Top baby names in Missouri, 1949
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linda | 2,638 |
| 2 | Mary | 1,862 |
| 3 | Patricia | 1,178 |
| 4 | Barbara | 1,059 |
| 5 | Sharon | 954 |
| 6 | Sandra | 804 |
| 7 | Susan | 783 |
| 8 | Donna | 771 |
| 9 | Carol | 699 |
| 9 | Nancy | 699 |
| 11 | Karen | 677 |
| 12 | Carolyn | 597 |
| 13 | Brenda | 579 |
| 14 | Kathleen | 554 |
| 15 | Janet | 534 |
| 16 | Judith | 515 |
| 17 | Deborah | 501 |
| 18 | Judy | 481 |
| 19 | Joyce | 473 |
| 20 | Pamela | 466 |
| 21 | Margaret | 452 |
| 22 | Janice | 449 |
| 23 | Shirley | 445 |
| 24 | Betty | 381 |
| 25 | Connie | 350 |
| 26 | Marilyn | 347 |
| 27 | Cheryl | 346 |
| 28 | Beverly | 322 |
| 29 | Diane | 292 |
| 30 | Cynthia | 277 |
| 31 | Elizabeth | 266 |
| 32 | Ruth | 265 |
| 33 | Martha | 256 |
| 33 | Peggy | 256 |
| 35 | Diana | 245 |
| 36 | Rebecca | 226 |
| 37 | Bonnie | 220 |
| 37 | Gloria | 220 |
| 39 | Phyllis | 219 |
| 40 | Kathy | 218 |
| 41 | Catherine | 211 |
| 42 | Virginia | 207 |
| 43 | Joan | 202 |
| 44 | Dorothy | 200 |
| 45 | Jane | 199 |
| 45 | Paula | 199 |
| 47 | Rita | 195 |
| 48 | Kathryn | 194 |
| 49 | Vicki | 189 |
| 50 | Helen | 182 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 2,158 |
| 2 | John | 1,917 |
| 3 | Michael | 1,890 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,890 |
| 5 | David | 1,476 |
| 6 | William | 1,402 |
| 7 | Larry | 1,263 |
| 8 | Richard | 1,174 |
| 9 | Gary | 1,149 |
| 10 | Charles | 1,048 |
| 11 | Thomas | 989 |
| 12 | Ronald | 938 |
| 13 | Donald | 798 |
| 14 | Dennis | 729 |
| 15 | Stephen | 708 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 669 |
| 17 | Jerry | 542 |
| 18 | Steven | 534 |
| 19 | Joseph | 494 |
| 20 | Paul | 484 |
| 21 | Terry | 474 |
| 22 | Daniel | 447 |
| 23 | Edward | 390 |
| 24 | George | 386 |
| 25 | Roger | 364 |
| 26 | Mark | 335 |
| 27 | Danny | 308 |
| 28 | Lawrence | 255 |
| 29 | Gregory | 250 |
| 30 | Gerald | 249 |
| 31 | Harold | 245 |
| 32 | Carl | 244 |
| 33 | Raymond | 241 |
| 34 | Timothy | 237 |
| 35 | Jack | 223 |
| 36 | Billy | 208 |
| 37 | Ronnie | 205 |
| 38 | Dale | 204 |
| 39 | Douglas | 202 |
| 40 | Frank | 199 |
| 41 | Stanley | 198 |
| 42 | Bruce | 197 |
| 43 | Wayne | 192 |
| 44 | Roy | 186 |
| 45 | Patrick | 166 |
| 46 | Walter | 157 |
| 47 | Steve | 156 |
| 48 | Ralph | 153 |
| 48 | Russell | 153 |
| 50 | Phillip | 151 |