Missouri · 1946

Top 100 names in Missouri, 1946, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,947
#2	Linda	1,485
#3	Patricia	1,195
#4	Sharon	1,176
#5	Barbara	1,121
#6	Carol	881
#7	Sandra	820
#8	Carolyn	716
#9	Donna	704
#10	Judith	690
#11	Judy	682
#12	Nancy	681
#13	Susan	637
#14	Shirley	607
#15	Karen	594
#16	Betty	552
#17	Janet	545
#18	Joyce	530
#19	Janice	438
#20	Kathleen	412
#21	Margaret	395
#22	Marilyn	363
#23	Cheryl	340
#24	Beverly	327
#25	Brenda	326
#26	Dorothy	315
#27	Connie	314
#28	Ruth	289
#29	Virginia	260
#30	Martha	253
#31	Phyllis	249
#32	Pamela	240
#33	Jane	233
#34	Diane	227
#35	Bonnie	225
#36	Wanda	218
#37	Diana	213
#38	Elizabeth	206
#39	Peggy	205
#40	Helen	204
#41	Gloria	203
#42	Joan	194
#43	Glenda	191
#44	Jean	184
#45	Ann	183
#46	Jo	180
#47	Alice	179
#48	Doris	163
#49	Sue	163
#50	Frances	156
#51	Charlotte	150
#52	Cynthia	149
#53	Rita	147
#54	Kathryn	144
#55	Lois	140
#56	Norma	139
#57	Jacqueline	133
#58	Sherry	131
#59	Rose	129
#60	Paula	126
#61	Vicki	125
#62	Suzanne	124
#63	Evelyn	124
#64	Marsha	117
#65	Elaine	116
#66	Patsy	116
#67	Kathy	115
#68	Rosemary	115
#69	Ellen	114
#70	Roberta	113
#71	Sheila	111
#72	Rebecca	110
#73	Delores	109
#74	Catherine	107
#75	Katherine	106
#76	Sally	106
#77	Darlene	104
#78	Jeanne	102
#79	Gail	99
#80	Wilma	99
#81	Anita	97
#82	Laura	97
#83	Anna	96
#84	Carole	96
#85	Marie	84
#86	Christine	84
#87	Kay	84
#88	Georgia	84
#89	Geraldine	83
#90	Loretta	83
#91	Marcia	81
#92	Joann	78
#93	Dianne	78
#94	Constance	76
#95	Sylvia	73
#96	Lana	73
#97	Charlene	72
#98	Sarah	72
#99	Victoria	70
#100	Ruby	67

Uniquely popular in Missouri

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Ladonna	21	6	2
Melba	37	10	3
Dixie	56	15	6
Lana	73	20	8
Sharron	43	12	5
Glenda	191	52	23
Wilma	99	27	12
Freda	24	7	3
Patty	64	17	8
Melinda	22	6	3
Sondra	28	8	4
Vickie	53	14	8

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.