State roster

Top names in Missouri

The names most likely to appear on 1966 Missouri birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 72,896 Missouri births in 1966 across 1,110 distinct names.

Distinctively Missouri

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

#93Becky#153 nationally
#70Julia#117 nationally
#90Jim#136 nationally
#59Tim#103 nationally
#87Greg#126 nationally
#100Peggy#139 nationally
#79Aaron#117 nationally
#96Darin#134 nationally
#74Kelly#111 nationally
#78Micheal#115 nationally
#54Shelly#89 nationally
#81Brent#114 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,358US #1
#2Kimberly813US #2
#3Mary710US #3
#4Michelle655US #4
#5Angela607US #9
#6Karen549US #5
#7Susan493US #6
#8Julie483US #13
#9Tammy473US #8
#10Cynthia455US #11
#11Kelly431US #26
#12Pamela430US #15
#13Donna428US #12
#14Laura426US #19
#15Tina424US #23
#16Jennifer403US #10
#17Lori395US #21
#18Patricia388US #7
#19Linda366US #18
#20Tracy366US #31
#21Melissa364US #22
#22Deborah359US #14
#23Teresa346US #29
#24Sandra336US #17
#25Elizabeth327US #16
#26Christine320US #20
#27Rhonda320US #39
#28Amy304US #30
#29Cheryl282US #34
#30Brenda278US #25
#31Rebecca276US #40
#32Barbara275US #27
#33Dawn275US #24
#34Stephanie268US #38
#35Sharon257US #28
#36Nancy255US #33
#37Robin242US #42
#38Debra224US #35
#39Paula220US #50
#40Denise219US #32
#41Sherry216US #53
#42Dana215US #68
#43Sheila214US #51
#44Carol210US #48
#45Kim199US #43
#46Kathleen197US #37
#47Jill194US #49
#48Michele190US #36
#49Cindy184US #56
#50Theresa184US #46
#51Christina182US #67
#52Diane175US #45
#53Carla169US #77
#54Shelly164US #89
#55Jacqueline160US #47
#56Kathy157US #59
#57Gina154US #58
#58Carolyn150US #60
#59Connie148US #70
#60Terri145US #72
#61Debbie141US #73
#62Catherine135US #54
#63Sherri135US #92
#64Janet134US #57
#65Stacey133US #76
#66Leslie129US #71
#67Ann126US #61
#68Andrea125US #52
#69Diana115US #64
#70Julia115US #117
#71Tracey113US #69
#72Wendy112US #41
#73Laurie109US #63
#74Janice108US #80
#75Regina108US #82
#76Sarah107US #85
#77Margaret105US #55
#78Anita104US #88
#79Stacy104US #91
#80Deanna103US #105
#81Suzanne101US #62
#82Valerie100US #74
#83Melinda98US #102
#84Annette97US #79
#85Renee94US #66
#86Vicki93US #115
#87Beth92US #65
#88Tamara91US #98
#89Monica88US #75
#90Jane86US #111
#91Joyce86US #100
#92Maria86US #44
#93Becky83US #153
#94Penny83US #112
#95Tonya83US #96
#96Victoria78US #103
#97Anne75US #83
#98Katherine75US #78
#99Judy74US #97
#100Peggy74US #139

Boys

#1Michael1,702US #1
#2James1,595US #3
#3David1,519US #2
#4John1,499US #4
#5Robert1,139US #5
#6Jeffrey881US #9
#7Timothy834US #11
#8Mark832US #7
#9Kevin804US #17
#10William760US #6
#11Richard722US #8
#12Steven690US #13
#13Brian655US #14
#14Scott639US #16
#15Christopher573US #12
#16Thomas553US #10
#17Paul536US #18
#18Charles526US #20
#19Daniel521US #19
#20Kenneth458US #21
#21Joseph450US #15
#22Gregory414US #23
#23Gary390US #28
#24Stephen378US #26
#25Donald373US #27
#26Ronald368US #24
#27Anthony363US #22
#28Keith340US #32
#29Eric330US #25
#30Douglas320US #33
#31Larry307US #38
#32Todd289US #29
#33Matthew288US #34
#34Terry287US #40
#35Patrick277US #31
#36Jerry268US #41
#37Rodney258US #35
#38Edward234US #30
#39Dennis232US #44
#40Randy224US #45
#41Craig222US #46
#42Jeffery219US #42
#43Bryan183US #52
#44Andrew182US #36
#45Darren171US #63
#46Mike170US #69
#47Randall169US #70
#48Tony167US #49
#49Chris163US #55
#50George163US #37
#51Bradley161US #68
#52Jeff160US #72
#53Roger157US #51
#54Troy156US #48
#55Billy155US #80
#56Shawn139US #54
#57Phillip136US #71
#58Russell136US #61
#59Tim135US #103
#60Bruce133US #53
#61Raymond133US #47
#62Carl132US #56
#63Danny128US #62
#64Dale126US #85
#65Steve125US #67
#66Frank120US #43
#67Curtis119US #75
#68Ricky115US #64
#69Sean114US #50
#70Gerald106US #60
#71Alan103US #57
#72Darrell102US #95
#73Jimmy102US #77
#74Kelly100US #111
#75Lawrence97US #66
#76Bobby95US #82
#77Jon92US #76
#78Micheal92US #115
#79Aaron91US #117
#80Harold88US #99
#81Brent87US #114
#82Vincent87US #58
#83Dean86US #84
#84Kurt86US #110
#85Ronnie85US #108
#86Roy85US #94
#87Greg83US #126
#88Wayne81US #59
#89Joe80US #74
#90Jim79US #136
#91Peter79US #39
#92Tracy78US #98
#93Jason77US #89
#94Philip77US #86
#95Samuel76US #81
#96Darin73US #134
#97Johnny73US #73
#98Barry72US #87
#99Darryl71US #88
#100Jack71US #107

On the move since 1965

Rising

↑25Tracey#71
↑23Julia#70
↑20Stacey#65
↑19Jon#77
↑17Troy#54
↑17Brent#81
↑16Stacy#79
↑14Melissa#21

Falling

↓26Darryl#99
↓24Penny#94
↓24Joe#89
↓19Beth#87
↓19Joyce#91
↓18Katherine#98
↓16Margaret#77
↓15Ricky#68

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1965 rankings.