Missouri · 1956

Top 100 names in Missouri, 1956, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,724
#2	Deborah	1,367
#3	Linda	1,260
#4	Debra	1,211
#5	Patricia	1,096
#6	Susan	1,036
#7	Karen	1,029
#8	Donna	852
#9	Pamela	839
#10	Cynthia	815
#11	Barbara	751
#12	Sharon	743
#13	Nancy	681
#14	Brenda	653
#15	Janet	569
#16	Sandra	568
#17	Carol	562
#18	Cheryl	550
#19	Kathy	451
#20	Diane	440
#21	Kathleen	435
#22	Teresa	429
#23	Connie	380
#24	Rebecca	364
#25	Janice	363
#26	Joyce	354
#27	Denise	337
#28	Elizabeth	323
#29	Margaret	303
#30	Rhonda	296
#31	Paula	289
#32	Vicki	281
#33	Sherry	274
#34	Debbie	272
#35	Catherine	266
#36	Beverly	264
#37	Cathy	262
#38	Carolyn	257
#39	Lisa	254
#40	Theresa	253
#41	Diana	248
#42	Robin	244
#43	Laura	244
#44	Judy	242
#45	Betty	239
#46	Christine	234
#47	Sheila	232
#48	Kim	227
#49	Shirley	221
#50	Peggy	216
#51	Vickie	214
#52	Marilyn	213
#53	Cindy	210
#54	Rita	205
#55	Jane	197
#56	Kathryn	196
#57	Judith	192
#58	Terry	186
#59	Katherine	184
#60	Julie	183
#61	Joan	179
#62	Ruth	177
#63	Terri	177
#64	Glenda	169
#65	Phyllis	168
#66	Gail	166
#67	Ann	164
#68	Victoria	161
#69	Kimberly	158
#70	Rose	157
#71	Jean	152
#72	Marsha	151
#73	Wanda	151
#74	Dorothy	149
#75	Martha	147
#76	Jo	145
#77	Angela	140
#78	Jacqueline	139
#79	Anita	138
#80	Tina	136
#81	Virginia	135
#82	Lynn	135
#83	Carla	131
#84	Marcia	129
#85	Gloria	126
#86	Valerie	125
#87	Helen	121
#88	Jeanne	114
#89	Bonnie	113
#90	Jill	112
#91	Sheryl	112
#92	Sue	111
#93	Vicky	111
#94	Jennifer	110
#95	Sally	109
#96	Alice	107
#97	Anna	104
#98	Michelle	103
#99	Ellen	102
#100	Michele	102

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
Geralyn	26	6	2
Dianna	78	17	7
Deanna	65	15	6
Sondra	20	4	2
Glenda	169	38	16
Jana	42	9	4
Jeanie	22	5	2
Christy	39	9	4
Marsha	151	34	17
Dana	91	20	10
Ladonna	20	4	2
Lana	29	6	3

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.