Top baby names in Missouri, 1955
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,693 |
| 2 | Deborah | 1,536 |
| 3 | Linda | 1,360 |
| 4 | Debra | 1,234 |
| 5 | Patricia | 1,197 |
| 6 | Susan | 943 |
| 7 | Donna | 841 |
| 8 | Karen | 837 |
| 9 | Barbara | 820 |
| 10 | Pamela | 812 |
| 11 | Nancy | 733 |
| 12 | Sharon | 685 |
| 13 | Carol | 658 |
| 14 | Cynthia | 645 |
| 15 | Sandra | 628 |
| 16 | Brenda | 581 |
| 17 | Janet | 573 |
| 18 | Cheryl | 445 |
| 19 | Diane | 441 |
| 20 | Kathleen | 425 |
| 21 | Kathy | 417 |
| 22 | Teresa | 382 |
| 23 | Connie | 381 |
| 24 | Joyce | 365 |
| 25 | Denise | 362 |
| 26 | Rebecca | 356 |
| 27 | Janice | 347 |
| 28 | Elizabeth | 325 |
| 29 | Beverly | 312 |
| 30 | Margaret | 307 |
| 31 | Paula | 305 |
| 32 | Diana | 294 |
| 33 | Carolyn | 289 |
| 34 | Sherry | 276 |
| 35 | Marilyn | 275 |
| 36 | Catherine | 267 |
| 37 | Vicki | 266 |
| 38 | Judy | 260 |
| 39 | Judith | 256 |
| 40 | Peggy | 255 |
| 41 | Cathy | 248 |
| 42 | Betty | 247 |
| 43 | Vickie | 233 |
| 44 | Sheila | 229 |
| 45 | Theresa | 228 |
| 46 | Jane | 223 |
| 47 | Shirley | 221 |
| 48 | Christine | 213 |
| 49 | Joan | 211 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 208 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,327 |
| 2 | David | 2,123 |
| 3 | James | 2,048 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,847 |
| 5 | John | 1,828 |
| 6 | William | 1,354 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,280 |
| 8 | Mark | 1,232 |
| 9 | Steven | 1,181 |
| 10 | Gary | 1,028 |
| 11 | Thomas | 988 |
| 12 | Charles | 906 |
| 13 | Donald | 799 |
| 14 | Dennis | 762 |
| 15 | Larry | 739 |
| 16 | Ronald | 730 |
| 17 | Kenneth | 671 |
| 18 | Daniel | 640 |
| 19 | Stephen | 624 |
| 20 | Terry | 620 |
| 21 | Joseph | 584 |
| 22 | Paul | 572 |
| 23 | Gregory | 541 |
| 24 | Timothy | 529 |
| 25 | Kevin | 501 |
| 26 | Randy | 498 |
| 27 | Jerry | 424 |
| 28 | Jeffrey | 394 |
| 29 | Edward | 369 |
| 30 | Roger | 340 |
| 31 | Douglas | 330 |
| 32 | Bruce | 320 |
| 33 | Ricky | 315 |
| 34 | George | 310 |
| 35 | Danny | 309 |
| 36 | Keith | 293 |
| 37 | Carl | 271 |
| 38 | Patrick | 244 |
| 39 | Anthony | 229 |
| 40 | Dale | 228 |
| 41 | Lawrence | 219 |
| 42 | Stanley | 213 |
| 43 | Randall | 211 |
| 44 | Raymond | 203 |
| 45 | Harold | 200 |
| 46 | Alan | 192 |
| 46 | Billy | 192 |
| 46 | Gerald | 192 |
| 49 | Christopher | 189 |
| 50 | Scott | 181 |