Top baby names in Missouri, 1987
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 1,348 |
| 2 | Ashley | 1,341 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,007 |
| 4 | Sarah | 719 |
| 5 | Jennifer | 649 |
| 6 | Megan | 565 |
| 7 | Heather | 469 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 461 |
| 9 | Amber | 452 |
| 10 | Emily | 434 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 433 |
| 12 | Brittany | 418 |
| 13 | Danielle | 414 |
| 14 | Rachel | 412 |
| 15 | Lauren | 397 |
| 16 | Nicole | 396 |
| 17 | Samantha | 388 |
| 18 | Melissa | 369 |
| 19 | Tiffany | 315 |
| 20 | Amy | 297 |
| 21 | Michelle | 295 |
| 22 | Laura | 286 |
| 23 | Whitney | 277 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 274 |
| 25 | Katherine | 273 |
| 26 | Christina | 252 |
| 26 | Kayla | 252 |
| 28 | Kelly | 245 |
| 29 | Kimberly | 242 |
| 30 | Sara | 239 |
| 31 | Katie | 230 |
| 32 | Jamie | 228 |
| 33 | Andrea | 226 |
| 34 | Angela | 225 |
| 35 | Crystal | 212 |
| 36 | Erin | 202 |
| 37 | Lindsey | 201 |
| 38 | Mary | 195 |
| 39 | Courtney | 189 |
| 39 | Erica | 189 |
| 41 | Kristen | 177 |
| 42 | Lisa | 165 |
| 43 | Lindsay | 164 |
| 44 | Kathryn | 160 |
| 45 | Anna | 156 |
| 46 | Alicia | 152 |
| 47 | Allison | 150 |
| 48 | Julie | 146 |
| 49 | Hannah | 144 |
| 50 | Chelsea | 136 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,262 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,132 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,072 |
| 4 | Joshua | 978 |
| 5 | Andrew | 942 |
| 6 | Justin | 767 |
| 7 | Daniel | 729 |
| 8 | James | 719 |
| 9 | Ryan | 705 |
| 10 | David | 696 |
| 11 | John | 603 |
| 12 | Kyle | 599 |
| 13 | Joseph | 585 |
| 14 | Nicholas | 571 |
| 15 | Robert | 570 |
| 16 | Brandon | 565 |
| 17 | Jacob | 511 |
| 18 | William | 501 |
| 19 | Eric | 445 |
| 20 | Anthony | 444 |
| 21 | Adam | 441 |
| 22 | Timothy | 439 |
| 23 | Brian | 431 |
| 24 | Jason | 411 |
| 25 | Kevin | 406 |
| 26 | Steven | 371 |
| 26 | Zachary | 371 |
| 28 | Jonathan | 364 |
| 28 | Thomas | 364 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 359 |
| 31 | Aaron | 352 |
| 32 | Tyler | 349 |
| 33 | Dustin | 336 |
| 34 | Cody | 308 |
| 35 | Jeffrey | 305 |
| 36 | Jeremy | 303 |
| 37 | Charles | 291 |
| 38 | Mark | 275 |
| 39 | Nathan | 273 |
| 40 | Travis | 261 |
| 41 | Richard | 259 |
| 42 | Patrick | 244 |
| 43 | Bradley | 231 |
| 44 | Stephen | 226 |
| 45 | Alexander | 215 |
| 46 | Scott | 210 |
| 47 | Derek | 209 |
| 48 | Sean | 207 |
| 49 | Samuel | 205 |
| 50 | Jesse | 191 |