Top baby names in Missouri, 1983
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,215 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,019 |
| 3 | Amanda | 990 |
| 4 | Ashley | 989 |
| 5 | Sarah | 837 |
| 6 | Heather | 546 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 530 |
| 8 | Melissa | 504 |
| 9 | Amy | 497 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 453 |
| 11 | Erin | 414 |
| 12 | Rachel | 412 |
| 13 | Amber | 402 |
| 13 | Megan | 402 |
| 15 | Nicole | 399 |
| 16 | Rebecca | 391 |
| 17 | Crystal | 372 |
| 18 | Michelle | 370 |
| 19 | Emily | 346 |
| 20 | Angela | 345 |
| 21 | Tiffany | 344 |
| 22 | Jamie | 328 |
| 23 | Christina | 325 |
| 23 | Laura | 325 |
| 25 | Kimberly | 324 |
| 26 | Kelly | 300 |
| 27 | Sara | 287 |
| 28 | Mary | 282 |
| 29 | Lindsey | 279 |
| 30 | Lauren | 275 |
| 31 | Andrea | 266 |
| 32 | Katherine | 264 |
| 33 | Lisa | 214 |
| 34 | Lindsay | 209 |
| 35 | Danielle | 204 |
| 36 | Kristen | 202 |
| 37 | Julie | 198 |
| 38 | Erica | 196 |
| 38 | Shannon | 196 |
| 40 | Alicia | 184 |
| 41 | Samantha | 177 |
| 42 | Tara | 168 |
| 43 | April | 167 |
| 44 | Kristin | 163 |
| 45 | Katie | 159 |
| 46 | Kathryn | 156 |
| 47 | Courtney | 154 |
| 48 | Holly | 146 |
| 49 | Brandi | 139 |
| 50 | Brandy | 136 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,385 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,297 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,228 |
| 4 | Joshua | 944 |
| 5 | James | 856 |
| 6 | Jason | 826 |
| 7 | Justin | 788 |
| 8 | John | 772 |
| 9 | David | 765 |
| 10 | Daniel | 763 |
| 11 | Ryan | 742 |
| 12 | Andrew | 668 |
| 13 | Robert | 638 |
| 14 | Joseph | 600 |
| 15 | Brian | 586 |
| 16 | Adam | 577 |
| 16 | Brandon | 577 |
| 18 | William | 553 |
| 19 | Nicholas | 498 |
| 19 | Timothy | 498 |
| 21 | Eric | 442 |
| 22 | Anthony | 426 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 422 |
| 24 | Steven | 417 |
| 25 | Kevin | 412 |
| 26 | Aaron | 403 |
| 27 | Kyle | 398 |
| 28 | Jeffrey | 394 |
| 29 | Dustin | 390 |
| 30 | Jeremy | 389 |
| 31 | Thomas | 379 |
| 32 | Mark | 348 |
| 33 | Jacob | 341 |
| 34 | Charles | 333 |
| 35 | Nathan | 323 |
| 36 | Benjamin | 313 |
| 36 | Richard | 313 |
| 38 | Travis | 308 |
| 39 | Scott | 262 |
| 40 | Stephen | 260 |
| 41 | Paul | 249 |
| 42 | Bradley | 246 |
| 43 | Patrick | 232 |
| 44 | Gregory | 221 |
| 45 | Zachary | 216 |
| 46 | Kenneth | 200 |
| 47 | Sean | 196 |
| 48 | Bryan | 194 |
| 49 | Chad | 190 |
| 50 | Shawn | 187 |