Missouri · 1972

Top 100 names in Missouri, 1972, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,438
#2	Michelle	829
#3	Angela	822
#4	Amy	711
#5	Kimberly	677
#6	Lisa	670
#7	Melissa	541
#8	Stephanie	446
#9	Julie	420
#10	Rebecca	404
#11	Tammy	388
#12	Heather	376
#13	Christina	358
#14	Mary	357
#15	Tina	344
#16	Nicole	317
#17	Kelly	315
#18	Dawn	307
#19	Tracy	302
#20	Laura	293
#21	Christine	287
#22	Elizabeth	275
#23	Cynthia	263
#24	Shannon	262
#25	Susan	261
#26	Stacy	247
#27	Lori	246
#28	Karen	238
#29	Patricia	204
#30	Sarah	192
#31	Andrea	184
#32	Dana	182
#33	Stacey	181
#34	Teresa	175
#35	Sandra	172
#36	Tonya	163
#37	Rachel	163
#38	Carrie	159
#39	Deborah	156
#40	Pamela	155
#41	Jill	153
#42	Robin	152
#43	Denise	142
#44	Tiffany	140
#45	Melanie	139
#46	Linda	137
#47	Donna	132
#48	Tara	130
#49	Wendy	130
#50	Rhonda	129
#51	Cheryl	129
#52	Michele	128
#53	Christy	127
#54	April	124
#55	Leslie	124
#56	Shelly	124
#57	Barbara	123
#58	Sharon	120
#59	Sherry	119
#60	Nancy	119
#61	Melinda	116
#62	Katherine	116
#63	Crystal	115
#64	Theresa	110
#65	Paula	110
#66	Monica	110
#67	Jacqueline	105
#68	Brenda	105
#69	Carla	104
#70	Jessica	101
#71	Gina	98
#72	Sara	98
#73	Holly	97
#74	Sheila	97
#75	Debra	96
#76	Regina	93
#77	Catherine	93
#78	Kathleen	89
#79	Kristin	88
#80	Tamara	88
#81	Kathy	87
#82	Ann	86
#83	Terri	84
#84	Kathryn	83
#85	Deanna	82
#86	Sherri	82
#87	Misty	81
#88	Renee	81
#89	Cindy	80
#90	Shelley	80
#91	Tanya	79
#92	Margaret	77
#93	Erica	77
#94	Amanda	76
#95	Tricia	75
#96	Carol	75
#97	Kristina	75
#98	Jamie	75
#99	Anna	72
#100	Anita	71

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	41	13	3
Rachelle	44	14	6
Malinda	20	6	3
Angelia	38	12	5
Lorie	31	10	4
Dionne	23	7	3
Marla	33	11	5
Lana	24	8	4
Glenda	24	8	4
Becky	68	22	12
Shelly	124	40	22
Darla	26	8	5

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.