Top baby names in Missouri, 1977
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,428 |
| 2 | Amy | 811 |
| 3 | Angela | 699 |
| 4 | Melissa | 642 |
| 5 | Sarah | 593 |
| 6 | Heather | 586 |
| 7 | Amanda | 551 |
| 8 | Kelly | 498 |
| 9 | Michelle | 480 |
| 10 | Kimberly | 467 |
| 11 | Jessica | 454 |
| 12 | Christina | 432 |
| 13 | Rebecca | 431 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 399 |
| 15 | Jamie | 394 |
| 16 | Lisa | 382 |
| 17 | Stephanie | 368 |
| 18 | Nicole | 326 |
| 19 | Laura | 325 |
| 20 | Julie | 317 |
| 21 | Carrie | 314 |
| 22 | Andrea | 292 |
| 23 | Mary | 290 |
| 24 | Shannon | 271 |
| 25 | Crystal | 268 |
| 26 | Rachel | 257 |
| 27 | Sara | 255 |
| 28 | Erin | 226 |
| 29 | Misty | 217 |
| 30 | Emily | 202 |
| 31 | Amber | 195 |
| 32 | Jill | 192 |
| 33 | Dawn | 190 |
| 34 | Tara | 189 |
| 35 | Katherine | 178 |
| 35 | Stacy | 178 |
| 37 | April | 168 |
| 37 | Tiffany | 168 |
| 39 | Karen | 164 |
| 40 | Tracy | 160 |
| 41 | Brandy | 158 |
| 42 | Melanie | 153 |
| 43 | Susan | 151 |
| 44 | Stacey | 149 |
| 45 | Lori | 143 |
| 46 | Christine | 141 |
| 47 | Erica | 140 |
| 48 | Cynthia | 139 |
| 49 | Dana | 138 |
| 49 | Patricia | 138 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,493 |
| 2 | Jason | 1,436 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,198 |
| 4 | Matthew | 1,004 |
| 5 | James | 972 |
| 6 | David | 914 |
| 7 | Brian | 851 |
| 8 | John | 835 |
| 9 | Robert | 804 |
| 10 | Joshua | 633 |
| 11 | Jeremy | 628 |
| 12 | Timothy | 596 |
| 13 | Joseph | 588 |
| 14 | Daniel | 583 |
| 15 | William | 574 |
| 16 | Kevin | 561 |
| 17 | Ryan | 557 |
| 18 | Eric | 525 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 485 |
| 20 | Andrew | 466 |
| 21 | Steven | 441 |
| 22 | Scott | 408 |
| 23 | Justin | 384 |
| 24 | Mark | 376 |
| 25 | Aaron | 375 |
| 26 | Charles | 365 |
| 27 | Thomas | 337 |
| 28 | Richard | 336 |
| 29 | Anthony | 325 |
| 30 | Shawn | 304 |
| 31 | Chad | 303 |
| 32 | Nathan | 294 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 272 |
| 34 | Paul | 264 |
| 35 | Adam | 252 |
| 36 | Bradley | 246 |
| 37 | Gregory | 245 |
| 37 | Stephen | 245 |
| 39 | Travis | 242 |
| 40 | Kenneth | 237 |
| 41 | Brandon | 229 |
| 42 | Bryan | 220 |
| 42 | Jonathan | 220 |
| 44 | Patrick | 210 |
| 45 | Corey | 189 |
| 46 | Todd | 173 |
| 47 | Sean | 167 |
| 48 | Jacob | 165 |
| 49 | Douglas | 162 |
| 50 | Gary | 158 |