Top baby names in Missouri, 1972
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,438 |
| 2 | Michelle | 829 |
| 3 | Angela | 822 |
| 4 | Amy | 711 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 677 |
| 6 | Lisa | 670 |
| 7 | Melissa | 541 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 446 |
| 9 | Julie | 420 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 404 |
| 11 | Tammy | 388 |
| 12 | Heather | 376 |
| 13 | Christina | 358 |
| 14 | Mary | 357 |
| 15 | Tina | 344 |
| 16 | Nicole | 317 |
| 17 | Kelly | 315 |
| 18 | Dawn | 307 |
| 19 | Tracy | 302 |
| 20 | Laura | 293 |
| 21 | Christine | 287 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 275 |
| 23 | Cynthia | 263 |
| 24 | Shannon | 262 |
| 25 | Susan | 261 |
| 26 | Stacy | 247 |
| 27 | Lori | 246 |
| 28 | Karen | 238 |
| 29 | Patricia | 204 |
| 30 | Sarah | 192 |
| 31 | Andrea | 184 |
| 32 | Dana | 182 |
| 33 | Stacey | 181 |
| 34 | Teresa | 175 |
| 35 | Sandra | 172 |
| 36 | Rachel | 163 |
| 36 | Tonya | 163 |
| 38 | Carrie | 159 |
| 39 | Deborah | 156 |
| 40 | Pamela | 155 |
| 41 | Jill | 153 |
| 42 | Robin | 152 |
| 43 | Denise | 142 |
| 44 | Tiffany | 140 |
| 45 | Melanie | 139 |
| 46 | Linda | 137 |
| 47 | Donna | 132 |
| 48 | Tara | 130 |
| 48 | Wendy | 130 |
| 50 | Cheryl | 129 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,656 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,323 |
| 3 | James | 1,181 |
| 4 | David | 1,059 |
| 5 | Brian | 1,029 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,004 |
| 7 | John | 988 |
| 8 | Jason | 868 |
| 9 | Matthew | 712 |
| 10 | William | 710 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 635 |
| 12 | Scott | 620 |
| 13 | Daniel | 558 |
| 14 | Kevin | 556 |
| 15 | Mark | 554 |
| 16 | Eric | 531 |
| 17 | Steven | 507 |
| 18 | Timothy | 504 |
| 19 | Richard | 470 |
| 20 | Joseph | 452 |
| 21 | Charles | 422 |
| 22 | Thomas | 410 |
| 23 | Chad | 328 |
| 24 | Anthony | 321 |
| 25 | Shawn | 316 |
| 26 | Paul | 306 |
| 27 | Gregory | 299 |
| 28 | Stephen | 294 |
| 29 | Donald | 284 |
| 30 | Kenneth | 276 |
| 31 | Ronald | 261 |
| 32 | Aaron | 254 |
| 33 | Bryan | 235 |
| 33 | Gary | 235 |
| 35 | Douglas | 232 |
| 36 | Patrick | 227 |
| 37 | Todd | 216 |
| 38 | Ryan | 215 |
| 39 | Travis | 212 |
| 40 | Larry | 205 |
| 40 | Sean | 205 |
| 42 | Andrew | 196 |
| 43 | Bradley | 187 |
| 44 | Keith | 181 |
| 45 | Jonathan | 179 |
| 46 | Jerry | 176 |
| 47 | Craig | 175 |
| 48 | Terry | 156 |
| 49 | Jeremy | 150 |
| 50 | Jeffery | 145 |