Top baby names in Missouri, 1986
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,378 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,191 |
| 3 | Amanda | 984 |
| 4 | Sarah | 807 |
| 5 | Jennifer | 757 |
| 6 | Megan | 569 |
| 7 | Heather | 537 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 499 |
| 9 | Amber | 445 |
| 10 | Rachel | 439 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 417 |
| 12 | Lauren | 411 |
| 13 | Brittany | 382 |
| 14 | Nicole | 370 |
| 15 | Emily | 350 |
| 16 | Amy | 339 |
| 17 | Melissa | 321 |
| 18 | Laura | 319 |
| 19 | Danielle | 317 |
| 20 | Tiffany | 310 |
| 21 | Katherine | 309 |
| 22 | Samantha | 306 |
| 23 | Kimberly | 297 |
| 23 | Whitney | 297 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 283 |
| 26 | Sara | 279 |
| 27 | Jamie | 278 |
| 28 | Erin | 267 |
| 29 | Christina | 266 |
| 30 | Michelle | 265 |
| 31 | Crystal | 256 |
| 32 | Kelly | 246 |
| 33 | Angela | 244 |
| 34 | Andrea | 224 |
| 35 | Lindsey | 218 |
| 36 | Mary | 215 |
| 37 | Courtney | 214 |
| 38 | Erica | 208 |
| 39 | Katie | 198 |
| 40 | Kristen | 177 |
| 41 | Kathryn | 169 |
| 41 | Lindsay | 169 |
| 43 | Alicia | 164 |
| 44 | Tara | 158 |
| 45 | Lisa | 153 |
| 46 | Allison | 148 |
| 47 | Shannon | 146 |
| 48 | Anna | 144 |
| 49 | Julie | 142 |
| 50 | Kristin | 130 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher | 1,263 |
| 1 | Michael | 1,263 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,098 |
| 4 | Joshua | 956 |
| 5 | Andrew | 887 |
| 6 | Ryan | 772 |
| 7 | James | 761 |
| 8 | David | 744 |
| 9 | Daniel | 727 |
| 10 | John | 661 |
| 11 | Brandon | 650 |
| 12 | Justin | 627 |
| 13 | Joseph | 619 |
| 14 | Kyle | 600 |
| 15 | Nicholas | 586 |
| 16 | Robert | 549 |
| 17 | Brian | 491 |
| 17 | William | 491 |
| 19 | Timothy | 482 |
| 20 | Adam | 477 |
| 21 | Jacob | 471 |
| 22 | Jason | 464 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 411 |
| 23 | Kevin | 411 |
| 25 | Eric | 398 |
| 26 | Anthony | 397 |
| 26 | Steven | 397 |
| 28 | Aaron | 380 |
| 29 | Jeremy | 379 |
| 30 | Thomas | 370 |
| 31 | Dustin | 364 |
| 32 | Tyler | 333 |
| 33 | Zachary | 332 |
| 34 | Jeffrey | 311 |
| 35 | Benjamin | 301 |
| 36 | Charles | 297 |
| 37 | Nathan | 281 |
| 38 | Mark | 277 |
| 39 | Richard | 260 |
| 40 | Stephen | 252 |
| 41 | Bradley | 248 |
| 42 | Scott | 247 |
| 43 | Patrick | 246 |
| 44 | Travis | 245 |
| 45 | Sean | 232 |
| 46 | Cody | 220 |
| 47 | Gregory | 215 |
| 48 | Derek | 192 |
| 49 | Alexander | 191 |
| 50 | Jordan | 189 |