Top baby names in Missouri, 1960
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,349 |
| 2 | Karen | 960 |
| 3 | Linda | 919 |
| 4 | Lisa | 872 |
| 5 | Susan | 844 |
| 6 | Donna | 789 |
| 7 | Patricia | 725 |
| 8 | Brenda | 709 |
| 9 | Pamela | 622 |
| 10 | Teresa | 614 |
| 11 | Cynthia | 606 |
| 12 | Deborah | 592 |
| 13 | Debra | 582 |
| 14 | Barbara | 577 |
| 15 | Sandra | 575 |
| 16 | Kathy | 566 |
| 17 | Nancy | 547 |
| 18 | Sharon | 531 |
| 19 | Debbie | 506 |
| 20 | Kimberly | 501 |
| 21 | Cheryl | 494 |
| 22 | Carol | 475 |
| 23 | Tammy | 472 |
| 24 | Janet | 465 |
| 25 | Laura | 447 |
| 26 | Julie | 424 |
| 27 | Cindy | 419 |
| 28 | Diane | 380 |
| 29 | Elizabeth | 379 |
| 30 | Denise | 369 |
| 31 | Robin | 354 |
| 32 | Lori | 350 |
| 33 | Kim | 336 |
| 34 | Rhonda | 321 |
| 35 | Sherry | 312 |
| 36 | Connie | 311 |
| 37 | Rebecca | 308 |
| 38 | Kelly | 299 |
| 39 | Kathleen | 295 |
| 40 | Theresa | 291 |
| 41 | Tina | 285 |
| 42 | Christine | 269 |
| 43 | Margaret | 264 |
| 44 | Janice | 255 |
| 45 | Terri | 251 |
| 46 | Michelle | 248 |
| 47 | Paula | 242 |
| 48 | Sheila | 237 |
| 49 | Joyce | 234 |
| 50 | Angela | 228 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 2,077 |
| 2 | Michael | 2,001 |
| 3 | James | 1,792 |
| 4 | John | 1,762 |
| 5 | Mark | 1,698 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,533 |
| 7 | William | 1,083 |
| 8 | Steven | 986 |
| 9 | Kevin | 939 |
| 10 | Richard | 937 |
| 11 | Charles | 762 |
| 12 | Thomas | 761 |
| 13 | Timothy | 683 |
| 14 | Kenneth | 660 |
| 15 | Gary | 633 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 631 |
| 17 | Donald | 621 |
| 18 | Daniel | 608 |
| 19 | Larry | 562 |
| 19 | Paul | 562 |
| 21 | Gregory | 551 |
| 22 | Ronald | 533 |
| 23 | Terry | 517 |
| 24 | Joseph | 502 |
| 25 | Dennis | 498 |
| 26 | Randy | 495 |
| 27 | Brian | 483 |
| 28 | Mike | 430 |
| 29 | Keith | 426 |
| 30 | Scott | 422 |
| 31 | Douglas | 416 |
| 32 | Stephen | 408 |
| 33 | Anthony | 382 |
| 33 | Christopher | 382 |
| 35 | Steve | 378 |
| 36 | Jerry | 374 |
| 37 | Ricky | 341 |
| 38 | Danny | 321 |
| 39 | Craig | 293 |
| 40 | Roger | 284 |
| 41 | Bruce | 270 |
| 42 | Edward | 266 |
| 43 | Jeff | 259 |
| 44 | Patrick | 249 |
| 45 | Tim | 247 |
| 46 | Jim | 240 |
| 47 | George | 231 |
| 48 | Dale | 227 |
| 49 | Randall | 225 |
| 50 | Carl | 214 |