Top 100: Most popular baby names in the US in 1972
Boy Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(71,391) |
Michael |
71,391 |
| 2(52,173) |
Christopher |
52,173 |
| 3(47,064) |
James |
47,064 |
| 4(46,326) |
David |
46,326 |
| 5(43,162) |
John |
43,162 |
| 6(43,015) |
Robert |
43,015 |
| 7(37,434) |
Jason |
37,434 |
| 8(36,309) |
Brian |
36,309 |
| 9(30,512) |
William |
30,512 |
| 10(22,931) |
Matthew |
22,931 |
| 11(22,840) |
Scott |
22,840 |
| 12(22,456) |
Joseph |
22,456 |
| 13(22,357) |
Kevin |
22,357 |
| 14(22,303) |
Richard |
22,303 |
| 15(22,091) |
Daniel |
22,091 |
| 16(22,031) |
Eric |
22,031 |
| 17(21,677) |
Jeffrey |
21,677 |
| 18(21,494) |
Mark |
21,494 |
| 19(19,853) |
Steven |
19,853 |
| 20(19,561) |
Thomas |
19,561 |
| 21(17,605) |
Timothy |
17,605 |
| 22(17,459) |
Anthony |
17,459 |
| 23(16,969) |
Charles |
16,969 |
| 24(14,561) |
Paul |
14,561 |
| 25(13,391) |
Chad |
13,391 |
| 26(13,059) |
Gregory |
13,059 |
| 27(12,333) |
Kenneth |
12,333 |
| 28(11,279) |
Shawn |
11,279 |
| 29(11,037) |
Stephen |
11,037 |
| 30(10,114) |
Andrew |
10,114 |
| 31(9,968) |
Todd |
9,968 |
| 32(9,503) |
Ronald |
9,503 |
| 33(9,446) |
Sean |
9,446 |
| 34(9,295) |
Edward |
9,295 |
| 35(9,275) |
Patrick |
9,275 |
| 36(9,261) |
Donald |
9,261 |
| 37(9,223) |
Jonathan |
9,223 |
| 38(9,146) |
Keith |
9,146 |
| 39(8,879) |
Ryan |
8,879 |
| 40(7,863) |
Aaron |
7,863 |
| 41(7,759) |
Gary |
7,759 |
| 42(7,399) |
Jeremy |
7,399 |
| 43(7,389) |
Douglas |
7,389 |
| 44(7,164) |
George |
7,164 |
| 45(7,034) |
Bryan |
7,034 |
| 46(6,731) |
Craig |
6,731 |
| 47(6,603) |
Larry |
6,603 |
| 48(6,475) |
Peter |
6,475 |
| 49(6,347) |
Troy |
6,347 |
| 50(5,935) |
Jose |
5,935 |
| 51(5,740) |
Adam |
5,740 |
| 52(5,608) |
Dennis |
5,608 |
| 53(5,597) |
Jerry |
5,597 |
| 54(5,442) |
Raymond |
5,442 |
| 55(5,235) |
Shane |
5,235 |
| 56(5,167) |
Frank |
5,167 |
| 57(5,138) |
Travis |
5,138 |
| 58(5,063) |
Jeffery |
5,063 |
| 59(5,033) |
Joshua |
5,033 |
| 60(4,975) |
Justin |
4,975 |
| 61(4,839) |
Bradley |
4,839 |
| 62(4,770) |
Terry |
4,770 |
| 63(4,625) |
Brandon |
4,625 |
| 64(4,498) |
Benjamin |
4,498 |
| 65(4,363) |
Rodney |
4,363 |
| 66(4,214) |
Samuel |
4,214 |
| 67(4,146) |
Derek |
4,146 |
| 68(4,001) |
Tony |
4,001 |
| 69(3,783) |
Russell |
3,783 |
| 70(3,739) |
Randy |
3,739 |
| 71(3,685) |
Marcus |
3,685 |
| 72(3,680) |
Jamie |
3,680 |
| 73(3,674) |
Juan |
3,674 |
| 74(3,564) |
Johnny |
3,564 |
| 75(3,534) |
Roger |
3,534 |
| 76(3,532) |
Phillip |
3,532 |
| 77(3,530) |
Brent |
3,530 |
| 78(3,528) |
Joel |
3,528 |
| 79(3,514) |
Nathan |
3,514 |
| 80(3,503) |
Brett |
3,503 |
| 81(3,473) |
Billy |
3,473 |
| 81(3,473) |
Chris |
3,473 |
| 83(3,465) |
Marc |
3,465 |
| 84(3,436) |
Carlos |
3,436 |
| 85(3,406) |
Carl |
3,406 |
| 86(3,399) |
Erik |
3,399 |
| 87(3,306) |
Danny |
3,306 |
| 88(3,226) |
Jesse |
3,226 |
| 89(3,221) |
Jon |
3,221 |
| 90(3,172) |
Bobby |
3,172 |
| 91(3,088) |
Derrick |
3,088 |
| 92(3,080) |
Curtis |
3,080 |
| 93(3,029) |
Antonio |
3,029 |
| 94(3,013) |
Shannon |
3,013 |
| 95(2,991) |
Corey |
2,991 |
| 96(2,962) |
Christian |
2,962 |
| 97(2,933) |
Jimmy |
2,933 |
| 98(2,917) |
Walter |
2,917 |
| 99(2,844) |
Nicholas |
2,844 |
| 100(2,825) |
Joe |
