Top baby names in Missouri, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,386 |
| 2 | Amanda | 1,046 |
| 3 | Jessica | 921 |
| 4 | Sarah | 887 |
| 5 | Melissa | 622 |
| 6 | Amy | 611 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 541 |
| 8 | Angela | 511 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 486 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 461 |
| 11 | Heather | 440 |
| 12 | Michelle | 406 |
| 13 | Crystal | 394 |
| 14 | Tiffany | 384 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 377 |
| 16 | Erin | 375 |
| 17 | Nicole | 357 |
| 18 | Laura | 356 |
| 19 | Christina | 346 |
| 20 | Jamie | 344 |
| 21 | Rachel | 339 |
| 22 | Andrea | 327 |
| 23 | Emily | 320 |
| 24 | Sara | 310 |
| 25 | Amber | 307 |
| 26 | Lisa | 297 |
| 27 | Kelly | 289 |
| 28 | Mary | 269 |
| 29 | Julie | 262 |
| 30 | Katherine | 254 |
| 31 | April | 232 |
| 32 | Megan | 225 |
| 33 | Kristin | 224 |
| 34 | Ashley | 221 |
| 35 | Shannon | 202 |
| 36 | Brandy | 200 |
| 37 | Lauren | 195 |
| 38 | Danielle | 190 |
| 39 | Kristen | 187 |
| 40 | Erica | 179 |
| 40 | Tara | 179 |
| 42 | Brandi | 163 |
| 43 | Katie | 156 |
| 44 | Carrie | 155 |
| 45 | Courtney | 154 |
| 46 | Anna | 146 |
| 47 | Lindsay | 142 |
| 48 | Kathryn | 140 |
| 49 | Lindsey | 137 |
| 50 | Alicia | 132 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,483 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,138 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,123 |
| 4 | Joshua | 1,093 |
| 5 | Jason | 971 |
| 6 | James | 914 |
| 7 | David | 846 |
| 8 | John | 800 |
| 9 | Justin | 740 |
| 10 | Robert | 712 |
| 11 | Ryan | 704 |
| 12 | Daniel | 662 |
| 13 | Joseph | 655 |
| 14 | Brian | 639 |
| 15 | William | 580 |
| 16 | Andrew | 564 |
| 17 | Timothy | 555 |
| 18 | Brandon | 551 |
| 19 | Adam | 522 |
| 20 | Jeremy | 506 |
| 21 | Eric | 505 |
| 22 | Nicholas | 494 |
| 23 | Jeffrey | 412 |
| 24 | Jonathan | 407 |
| 24 | Thomas | 407 |
| 26 | Aaron | 405 |
| 27 | Steven | 404 |
| 28 | Kevin | 402 |
| 29 | Anthony | 369 |
| 30 | Dustin | 364 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 360 |
| 32 | Nathan | 348 |
| 33 | Charles | 341 |
| 34 | Mark | 336 |
| 35 | Richard | 328 |
| 36 | Travis | 327 |
| 37 | Scott | 326 |
| 38 | Jacob | 275 |
| 39 | Bradley | 246 |
| 40 | Patrick | 244 |
| 41 | Paul | 242 |
| 42 | Stephen | 223 |
| 43 | Chad | 211 |
| 44 | Kyle | 206 |
| 45 | Bryan | 199 |
| 46 | Gregory | 197 |
| 47 | Jesse | 189 |
| 48 | Kenneth | 181 |
| 49 | Derek | 178 |
| 50 | Shawn | 176 |