Top baby names in Missouri, 1959
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,412 |
| 2 | Linda | 1,050 |
| 3 | Karen | 961 |
| 4 | Donna | 909 |
| 5 | Susan | 880 |
| 6 | Patricia | 769 |
| 7 | Cynthia | 727 |
| 7 | Pamela | 727 |
| 9 | Debra | 715 |
| 10 | Deborah | 701 |
| 11 | Brenda | 664 |
| 12 | Kathy | 655 |
| 13 | Lisa | 654 |
| 14 | Debbie | 633 |
| 15 | Cheryl | 591 |
| 16 | Barbara | 580 |
| 17 | Sharon | 558 |
| 18 | Nancy | 530 |
| 19 | Teresa | 498 |
| 20 | Sandra | 496 |
| 21 | Carol | 493 |
| 22 | Cindy | 476 |
| 23 | Tammy | 464 |
| 24 | Janet | 445 |
| 25 | Diane | 407 |
| 26 | Julie | 402 |
| 27 | Kimberly | 383 |
| 28 | Laura | 359 |
| 29 | Denise | 337 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 336 |
| 31 | Janice | 335 |
| 32 | Kathleen | 331 |
| 33 | Rhonda | 329 |
| 34 | Theresa | 299 |
| 35 | Rebecca | 291 |
| 36 | Kim | 290 |
| 37 | Sherry | 283 |
| 38 | Connie | 281 |
| 39 | Robin | 275 |
| 40 | Cathy | 273 |
| 41 | Sheila | 265 |
| 42 | Terri | 261 |
| 43 | Judy | 260 |
| 44 | Lori | 245 |
| 45 | Peggy | 243 |
| 46 | Michelle | 240 |
| 46 | Tina | 240 |
| 48 | Carolyn | 239 |
| 49 | Catherine | 236 |
| 49 | Christine | 236 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,086 |
| 2 | David | 2,050 |
| 3 | James | 1,781 |
| 4 | Mark | 1,707 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,705 |
| 6 | John | 1,680 |
| 7 | Richard | 1,094 |
| 8 | William | 987 |
| 9 | Steven | 957 |
| 10 | Kevin | 844 |
| 11 | Thomas | 821 |
| 12 | Charles | 811 |
| 13 | Timothy | 751 |
| 14 | Donald | 692 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 667 |
| 16 | Gary | 652 |
| 17 | Larry | 611 |
| 18 | Dennis | 594 |
| 18 | Ronald | 594 |
| 20 | Daniel | 588 |
| 21 | Terry | 584 |
| 22 | Paul | 568 |
| 23 | Randy | 546 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | 542 |
| 25 | Gregory | 530 |
| 26 | Joseph | 524 |
| 27 | Mike | 496 |
| 28 | Stephen | 420 |
| 29 | Jerry | 402 |
| 30 | Keith | 388 |
| 31 | Ricky | 386 |
| 32 | Scott | 380 |
| 33 | Steve | 378 |
| 34 | Brian | 376 |
| 35 | Douglas | 374 |
| 36 | Anthony | 313 |
| 37 | Danny | 296 |
| 38 | Edward | 295 |
| 39 | Bruce | 272 |
| 40 | Roger | 270 |
| 41 | Christopher | 267 |
| 42 | Tim | 265 |
| 43 | Carl | 258 |
| 43 | Dale | 258 |
| 45 | Craig | 253 |
| 46 | George | 236 |
| 47 | Jeff | 232 |
| 48 | Randall | 227 |
| 49 | Jim | 224 |
| 50 | Eric | 212 |