Top baby names in Missouri, 1976
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,446 |
| 2 | Amy | 1,022 |
| 3 | Angela | 779 |
| 4 | Heather | 610 |
| 5 | Melissa | 592 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 508 |
| 7 | Michelle | 501 |
| 8 | Amanda | 441 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 437 |
| 10 | Sarah | 426 |
| 11 | Rebecca | 416 |
| 12 | Christina | 409 |
| 13 | Lisa | 407 |
| 14 | Julie | 337 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 331 |
| 16 | Jessica | 326 |
| 17 | Jamie | 317 |
| 18 | Kelly | 307 |
| 19 | Laura | 298 |
| 20 | Shannon | 291 |
| 21 | Carrie | 282 |
| 22 | Mary | 277 |
| 23 | Nicole | 265 |
| 24 | Sara | 232 |
| 25 | Rachel | 220 |
| 26 | Andrea | 211 |
| 27 | Dawn | 205 |
| 28 | Stacy | 203 |
| 29 | Erin | 202 |
| 30 | April | 201 |
| 31 | Tiffany | 200 |
| 32 | Crystal | 192 |
| 33 | Susan | 188 |
| 34 | Jill | 179 |
| 35 | Jaime | 178 |
| 36 | Misty | 170 |
| 37 | Tammy | 156 |
| 38 | Tonya | 155 |
| 39 | Dana | 154 |
| 39 | Tracy | 154 |
| 41 | Christine | 153 |
| 42 | Lori | 148 |
| 42 | Stacey | 148 |
| 44 | Christy | 147 |
| 45 | Emily | 146 |
| 46 | Karen | 143 |
| 47 | Tina | 140 |
| 47 | Wendy | 140 |
| 49 | Katherine | 139 |
| 49 | Tara | 139 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,510 |
| 2 | Jason | 1,351 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,127 |
| 4 | James | 967 |
| 5 | Matthew | 909 |
| 6 | John | 852 |
| 7 | David | 851 |
| 8 | Brian | 737 |
| 9 | Robert | 723 |
| 10 | Daniel | 592 |
| 11 | Jeremy | 564 |
| 12 | William | 557 |
| 13 | Timothy | 516 |
| 14 | Eric | 513 |
| 15 | Joseph | 508 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 470 |
| 17 | Kevin | 457 |
| 18 | Scott | 449 |
| 19 | Ryan | 447 |
| 20 | Joshua | 430 |
| 21 | Mark | 415 |
| 22 | Steven | 408 |
| 23 | Richard | 366 |
| 24 | Aaron | 358 |
| 25 | Andrew | 349 |
| 26 | Thomas | 340 |
| 27 | Anthony | 330 |
| 27 | Charles | 330 |
| 29 | Shawn | 299 |
| 30 | Chad | 288 |
| 31 | Travis | 284 |
| 32 | Justin | 279 |
| 33 | Gregory | 251 |
| 34 | Nathan | 239 |
| 35 | Bradley | 238 |
| 36 | Stephen | 237 |
| 37 | Bryan | 235 |
| 38 | Paul | 226 |
| 39 | Benjamin | 215 |
| 40 | Kenneth | 211 |
| 41 | Jonathan | 208 |
| 42 | Brandon | 205 |
| 43 | Donald | 203 |
| 44 | Adam | 196 |
| 45 | Patrick | 176 |
| 46 | Gary | 165 |
| 47 | Todd | 164 |
| 48 | Keith | 163 |
| 48 | Sean | 163 |
| 50 | Larry | 156 |