State roster

Top names in Missouri

The names most likely to appear on 1974 Missouri birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 63,395 Missouri births in 1974 across 1,188 distinct names.

Distinctively Missouri

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

#63Dustin#121 nationally
#85Kelly#143 nationally
#92Ronnie#141 nationally
#87Darren#127 nationally
#69Shelly#107 nationally
#83Sheila#121 nationally
#69Shannon#101 nationally
#70Micheal#102 nationally
#82Damon#110 nationally
#62Sherry#89 nationally
#55Melinda#81 nationally
#81Brandi#106 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer1,553US #1
#2Amy925US #2
#3Angela781US #5
#4Michelle674US #3
#5Kimberly583US #6
#6Melissa527US #7
#7Heather526US #4
#8Stephanie507US #9
#9Lisa425US #8
#10Rebecca421US #10
#11Christina375US #16
#12Julie336US #14
#13Sarah299US #20
#14Kelly298US #15
#15Mary290US #13
#16Elizabeth287US #12
#17Tracy282US #23
#18Nicole263US #11
#19Dawn259US #22
#20Laura259US #21
#21Tina239US #25
#22Tammy237US #24
#23Christine231US #19
#24Stacy224US #38
#25Lori220US #30
#26Shannon213US #18
#27Carrie208US #42
#28Susan200US #27
#29Tonya198US #37
#30Tiffany186US #41
#31Stacey179US #48
#32Karen173US #26
#33Jessica172US #17
#34Dana171US #55
#35Amanda166US #34
#36Andrea165US #35
#37Rachel162US #36
#38April160US #28
#39Cynthia158US #33
#40Patricia156US #29
#41Crystal155US #49
#42Tara155US #39
#43Wendy149US #32
#44Christy147US #57
#45Sara139US #61
#46Erin134US #47
#47Tanya133US #46
#48Misty131US #66
#49Deborah130US #68
#50Jill130US #58
#51Holly129US #56
#52Leslie129US #65
#53Denise128US #53
#54Kristen126US #45
#55Melinda126US #81
#56Melanie125US #51
#57Tamara124US #64
#58Teresa124US #52
#59Robin121US #63
#60Emily119US #69
#61Pamela116US #54
#62Sherry115US #89
#63Donna112US #67
#64Theresa111US #79
#65Monica108US #43
#66Rhonda108US #86
#67Michele107US #50
#68Katherine106US #62
#69Shelly105US #107
#70Kathleen103US #76
#71Sandra102US #44
#72Danielle97US #40
#73Amber91US #92
#74Brandy90US #80
#75Linda87US #75
#76Jamie86US #97
#77Barbara84US #77
#78Brenda84US #59
#79Erica84US #74
#80Gina83US #84
#81Brandi82US #106
#82Paula82US #96
#83Sheila82US #121
#84Cheryl80US #88
#85Jacqueline80US #83
#86Catherine79US #73
#87Nancy79US #78
#88Kristin76US #72
#89Margaret76US #95
#90Kristina75US #101
#91Kathryn72US #98
#92Regina72US #113
#93Renee71US #85
#94Natalie69US #119
#95Anne68US #120
#96Sharon68US #70
#97Alicia67US #90
#98Deanna67US #115
#99Joy67US #109
#100Kristi67US #102

Boys

#1Michael1,574US #1
#2Jason1,521US #2
#3Christopher1,256US #3
#4James1,005US #5
#5Brian941US #8
#6John902US #6
#7David867US #4
#8Matthew847US #9
#9Robert820US #7
#10William655US #10
#11Jeffrey528US #15
#12Daniel526US #11
#13Eric511US #13
#14Kevin509US #14
#15Scott496US #18
#16Timothy489US #22
#17Mark468US #16
#18Joseph458US #12
#19Steven418US #19
#20Richard396US #17
#21Charles394US #23
#22Thomas375US #20
#23Jeremy360US #24
#24Chad327US #26
#25Anthony322US #21
#26Shawn312US #30
#27Ryan301US #25
#28Aaron289US #32
#29Andrew280US #28
#30Gregory260US #31
#31Bryan257US #45
#32Paul257US #27
#33Joshua239US #29
#34Stephen237US #35
#35Kenneth227US #34
#36Donald225US #41
#37Patrick212US #38
#38Travis207US #54
#39Bradley206US #58
#40Gary200US #48
#41Adam197US #36
#42Ronald190US #42
#43Jonathan179US #33
#44Larry179US #55
#45Sean178US #37
#46Justin176US #43
#47Douglas175US #53
#48Todd171US #39
#49Nathan169US #52
#50Keith164US #44
#51Craig163US #57
#52Benjamin157US #46
#53Brandon156US #51
#54Dennis149US #59
#55Edward146US #40
#56Jerry136US #61
#57George124US #49
#58Phillip122US #70
#59Jeffery120US #66
#60Terry115US #69
#61Samuel111US #60
#62Shane107US #56
#63Dustin99US #121
#64Billy96US #78
#65Jamie96US #68
#66Raymond96US #62
#67Rodney96US #72
#68Danny95US #91
#69Shannon95US #101
#70Micheal93US #102
#71Troy93US #63
#72Russell90US #84
#73Derek89US #74
#74Randy89US #79
#75Curtis85US #98
#76Nicholas85US #80
#77Brent84US #76
#78Corey82US #77
#79Carl80US #89
#80Frank76US #65
#81Johnny75US #83
#82Damon73US #110
#83Kyle73US #97
#84Bobby71US #92
#85Kelly68US #143
#86Peter68US #50
#87Darren67US #127
#88Jesse67US #67
#89Tony67US #81
#90Brett66US #95
#91Jacob66US #88
#92Ronnie64US #141
#93Derrick62US #87
#94Roger62US #93
#95Cory61US #114
#96Lawrence61US #100
#97Marcus60US #73
#98Brad59US #105
#99Chris55US #116
#100Gerald55US #108

On the move since 1973

Rising

↑46Erin#46
↑30Jessica#33
↑27Emily#60
↑26Sara#45
↑26Misty#48
↑25Kristen#54
↑20Leslie#52
↑19Samuel#61

Falling

↓28Deanna#98
↓26Paula#82
↓22Catherine#86
↓20Sharon#96
↓19Melanie#56
↓19Tony#89
↓18Teresa#58
↓17Regina#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1973 rankings.