Top baby names in Missouri, 1956
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Laura | 244 |
| 42 | Robin | 244 |
| 44 | Judy | 242 |
| 45 | Betty | 239 |
| 46 | Christine | 234 |
| 47 | Sheila | 232 |
| 48 | Kim | 227 |
| 49 | Shirley | 221 |
| 50 | Peggy | 216 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,298 |
| 2 | James | 2,083 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,912 |
| 4 | David | 1,869 |
| 5 | John | 1,862 |
| 6 | Mark | 1,425 |
| 7 | William | 1,278 |
| 8 | Richard | 1,253 |
| 9 | Steven | 1,171 |
| 10 | Thomas | 1,007 |
| 11 | Gary | 922 |
| 12 | Charles | 889 |
| 13 | Donald | 791 |
| 14 | Larry | 717 |
| 15 | Dennis | 709 |
| 16 | Ronald | 706 |
| 17 | Kevin | 688 |
| 18 | Daniel | 684 |
| 19 | Kenneth | 680 |
| 20 | Stephen | 649 |
| 21 | Paul | 606 |
| 22 | Timothy | 587 |
| 23 | Joseph | 575 |
| 24 | Gregory | 574 |
| 25 | Terry | 562 |
| 26 | Randy | 529 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 407 |
| 28 | Jerry | 397 |
| 29 | Douglas | 376 |
| 30 | Keith | 350 |
| 31 | Bruce | 327 |
| 32 | Edward | 325 |
| 33 | George | 320 |
| 34 | Ricky | 306 |
| 35 | Roger | 302 |
| 36 | Anthony | 290 |
| 37 | Danny | 273 |
| 38 | Brian | 265 |
| 39 | Patrick | 245 |
| 40 | Randall | 220 |
| 41 | Carl | 215 |
| 42 | Russell | 214 |
| 43 | Scott | 213 |
| 44 | Christopher | 209 |
| 45 | Lawrence | 206 |
| 46 | Gerald | 198 |
| 47 | Dale | 195 |
| 48 | Stanley | 191 |
| 49 | Raymond | 189 |
| 50 | Alan | 186 |