Top baby names in Missouri, 1985
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,361 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,108 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,041 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 935 |
| 5 | Sarah | 709 |
| 6 | Megan | 636 |
| 7 | Heather | 524 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 499 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 471 |
| 10 | Rachel | 468 |
| 11 | Nicole | 437 |
| 12 | Melissa | 420 |
| 13 | Lauren | 413 |
| 14 | Amber | 387 |
| 15 | Emily | 381 |
| 16 | Amy | 380 |
| 17 | Laura | 359 |
| 18 | Danielle | 353 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 336 |
| 20 | Kimberly | 329 |
| 21 | Michelle | 320 |
| 22 | Angela | 308 |
| 23 | Christina | 300 |
| 23 | Tiffany | 300 |
| 25 | Erin | 295 |
| 26 | Jamie | 290 |
| 27 | Crystal | 282 |
| 28 | Katherine | 270 |
| 28 | Kelly | 270 |
| 30 | Lindsey | 267 |
| 31 | Sara | 264 |
| 32 | Brittany | 257 |
| 33 | Andrea | 254 |
| 34 | Mary | 239 |
| 35 | Samantha | 231 |
| 36 | Erica | 229 |
| 37 | Katie | 214 |
| 38 | Courtney | 205 |
| 39 | Lisa | 194 |
| 40 | Lindsay | 186 |
| 41 | Kristen | 185 |
| 42 | Julie | 184 |
| 43 | Kathryn | 177 |
| 44 | Tara | 172 |
| 45 | Anna | 164 |
| 46 | Christine | 155 |
| 47 | Alicia | 150 |
| 48 | April | 147 |
| 49 | Shannon | 146 |
| 50 | Allison | 144 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,337 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,266 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,158 |
| 4 | Joshua | 1,097 |
| 5 | James | 825 |
| 6 | Daniel | 807 |
| 7 | Andrew | 776 |
| 8 | Ryan | 774 |
| 9 | David | 764 |
| 10 | Brandon | 758 |
| 11 | John | 723 |
| 12 | Justin | 649 |
| 13 | Robert | 638 |
| 14 | Joseph | 610 |
| 15 | Jason | 598 |
| 16 | Adam | 587 |
| 17 | Nicholas | 583 |
| 18 | William | 509 |
| 19 | Brian | 507 |
| 20 | Kyle | 488 |
| 21 | Timothy | 483 |
| 22 | Eric | 465 |
| 23 | Jacob | 442 |
| 24 | Anthony | 441 |
| 25 | Kevin | 424 |
| 26 | Aaron | 392 |
| 26 | Jonathan | 392 |
| 28 | Thomas | 380 |
| 29 | Steven | 370 |
| 30 | Jeremy | 354 |
| 31 | Dustin | 339 |
| 32 | Zachary | 327 |
| 33 | Mark | 318 |
| 34 | Jeffrey | 313 |
| 35 | Benjamin | 300 |
| 36 | Nathan | 297 |
| 36 | Tyler | 297 |
| 38 | Stephen | 290 |
| 39 | Richard | 286 |
| 40 | Scott | 277 |
| 41 | Charles | 268 |
| 42 | Patrick | 251 |
| 43 | Travis | 249 |
| 44 | Bradley | 246 |
| 45 | Cody | 231 |
| 46 | Gregory | 227 |
| 47 | Paul | 226 |
| 48 | Bryan | 218 |
| 49 | Kenneth | 215 |
| 50 | Sean | 214 |