2,825 |
Girl Names
| Rank |
Baby Name |
Number of Babies Named |
| 1(63,602) |
Jennifer |
63,602 |
| 2(29,287) |
Michelle |
29,287 |
| 3(27,543) |
Lisa |
27,543 |
| 4(26,281) |
Kimberly |
26,281 |
| 5(25,872) |
Amy |
25,872 |
| 6(23,562) |
Angela |
23,562 |
| 7(22,494) |
Melissa |
22,494 |
| 8(16,890) |
Stephanie |
16,890 |
| 9(16,320) |
Heather |
16,320 |
| 10(15,755) |
Nicole |
15,755 |
| 11(14,211) |
Tammy |
14,211 |
| 12(14,063) |
Julie |
14,063 |
| 13(13,756) |
Mary |
13,756 |
| 14(13,253) |
Rebecca |
13,253 |
| 15(12,183) |
Elizabeth |
12,183 |
| 16(11,986) |
Christine |
11,986 |
| 17(11,777) |
Laura |
11,777 |
| 18(11,522) |
Tina |
11,522 |
| 19(11,436) |
Tracy |
11,436 |
| 20(11,340) |
Dawn |
11,340 |
| 21(11,180) |
Karen |
11,180 |
| 22(10,966) |
Shannon |
10,966 |
| 23(10,943) |
Kelly |
10,943 |
| 24(10,574) |
Susan |
10,574 |
| 25(10,173) |
Christina |
10,173 |
| 25(10,173) |
Cynthia |
10,173 |
| 27(9,600) |
Patricia |
9,600 |
| 28(9,434) |
Lori |
9,434 |
| 29(8,529) |
Wendy |
8,529 |
| 30(8,021) |
Andrea |
8,021 |
| 31(7,916) |
Sandra |
7,916 |
| 32(7,717) |
Maria |
7,717 |
| 33(7,603) |
Stacy |
7,603 |
| 34(7,471) |
Pamela |
7,471 |
| 35(7,381) |
Denise |
7,381 |
| 36(7,380) |
Michele |
7,380 |
| 37(7,243) |
Tonya |
7,243 |
| 38(7,234) |
Tara |
7,234 |
| 39(7,177) |
Teresa |
7,177 |
| 40(6,417) |
Rachel |
6,417 |
| 41(6,380) |
Stacey |
6,380 |
| 42(6,295) |
Melanie |
6,295 |
| 43(6,273) |
Deborah |
6,273 |
| 44(6,270) |
Brenda |
6,270 |
| 45(6,256) |
Donna |
6,256 |
| 46(6,206) |
Jessica |
6,206 |
| 47(6,133) |
Monica |
6,133 |
| 48(6,120) |
April |
6,120 |
| 49(6,114) |
Sarah |
6,114 |
| 50(6,111) |
Sharon |
6,111 |
| 51(5,743) |
Linda |
5,743 |
| 52(5,611) |
Dana |
5,611 |
| 53(5,422) |
Carrie |
5,422 |
| 54(5,402) |
Tanya |
5,402 |
| 55(5,368) |
Robin |
5,368 |
| 56(5,136) |
Cheryl |
5,136 |
| 57(5,096) |
Kathleen |
5,096 |
| 58(5,079) |
Barbara |
5,079 |
| 59(5,043) |
Crystal |
5,043 |
| 60(5,001) |
Rhonda |
5,001 |
| 61(4,845) |
Tiffany |
4,845 |
| 62(4,825) |
Jill |
4,825 |
| 63(4,818) |
Nancy |
4,818 |
| 64(4,723) |
Heidi |
4,723 |
| 65(4,685) |
Catherine |
4,685 |
| 66(4,666) |
Debra |
4,666 |
| 67(4,587) |
Kristin |
4,587 |
| 68(4,569) |
Theresa |
4,569 |
| 69(4,511) |
Katherine |
4,511 |
| 70(4,447) |
Sherry |
4,447 |
| 71(4,376) |
Holly |
4,376 |
| 72(4,260) |
Paula |
4,260 |
| 73(4,201) |
Danielle |
4,201 |
| 74(4,189) |
Christy |
4,189 |
| 75(4,184) |
Leslie |
4,184 |
| 76(4,181) |
Amanda |
4,181 |
| 77(4,088) |
Renee |
4,088 |
| 78(4,057) |
Gina |
4,057 |
| 79(3,803) |
Jacqueline |
3,803 |
| 80(3,737) |
Cindy |
3,737 |
| 81(3,671) |
Melinda |
3,671 |
| 82(3,563) |
Veronica |
3,563 |
| 83(3,547) |
Diana |
3,547 |
| 84(3,531) |
Tamara |
3,531 |
| 85(3,528) |
Kristen |
3,528 |
| 86(3,449) |
Anna |
3,449 |
| 87(3,443) |
Erica |
3,443 |
| 88(3,407) |
Tracey |
3,407 |
| 89(3,398) |
Yolanda |
3,398 |
| 90(3,394) |
Sheila |
3,394 |
| 91(3,360) |
Ann |
3,360 |
| 92(3,300) |
Suzanne |
3,300 |
| 93(3,289) |
Erin |
3,289 |
| 94(3,288) |
Shelly |
3,288 |
| 95(3,286) |
Margaret |
3,286 |
| 96(3,268) |
Alicia |
3,268 |
| 97(3,260) |
Jodi |
3,260 |
| 98(3,228) |
Laurie |
3,228 |
| 99(3,206) |
Victoria |
3,206 |
| 100(3,193) |
Valerie |
3,193 |
