State roster

Top names in Missouri

The names most likely to appear on 1971 Missouri birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 72,432 Missouri births in 1971 across 1,214 distinct names.

Distinctively Missouri

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

#96Greg#163 nationally
#99Becky#163 nationally
#65Micheal#124 nationally
#94Mike#153 nationally
#86Jeff#140 nationally
#85Kelly#136 nationally
#58Shelly#103 nationally
#57Darren#100 nationally
#64Carla#107 nationally
#67Shannon#106 nationally
#84Sherri#123 nationally
#73Roy#111 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer1,148US #1
#2Angela956US #6
#3Michelle849US #2
#4Lisa834US #3
#5Kimberly812US #4
#6Amy659US #5
#7Melissa562US #7
#8Julie498US #10
#9Tammy480US #8
#10Stephanie468US #11
#11Mary440US #9
#12Tracy403US #13
#13Rebecca402US #23
#14Tina384US #20
#15Dawn380US #14
#16Laura369US #16
#17Lori360US #25
#18Kelly349US #22
#19Christina343US #30
#20Susan343US #17
#21Stacy318US #32
#22Heather317US #12
#23Karen311US #15
#24Christine305US #18
#25Elizabeth288US #19
#26Cynthia282US #24
#27Shannon267US #21
#28Pamela247US #28
#29Patricia235US #26
#30Dana230US #44
#31Nicole227US #27
#32Deborah214US #33
#33Stacey214US #41
#34Teresa213US #34
#35Rhonda212US #46
#36Jill200US #59
#37Sarah194US #58
#38Sandra192US #31
#39Denise189US #36
#40Carrie188US #55
#41Tonya187US #45
#42Paula171US #63
#43Linda165US #42
#44Rachel165US #54
#45Andrea163US #35
#46Donna163US #38
#47Robin163US #51
#48Wendy159US #29
#49Sherry152US #60
#50Cheryl151US #50
#51Leslie149US #68
#52Kathleen146US #53
#53Theresa145US #61
#54Nancy140US #52
#55Tiffany136US #62
#56Debra135US #57
#57Catherine133US #65
#58Shelly132US #103
#59Melinda131US #85
#60Brenda130US #43
#61Michele128US #39
#62Barbara126US #47
#63Tamara125US #80
#64Carla124US #107
#65Gina122US #69
#66Sheila122US #81
#67Christy121US #89
#68Monica120US #48
#69Kathy118US #91
#70Melanie118US #66
#71Deanna113US #95
#72Cindy112US #70
#73April111US #56
#74Diana107US #82
#75Katherine106US #67
#76Sharon105US #40
#77Sara102US #114
#78Erin100US #93
#79Tracey99US #74
#80Holly98US #76
#81Renee93US #73
#82Tara92US #49
#83Regina90US #90
#84Sherri90US #123
#85Tricia89US #109
#86Jacqueline87US #75
#87Janet87US #112
#88Terri85US #115
#89Amanda84US #84
#90Carol84US #92
#91Kristin84US #71
#92Crystal82US #79
#93Kristi82US #113
#94Carolyn81US #104
#95Ann79US #78
#96Kristen79US #87
#97Kathryn78US #111
#98Anna77US #106
#99Becky77US #163
#100Diane77US #83

Boys

#1Michael1,814US #1
#2James1,313US #2
#3David1,281US #3
#4Christopher1,196US #6
#5John1,182US #4
#6Robert1,115US #5
#7Brian909US #9
#8William844US #7
#9Scott808US #10
#10Jeffrey757US #12
#11Jason746US #8
#12Steven687US #16
#13Mark639US #13
#14Kevin637US #14
#15Matthew631US #19
#16Timothy560US #21
#17Eric533US #18
#18Charles532US #22
#19Richard525US #11
#20Joseph493US #15
#21Daniel482US #20
#22Thomas476US #17
#23Anthony430US #23
#24Kenneth375US #25
#25Paul362US #24
#26Shawn335US #28
#27Gregory329US #26
#28Stephen319US #27
#29Larry301US #44
#30Chad296US #29
#31Ronald283US #31
#32Todd280US #30
#33Gary278US #38
#34Douglas272US #39
#35Aaron262US #41
#36Donald261US #34
#37Andrew243US #33
#38Keith236US #37
#39Terry223US #56
#40Jerry220US #50
#41Bradley219US #58
#42Patrick213US #35
#43Craig211US #43
#44Bryan210US #48
#45Sean210US #36
#46Dennis185US #49
#47Jeffery183US #53
#48Travis179US #61
#49Edward178US #32
#50Jonathan174US #40
#51Jeremy162US #45
#52Troy162US #46
#53Ryan143US #51
#54Rodney137US #59
#55George135US #42
#56Raymond133US #52
#57Darren131US #100
#58Tony124US #62
#59Billy122US #75
#60Russell121US #64
#61Danny119US #82
#62Chris114US #68
#63Brent112US #73
#64Roger109US #71
#65Micheal108US #124
#66Randy108US #67
#67Shannon108US #106
#68Shane105US #60
#69Frank103US #54
#70Carl99US #72
#71Derek97US #63
#72Randall97US #102
#73Roy91US #111
#74Phillip90US #76
#75Corey89US #77
#76Lance87US #98
#77Samuel86US #66
#78Jon84US #78
#79Marcus84US #65
#80Curtis82US #89
#81Adam81US #57
#82Bobby80US #79
#83Brett79US #90
#84Jimmy79US #93
#85Kelly79US #136
#86Jeff77US #140
#87Philip75US #94
#88Gerald74US #83
#89Darrell73US #118
#90Nathan72US #104
#91Dale71US #125
#92Johnny71US #74
#93Kyle71US #116
#94Mike71US #153
#95Peter70US #47
#96Greg69US #163
#97Justin69US #103
#98Benjamin68US #69
#99Lawrence68US #85
#100Ronnie68US #135

On the move since 1970

Rising

↑32Jeremy#51
↑23Chad#30
↑22Micheal#65
↑22Corey#75
↑21Carrie#40
↑20Diana#74
↑19Rachel#44
↑19Tamara#63

Falling

↓29Ann#95
↓26Sharon#76
↓22Darrell#89
↓19Lawrence#99
↓18Carol#90
↓17Michele#61
↓17Sheila#66
↓16Diane#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1970 rankings.