Top baby names in Missouri, 1973
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,437 |
| 2 | Amy | 794 |
| 3 | Angela | 718 |
| 4 | Michelle | 684 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 621 |
| 6 | Lisa | 529 |
| 7 | Melissa | 510 |
| 8 | Heather | 503 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 459 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 442 |
| 11 | Julie | 411 |
| 12 | Christina | 372 |
| 13 | Tammy | 319 |
| 14 | Mary | 295 |
| 15 | Kelly | 281 |
| 16 | Dawn | 280 |
| 17 | Nicole | 278 |
| 18 | Laura | 275 |
| 19 | Tina | 270 |
| 20 | Tracy | 268 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 266 |
| 22 | Christine | 253 |
| 23 | Lori | 252 |
| 24 | Stacy | 241 |
| 25 | Sarah | 216 |
| 26 | Shannon | 211 |
| 27 | Cynthia | 210 |
| 28 | Susan | 207 |
| 29 | Karen | 205 |
| 30 | Tonya | 204 |
| 31 | Patricia | 184 |
| 32 | Carrie | 180 |
| 33 | Stacey | 179 |
| 34 | Tiffany | 177 |
| 35 | Andrea | 173 |
| 36 | Dana | 158 |
| 37 | Melanie | 153 |
| 38 | April | 148 |
| 39 | Crystal | 146 |
| 40 | Teresa | 145 |
| 41 | Tara | 141 |
| 42 | Jill | 137 |
| 43 | Denise | 134 |
| 43 | Wendy | 134 |
| 45 | Christy | 131 |
| 46 | Melinda | 130 |
| 47 | Pamela | 127 |
| 47 | Rachel | 127 |
| 49 | Amanda | 126 |
| 49 | Monica | 126 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,486 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,271 |
| 3 | Jason | 1,235 |
| 4 | James | 1,023 |
| 5 | John | 957 |
| 6 | David | 950 |
| 7 | Brian | 933 |
| 8 | Robert | 841 |
| 9 | Matthew | 712 |
| 10 | William | 657 |
| 11 | Kevin | 555 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 538 |
| 13 | Mark | 516 |
| 14 | Scott | 511 |
| 15 | Daniel | 507 |
| 16 | Steven | 454 |
| 17 | Richard | 444 |
| 18 | Timothy | 435 |
| 19 | Eric | 414 |
| 20 | Joseph | 402 |
| 21 | Charles | 397 |
| 22 | Chad | 352 |
| 23 | Thomas | 351 |
| 24 | Anthony | 320 |
| 25 | Shawn | 316 |
| 26 | Aaron | 302 |
| 27 | Paul | 284 |
| 28 | Gregory | 276 |
| 29 | Ryan | 274 |
| 30 | Kenneth | 252 |
| 31 | Travis | 237 |
| 32 | Ronald | 236 |
| 33 | Stephen | 230 |
| 34 | Bryan | 223 |
| 35 | Andrew | 221 |
| 36 | Todd | 216 |
| 37 | Donald | 213 |
| 37 | Gary | 213 |
| 39 | Larry | 206 |
| 40 | Jeremy | 205 |
| 41 | Douglas | 203 |
| 42 | Sean | 200 |
| 43 | Patrick | 182 |
| 44 | Bradley | 179 |
| 45 | Terry | 174 |
| 46 | Keith | 172 |
| 47 | Craig | 170 |
| 47 | Jonathan | 170 |
| 49 | Jerry | 164 |
| 50 | Edward | 162 |