United States · 3,142,852 recorded births
Top baby names of 1972
Jennifer and Michael led the year. Climbing fast: Misty (up 75), Emily (up 35), Justin (up 43), Damon (up 34).
Girls
| # | Name | Births | vs 1971 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 63,600 | · |
| 2 | Michelle | 29,285 | · |
| 3 | Lisa | 27,543 | · |
| 4 | Kimberly | 26,282 | · |
| 5 | Amy | 25,873 | · |
| 6 | Angela | 23,561 | · |
| 7 | Melissa | 22,494 | · |
| 8 | Stephanie | 16,890 | ▲ 3 |
| 9 | Heather | 16,320 | ▲ 3 |
| 10 | Nicole | 15,755 | ▲ 17 |
| 11 | Tammy | 14,211 | ▼ 3 |
| 12 | Julie | 14,062 | ▼ 2 |
| 13 | Mary | 13,757 | ▼ 4 |
| 14 | Rebecca | 13,252 | ▲ 9 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 12,182 | ▲ 4 |
| 16 | Christine | 11,986 | ▲ 2 |
| 17 | Laura | 11,778 | ▼ 1 |
| 18 | Tina | 11,523 | ▲ 2 |
| 19 | Tracy | 11,436 | ▼ 6 |
| 20 | Dawn | 11,340 | ▼ 6 |
| 21 | Karen | 11,181 | ▼ 6 |
| 22 | Shannon | 10,965 | ▼ 1 |
| 23 | Kelly | 10,944 | ▼ 1 |
| 24 | Susan | 10,574 | ▼ 7 |
| 25 | Cynthia | 10,173 | ▼ 1 |
| 26 | Christina | 10,172 | ▲ 4 |
| 27 | Patricia | 9,602 | ▼ 1 |
| 28 | Lori | 9,434 | ▼ 3 |
| 29 | Wendy | 8,529 | · |
| 30 | Andrea | 8,022 | ▲ 5 |
| 31 | Sandra | 7,917 | · |
| 32 | Maria | 7,721 | ▲ 5 |
| 33 | Stacy | 7,604 | ▼ 1 |
| 34 | Pamela | 7,472 | ▼ 6 |
| 35 | Denise | 7,382 | ▲ 1 |
| 36 | Michele | 7,380 | ▲ 3 |
| 37 | Tonya | 7,244 | ▲ 8 |
| 38 | Tara | 7,234 | ▲ 11 |
| 39 | Teresa | 7,176 | ▼ 5 |
| 40 | Rachel | 6,417 | ▲ 14 |
| 41 | Stacey | 6,380 | · |
| 42 | Melanie | 6,296 | ▲ 24 |
| 43 | Deborah | 6,271 | ▼ 10 |
| 44 | Brenda | 6,270 | ▼ 1 |
| 45 | Donna | 6,257 | ▼ 7 |
| 46 | Jessica | 6,206 | ▲ 18 |
| 47 | Monica | 6,133 | ▲ 1 |
| 48 | April | 6,120 | ▲ 8 |
| 49 | Sarah | 6,114 | ▲ 9 |
| 50 | Sharon | 6,111 | ▼ 10 |
| 51 | Linda | 5,742 | ▼ 9 |
| 52 | Dana | 5,610 | ▼ 8 |
| 53 | Carrie | 5,421 | ▲ 2 |
| 54 | Tanya | 5,402 | ▲ 18 |
| 55 | Robin | 5,369 | ▼ 4 |
| 56 | Cheryl | 5,136 | ▼ 6 |
| 57 | Kathleen | 5,097 | ▼ 4 |
| 58 | Barbara | 5,080 | ▼ 11 |
| 59 | Crystal | 5,044 | ▲ 20 |
| 60 | Rhonda | 5,001 | ▼ 14 |
| 61 | Tiffany | 4,844 | ▲ 1 |
| 62 | Jill | 4,824 | ▼ 3 |
| 63 | Nancy | 4,818 | ▼ 11 |
| 64 | Heidi | 4,723 | ▲ 13 |
| 65 | Catherine | 4,686 | · |
| 66 | Debra | 4,666 | ▼ 9 |
| 67 | Kristin | 4,586 | ▲ 4 |
