Top baby names in Missouri, 1997
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 664 |
| 2 | Hannah | 562 |
| 3 | Taylor | 539 |
| 4 | Madison | 480 |
| 5 | Ashley | 462 |
| 6 | Sarah | 450 |
| 7 | Jessica | 445 |
| 8 | Samantha | 432 |
| 9 | Megan | 412 |
| 10 | Alexis | 364 |
| 11 | Lauren | 361 |
| 12 | Rachel | 330 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 329 |
| 14 | Kayla | 309 |
| 15 | Brittany | 290 |
| 16 | Abigail | 287 |
| 17 | Morgan | 257 |
| 18 | Alyssa | 250 |
| 19 | Courtney | 245 |
| 20 | Sydney | 232 |
| 21 | Shelby | 230 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 224 |
| 23 | Haley | 223 |
| 24 | Anna | 222 |
| 25 | Jordan | 219 |
| 25 | Olivia | 219 |
| 27 | Allison | 211 |
| 28 | Bailey | 208 |
| 28 | Emma | 208 |
| 30 | Brianna | 205 |
| 31 | Amanda | 200 |
| 31 | Kaitlyn | 200 |
| 33 | Victoria | 198 |
| 34 | Danielle | 195 |
| 34 | Katherine | 195 |
| 36 | Amber | 181 |
| 37 | Paige | 177 |
| 38 | Kelsey | 176 |
| 39 | Mary | 175 |
| 40 | Nicole | 168 |
| 41 | Brooke | 164 |
| 42 | Cheyenne | 152 |
| 43 | Madeline | 151 |
| 44 | Sierra | 143 |
| 45 | Alexandra | 141 |
| 46 | Destiny | 139 |
| 46 | Grace | 139 |
| 48 | Gabrielle | 136 |
| 49 | Erin | 135 |
| 50 | Breanna | 132 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 1,011 |
| 2 | Austin | 799 |
| 3 | Tyler | 656 |
| 4 | Michael | 640 |
| 5 | Zachary | 605 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 598 |
| 7 | Matthew | 595 |
| 8 | Andrew | 569 |
| 9 | Joshua | 549 |
| 10 | Ryan | 498 |
| 11 | Brandon | 495 |
| 12 | Christopher | 487 |
| 13 | Joseph | 472 |
| 14 | John | 450 |
| 15 | William | 428 |
| 16 | James | 404 |
| 17 | Alexander | 400 |
| 18 | Jordan | 399 |
| 19 | Daniel | 382 |
| 20 | Dylan | 379 |
| 20 | Samuel | 379 |
| 22 | Kyle | 374 |
| 23 | David | 368 |
| 24 | Justin | 352 |
| 25 | Robert | 304 |
| 26 | Logan | 293 |
| 27 | Nathan | 292 |
| 28 | Cody | 290 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 284 |
| 30 | Anthony | 283 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 266 |
| 32 | Dakota | 263 |
| 32 | Thomas | 263 |
| 34 | Aaron | 258 |
| 35 | Christian | 248 |
| 36 | Dalton | 247 |
| 37 | Caleb | 244 |
| 38 | Ethan | 230 |
| 39 | Blake | 215 |
| 40 | Noah | 213 |
| 41 | Adam | 209 |
| 42 | Timothy | 202 |
| 43 | Hunter | 199 |
| 44 | Connor | 188 |
| 45 | Cameron | 183 |
| 46 | Charles | 182 |
| 47 | Trevor | 177 |
| 48 | Devin | 171 |
| 49 | Brendan | 165 |
| 50 | Kevin | 163 |