State roster

Top names in Missouri

The names most likely to appear on 1975 Missouri birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 62,015 Missouri births in 1975 across 1,165 distinct names.

Distinctively Missouri

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

#70Curtis#113 nationally
#93Ricky#135 nationally
#61Shannon#101 nationally
#95Sheila#134 nationally
#76Damon#114 nationally
#88Darren#126 nationally
#94Chris#132 nationally
#67Micheal#104 nationally
#79Shelly#113 nationally
#89Roy#122 nationally
#60Melinda#91 nationally
#64Rhonda#93 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer1,333US #1
#2Amy972US #2
#3Angela850US #5
#4Heather595US #3
#5Melissa578US #4
#6Michelle564US #6
#7Kimberly561US #7
#8Stephanie446US #9
#9Christina417US #12
#10Rebecca405US #11
#11Lisa385US #8
#12Julie349US #18
#13Sarah343US #17
#14Amanda324US #14
#15Kelly300US #16
#16Mary295US #19
#17Elizabeth292US #15
#18Nicole268US #10
#19Carrie262US #29
#20Laura259US #20
#21Dawn247US #23
#22Jessica244US #13
#23Rachel226US #26
#24Christine220US #22
#25Tracy214US #24
#26Stacy212US #34
#27Andrea194US #28
#28Tina194US #35
#29Shannon191US #21
#30Lori190US #39
#31Karen186US #27
#32Susan180US #32
#33Tammy176US #31
#34Tiffany173US #37
#35Tonya172US #45
#36Stacey170US #44
#37Jill168US #46
#38April163US #25
#39Crystal161US #43
#40Erin160US #38
#41Wendy156US #33
#42Dana155US #62
#43Misty153US #47
#44Christy152US #53
#45Cynthia152US #40
#46Holly144US #55
#47Sara143US #54
#48Brandy137US #57
#49Tara137US #41
#50Melanie136US #52
#51Emily135US #48
#52Teresa130US #61
#53Patricia126US #36
#54Katherine120US #58
#55Robin115US #65
#56Danielle111US #42
#57Leslie110US #71
#58Jamie109US #68
#59Monica108US #49
#60Melinda105US #91
#61Amber102US #59
#62Kathleen100US #80
#63Tamara99US #77
#64Rhonda95US #93
#65Erica94US #63
#66Kristen94US #60
#67Michele93US #56
#68Pamela92US #70
#69Tanya92US #50
#70Brandi88US #88
#71Catherine87US #73
#72Gina87US #84
#73Megan87US #69
#74Anna84US #79
#75Valerie83US #92
#76Ann82US #104
#77Theresa82US #78
#78Sandra81US #51
#79Shelly81US #113
#80Deborah79US #86
#81Denise79US #64
#82Kathryn77US #99
#83Kristin77US #74
#84Margaret76US #98
#85Brenda74US #67
#86Mandy74US #106
#87Paula73US #108
#88Courtney72US #102
#89Donna72US #85
#90Jacqueline72US #90
#91Samantha72US #101
#92Sherry72US #95
#93Cheryl71US #97
#94Kara71US #118
#95Sheila71US #134
#96Carla70US #122
#97Alicia69US #76
#98Deanna69US #126
#99Linda69US #81
#100Sharon69US #75

Boys

#1Michael1,602US #1
#2Jason1,403US #2
#3Christopher1,205US #3
#4James969US #4
#5Matthew927US #9
#6David862US #5
#7Brian855US #8
#8John824US #7
#9Robert735US #6
#10William558US #10
#11Daniel551US #11
#12Jeffrey503US #14
#13Timothy498US #22
#14Eric459US #13
#15Joseph453US #12
#16Scott446US #17
#17Jeremy428US #24
#18Mark427US #19
#19Kevin422US #15
#20Steven379US #18
#21Richard374US #16
#22Anthony356US #21
#23Chad353US #27
#24Charles353US #25
#25Ryan352US #23
#26Thomas341US #20
#27Joshua322US #26
#28Andrew303US #28
#29Aaron299US #32
#30Shawn279US #31
#31Paul258US #29
#32Gregory248US #33
#33Stephen247US #34
#34Justin246US #37
#35Bradley243US #52
#36Kenneth229US #35
#37Travis229US #51
#38Benjamin213US #36
#39Bryan208US #47
#40Adam207US #38
#41Jonathan207US #30
#42Brandon200US #44
#43Todd198US #43
#44Donald195US #42
#45Patrick193US #39
#46Nathan187US #45
#47Gary178US #50
#48Sean178US #40
#49Ronald167US #46
#50Larry166US #56
#51Douglas165US #55
#52Edward148US #41
#53Keith139US #49
#54Jerry132US #65
#55Shane132US #57
#56Craig129US #58
#57Jeffery127US #70
#58Dennis120US #59
#59Terry118US #67
#60Billy105US #84
#61Shannon104US #101
#62Brent102US #79
#63George101US #53
#64Phillip101US #72
#65Randy100US #78
#66Corey96US #71
#67Micheal95US #104
#68Samuel95US #61
#69Jamie93US #62
#70Curtis91US #113
#71Kyle89US #88
#72Tony87US #80
#73Dustin83US #96
#74Jesse82US #64
#75Carl81US #91
#76Damon81US #114
#77Derek81US #83
#78Rodney81US #76
#79Jacob78US #75
#80Russell78US #82
#81Nicholas76US #81
#82Peter76US #54
#83Raymond76US #63
#84Frank68US #66
#85Troy68US #69
#86Brett67US #92
#87Marcus67US #68
#88Darren65US #126
#89Roy65US #122
#90Roger63US #97
#91Bobby62US #93
#92Jared62US #100
#93Ricky62US #135
#94Chris61US #132
#95Danny61US #94
#96Jay61US #117
#97Philip61US #85
#98Cory60US #99
#99Derrick59US #90
#100Antonio54US #77

On the move since 1974

Rising

↑26Brandy#48
↑21Amanda#14
↑18Jamie#58
↑17Tony#72
↑16Danielle#56
↑15Catherine#71
↑15Brent#62
↑14Rachel#23

Falling

↓31Deborah#80
↓30Sherry#92
↓28Denise#81
↓27Danny#95
↓26Donna#89
↓24Linda#99
↓22Tanya#69
↓17Raymond#83

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1974 rankings.