Top baby names in Missouri, 1962
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,133 |
| 2 | Lisa | 1,120 |
| 3 | Karen | 896 |
| 4 | Linda | 811 |
| 5 | Susan | 774 |
| 6 | Donna | 675 |
| 7 | Cynthia | 610 |
| 8 | Patricia | 572 |
| 9 | Tammy | 557 |
| 10 | Brenda | 551 |
| 11 | Kimberly | 545 |
| 12 | Teresa | 535 |
| 13 | Pamela | 524 |
| 14 | Sandra | 520 |
| 15 | Deborah | 504 |
| 16 | Laura | 469 |
| 17 | Barbara | 466 |
| 18 | Debra | 462 |
| 19 | Sharon | 456 |
| 20 | Lori | 438 |
| 20 | Tina | 438 |
| 22 | Nancy | 428 |
| 23 | Cheryl | 426 |
| 24 | Julie | 409 |
| 25 | Kathy | 401 |
| 26 | Debbie | 386 |
| 26 | Robin | 386 |
| 28 | Rhonda | 378 |
| 29 | Kelly | 375 |
| 30 | Cindy | 358 |
| 31 | Angela | 352 |
| 32 | Janet | 351 |
| 33 | Elizabeth | 349 |
| 34 | Sherry | 331 |
| 35 | Carol | 329 |
| 36 | Michelle | 322 |
| 37 | Kim | 298 |
| 38 | Connie | 297 |
| 39 | Diane | 296 |
| 40 | Denise | 295 |
| 41 | Carla | 294 |
| 42 | Theresa | 284 |
| 43 | Kathleen | 283 |
| 44 | Rebecca | 280 |
| 45 | Sheila | 247 |
| 46 | Christine | 244 |
| 47 | Carolyn | 242 |
| 48 | Tracy | 240 |
| 49 | Terri | 239 |
| 50 | Janice | 219 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,944 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,878 |
| 3 | John | 1,760 |
| 4 | James | 1,662 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,519 |
| 6 | Mark | 1,465 |
| 7 | William | 968 |
| 8 | Steven | 877 |
| 9 | Jeffrey | 873 |
| 10 | Kevin | 853 |
| 11 | Richard | 821 |
| 12 | Thomas | 723 |
| 13 | Charles | 676 |
| 14 | Timothy | 650 |
| 15 | Scott | 637 |
| 16 | Daniel | 618 |
| 17 | Kenneth | 597 |
| 18 | Joseph | 595 |
| 19 | Gary | 583 |
| 20 | Donald | 552 |
| 21 | Gregory | 529 |
| 22 | Paul | 493 |
| 23 | Brian | 488 |
| 24 | Ronald | 487 |
| 25 | Douglas | 450 |
| 26 | Terry | 426 |
| 27 | Larry | 420 |
| 28 | Christopher | 415 |
| 29 | Randy | 395 |
| 30 | Anthony | 393 |
| 31 | Stephen | 381 |
| 32 | Dennis | 368 |
| 33 | Jerry | 367 |
| 34 | Keith | 364 |
| 34 | Mike | 364 |
| 36 | Jeff | 322 |
| 37 | Roger | 306 |
| 38 | Edward | 300 |
| 39 | Steve | 283 |
| 40 | Ricky | 258 |
| 41 | Danny | 257 |
| 42 | Jeffery | 256 |
| 43 | Craig | 231 |
| 44 | Bruce | 225 |
| 45 | Patrick | 224 |
| 46 | Chris | 220 |
| 47 | Todd | 218 |
| 48 | Russell | 217 |
| 49 | Alan | 215 |
| 50 | Eric | 213 |