Top baby names in Missouri, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,395 |
| 2 | Amy | 745 |
| 3 | Angela | 716 |
| 4 | Melissa | 671 |
| 5 | Sarah | 631 |
| 6 | Amanda | 625 |
| 7 | Heather | 550 |
| 8 | Jessica | 524 |
| 9 | Christina | 489 |
| 10 | Kelly | 430 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 427 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 421 |
| 13 | Kimberly | 414 |
| 14 | Michelle | 410 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 389 |
| 16 | Lisa | 370 |
| 17 | Crystal | 369 |
| 18 | Jamie | 355 |
| 19 | Julie | 316 |
| 19 | Nicole | 316 |
| 21 | Laura | 300 |
| 22 | Andrea | 280 |
| 23 | Rachel | 275 |
| 24 | Erin | 268 |
| 25 | Sara | 263 |
| 26 | Mary | 243 |
| 27 | Carrie | 230 |
| 28 | Shannon | 224 |
| 29 | Amber | 214 |
| 30 | Emily | 213 |
| 31 | Brandy | 206 |
| 32 | April | 205 |
| 33 | Misty | 195 |
| 34 | Jill | 186 |
| 35 | Tiffany | 184 |
| 36 | Stacy | 183 |
| 37 | Katherine | 168 |
| 37 | Tracy | 168 |
| 39 | Erica | 164 |
| 40 | Christine | 148 |
| 41 | Susan | 145 |
| 42 | Karen | 143 |
| 43 | Kathryn | 139 |
| 43 | Tara | 139 |
| 45 | Dawn | 136 |
| 46 | Stacey | 135 |
| 47 | Danielle | 131 |
| 48 | Christy | 130 |
| 49 | Holly | 127 |
| 49 | Megan | 127 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,488 |
| 2 | Jason | 1,351 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,177 |
| 4 | Matthew | 1,029 |
| 5 | James | 943 |
| 6 | David | 928 |
| 7 | John | 815 |
| 8 | Robert | 729 |
| 9 | Joshua | 713 |
| 10 | Brian | 710 |
| 11 | Timothy | 602 |
| 12 | Daniel | 588 |
| 13 | Joseph | 584 |
| 14 | Jeremy | 583 |
| 15 | Ryan | 554 |
| 16 | William | 550 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 522 |
| 18 | Eric | 490 |
| 19 | Kevin | 465 |
| 20 | Andrew | 461 |
| 21 | Justin | 434 |
| 22 | Nicholas | 416 |
| 23 | Steven | 414 |
| 24 | Aaron | 377 |
| 25 | Mark | 376 |
| 26 | Scott | 375 |
| 27 | Anthony | 348 |
| 28 | Thomas | 346 |
| 29 | Charles | 341 |
| 30 | Nathan | 327 |
| 31 | Adam | 326 |
| 32 | Richard | 324 |
| 33 | Chad | 300 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 294 |
| 35 | Shawn | 284 |
| 36 | Brandon | 278 |
| 37 | Jonathan | 258 |
| 38 | Travis | 256 |
| 39 | Bradley | 233 |
| 40 | Patrick | 231 |
| 41 | Paul | 222 |
| 42 | Bryan | 213 |
| 42 | Stephen | 213 |
| 44 | Kenneth | 212 |
| 45 | Gregory | 206 |
| 46 | Shaun | 203 |
| 47 | Jacob | 170 |
| 48 | Donald | 162 |
| 49 | Keith | 155 |
| 50 | Corey | 152 |