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Baby names in Missouri, 1950s

1950–1959 · 894,326 recorded births

Michael was the most common name given in Missouri across the 1950s, with 22,047 births in the decade. The state recorded 894,326 births in total over those years.

Most distinctive to Missouri in the 1950s

Names given far more often here than nationally in these years. The multiplier is conservative — it is the low end of the plausible range, so a name carried by a handful of births does not outrank one carried by hundreds.

NameBirthsvs national
Glennon15226×
Lindell925×
Lavonda423×
Reta1053×
Orville1472×
Cletus472×
Ladonna2222×
Madonna1162×

Top 25 in the 1950s

RankNameBirths
#1Michael22,047
#2James20,805
#3David18,801
#4Robert18,746
#5John18,379
#6Mary16,864
#7Linda15,465
#8William13,223
#9Richard12,496
#10Deborah12,210
#11Patricia11,622
#12Mark11,158
#13Gary10,048
#14Steven9,936
#15Thomas9,773
#16Charles9,154
#17Karen8,981
#18Susan8,908
#19Barbara8,443
#20Debra8,327
#21Larry8,102
#22Donna7,810
#23Dennis7,702
#24Donald7,628
#25Ronald7,483

Other decades in Missouri

Names unique to Missouri

All Missouri names, 2025

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org