Top baby names in Missouri, 1970
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimberly | 961 |
| 2 | Michelle | 930 |
| 3 | Jennifer | 911 |
| 4 | Lisa | 883 |
| 5 | Angela | 839 |
| 6 | Amy | 641 |
| 7 | Melissa | 617 |
| 8 | Julie | 550 |
| 9 | Tammy | 494 |
| 10 | Tracy | 489 |
| 11 | Mary | 468 |
| 12 | Laura | 443 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 420 |
| 14 | Tina | 410 |
| 15 | Susan | 395 |
| 16 | Kelly | 385 |
| 17 | Karen | 383 |
| 18 | Lori | 369 |
| 19 | Dawn | 364 |
| 20 | Christine | 362 |
| 21 | Christina | 347 |
| 22 | Heather | 332 |
| 23 | Cynthia | 325 |
| 24 | Shannon | 322 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | 310 |
| 26 | Pamela | 297 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 287 |
| 28 | Patricia | 286 |
| 29 | Teresa | 265 |
| 30 | Dana | 252 |
| 31 | Stacy | 250 |
| 32 | Deborah | 228 |
| 33 | Donna | 218 |
| 34 | Stacey | 216 |
| 35 | Nicole | 215 |
| 36 | Rhonda | 211 |
| 37 | Sandra | 198 |
| 38 | Tonya | 195 |
| 39 | Cheryl | 190 |
| 40 | Jill | 189 |
| 41 | Robin | 186 |
| 42 | Linda | 184 |
| 43 | Paula | 176 |
| 44 | Michele | 175 |
| 45 | Kathleen | 173 |
| 46 | Wendy | 172 |
| 47 | Sherry | 170 |
| 48 | Denise | 169 |
| 49 | Sheila | 167 |
| 50 | Sharon | 166 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,960 |
| 2 | James | 1,540 |
| 3 | David | 1,350 |
| 4 | John | 1,320 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,171 |
| 6 | Christopher | 1,040 |
| 7 | Jeffrey | 836 |
| 8 | William | 823 |
| 9 | Mark | 813 |
| 10 | Brian | 783 |
| 11 | Scott | 735 |
| 12 | Steven | 734 |
| 13 | Kevin | 696 |
| 14 | Richard | 651 |
| 14 | Timothy | 651 |
| 16 | Charles | 604 |
| 17 | Matthew | 555 |
| 18 | Jason | 541 |
| 19 | Eric | 528 |
| 20 | Thomas | 519 |
| 21 | Daniel | 512 |
| 22 | Joseph | 506 |
| 23 | Anthony | 442 |
| 24 | Paul | 440 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 407 |
| 26 | Stephen | 392 |
| 27 | Gregory | 378 |
| 28 | Donald | 347 |
| 29 | Douglas | 313 |
| 29 | Gary | 313 |
| 31 | Todd | 308 |
| 32 | Ronald | 304 |
| 33 | Larry | 274 |
| 34 | Craig | 264 |
| 35 | Patrick | 263 |
| 36 | Keith | 262 |
| 37 | Shawn | 260 |
| 38 | Bradley | 255 |
| 39 | Edward | 234 |
| 40 | Andrew | 233 |
| 41 | Terry | 232 |
| 42 | Jerry | 230 |
| 43 | Sean | 227 |
| 44 | Bryan | 213 |
| 45 | Jeffery | 178 |
| 46 | Aaron | 175 |
| 47 | Troy | 171 |
| 48 | Darren | 170 |
| 48 | Russell | 170 |
| 50 | Dennis | 161 |