Most Popular Names of 1972
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 1972
#1 Jennifer63,600 births#2 Michelle29,285 births#3 Lisa27,543 births#4 Kimberly26,282 births#5 Amy25,873 births#6 Angela23,561 births#7 Melissa22,494 births#8 Stephanie16,890 births#9 Heather16,320 births#10 Nicole15,755 births#11 Tammy14,211 births#12 Julie14,062 births#13 Mary13,757 births#14 Rebecca13,252 births#15 Elizabeth12,182 births#16 Christine11,986 births#17 Laura11,778 births#18 Tina11,523 births#19 Tracy11,436 births#20 Dawn11,340 births#21 Karen11,181 births#22 Shannon10,965 births#23 Kelly10,944 births#24 Susan10,574 births#25 Cynthia10,173 births#26 Christina10,172 births#27 Patricia9,602 births#28 Lori9,434 births#29 Wendy8,529 births#30 Andrea8,022 births#31 Sandra7,917 births#32 Maria7,721 births#33 Stacy7,604 births#34 Pamela7,472 births#35 Denise7,382 births#36 Michele7,380 births#37 Tonya7,244 births#38 Tara7,234 births#39 Teresa7,176 births#40 Rachel6,417 births#41 Stacey6,380 births#42 Melanie6,296 births#43 Deborah6,271 births#44 Brenda6,270 births#45 Donna6,257 births#46 Jessica6,206 births#47 Monica6,133 births#48 April6,120 births#49 Sarah6,114 births#50 Sharon6,111 births#51 Linda5,742 births#52 Dana5,610 births#53 Carrie5,421 births#54 Tanya5,402 births#55 Robin5,369 births#56 Cheryl5,136 births#57 Kathleen5,097 births#58 Barbara5,080 births#59 Crystal5,044 births#60 Rhonda5,001 births#61 Tiffany4,844 births#62 Jill4,824 births#63 Nancy4,818 births#64 Heidi4,723 births#65 Catherine4,686 births#66 Debra4,666 births#67 Kristin4,586 births#68 Theresa4,569 births#69 Katherine4,514 births#70 Sherry4,447 births#71 Holly4,376 births#72 Paula4,260 births#73 Danielle4,201 births#74 Christy4,190 births#75 Leslie4,184 births#76 Amanda4,180 births#77 Renee4,088 births#78 Gina4,057 births#79 Jacqueline3,803 births#80 Cindy3,737 births#81 Melinda3,671 births#82 Veronica3,563 births#83 Diana3,548 births#84 Tamara3,531 births#85 Kristen3,527 births#86 Anna3,449 births#87 Erica3,443 births#88 Tracey3,407 births#89 Yolanda3,398 births#90 Sheila3,394 births#91 Ann3,360 births#92 Suzanne3,300 births#93 Erin3,289 births#94 Shelly3,288 births#95 Margaret3,286 births#96 Alicia3,268 births#97 Jodi3,259 births#98 Laurie3,227 births#99 Victoria3,206 births#100 Valerie3,193 births
Popular Boy Names in 1972
#1 Michael71,393 births#2 Christopher52,172 births#3 James47,063 births#4 David46,322 births#5 John43,158 births#6 Robert43,013 births#7 Jason37,423 births#8 Brian36,306 births#9 William30,510 births#10 Matthew22,928 births#11 Scott22,838 births#12 Joseph22,454 births#13 Kevin22,354 births#14 Richard22,302 births#15 Daniel22,092 births#16 Eric22,027 births#17 Jeffrey21,677 births#18 Mark21,490 births#19 Steven19,851 births#20 Thomas19,557 births#21 Timothy17,605 births#22 Anthony17,454 births#23 Charles16,968 births#24 Paul14,555 births#25 Chad13,392 births#26 Gregory13,056 births#27 Kenneth12,334 births#28 Shawn11,277 births#29 Stephen11,037 births#30 Andrew10,111 births#31 Todd9,968 births#32 Ronald9,502 births#33 Sean9,444 births#34 Edward9,292 births#35 Patrick9,276 births#36 Donald9,261 births#37 Jonathan9,219 births#38 Keith9,145 births#39 Ryan8,878 births#40 Aaron7,863 births#41 Gary7,758 births#42 Jeremy7,398 births#43 Douglas7,387 births#44 George7,167 births#45 Bryan7,035 births#46 Craig6,729 births#47 Larry6,604 births#48 Peter6,471 births#49 Troy6,348 births#50 Jose5,935 births#51 Adam5,740 births#52 Dennis5,608 births#53 Jerry5,597 births#54 Raymond5,443 births#55 Shane5,236 births#56 Frank5,165 births#57 Travis5,136 births#58 Jeffery5,063 births#59 Joshua5,033 births#60 Justin4,975 births#61 Bradley4,839 births#62 Terry4,770 births#63 Brandon4,625 births#64 Benjamin4,498 births#65 Rodney4,363 births#66 Samuel4,213 births#67 Derek4,146 births#68 Tony4,001 births#69 Russell3,782 births#70 Randy3,739 births#71 Marcus3,685 births#72 Jamie3,680 births#73 Juan3,672 births#74 Johnny3,564 births#75 Phillip3,532 births#76 Roger3,531 births#77 Brent3,530 births#78 Joel3,528 births#79 Nathan3,512 births#80 Brett3,503 births#81 Billy3,473 births#82 Chris3,472 births#83 Marc3,465 births#84 Carlos3,434 births#85 Carl3,406 births#86 Erik3,398 births#87 Danny3,306 births#88 Jesse3,226 births#89 Jon3,221 births#90 Bobby3,171 births#91 Derrick3,088 births#92 Curtis3,080 births#93 Antonio3,028 births#94 Shannon3,014 births#95 Corey2,990 births#96 Christian2,962 births#97 Jimmy2,932 births#98 Walter2,918 births#99 Nicholas2,843 births#100 Joe2,825 births