Top baby names in Missouri, 1982
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,228 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,053 |
| 3 | Amanda | 996 |
| 4 | Sarah | 859 |
| 5 | Melissa | 580 |
| 6 | Amy | 571 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 524 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 480 |
| 9 | Nicole | 459 |
| 10 | Angela | 443 |
| 11 | Rebecca | 430 |
| 12 | Ashley | 417 |
| 13 | Crystal | 415 |
| 14 | Heather | 404 |
| 15 | Michelle | 401 |
| 16 | Rachel | 400 |
| 17 | Erin | 394 |
| 18 | Christina | 381 |
| 19 | Tiffany | 368 |
| 20 | Kimberly | 363 |
| 21 | Amber | 360 |
| 22 | Emily | 358 |
| 23 | Sara | 335 |
| 24 | Laura | 317 |
| 25 | Jamie | 316 |
| 26 | Kelly | 304 |
| 27 | Andrea | 284 |
| 28 | Mary | 259 |
| 29 | Lauren | 249 |
| 30 | Katherine | 248 |
| 30 | Lindsey | 248 |
| 32 | Lisa | 237 |
| 33 | Megan | 236 |
| 34 | Julie | 212 |
| 35 | Lindsay | 204 |
| 36 | Kristen | 203 |
| 37 | Erica | 202 |
| 38 | Danielle | 199 |
| 39 | Tara | 185 |
| 40 | April | 183 |
| 41 | Shannon | 176 |
| 42 | Brandy | 170 |
| 43 | Kathryn | 166 |
| 44 | Brandi | 161 |
| 45 | Kristin | 158 |
| 46 | Samantha | 157 |
| 47 | Courtney | 150 |
| 48 | Katie | 145 |
| 49 | Carrie | 144 |
| 50 | Natalie | 141 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,386 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,260 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,212 |
| 4 | Joshua | 1,027 |
| 5 | Jason | 973 |
| 6 | James | 933 |
| 7 | David | 926 |
| 8 | John | 799 |
| 9 | Justin | 776 |
| 10 | Robert | 738 |
| 11 | Ryan | 713 |
| 12 | Joseph | 689 |
| 13 | Daniel | 683 |
| 14 | William | 590 |
| 15 | Andrew | 576 |
| 16 | Brian | 569 |
| 17 | Timothy | 528 |
| 18 | Brandon | 513 |
| 19 | Nicholas | 510 |
| 20 | Adam | 496 |
| 21 | Eric | 457 |
| 21 | Jeremy | 457 |
| 23 | Kevin | 443 |
| 24 | Aaron | 431 |
| 25 | Jeffrey | 426 |
| 26 | Anthony | 405 |
| 27 | Jonathan | 393 |
| 28 | Thomas | 392 |
| 29 | Steven | 366 |
| 30 | Dustin | 347 |
| 31 | Mark | 342 |
| 32 | Richard | 338 |
| 33 | Nathan | 333 |
| 34 | Charles | 331 |
| 35 | Jacob | 325 |
| 36 | Scott | 321 |
| 37 | Travis | 315 |
| 38 | Benjamin | 307 |
| 39 | Bradley | 261 |
| 40 | Kyle | 254 |
| 41 | Patrick | 248 |
| 42 | Paul | 246 |
| 43 | Stephen | 244 |
| 44 | Jesse | 224 |
| 44 | Kenneth | 224 |
| 46 | Gregory | 204 |
| 47 | Zachary | 203 |
| 48 | Bryan | 192 |
| 49 | Chad | 187 |
| 50 | Shawn | 186 |