Top baby names in Missouri, 1988
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,238 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,180 |
| 3 | Amanda | 901 |
| 4 | Sarah | 754 |
| 5 | Brittany | 560 |
| 6 | Jennifer | 554 |
| 7 | Megan | 532 |
| 8 | Samantha | 496 |
| 9 | Lauren | 495 |
| 10 | Emily | 474 |
| 11 | Danielle | 446 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 441 |
| 13 | Tiffany | 440 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 439 |
| 15 | Amber | 425 |
| 16 | Heather | 420 |
| 17 | Rachel | 384 |
| 18 | Nicole | 370 |
| 19 | Kayla | 347 |
| 20 | Melissa | 325 |
| 21 | Katherine | 282 |
| 22 | Courtney | 277 |
| 23 | Whitney | 268 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 258 |
| 25 | Kimberly | 254 |
| 26 | Laura | 250 |
| 27 | Sara | 246 |
| 28 | Michelle | 241 |
| 29 | Christina | 238 |
| 30 | Amy | 227 |
| 30 | Mary | 227 |
| 32 | Erin | 217 |
| 33 | Andrea | 210 |
| 34 | Lindsey | 205 |
| 35 | Chelsea | 202 |
| 36 | Katie | 198 |
| 37 | Angela | 193 |
| 37 | Jamie | 193 |
| 39 | Crystal | 187 |
| 39 | Kelly | 187 |
| 41 | Erica | 185 |
| 41 | Kristen | 185 |
| 43 | Kelsey | 180 |
| 44 | Kathryn | 171 |
| 45 | Hannah | 168 |
| 46 | Allison | 156 |
| 47 | Lindsay | 147 |
| 48 | Cassandra | 141 |
| 49 | Shannon | 140 |
| 50 | Brittney | 137 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,267 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,116 |
| 3 | Joshua | 1,022 |
| 4 | Matthew | 942 |
| 5 | Andrew | 887 |
| 6 | Justin | 779 |
| 7 | Ryan | 727 |
| 8 | James | 697 |
| 9 | David | 669 |
| 10 | Daniel | 654 |
| 11 | Kyle | 645 |
| 12 | John | 638 |
| 13 | Joseph | 596 |
| 14 | Nicholas | 575 |
| 15 | Brandon | 573 |
| 16 | Robert | 562 |
| 17 | Jacob | 535 |
| 18 | William | 478 |
| 19 | Zachary | 455 |
| 20 | Anthony | 447 |
| 21 | Adam | 422 |
| 22 | Timothy | 420 |
| 23 | Aaron | 416 |
| 24 | Brian | 400 |
| 25 | Tyler | 396 |
| 26 | Eric | 390 |
| 27 | Jonathan | 388 |
| 28 | Kevin | 384 |
| 29 | Thomas | 382 |
| 30 | Cody | 376 |
| 31 | Steven | 342 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 340 |
| 33 | Dustin | 335 |
| 34 | Charles | 324 |
| 35 | Jason | 321 |
| 36 | Nathan | 285 |
| 37 | Jeremy | 278 |
| 38 | Mark | 274 |
| 39 | Travis | 261 |
| 40 | Alexander | 256 |
| 41 | Patrick | 254 |
| 42 | Jeffrey | 252 |
| 43 | Stephen | 233 |
| 44 | Bradley | 230 |
| 45 | Richard | 225 |
| 46 | Samuel | 222 |
| 46 | Sean | 222 |
| 48 | Scott | 220 |
| 49 | Derek | 219 |
| 50 | Jordan | 210 |