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Top names in Missouri

The names most likely to appear on 1979 Missouri birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 69,027 Missouri births in 1979 across 1,232 distinct names.

Distinctively Missouri

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

#97Shannon#159 nationally
#99Casey#144 nationally
#82Kara#125 nationally
#98Molly#139 nationally
#91Krista#130 nationally
#77Anne#115 nationally
#67Terry#96 nationally
#81Lucas#108 nationally
#95Danny#121 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer1,394US #1
#2Amanda989US #3
#3Melissa815US #2
#4Sarah686US #6
#5Angela681US #8
#6Amy644US #5
#7Jessica610US #4
#8Heather519US #7
#9Christina508US #14
#10Stephanie491US #15
#11Elizabeth455US #11
#12Kimberly454US #12
#13Kelly419US #16
#14Michelle419US #10
#15Nicole400US #9
#16Lisa393US #13
#17Rebecca393US #17
#18Crystal366US #18
#19Jamie356US #19
#20Laura345US #20
#21Amber297US #22
#22Rachel283US #27
#23Tiffany268US #28
#24Erin266US #21
#25Julie262US #29
#26Andrea261US #26
#27Sara254US #30
#28Mary246US #24
#29April233US #23
#30Emily230US #34
#31Shannon220US #25
#32Katherine218US #36
#33Carrie215US #41
#34Megan203US #31
#35Brandy190US #39
#36Misty180US #42
#37Stacy176US #43
#38Erica174US #32
#39Tara172US #38
#40Alicia156US #47
#41Jill153US #52
#42Danielle149US #33
#43Brandi147US #61
#44Christine147US #35
#45Holly143US #48
#46Kathryn142US #50
#47Tracy141US #49
#48Stacey138US #60
#49Tina136US #58
#50Dana131US #54
#51Dawn131US #57
#52Lori131US #69
#53Ashley129US #67
#54Karen123US #46
#55Kristina120US #74
#56Melanie120US #53
#57Susan120US #51
#58Christy118US #72
#59Leslie118US #65
#60Melinda118US #82
#61Mindy117US #81
#62Katie115US #63
#63Anna113US #59
#64Lauren113US #45
#65Patricia113US #44
#66Courtney109US #71
#67Allison99US #70
#68Monica96US #40
#69Kristen95US #62
#70Cynthia94US #55
#71Kathleen94US #84
#72Kristy90US #56
#73Brooke89US #85
#74Natalie89US #68
#75Tonya89US #86
#76Wendy88US #64
#77Anne87US #115
#78Lindsay85US #88
#79Pamela85US #90
#80Samantha85US #66
#81Jaime83US #97
#82Kara83US #125
#83Tammy83US #79
#84Catherine82US #78
#85Teresa82US #87
#86Nichole81US #103
#87Kristin79US #73
#88Robin77US #95
#89Tanya75US #93
#90Theresa74US #100
#91Krista73US #130
#92Kristi71US #109
#93Gina69US #96
#94Beth67US #118
#95Tamara67US #104
#96Jacqueline66US #80
#97Mandy64US #116
#98Molly63US #139
#99Casey62US #144
#100Julia62US #122

Boys

#1Michael1,574US #1
#2Christopher1,242US #2
#3Jason1,232US #3
#4Matthew1,020US #6
#5James975US #5
#6David959US #4
#7Joshua913US #9
#8John873US #7
#9Robert766US #8
#10Brian740US #10
#11Joseph639US #11
#12Ryan624US #14
#13Jeremy605US #16
#14Daniel582US #12
#15Timothy564US #18
#16William556US #13
#17Nicholas546US #15
#18Justin529US #22
#19Andrew497US #20
#20Eric480US #17
#21Jeffrey448US #24
#22Kevin432US #19
#23Adam405US #23
#24Steven402US #27
#25Scott388US #29
#26Charles385US #28
#27Aaron382US #32
#28Thomas371US #26
#29Travis369US #36
#30Richard362US #25
#31Nathan361US #37
#32Mark356US #30
#33Anthony337US #21
#34Brandon318US #35
#35Jonathan289US #31
#36Benjamin285US #33
#37Bradley271US #47
#38Stephen270US #40
#39Paul256US #34
#40Gregory246US #42
#41Jacob230US #45
#42Chad224US #38
#43Patrick220US #39
#44Shawn220US #43
#45Kenneth211US #41
#46Bryan210US #46
#47Dustin210US #62
#48Donald179US #51
#49Kyle169US #56
#50Shaun162US #64
#51Douglas156US #58
#52Ronald152US #54
#53Jared145US #65
#54Sean145US #49
#55Zachary143US #74
#56Gary142US #59
#57Edward139US #48
#58Jesse136US #50
#59Keith130US #52
#60Shane127US #67
#61Corey126US #63
#62Derek122US #72
#63Phillip119US #68
#64Samuel114US #55
#65Todd113US #60
#66Larry111US #69
#67Terry110US #96
#68Craig109US #77
#69Curtis108US #91
#70Dennis106US #75
#71Jeremiah102US #81
#72Marcus95US #76
#73Jerry94US #85
#74Billy92US #97
#75Cory89US #82
#76Brent86US #84
#77George85US #57
#78Jamie85US #88
#79Joel84US #71
#80Wesley84US #89
#81Lucas83US #108
#82Brett82US #98
#83Jeffery81US #87
#84Nathaniel81US #95
#85Peter81US #53
#86Randy79US #86
#87Raymond74US #70
#88Casey73US #93
#89Carl72US #100
#90Philip71US #83
#91Russell71US #92
#92Bobby70US #106
#93Rodney70US #117
#94Frank66US #78
#95Danny65US #121
#96Gabriel65US #90
#97Shannon64US #159
#98Seth61US #101
#99Antonio60US #79
#100Derrick60US #80

On the move since 1978

Rising

↑32Lauren#64
↑28Allison#67
↑22Alicia#40
↑21Ashley#53
↑18Zachary#55
↑16Megan#34
↑16Brandi#43
↑16Jamie#78

Falling

↓23Robin#88
↓21Jeffery#83
↓18Tonya#75
↓18Jaime#81
↓18Julia#100
↓17Catherine#84
↓16Susan#57
↓16Mandy#97

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1978 rankings.