Popular Baby Names in 1972
The most popular baby names in 1972.
| Rank | Name | Gender | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | Boy | 71,391 |
| 1 | Jennifer | Girl | 63,602 |
| 2 | Christopher | Boy | 52,173 |
| 3 | James | Boy | 47,064 |
| 4 | David | Boy | 46,326 |
| 5 | John | Boy | 43,162 |
| 6 | Robert | Boy | 43,015 |
| 7 | Jason | Boy | 37,434 |
| 8 | Brian | Boy | 36,309 |
| 9 | William | Boy | 30,512 |
| 2 | Michelle | Girl | 29,287 |
| 3 | Lisa | Girl | 27,543 |
| 4 | Kimberly | Girl | 26,281 |
| 5 | Amy | Girl | 25,872 |
| 6 | Angela | Girl | 23,562 |
| 10 | Matthew | Boy | 22,931 |
| 11 | Scott | Boy | 22,840 |
| 7 | Melissa | Girl | 22,494 |
| 12 | Joseph | Boy | 22,456 |
| 13 | Kevin | Boy | 22,357 |
| 14 | Richard | Boy | 22,303 |
| 15 | Daniel | Boy | 22,091 |
| 16 | Eric | Boy | 22,031 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | Boy | 21,677 |
| 18 | Mark | Boy | 21,494 |
| 19 | Steven | Boy | 19,853 |
| 20 | Thomas | Boy | 19,561 |
| 21 | Timothy | Boy | 17,605 |
| 22 | Anthony | Boy | 17,459 |
| 23 | Charles | Boy | 16,969 |
| 8 | Stephanie | Girl | 16,890 |
| 9 | Heather | Girl | 16,320 |
| 10 | Nicole | Girl | 15,755 |
| 24 | Paul | Boy | 14,561 |
| 11 | Tammy | Girl | 14,211 |
| 12 | Julie | Girl | 14,063 |
| 13 | Mary | Girl | 13,756 |
| 25 | Chad | Boy | 13,391 |
| 14 | Rebecca | Girl | 13,253 |
| 26 | Gregory | Boy | 13,059 |
| 27 | Kenneth | Boy | 12,333 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | Girl | 12,183 |
| 16 | Christine | Girl | 11,986 |
| 17 | Laura | Girl | 11,777 |
| 18 | Tina | Girl | 11,522 |
| 19 | Tracy | Girl | 11,436 |
| 20 | Dawn | Girl | 11,340 |
| 28 | Shawn | Boy | 11,279 |
| 21 | Karen | Girl | 11,180 |
| 29 | Stephen | Boy | 11,037 |
| 22 | Shannon | Girl | 10,966 |
| 23 | Kelly | Girl | 10,943 |
| 24 | Susan | Girl | 10,574 |
| 25 | Christina | Girl | 10,173 |
| 26 | Cynthia | Girl | 10,173 |
| 30 | Andrew | Boy | 10,114 |
| 31 | Todd | Boy | 9,968 |
| 27 | Patricia | Girl | 9,600 |
| 32 | Ronald | Boy | 9,503 |
| 33 | Sean | Boy | 9,446 |
| 28 | Lori | Girl | 9,434 |
| 34 | Edward | Boy | 9,295 |
| 35 | Patrick | Boy | 9,275 |
| 36 | Donald | Boy | 9,261 |
| 37 | Jonathan | Boy | 9,223 |
| 38 | Keith | Boy | 9,146 |
| 39 | Ryan | Boy | 8,879 |
| 29 | Wendy | Girl | 8,529 |
| 30 | Andrea | Girl | 8,021 |
| 31 | Sandra | Girl | 7,916 |
| 40 | Aaron | Boy | 7,863 |
| 41 | Gary | Boy | 7,759 |
| 32 | Maria | Girl | 7,717 |
| 33 | Stacy | Girl | 7,603 |
| 34 | Pamela | Girl | 7,471 |
| 42 | Jeremy | Boy | 7,399 |
| 43 | Douglas | Boy | 7,389 |
| 35 | Denise | Girl | 7,381 |
| 36 | Michele | Girl | 7,380 |
| 37 | Tonya | Girl | 7,243 |
| 38 | Tara | Girl | 7,234 |
| 39 | Teresa | Girl | 7,177 |
| 44 | George | Boy | 7,164 |
| 45 | Bryan | Boy | 7,034 |
| 46 | Craig | Boy | 6,731 |
| 47 | Larry | Boy | 6,603 |
| 48 | Peter | Boy | 6,475 |
| 40 | Rachel | Girl | 6,417 |
| 41 | Stacey | Girl | 6,380 |
| 49 | Troy | Boy | 6,347 |
| 42 | Melanie | Girl | 6,295 |
| 43 | Deborah | Girl | 6,273 |
| 44 | Brenda | Girl | 6,270 |
| 45 | Donna | Girl | 6,256 |
| 46 | Jessica | Girl | 6,206 |
| 47 | Monica | Girl | 6,133 |
| 48 | April | Girl | 6,120 |
| 49 | Sarah | Girl | 6,114 |
| 50 | Sharon | Girl | 6,111 |
| 50 | Jose | Boy | 5,935 |