State roster

Top names in Missouri

The names most likely to appear on 1963 Missouri birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 85,649 Missouri births in 1963 across 1,172 distinct names.

Distinctively Missouri

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

#77Becky#126 nationally
#93Kent#141 nationally
#83Julia#122 nationally
#85Terry#123 nationally
#51Dana#88 nationally
#80Shelly#117 nationally
#48Carla#82 nationally
#73Christina#107 nationally
#99Deanna#133 nationally
#50Tim#79 nationally
#72Vicki#100 nationally
#65Jim#92 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,344US #1
#2Mary1,060US #2
#3Karen774US #4
#4Susan699US #3
#5Linda682US #5
#6Donna680US #6
#7Tammy640US #12
#8Lori569US #8
#9Kimberly555US #11
#10Patricia542US #7
#11Teresa533US #18
#12Laura524US #16
#13Pamela523US #14
#14Brenda515US #15
#15Cynthia510US #10
#16Deborah489US #13
#17Julie448US #22
#18Sandra413US #9
#19Kelly411US #32
#20Barbara410US #17
#21Sharon407US #19
#22Angela382US #30
#23Cheryl374US #24
#24Debra373US #21
#25Nancy369US #23
#26Kathy363US #34
#27Tina360US #35
#28Michelle356US #26
#29Robin343US #25
#30Elizabeth332US #20
#31Rhonda332US #45
#32Janet325US #40
#33Cindy306US #37
#34Sherry293US #49
#35Paula290US #42
#36Christine288US #29
#37Carol286US #33
#38Denise276US #27
#39Kim275US #39
#40Debbie274US #41
#41Tracy273US #48
#42Diane266US #31
#43Connie260US #55
#44Jennifer259US #36
#45Theresa256US #38
#46Kathleen255US #28
#47Sheila246US #50
#48Carla241US #82
#49Rebecca237US #44
#50Terri227US #58
#51Dana220US #88
#52Stephanie206US #64
#53Carolyn200US #56
#54Margaret198US #46
#55Diana190US #62
#56Melissa187US #61
#57Janice185US #63
#58Joyce174US #84
#59Catherine172US #53
#60Sherri171US #78
#61Jane166US #75
#62Laurie163US #47
#63Jacqueline162US #51
#64Judy162US #70
#65Beth157US #66
#66Anita156US #77
#67Penny154US #86
#68Amy151US #54
#69Ann151US #57
#70Dawn151US #52
#71Gina150US #79
#72Vicki139US #100
#73Christina138US #107
#74Jill138US #68
#75Michele136US #59
#76Regina136US #92
#77Becky133US #126
#78Beverly130US #81
#79Cathy130US #67
#80Shelly128US #117
#81Sarah127US #94
#82Peggy123US #106
#83Julia120US #122
#84Kathryn119US #93
#85Terry119US #123
#86Leslie117US #72
#87Gail113US #105
#88Martha113US #90
#89Valerie112US #69
#90Annette110US #71
#91Judith110US #91
#92Anne109US #80
#93Joan108US #95
#94Melinda107US #121
#95Rita107US #115
#96Vickie106US #120
#97Katherine105US #87
#98Suzanne104US #65
#99Deanna99US #133
#100Monica95US #110

Boys

#1David1,912US #3
#2Michael1,816US #1
#3John1,720US #2
#4James1,605US #4
#5Robert1,455US #5
#6Mark1,298US #6
#7Kevin1,020US #11
#8William911US #7
#9Jeffrey865US #10
#10Richard824US #8
#11Steven787US #14
#12Timothy713US #15
#13Thomas707US #9
#14Scott684US #12
#15Charles658US #16
#16Brian556US #20
#17Kenneth556US #18
#18Paul553US #17
#19Joseph551US #13
#20Daniel535US #19
#21Gary523US #24
#22Ronald516US #23
#23Gregory514US #21
#24Donald498US #25
#25Terry451US #32
#26Douglas422US #28
#27Christopher417US #26
#28Keith417US #33
#29Larry388US #36
#30Randy372US #37
#31Stephen359US #29
#32Anthony357US #22
#33Jerry344US #38
#34Mike304US #44
#35Dennis294US #39
#36Jeff294US #48
#37Edward291US #27
#38Eric276US #31
#39Todd258US #30
#40Steve251US #49
#41Danny247US #55
#42Patrick245US #35
#43Bruce235US #43
#44Ricky229US #47
#45Craig227US #51
#46Jeffery226US #46
#47Chris214US #59
#48Matthew209US #50
#49Roger203US #53
#50Tim203US #79
#51Tony198US #52
#52Randall196US #65
#53George195US #34
#54Carl179US #54
#55Joe176US #58
#56Russell174US #57
#57Bryan172US #73
#58Phillip162US #70
#59Andrew161US #42
#60Curtis156US #72
#61Billy155US #74
#62Dale154US #69
#63Bradley150US #82
#64Raymond147US #45
#65Jim144US #92
#66Frank142US #41
#67Gerald142US #60
#68Rodney140US #76
#69Alan138US #56
#70Martin136US #62
#71Vincent135US #61
#72Darryl133US #80
#73Jimmy127US #78
#74Greg125US #81
#75Bobby119US #75
#76Lawrence119US #68
#77Ronnie119US #101
#78Troy116US #66
#79Johnny114US #71
#80Tom112US #103
#81Barry111US #67
#82Darrell111US #95
#83Allen110US #90
#84Jay106US #85
#85Wayne105US #63
#86Harold103US #96
#87Roy103US #89
#88Peter100US #40
#89Micheal97US #106
#90Bill96US #113
#91Glenn94US #64
#92Jon94US #84
#93Kent94US #141
#94Eddie93US #109
#95Stanley92US #105
#96Jack90US #102
#97Philip89US #83
#98Rick88US #111
#99Tracy88US #121
#100Walter88US #77

On the move since 1962

Rising

↑21Vincent#71
↑18Dana#51
↑16Paula#35
↑16Becky#77
↑14Jane#61
↑13Stephanie#52
↑12Lori#8
↑12Dawn#70

Falling

↓20Alan#69
↓16Cathy#79
↓16Peggy#82
↓16Valerie#89
↓14Debbie#40
↓12Roger#49
↓11Darryl#72
↓11Bill#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1962 rankings.