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Baby names of 1972

In 1972 the most given names in the United States were Jennifer for girls (63,602 births) and Michael for boys (71,391).

← 19711973 →1952196219821992

Top 100 girls’ names

  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. Christina10,173
  26. Cynthia10,173
  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
  51. Linda5,743
  52. Dana5,611
  53. Carrie5,422
  54. Tanya5,402
  55. Robin5,368
  56. Cheryl5,136
  57. Kathleen5,096
  58. Barbara5,079
  59. Crystal5,043
  60. Rhonda5,001
  61. Tiffany4,845
  62. Jill4,825
  63. Nancy4,818
  64. Heidi4,723
  65. Catherine4,685
  66. Debra4,666
  67. Kristin4,587
  68. Theresa4,569
  69. Katherine4,511
  70. Sherry4,447
  71. Holly4,376
  72. Paula4,260
  73. Danielle4,201
  74. Christy4,189
  75. Leslie4,184
  76. Amanda4,181
  77. Renee4,088
  78. Gina4,057
  79. Jacqueline3,803
  80. Cindy3,737
  81. Melinda3,671
  82. Veronicanew3,563
  83. Diana3,547
  84. Tamara3,531
  85. Kristen3,528
  86. Annanew3,449
  87. Ericanew3,443
  88. Tracey3,407
  89. Yolanda3,398
  90. Sheila3,394
  91. Ann3,360
  92. Suzanne3,300
  93. Erin3,289
  94. Shellynew3,288
  95. Margaret3,286
  96. Alicianew3,268
  97. Jodi3,260
  98. Laurie3,228
  99. Victoria3,206
  100. Valerienew3,193

Top 100 boys’ names

  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
  51. Adam5,740
  52. Dennis5,608
  53. Jerry5,597
  54. Raymond5,442
  55. Shane5,235
  56. Frank5,167
  57. Travis5,138
  58. Jeffery5,063
  59. Joshua5,033
  60. Justinnew4,975
  61. Bradley4,839
  62. Terry4,770
  63. Brandon4,625
  64. Benjamin4,498
  65. Rodney4,363
  66. Samuel4,214
  67. Derek4,146
  68. Tony4,001
  69. Russell3,783
  70. Randy3,739
  71. Marcus3,685
  72. Jamie3,680
  73. Juan3,674
  74. Johnny3,564
  75. Roger3,534
  76. Phillip3,532
  77. Brent3,530
  78. Joel3,528
  79. Nathannew3,514
  80. Brett3,503
  81. Billy3,473
  82. Chris3,473
  83. Marc3,465
  84. Carlos3,436
  85. Carl3,406
  86. Erik3,399
  87. Danny3,306
  88. Jessenew3,226
  89. Jon3,221
  90. Bobby3,172
  91. Derrick3,088
  92. Curtis3,080
  93. Antonionew3,029
  94. Shannonnew3,013
  95. Corey2,991
  96. Christiannew2,962
  97. Jimmy2,933
  98. Walter2,917
  99. Nicholasnew2,844
  100. Joenew2,825

1972 in numbers

The Social Security data for 1972 holds 1,521,236 girls under 9,665 different names. The ten most common names covered 18% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Veronica, Anna, Erica, Shelly, Alicia, Valerie. Leaving it:Diane, Regina, Kathy, Carol, Deanna, Beth.

The Social Security data for 1972 holds 1,621,758 boys under 5,751 different names. The ten most common names covered 27% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Justin, Nathan, Jesse, Antonio, Shannon, Christian, Nicholas, Joe. Leaving it:Gerald, Lawrence, Vincent, Wayne, Philip, Lance, Alan, Darren.