Top baby names in Missouri, 1965
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,524 |
| 2 | Mary | 913 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 800 |
| 4 | Karen | 748 |
| 5 | Susan | 593 |
| 6 | Angela | 591 |
| 7 | Patricia | 509 |
| 8 | Tammy | 497 |
| 9 | Julie | 478 |
| 10 | Pamela | 468 |
| 11 | Linda | 465 |
| 12 | Cynthia | 456 |
| 13 | Laura | 435 |
| 14 | Donna | 428 |
| 15 | Teresa | 381 |
| 16 | Michelle | 376 |
| 17 | Kelly | 373 |
| 18 | Rhonda | 367 |
| 19 | Brenda | 366 |
| 19 | Lori | 366 |
| 21 | Christine | 361 |
| 22 | Deborah | 358 |
| 23 | Tina | 356 |
| 23 | Tracy | 356 |
| 25 | Sandra | 351 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 322 |
| 27 | Robin | 304 |
| 28 | Jennifer | 301 |
| 29 | Cheryl | 288 |
| 30 | Sharon | 277 |
| 31 | Rebecca | 269 |
| 32 | Barbara | 265 |
| 33 | Nancy | 263 |
| 34 | Stephanie | 258 |
| 35 | Melissa | 256 |
| 36 | Carol | 252 |
| 37 | Debra | 248 |
| 38 | Dawn | 247 |
| 39 | Paula | 242 |
| 40 | Amy | 237 |
| 41 | Denise | 235 |
| 42 | Sherry | 224 |
| 43 | Kim | 223 |
| 44 | Sheila | 212 |
| 45 | Dana | 210 |
| 46 | Cindy | 209 |
| 46 | Jill | 209 |
| 46 | Kathleen | 209 |
| 49 | Theresa | 205 |
| 50 | Janet | 202 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,709 |
| 2 | John | 1,554 |
| 3 | David | 1,543 |
| 4 | James | 1,525 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,328 |
| 6 | Mark | 1,004 |
| 7 | Kevin | 833 |
| 8 | William | 807 |
| 9 | Jeffrey | 800 |
| 10 | Timothy | 756 |
| 11 | Richard | 753 |
| 12 | Steven | 679 |
| 13 | Thomas | 624 |
| 14 | Scott | 583 |
| 15 | Charles | 567 |
| 16 | Brian | 562 |
| 17 | Kenneth | 535 |
| 18 | Joseph | 524 |
| 19 | Christopher | 517 |
| 20 | Paul | 511 |
| 21 | Daniel | 496 |
| 22 | Gregory | 440 |
| 23 | Donald | 430 |
| 24 | Ronald | 420 |
| 25 | Gary | 383 |
| 26 | Anthony | 365 |
| 27 | Douglas | 357 |
| 28 | Stephen | 348 |
| 29 | Eric | 344 |
| 30 | Keith | 324 |
| 31 | Larry | 322 |
| 32 | Terry | 311 |
| 33 | Patrick | 284 |
| 34 | Jerry | 279 |
| 34 | Randy | 279 |
| 36 | Rodney | 267 |
| 37 | Matthew | 254 |
| 38 | Dennis | 249 |
| 39 | Edward | 247 |
| 40 | Todd | 242 |
| 41 | Jeffery | 212 |
| 42 | Mike | 211 |
| 43 | Darren | 208 |
| 44 | Craig | 198 |
| 45 | Bryan | 193 |
| 46 | Chris | 182 |
| 46 | Jeff | 182 |
| 48 | Roger | 180 |
| 49 | George | 175 |
| 50 | Russell | 170 |