45Chris227US #57
#46Randall226US #63
#47Tim221US #65
#48Eric220US #38
#49Jim219US #78
#50Patrick219US #39
#51Jeffery207US #50
#52Russell203US #55
#53Alan202US #51
#54Dale200US #58
#55Carl199US #56
#56Rodney199US #72
#57Phillip193US #69
#58Raymond193US #48
#59Billy187US #68
#60Tony185US #53
#61Matthew178US #59
#62Tom178US #88
#63Joe171US #60
#64Todd161US #46
#65Darryl160US #80
#66Bobby159US #76
#67Curtis158US #75
#68Ronnie158US #91
#69Bryan157US #82
#70Bill154US #104
#71Frank152US #41
#72Greg147US #77
#73Jimmy147US #71
#74Gerald143US #62
#75Rick143US #108
#76Darrell139US #101
#77Roy137US #83
#78Bradley133US #87
#79Wayne133US #61
#80Barry131US #66
#81Lawrence127US #67
#82Andrew122US #52
#83Glenn122US #64
#84Martin121US #73
#85Harold117US #94
#86Dan113US #115
#87Bob111US #141
#88Micheal110US #103
#89Johnny109US #70
#90Allen108US #96
#91Eddie103US #102
#92Jack103US #90
#93Don102US #121
#94Dwayne98US #111
#95Jay95US #81
#96Peter95US #42
#97Stanley93US #106
#98Philip91US #79
#99Jon89US #93
#100Tommy89US #116

On the move since 1960

Rising

↑39Jacqueline#60
↑18Dana#69
↑18Dawn#72
↑16Tracy#57
↑15Carla#46
↑14Angela#36
↑14Martha#77
↑13Beth#67

Falling

↓21Rita#85
↓19Kathryn#91
↓18Pam#93
↓15Judith#89
↓14Valerie#82
↓14Phyllis#96
↓13Betty#76
↓13Greg#72

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1960 rankings.