Eighties Baby Names: Missouri's Top Picks

0:00It's March 23rd, ions is news today starts now, AI powered and ready. Back in the 1980s, Missouri parents loved classic yet trendy names for their baby girls. Jessica topped the list with 10,587 babies named that decade. Right behind where Amanda, with 9,861, Jennifer at 9,747, Ashley with 9,321, and Sarah rounding out the top 5 at 7,843. Many of these pics drew from pop culture hits, family traditions, or simple meanings like purity for Catherine or Princess for Sarah. Names like Heather, Stephanie, and Melissa also cracked the top 10, each given to over 4,000 girls in the state during those years. Nationally, the Transmared Missouri's with Jessica leading the country at nearly 470,000 and Jennifer close at 4. Biblical roots showed up strong in names like Elizabeth and Rebecca, while others like Tiffany and Brittany captured that era's flashy vibe.

1:05Fast forward to recent years from 2015 to 2024, and most have faded big time. Jessica dropped 98.7% in Missouri, now barely cracking the top 450. Even holdouts like Emily and Elizabeth saw big dips, though Elizabeth still ranks 12th with 1,643. Trends shift with time, but these 80s favorites left the lasting mark on Missouri's generations of girls.