Top baby names in Missouri, 1961
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,280 |
| 2 | Lisa | 1,142 |
| 3 | Karen | 901 |
| 4 | Linda | 896 |
| 5 | Susan | 836 |
| 6 | Donna | 739 |
| 7 | Brenda | 663 |
| 8 | Patricia | 599 |
| 9 | Deborah | 567 |
| 10 | Sandra | 566 |
| 11 | Tammy | 562 |
| 12 | Cynthia | 560 |
| 13 | Pamela | 549 |
| 14 | Teresa | 546 |
| 15 | Debra | 512 |
| 16 | Barbara | 510 |
| 17 | Sharon | 503 |
| 18 | Laura | 501 |
| 19 | Kimberly | 491 |
| 20 | Kathy | 478 |
| 21 | Carol | 456 |
| 22 | Janet | 450 |
| 23 | Cheryl | 448 |
| 24 | Julie | 445 |
| 25 | Lori | 436 |
| 26 | Nancy | 429 |
| 27 | Debbie | 416 |
| 28 | Cindy | 397 |
| 29 | Elizabeth | 396 |
| 30 | Robin | 362 |
| 31 | Rhonda | 356 |
| 32 | Tina | 333 |
| 33 | Kim | 326 |
| 34 | Diane | 321 |
| 35 | Connie | 320 |
| 36 | Angela | 317 |
| 37 | Michelle | 314 |
| 38 | Denise | 301 |
| 39 | Sherry | 299 |
| 40 | Kelly | 298 |
| 41 | Kathleen | 280 |
| 42 | Theresa | 278 |
| 43 | Carolyn | 275 |
| 44 | Rebecca | 267 |
| 45 | Diana | 260 |
| 46 | Carla | 257 |
| 47 | Terri | 256 |
| 48 | Sheila | 241 |
| 49 | Paula | 235 |
| 50 | Janice | 231 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 2,057 |
| 2 | Michael | 2,033 |
| 3 | John | 1,848 |
| 4 | James | 1,758 |
| 5 | Mark | 1,640 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,601 |
| 7 | William | 982 |
| 8 | Steven | 933 |
| 9 | Richard | 912 |
| 10 | Kevin | 864 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 831 |
| 12 | Charles | 790 |
| 13 | Thomas | 709 |
| 14 | Timothy | 672 |
| 15 | Kenneth | 659 |
| 16 | Paul | 603 |
| 17 | Daniel | 587 |
| 17 | Donald | 587 |
| 19 | Gary | 577 |
| 20 | Gregory | 573 |
| 21 | Scott | 544 |
| 22 | Terry | 536 |
| 23 | Joseph | 512 |
| 24 | Larry | 488 |
| 25 | Ronald | 482 |
| 26 | Brian | 460 |
| 27 | Douglas | 434 |
| 28 | Dennis | 409 |
| 29 | Keith | 406 |
| 30 | Christopher | 404 |
| 31 | Randy | 400 |
| 32 | Stephen | 393 |
| 33 | Mike | 392 |
| 34 | Jerry | 389 |
| 35 | Steve | 380 |
| 36 | Anthony | 371 |
| 37 | Ricky | 320 |
| 38 | Craig | 318 |
| 39 | Jeff | 312 |
| 40 | Danny | 311 |
| 41 | Roger | 281 |
| 42 | Edward | 278 |
| 43 | George | 257 |
| 44 | Bruce | 232 |
| 45 | Chris | 226 |
| 45 | Randall | 226 |
| 47 | Tim | 221 |
| 48 | Eric | 220 |
| 49 | Jim | 219 |
| 49 | Patrick | 219 |