Top baby names in Missouri, 1953
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,667 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,664 |
| 3 | Deborah | 1,539 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,397 |
| 5 | Barbara | 948 |
| 6 | Debra | 888 |
| 7 | Susan | 873 |
| 8 | Karen | 822 |
| 9 | Nancy | 802 |
| 10 | Sharon | 718 |
| 11 | Pamela | 709 |
| 12 | Donna | 700 |
| 13 | Brenda | 683 |
| 14 | Sandra | 679 |
| 15 | Janet | 589 |
| 16 | Carol | 556 |
| 17 | Cynthia | 530 |
| 18 | Kathleen | 492 |
| 19 | Diane | 454 |
| 20 | Janice | 437 |
| 21 | Joyce | 403 |
| 22 | Carolyn | 385 |
| 23 | Marilyn | 371 |
| 24 | Connie | 366 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 362 |
| 26 | Kathy | 357 |
| 27 | Margaret | 337 |
| 28 | Judy | 332 |
| 29 | Judith | 329 |
| 30 | Beverly | 325 |
| 31 | Betty | 320 |
| 32 | Paula | 317 |
| 33 | Cheryl | 307 |
| 34 | Christine | 305 |
| 35 | Shirley | 299 |
| 36 | Diana | 291 |
| 37 | Elizabeth | 264 |
| 38 | Denise | 259 |
| 39 | Catherine | 255 |
| 40 | Peggy | 246 |
| 41 | Jane | 242 |
| 42 | Teresa | 234 |
| 43 | Martha | 226 |
| 44 | Joan | 215 |
| 45 | Vicki | 214 |
| 46 | Marsha | 211 |
| 47 | Kathryn | 208 |
| 48 | Rita | 204 |
| 49 | Vickie | 192 |
| 50 | Cathy | 187 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,207 |
| 2 | James | 2,115 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,953 |
| 4 | David | 1,873 |
| 5 | John | 1,800 |
| 6 | Richard | 1,469 |
| 7 | William | 1,405 |
| 8 | Gary | 1,114 |
| 9 | Thomas | 1,041 |
| 10 | Steven | 1,025 |
| 11 | Charles | 1,006 |
| 12 | Dennis | 949 |
| 13 | Larry | 842 |
| 14 | Mark | 834 |
| 15 | Donald | 796 |
| 16 | Ronald | 786 |
| 17 | Stephen | 696 |
| 18 | Kenneth | 659 |
| 19 | Daniel | 582 |
| 20 | Terry | 567 |
| 21 | Paul | 565 |
| 22 | Joseph | 564 |
| 23 | Jerry | 465 |
| 24 | Gregory | 417 |
| 25 | Edward | 407 |
| 26 | Roger | 398 |
| 27 | Timothy | 371 |
| 28 | George | 362 |
| 29 | Danny | 323 |
| 30 | Randy | 313 |
| 31 | Douglas | 293 |
| 32 | Ricky | 283 |
| 33 | Bruce | 281 |
| 34 | Kevin | 261 |
| 35 | Patrick | 251 |
| 36 | Raymond | 237 |
| 37 | Lawrence | 232 |
| 38 | Dale | 227 |
| 39 | Carl | 226 |
| 40 | Jeffrey | 222 |
| 41 | Harold | 220 |
| 42 | Keith | 213 |
| 43 | Gerald | 207 |
| 44 | Stanley | 195 |
| 45 | Frank | 194 |
| 45 | Randall | 194 |
| 47 | Alan | 182 |
| 48 | Roy | 173 |
| 49 | Phillip | 170 |
| 49 | Rodney | 170 |