Top baby names in Missouri, 1957
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,609 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,160 |
| 3 | Karen | 1,123 |
| 4 | Deborah | 1,051 |
| 5 | Debra | 1,043 |
| 6 | Susan | 970 |
| 7 | Patricia | 969 |
| 8 | Cynthia | 938 |
| 9 | Donna | 806 |
| 10 | Brenda | 784 |
| 11 | Pamela | 745 |
| 12 | Barbara | 684 |
| 13 | Sharon | 653 |
| 14 | Nancy | 633 |
| 15 | Carol | 561 |
| 16 | Cheryl | 560 |
| 17 | Kathy | 541 |
| 18 | Janet | 533 |
| 19 | Sandra | 523 |
| 20 | Diane | 445 |
| 21 | Cindy | 444 |
| 22 | Debbie | 436 |
| 23 | Teresa | 425 |
| 24 | Kathleen | 402 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 390 |
| 26 | Lisa | 387 |
| 27 | Denise | 346 |
| 28 | Carolyn | 328 |
| 29 | Janice | 316 |
| 30 | Joyce | 313 |
| 31 | Elizabeth | 310 |
| 32 | Diana | 307 |
| 33 | Rhonda | 305 |
| 34 | Julie | 296 |
| 34 | Kim | 296 |
| 36 | Connie | 292 |
| 37 | Theresa | 291 |
| 38 | Robin | 289 |
| 39 | Paula | 287 |
| 40 | Christine | 277 |
| 40 | Vicki | 277 |
| 42 | Sherry | 274 |
| 43 | Vickie | 262 |
| 44 | Margaret | 258 |
| 45 | Beverly | 257 |
| 46 | Judy | 255 |
| 47 | Catherine | 249 |
| 48 | Cathy | 248 |
| 49 | Laura | 247 |
| 50 | Peggy | 230 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,223 |
| 2 | James | 2,015 |
| 3 | David | 2,003 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,788 |
| 5 | John | 1,731 |
| 6 | Mark | 1,599 |
| 7 | William | 1,211 |
| 8 | Richard | 1,136 |
| 9 | Steven | 1,115 |
| 10 | Thomas | 908 |
| 11 | Charles | 853 |
| 12 | Gary | 782 |
| 13 | Kevin | 732 |
| 14 | Donald | 704 |
| 14 | Kenneth | 704 |
| 16 | Ronald | 690 |
| 17 | Larry | 662 |
| 18 | Daniel | 654 |
| 19 | Dennis | 628 |
| 20 | Terry | 611 |
| 21 | Gregory | 609 |
| 22 | Joseph | 600 |
| 23 | Timothy | 573 |
| 24 | Paul | 550 |
| 25 | Stephen | 547 |
| 26 | Randy | 524 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 437 |
| 28 | Keith | 373 |
| 29 | Douglas | 368 |
| 30 | Jerry | 366 |
| 31 | Edward | 355 |
| 31 | Ricky | 355 |
| 33 | Anthony | 336 |
| 34 | Roger | 321 |
| 35 | Brian | 306 |
| 36 | Bruce | 292 |
| 36 | George | 292 |
| 36 | Steve | 292 |
| 39 | Danny | 290 |
| 40 | Scott | 273 |
| 41 | Carl | 271 |
| 42 | Mike | 257 |
| 43 | Randall | 236 |
| 44 | Raymond | 225 |
| 45 | Dale | 222 |
| 45 | Patrick | 222 |
| 47 | Christopher | 214 |
| 48 | Alan | 198 |
| 49 | Lawrence | 197 |
| 50 | Gerald | 192 |