State roster

Top names in Missouri

The names most likely to appear on 1969 Missouri birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 72,839 Missouri births in 1969 across 1,131 distinct names.

Distinctively Missouri

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

#94Tim#181 nationally
#63Shannon#129 nationally
#97Becky#155 nationally
#65Kelly#115 nationally
#71Micheal#120 nationally
#54Shelly#102 nationally
#58Jeff#106 nationally
#98Brad#145 nationally
#63Sherri#106 nationally
#95Sheri#132 nationally
#97Tommy#134 nationally
#56Carla#90 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,071US #1
#2Michelle893US #2
#3Kimberly882US #4
#4Angela726US #7
#5Jennifer661US #3
#6Melissa595US #5
#7Julie587US #12
#8Amy532US #6
#9Mary520US #8
#10Laura504US #10
#11Tammy501US #9
#12Kelly445US #15
#13Susan424US #11
#14Stephanie405US #19
#15Christine390US #14
#16Tina389US #22
#17Tracy385US #17
#18Karen367US #13
#19Lori346US #20
#20Cynthia341US #23
#21Elizabeth338US #16
#22Rebecca329US #28
#23Dawn328US #21
#24Pamela306US #24
#25Christina297US #37
#26Patricia297US #18
#27Sandra270US #25
#28Teresa266US #32
#29Donna239US #26
#30Deborah238US #27
#31Rhonda224US #44
#32Cheryl219US #41
#33Dana211US #60
#34Linda210US #33
#35Shannon208US #31
#36Stacey207US #52
#37Sherry202US #55
#38Stacy201US #53
#39Heather199US #34
#40Michele194US #30
#41Paula192US #50
#42Barbara189US #39
#43Denise188US #35
#44Brenda185US #38
#45Sharon183US #36
#46Robin182US #46
#47Wendy178US #29
#48Sheila169US #68
#49Jill166US #51
#50Leslie166US #64
#51Tonya165US #54
#52Nancy161US #45
#53Debra160US #43
#54Shelly156US #102
#55Theresa155US #49
#56Carla153US #90
#57Andrea148US #48
#58Kathleen148US #42
#59Carol143US #56
#60Gina142US #63
#61Nicole140US #47
#62Sarah134US #72
#63Sherri134US #106
#64Cindy129US #74
#65Diane129US #61
#66Terri129US #93
#67Melinda125US #89
#68Ann124US #57
#69Kim122US #66
#70Janet121US #84
#71Carrie120US #94
#72Catherine119US #58
#73Carolyn117US #71
#74Kathy117US #77
#75Deanna116US #88
#76Rachel116US #69
#77Tamara116US #78
#78Monica115US #59
#79Jacqueline114US #62
#80Regina113US #86
#81Katherine112US #70
#82Tracey112US #65
#83Suzanne107US #75
#84Julia106US #100
#85Margaret103US #73
#86Christy102US #116
#87Laurie102US #79
#88Connie99US #105
#89Diana99US #81
#90Kristin93US #76
#91Beth92US #82
#92Renee90US #67
#93Yolanda86US #98
#94Tricia84US #119
#95Sheri82US #132
#96Victoria80US #83
#97Becky78US #155
#98Sara78US #124
#99Holly76US #87
#100Valerie74US #85

Boys

#1Michael1,986US #1
#2James1,453US #3
#3David1,396US #2
#4John1,350US #4
#5Robert1,318US #5
#6Christopher885US #7
#7Brian882US #9
#8Mark844US #8
#9William809US #6
#10Jeffrey798US #11
#11Kevin719US #16
#12Steven699US #14
#13Scott696US #12
#14Timothy676US #17
#15Richard660US #10
#16Charles545US #19
#17Joseph518US #15
#18Daniel505US #18
#19Thomas503US #13
#20Paul460US #22
#21Matthew427US #24
#22Anthony419US #20
#23Kenneth402US #23
#24Stephen399US #27
#25Eric386US #21
#26Ronald370US #29
#27Gregory362US #26
#28Jason341US #25
#29Douglas323US #34
#30Donald316US #30
#31Todd316US #28
#32Gary314US #35
#33Patrick291US #31
#34Larry278US #40
#35Bradley251US #53
#36Craig250US #39
#37Terry246US #52
#38Shawn240US #41
#39Andrew235US #33
#40Keith225US #36
#41Jerry221US #45
#42Edward211US #32
#43Bryan202US #51
#44Dennis199US #44
#45Jeffery193US #48
#46Sean183US #37
#47Darren182US #60
#48Randy171US #55
#49Troy165US #42
#50Tony159US #54
#51Rodney156US #49
#52George139US #38
#53Roger135US #59
#54Danny133US #73
#55Raymond127US #50
#56Curtis124US #81
#57Russell124US #57
#58Jeff120US #106
#59Aaron117US #61
#60Billy116US #77
#61Chris115US #66
#62Phillip113US #74
#63Shannon112US #129
#64Dale107US #96
#65Kelly107US #115
#66Randall107US #85
#67Carl106US #62
#68Gerald104US #65
#69Jon104US #68
#70Corey100US #58
#71Micheal100US #120
#72Brent99US #92
#73Jonathan99US #46
#74Frank96US #47
#75Bruce95US #72
#76Samuel95US #64
#77Jimmy94US #79
#78Roy88US #105
#79Steve88US #98
#80Travis86US #113
#81Darrell85US #93
#82Chad84US #69
#83Johnny83US #67
#84Walter83US #84
#85Harold82US #117
#86Lawrence82US #71
#87Lance81US #103
#88Mike80US #112
#89Bobby79US #82
#90Ricky79US #90
#91Alan78US #76
#92Wayne77US #75
#93Shane76US #87
#94Tim75US #181
#95Ronnie72US #127
#96Philip71US #86
#97Tommy69US #134
#98Brad68US #145
#99Jay68US #95
#100Joe68US #83

On the move since 1968

Rising

↑49Heather#39
↑26Aaron#59
↑25Jason#28
↑21Carrie#71
↑20Shannon#35
↑19Jon#69
↑16Tonya#51
↑15Stacy#38

Falling

↓26Ricky#90
↓25Mike#88
↓25Tim#94
↓23Jacqueline#79
↓21Jay#99
↓18Joe#100
↓16Kathy#74
↓16Diana#89

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1968 rankings.