Top baby names in Missouri, 1971
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,148 |
| 2 | Angela | 956 |
| 3 | Michelle | 849 |
| 4 | Lisa | 834 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 812 |
| 6 | Amy | 658 |
| 7 | Melissa | 562 |
| 8 | Julie | 498 |
| 9 | Tammy | 480 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 469 |
| 11 | Mary | 440 |
| 12 | Tracy | 403 |
| 13 | Rebecca | 402 |
| 14 | Tina | 384 |
| 15 | Dawn | 380 |
| 16 | Laura | 369 |
| 17 | Lori | 360 |
| 18 | Kelly | 349 |
| 19 | Christina | 343 |
| 19 | Susan | 343 |
| 21 | Stacy | 318 |
| 22 | Heather | 317 |
| 23 | Karen | 311 |
| 24 | Christine | 305 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | 288 |
| 26 | Cynthia | 282 |
| 27 | Shannon | 267 |
| 28 | Pamela | 247 |
| 29 | Patricia | 235 |
| 30 | Dana | 230 |
| 31 | Nicole | 227 |
| 32 | Deborah | 214 |
| 32 | Stacey | 214 |
| 34 | Teresa | 213 |
| 35 | Rhonda | 212 |
| 36 | Jill | 200 |
| 37 | Sarah | 194 |
| 38 | Sandra | 192 |
| 39 | Denise | 189 |
| 40 | Carrie | 188 |
| 41 | Tonya | 187 |
| 42 | Paula | 171 |
| 43 | Linda | 165 |
| 43 | Rachel | 165 |
| 45 | Andrea | 163 |
| 45 | Donna | 163 |
| 45 | Robin | 163 |
| 48 | Wendy | 159 |
| 49 | Sherry | 152 |
| 50 | Cheryl | 151 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,814 |
| 2 | James | 1,313 |
| 3 | David | 1,281 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,196 |
| 5 | John | 1,182 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,115 |
| 7 | Brian | 908 |
| 8 | William | 842 |
| 9 | Scott | 808 |
| 10 | Jeffrey | 757 |
| 11 | Jason | 745 |
| 12 | Steven | 687 |
| 13 | Mark | 639 |
| 14 | Kevin | 637 |
| 15 | Matthew | 631 |
| 16 | Timothy | 560 |
| 17 | Eric | 533 |
| 18 | Charles | 532 |
| 19 | Richard | 525 |
| 20 | Joseph | 493 |
| 21 | Daniel | 482 |
| 22 | Thomas | 476 |
| 23 | Anthony | 430 |
| 24 | Kenneth | 375 |
| 25 | Paul | 362 |
| 26 | Shawn | 335 |
| 27 | Gregory | 329 |
| 28 | Stephen | 319 |
| 29 | Larry | 301 |
| 30 | Chad | 296 |
| 31 | Ronald | 283 |
| 32 | Todd | 280 |
| 33 | Gary | 278 |
| 34 | Douglas | 272 |
| 35 | Aaron | 262 |
| 36 | Donald | 261 |
| 37 | Andrew | 243 |
| 38 | Keith | 236 |
| 39 | Terry | 223 |
| 40 | Jerry | 220 |
| 41 | Bradley | 219 |
| 42 | Patrick | 213 |
| 43 | Bryan | 210 |
| 43 | Craig | 210 |
| 43 | Sean | 210 |
| 46 | Dennis | 185 |
| 47 | Jeffery | 183 |
| 48 | Travis | 179 |
| 49 | Edward | 178 |
| 50 | Jonathan | 174 |