Top baby names in Missouri, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,394 |
| 2 | Amanda | 989 |
| 3 | Melissa | 815 |
| 4 | Sarah | 686 |
| 5 | Angela | 681 |
| 6 | Amy | 644 |
| 7 | Jessica | 610 |
| 8 | Heather | 519 |
| 9 | Christina | 508 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 491 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 455 |
| 12 | Kimberly | 454 |
| 13 | Kelly | 419 |
| 13 | Michelle | 419 |
| 15 | Nicole | 400 |
| 16 | Lisa | 393 |
| 16 | Rebecca | 393 |
| 18 | Crystal | 366 |
| 19 | Jamie | 356 |
| 20 | Laura | 345 |
| 21 | Amber | 297 |
| 22 | Rachel | 283 |
| 23 | Tiffany | 268 |
| 24 | Erin | 266 |
| 25 | Julie | 262 |
| 26 | Andrea | 261 |
| 27 | Sara | 254 |
| 28 | Mary | 246 |
| 29 | April | 233 |
| 30 | Emily | 230 |
| 31 | Shannon | 220 |
| 32 | Katherine | 218 |
| 33 | Carrie | 215 |
| 34 | Megan | 203 |
| 35 | Brandy | 190 |
| 36 | Misty | 180 |
| 37 | Stacy | 176 |
| 38 | Erica | 174 |
| 39 | Tara | 172 |
| 40 | Alicia | 156 |
| 41 | Jill | 153 |
| 42 | Danielle | 149 |
| 43 | Brandi | 147 |
| 43 | Christine | 147 |
| 45 | Holly | 143 |
| 46 | Kathryn | 142 |
| 47 | Tracy | 141 |
| 48 | Stacey | 138 |
| 49 | Tina | 136 |
| 50 | Dana | 131 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,574 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,242 |
| 3 | Jason | 1,232 |
| 4 | Matthew | 1,020 |
| 5 | James | 975 |
| 6 | David | 959 |
| 7 | Joshua | 913 |
| 8 | John | 873 |
| 9 | Robert | 766 |
| 10 | Brian | 740 |
| 11 | Joseph | 639 |
| 12 | Ryan | 624 |
| 13 | Jeremy | 605 |
| 14 | Daniel | 582 |
| 15 | Timothy | 564 |
| 16 | William | 556 |
| 17 | Nicholas | 546 |
| 18 | Justin | 527 |
| 19 | Andrew | 497 |
| 20 | Eric | 480 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 448 |
| 22 | Kevin | 432 |
| 23 | Adam | 405 |
| 24 | Steven | 402 |
| 25 | Scott | 388 |
| 26 | Charles | 385 |
| 27 | Aaron | 382 |
| 28 | Thomas | 371 |
| 29 | Travis | 369 |
| 30 | Richard | 362 |
| 31 | Nathan | 361 |
| 32 | Mark | 356 |
| 33 | Anthony | 337 |
| 34 | Brandon | 318 |
| 35 | Jonathan | 289 |
| 36 | Benjamin | 285 |
| 37 | Bradley | 271 |
| 38 | Stephen | 269 |
| 39 | Paul | 256 |
| 40 | Gregory | 246 |
| 41 | Jacob | 230 |
| 42 | Chad | 224 |
| 43 | Patrick | 220 |
| 43 | Shawn | 220 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 211 |
| 46 | Bryan | 210 |
| 46 | Dustin | 210 |
| 48 | Donald | 179 |
| 49 | Kyle | 169 |
| 50 | Shaun | 162 |