Top baby names in Missouri, 1980
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,419 |
| 2 | Amanda | 1,151 |
| 3 | Sarah | 853 |
| 4 | Jessica | 733 |
| 5 | Melissa | 720 |
| 6 | Amy | 635 |
| 7 | Angela | 622 |
| 8 | Heather | 507 |
| 9 | Kimberly | 464 |
| 10 | Michelle | 463 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 458 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 450 |
| 13 | Rebecca | 443 |
| 14 | Christina | 411 |
| 15 | Tiffany | 409 |
| 16 | Crystal | 406 |
| 17 | Jamie | 386 |
| 18 | Nicole | 379 |
| 19 | Rachel | 365 |
| 20 | Sara | 353 |
| 21 | Laura | 348 |
| 22 | Lisa | 345 |
| 23 | Erin | 331 |
| 23 | Kelly | 331 |
| 25 | Amber | 303 |
| 26 | Andrea | 284 |
| 27 | Mary | 278 |
| 28 | April | 271 |
| 28 | Julie | 271 |
| 30 | Emily | 261 |
| 31 | Katherine | 245 |
| 32 | Megan | 232 |
| 33 | Shannon | 228 |
| 34 | Misty | 217 |
| 35 | Ashley | 211 |
| 36 | Erica | 190 |
| 37 | Brandy | 182 |
| 38 | Kristen | 177 |
| 39 | Carrie | 174 |
| 40 | Tara | 173 |
| 41 | Kristin | 171 |
| 42 | Jill | 163 |
| 43 | Christine | 162 |
| 44 | Lauren | 158 |
| 45 | Brandi | 152 |
| 45 | Kathryn | 152 |
| 47 | Holly | 149 |
| 48 | Danielle | 142 |
| 49 | Katie | 140 |
| 50 | Lori | 138 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,480 |
| 2 | Jason | 1,208 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,174 |
| 4 | Matthew | 1,040 |
| 5 | Joshua | 1,026 |
| 6 | James | 954 |
| 7 | David | 860 |
| 8 | John | 796 |
| 9 | Robert | 790 |
| 10 | Justin | 788 |
| 11 | Brian | 724 |
| 12 | Daniel | 673 |
| 13 | Joseph | 670 |
| 14 | Ryan | 637 |
| 15 | William | 592 |
| 16 | Jeremy | 562 |
| 17 | Timothy | 551 |
| 18 | Nicholas | 545 |
| 19 | Andrew | 528 |
| 20 | Eric | 526 |
| 21 | Adam | 459 |
| 22 | Kevin | 457 |
| 23 | Jeffrey | 445 |
| 24 | Brandon | 434 |
| 25 | Aaron | 402 |
| 26 | Steven | 396 |
| 27 | Thomas | 389 |
| 28 | Jonathan | 386 |
| 29 | Nathan | 370 |
| 30 | Mark | 367 |
| 31 | Anthony | 359 |
| 32 | Richard | 348 |
| 33 | Charles | 345 |
| 34 | Scott | 344 |
| 35 | Dustin | 336 |
| 36 | Travis | 330 |
| 37 | Benjamin | 329 |
| 38 | Chad | 292 |
| 39 | Bradley | 285 |
| 40 | Patrick | 254 |
| 41 | Jacob | 253 |
| 42 | Stephen | 248 |
| 43 | Kenneth | 239 |
| 44 | Paul | 227 |
| 45 | Gregory | 218 |
| 46 | Shawn | 203 |
| 47 | Bryan | 202 |
| 48 | Derek | 187 |
| 49 | Kyle | 186 |
| 50 | Jesse | 172 |