Top baby names of 1972

The 50 most popular girl and boy names, ranked by births

Girls

  1. Jennifer63,602
  2. Michelle29,287
  3. Lisa27,543
  4. Kimberly26,281
  5. Amy25,872
  6. Angela23,562
  7. Melissa22,494
  8. Stephanie16,890
  9. Heather16,320
  10. Nicole15,755
  11. Tammy14,211
  12. Julie14,063
  13. Mary13,756
  14. Rebecca13,253
  15. Elizabeth12,183
  16. Christine11,986
  17. Laura11,777
  18. Tina11,522
  19. Tracy11,436
  20. Dawn11,340
  21. Karen11,180
  22. Shannon10,966
  23. Kelly10,943
  24. Susan10,574
  25. Cynthia10,173
  26. Christina10,173
  27. Patricia9,600
  28. Lori9,434
  29. Wendy8,529
  30. Andrea8,021
  31. Sandra7,916
  32. Maria7,717
  33. Stacy7,603
  34. Pamela7,471
  35. Denise7,381
  36. Michele7,380
  37. Tonya7,243
  38. Tara7,234
  39. Teresa7,177
  40. Rachel6,417
  41. Stacey6,380
  42. Melanie6,295
  43. Deborah6,273
  44. Brenda6,270
  45. Donna6,256
  46. Jessica6,206
  47. Monica6,133
  48. April6,120
  49. Sarah6,114
  50. Sharon6,111

Boys

  1. Michael71,391
  2. Christopher52,173
  3. James47,064
  4. David46,326
  5. John43,162
  6. Robert43,015
  7. Jason37,434
  8. Brian36,309
  9. William30,512
  10. Matthew22,931
  11. Scott22,840
  12. Joseph22,456
  13. Kevin22,357
  14. Richard22,303
  15. Daniel22,091
  16. Eric22,031
  17. Jeffrey21,677
  18. Mark21,494
  19. Steven19,853
  20. Thomas19,561
  21. Timothy17,605
  22. Anthony17,459
  23. Charles16,969
  24. Paul14,561
  25. Chad13,391
  26. Gregory13,059
  27. Kenneth12,333
  28. Shawn11,279
  29. Stephen11,037
  30. Andrew10,114
  31. Todd9,968
  32. Ronald9,503
  33. Sean9,446
  34. Edward9,295
  35. Patrick9,275
  36. Donald9,261
  37. Jonathan9,223
  38. Keith9,146
  39. Ryan8,879
  40. Aaron7,863
  41. Gary7,759
  42. Jeremy7,399
  43. Douglas7,389
  44. George7,164
  45. Bryan7,034
  46. Craig6,731
  47. Larry6,603
  48. Peter6,475
  49. Troy6,347
  50. Jose5,935