Missouri ★ 1956

Top names in Missouri, 1956

Mary led for girls with 1,724 babies ; Michael for boys with 2,298. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Mary	1,724
2	Deborah	1,367
3	Linda	1,260
4	Debra	1,211
5	Patricia	1,096
6	Susan	1,036
7	Karen	1,029
8	Donna	852
9	Pamela	839
10	Cynthia	815
11	Barbara	751
12	Sharon	743
13	Nancy	681
14	Brenda	653
15	Janet	569
16	Sandra	568
17	Carol	562
18	Cheryl	550
19	Kathy	451
20	Diane	440
21	Kathleen	435
22	Teresa	429
23	Connie	380
24	Rebecca	364
25	Janice	363
26	Joyce	354
27	Denise	337
28	Elizabeth	323
29	Margaret	303
30	Rhonda	296
31	Paula	289
32	Vicki	281
33	Sherry	274
34	Debbie	272
35	Catherine	266
36	Beverly	264
37	Cathy	262
38	Carolyn	257
39	Lisa	254
40	Theresa	253
41	Diana	248
42	Laura	244
42	Robin	244
44	Judy	242
45	Betty	239
46	Christine	234
47	Sheila	232
48	Kim	227
49	Shirley	221
50	Peggy	216
51	Vickie	214
52	Marilyn	213
53	Cindy	210
54	Rita	205
55	Jane	197
56	Kathryn	196
57	Judith	192
58	Terry	186
59	Katherine	184
60	Julie	183
61	Joan	179
62	Ruth	177
62	Terri	177
64	Glenda	169
65	Phyllis	168
66	Gail	166
67	Ann	164
68	Victoria	161
69	Kimberly	158
70	Rose	157
71	Jean	152
72	Marsha	151
72	Wanda	151
74	Dorothy	149
75	Martha	147
76	Jo	145
77	Angela	140
78	Jacqueline	139
79	Anita	138
80	Tina	136
81	Lynn	135
81	Virginia	135
83	Carla	131
84	Marcia	129
85	Gloria	126
86	Valerie	125
87	Helen	121
88	Jeanne	114
89	Bonnie	113
90	Jill	112
90	Sheryl	112
92	Sue	111
92	Vicky	111
94	Jennifer	110
95	Sally	109
96	Alice	107
97	Anna	104
98	Michelle	103
99	Ellen	102
99	Michele	102

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	2,298
2	James	2,083
3	Robert	1,912
4	David	1,869
5	John	1,862
6	Mark	1,425
7	William	1,278
8	Richard	1,253
9	Steven	1,171
10	Thomas	1,007
11	Gary	922
12	Charles	889
13	Donald	791
14	Larry	717
15	Dennis	709
16	Ronald	706
17	Kevin	688
18	Daniel	684
19	Kenneth	680
20	Stephen	649
21	Paul	606
22	Timothy	587
23	Joseph	575
24	Gregory	574
25	Terry	562
26	Randy	529
27	Jeffrey	407
28	Jerry	397
29	Douglas	376
30	Keith	350
31	Bruce	327
32	Edward	325
33	George	320
34	Ricky	306
35	Roger	302
36	Anthony	290
37	Danny	273
38	Brian	265
39	Patrick	245
40	Randall	220
41	Carl	215
42	Russell	214
43	Scott	213
44	Christopher	209
45	Lawrence	206
46	Gerald	198
47	Dale	195
48	Stanley	191
49	Raymond	189
50	Alan	186
51	Rodney	183
52	Craig	174
53	Phillip	171
54	Frank	167
55	Billy	166
56	Darrell	165
57	Roy	164
58	Ronnie	160
59	Harold	153
60	Walter	152
61	Curtis	149
62	Steve	148
63	Joe	142
64	Glenn	140
65	Micheal	138
65	Rick	138
67	Jack	137
68	Matthew	127
69	Mike	126
69	Ralph	126
69	Wayne	126
72	Martin	124
73	Philip	117
74	Barry	113
74	Jeffery	113
76	Henry	110
76	Peter	110
78	Arthur	108
78	Eric	108
78	Jimmy	108
81	Andrew	104
81	Johnny	104
83	Bobby	103
84	Tony	99
85	Allen	98
85	Rickey	98
85	Samuel	98
88	Jay	97
88	Marvin	97
90	Eugene	94
91	Bradley	93
91	Fred	93
93	Jerome	91
94	Leonard	90
95	Eddie	89
96	Howard	87
96	Louis	87
96	Ray	87
99	Tommy	86
100	Frederick	85