Top baby names in Missouri, 1958
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,535 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,112 |
| 3 | Karen | 1,043 |
| 4 | Susan | 946 |
| 5 | Patricia | 909 |
| 6 | Debra | 878 |
| 7 | Deborah | 819 |
| 8 | Pamela | 764 |
| 9 | Donna | 733 |
| 10 | Cynthia | 731 |
| 11 | Brenda | 713 |
| 12 | Kathy | 647 |
| 13 | Cheryl | 641 |
| 14 | Barbara | 638 |
| 15 | Carol | 581 |
| 16 | Nancy | 556 |
| 17 | Sharon | 535 |
| 18 | Debbie | 532 |
| 18 | Sandra | 532 |
| 20 | Janet | 488 |
| 21 | Lisa | 471 |
| 22 | Diane | 449 |
| 23 | Julie | 448 |
| 24 | Cindy | 441 |
| 25 | Teresa | 425 |
| 26 | Kathleen | 386 |
| 27 | Elizabeth | 363 |
| 28 | Denise | 349 |
| 29 | Cathy | 338 |
| 30 | Tammy | 334 |
| 31 | Laura | 329 |
| 32 | Rebecca | 305 |
| 33 | Rhonda | 297 |
| 34 | Janice | 294 |
| 35 | Connie | 292 |
| 36 | Carolyn | 290 |
| 36 | Peggy | 290 |
| 38 | Kimberly | 264 |
| 39 | Paula | 263 |
| 40 | Kim | 259 |
| 41 | Judy | 257 |
| 42 | Joyce | 254 |
| 43 | Terri | 252 |
| 43 | Theresa | 252 |
| 45 | Christine | 251 |
| 46 | Diana | 250 |
| 46 | Sherry | 250 |
| 48 | Margaret | 241 |
| 49 | Robin | 236 |
| 50 | Catherine | 233 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,153 |
| 2 | David | 1,977 |
| 3 | James | 1,938 |
| 4 | John | 1,743 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,711 |
| 6 | Mark | 1,521 |
| 7 | William | 1,187 |
| 8 | Richard | 1,141 |
| 9 | Steven | 956 |
| 10 | Thomas | 882 |
| 11 | Charles | 782 |
| 12 | Kevin | 736 |
| 13 | Kenneth | 713 |
| 14 | Donald | 685 |
| 15 | Ronald | 664 |
| 16 | Larry | 662 |
| 17 | Gary | 658 |
| 18 | Timothy | 652 |
| 19 | Dennis | 623 |
| 20 | Daniel | 618 |
| 21 | Gregory | 586 |
| 22 | Joseph | 568 |
| 23 | Terry | 557 |
| 24 | Randy | 546 |
| 25 | Paul | 535 |
| 26 | Stephen | 485 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 460 |
| 28 | Mike | 399 |
| 29 | Ricky | 396 |
| 30 | Keith | 389 |
| 31 | Steve | 365 |
| 32 | Douglas | 362 |
| 33 | Scott | 361 |
| 34 | Jerry | 353 |
| 35 | Edward | 347 |
| 36 | Brian | 328 |
| 37 | Danny | 327 |
| 38 | Anthony | 313 |
| 39 | George | 292 |
| 40 | Bruce | 248 |
| 41 | Patrick | 245 |
| 41 | Roger | 245 |
| 43 | Dale | 244 |
| 44 | Christopher | 240 |
| 45 | Randall | 230 |
| 46 | Russell | 218 |
| 47 | Carl | 214 |
| 48 | Billy | 203 |
| 49 | Rick | 202 |
| 50 | Eric | 188 |