Top baby names in Missouri, 1974
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,553 |
| 2 | Amy | 925 |
| 3 | Angela | 781 |
| 4 | Michelle | 674 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 583 |
| 6 | Melissa | 527 |
| 7 | Heather | 526 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 507 |
| 9 | Lisa | 425 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 421 |
| 11 | Christina | 375 |
| 12 | Julie | 336 |
| 13 | Sarah | 299 |
| 14 | Kelly | 298 |
| 15 | Mary | 290 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 287 |
| 17 | Tracy | 282 |
| 18 | Nicole | 263 |
| 19 | Dawn | 259 |
| 19 | Laura | 259 |
| 21 | Tina | 239 |
| 22 | Tammy | 237 |
| 23 | Christine | 231 |
| 24 | Stacy | 224 |
| 25 | Lori | 220 |
| 26 | Shannon | 213 |
| 27 | Carrie | 208 |
| 28 | Susan | 200 |
| 29 | Tonya | 198 |
| 30 | Tiffany | 186 |
| 31 | Stacey | 179 |
| 32 | Karen | 173 |
| 33 | Jessica | 172 |
| 34 | Dana | 171 |
| 35 | Amanda | 166 |
| 36 | Andrea | 165 |
| 37 | Rachel | 162 |
| 38 | April | 160 |
| 39 | Cynthia | 158 |
| 40 | Patricia | 156 |
| 41 | Crystal | 155 |
| 41 | Tara | 155 |
| 43 | Wendy | 149 |
| 44 | Christy | 147 |
| 45 | Sara | 139 |
| 46 | Erin | 134 |
| 47 | Tanya | 133 |
| 48 | Misty | 131 |
| 49 | Deborah | 130 |
| 49 | Jill | 130 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,574 |
| 2 | Jason | 1,522 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,256 |
| 4 | James | 1,005 |
| 5 | Brian | 941 |
| 6 | John | 902 |
| 7 | David | 867 |
| 8 | Matthew | 847 |
| 9 | Robert | 820 |
| 10 | William | 655 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 528 |
| 12 | Daniel | 526 |
| 13 | Eric | 511 |
| 14 | Kevin | 509 |
| 15 | Scott | 496 |
| 16 | Timothy | 489 |
| 17 | Mark | 468 |
| 18 | Joseph | 458 |
| 19 | Steven | 418 |
| 20 | Richard | 396 |
| 21 | Charles | 394 |
| 22 | Thomas | 375 |
| 23 | Jeremy | 360 |
| 24 | Chad | 327 |
| 25 | Anthony | 322 |
| 26 | Shawn | 312 |
| 27 | Ryan | 301 |
| 28 | Aaron | 289 |
| 29 | Andrew | 280 |
| 30 | Gregory | 260 |
| 31 | Bryan | 257 |
| 31 | Paul | 257 |
| 33 | Joshua | 239 |
| 34 | Stephen | 237 |
| 35 | Kenneth | 227 |
| 36 | Donald | 225 |
| 37 | Patrick | 212 |
| 38 | Travis | 207 |
| 39 | Bradley | 206 |
| 40 | Gary | 200 |
| 41 | Adam | 197 |
| 42 | Ronald | 190 |
| 43 | Larry | 179 |
| 44 | Jonathan | 178 |
| 44 | Sean | 178 |
| 46 | Justin | 176 |
| 47 | Douglas | 175 |
| 48 | Todd | 171 |
| 49 | Nathan | 169 |
| 50 | Keith | 164 |