Top baby names in Missouri, 1966
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa | 1,358 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 813 |
| 3 | Mary | 710 |
| 4 | Michelle | 655 |
| 5 | Angela | 607 |
| 6 | Karen | 549 |
| 7 | Susan | 493 |
| 8 | Julie | 483 |
| 9 | Tammy | 473 |
| 10 | Cynthia | 455 |
| 11 | Kelly | 431 |
| 12 | Pamela | 430 |
| 13 | Donna | 428 |
| 14 | Laura | 426 |
| 15 | Tina | 424 |
| 16 | Jennifer | 403 |
| 17 | Lori | 395 |
| 18 | Patricia | 388 |
| 19 | Linda | 366 |
| 19 | Tracy | 366 |
| 21 | Melissa | 364 |
| 22 | Deborah | 359 |
| 23 | Teresa | 346 |
| 24 | Sandra | 336 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | 327 |
| 26 | Christine | 320 |
| 26 | Rhonda | 320 |
| 28 | Amy | 304 |
| 29 | Cheryl | 282 |
| 30 | Brenda | 278 |
| 31 | Rebecca | 276 |
| 32 | Barbara | 275 |
| 32 | Dawn | 275 |
| 34 | Stephanie | 268 |
| 35 | Sharon | 257 |
| 36 | Nancy | 255 |
| 37 | Robin | 242 |
| 38 | Debra | 224 |
| 39 | Paula | 220 |
| 40 | Denise | 219 |
| 41 | Sherry | 216 |
| 42 | Dana | 215 |
| 43 | Sheila | 214 |
| 44 | Carol | 210 |
| 45 | Kim | 199 |
| 46 | Kathleen | 197 |
| 47 | Jill | 194 |
| 48 | Michele | 190 |
| 49 | Cindy | 184 |
| 49 | Theresa | 184 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,702 |
| 2 | James | 1,595 |
| 3 | David | 1,518 |
| 4 | John | 1,499 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,139 |
| 6 | Jeffrey | 881 |
| 7 | Timothy | 833 |
| 8 | Mark | 831 |
| 9 | Kevin | 804 |
| 10 | William | 760 |
| 11 | Richard | 722 |
| 12 | Steven | 690 |
| 13 | Brian | 655 |
| 14 | Scott | 639 |
| 15 | Christopher | 573 |
| 16 | Thomas | 553 |
| 17 | Paul | 536 |
| 18 | Charles | 526 |
| 19 | Daniel | 521 |
| 20 | Kenneth | 458 |
| 21 | Joseph | 450 |
| 22 | Gregory | 414 |
| 23 | Gary | 390 |
| 24 | Stephen | 378 |
| 25 | Donald | 374 |
| 26 | Ronald | 368 |
| 27 | Anthony | 363 |
| 28 | Keith | 340 |
| 29 | Eric | 330 |
| 30 | Douglas | 320 |
| 31 | Larry | 307 |
| 32 | Todd | 289 |
| 33 | Matthew | 288 |
| 34 | Terry | 287 |
| 35 | Patrick | 277 |
| 36 | Jerry | 268 |
| 37 | Rodney | 258 |
| 38 | Edward | 234 |
| 39 | Dennis | 232 |
| 40 | Randy | 224 |
| 41 | Craig | 222 |
| 42 | Jeffery | 219 |
| 43 | Bryan | 183 |
| 44 | Andrew | 182 |
| 45 | Darren | 171 |
| 46 | Mike | 170 |
| 47 | Randall | 169 |
| 48 | Tony | 167 |
| 49 | Chris | 163 |
| 49 | George | 163 |