| 68 | Theresa | 4,569 | ▼ 7 |
| 69 | Katherine | 4,514 | ▼ 2 |
| 70 | Sherry | 4,447 | ▼ 10 |
| 71 | Holly | 4,376 | ▲ 5 |
| 72 | Paula | 4,260 | ▼ 9 |
| 73 | Danielle | 4,201 | ▲ 26 |
| 74 | Christy | 4,190 | ▲ 15 |
| 75 | Leslie | 4,184 | ▼ 7 |
| 76 | Amanda | 4,180 | ▲ 8 |
| 77 | Renee | 4,088 | ▼ 4 |
| 78 | Gina | 4,057 | ▼ 9 |
| 79 | Jacqueline | 3,803 | ▼ 4 |
| 80 | Cindy | 3,737 | ▼ 10 |
| 81 | Melinda | 3,671 | ▲ 4 |
| 82 | Veronica | 3,563 | ▲ 28 |
| 83 | Diana | 3,548 | ▼ 1 |
| 84 | Tamara | 3,531 | ▼ 4 |
| 85 | Kristen | 3,527 | ▲ 2 |
| 86 | Anna | 3,449 | ▲ 20 |
| 87 | Erica | 3,443 | ▲ 21 |
| 88 | Tracey | 3,407 | ▼ 14 |
| 89 | Yolanda | 3,398 | ▲ 9 |
| 90 | Sheila | 3,394 | ▼ 9 |
| 91 | Ann | 3,360 | ▼ 13 |
| 92 | Suzanne | 3,300 | ▼ 4 |
| 93 | Erin | 3,289 | · |
| 94 | Shelly | 3,288 | ▲ 9 |
| 95 | Margaret | 3,286 | ▼ 9 |
| 96 | Alicia | 3,268 | ▲ 9 |
| 97 | Jodi | 3,259 | ▼ 3 |
| 98 | Laurie | 3,227 | ▼ 2 |
| 99 | Victoria | 3,206 | ▼ 2 |
| 100 | Valerie | 3,193 | ▲ 2 |
Boys
| # | Name | Births | vs 1971 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 71,393 | · |
| 2 | Christopher | 52,172 | ▲ 4 |
| 3 | James | 47,063 | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | David | 46,322 | ▼ 1 |
| 5 | John | 43,158 | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | Robert | 43,013 | ▼ 1 |
| 7 | Jason | 37,423 | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | Brian | 36,306 | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | William | 30,510 | ▼ 2 |
| 10 | Matthew | 22,928 | ▲ 9 |
| 11 | Scott | 22,838 | ▼ 1 |
| 12 | Joseph | 22,454 | ▲ 3 |
| 13 | Kevin | 22,354 | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | Richard | 22,302 | ▼ 3 |
| 15 | Daniel | 22,092 | ▲ 5 |
| 16 | Eric | 22,027 | ▲ 2 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 21,677 | ▼ 5 |
| 18 | Mark | 21,490 | ▼ 5 |
| 19 | Steven | 19,851 | ▼ 3 |
| 20 | Thomas | 19,557 | ▼ 3 |
| 21 | Timothy | 17,605 | · |
| 22 | Anthony | 17,454 | ▲ 1 |
| 23 | Charles | 16,968 | ▼ 1 |
| 24 | Paul | 14,555 | · |
| 25 | Chad | 13,392 | ▲ 4 |
| 26 | Gregory | 13,056 | · |
| 27 | Kenneth | 12,334 | ▼ 2 |
| 28 | Shawn | 11,277 | · |
| 29 | Stephen | 11,037 | ▼ 2 |
| 30 | Andrew | 10,111 | ▲ 3 |
| 31 | Todd | 9,968 | ▼ 1 |
| 32 | Ronald | 9,502 | ▼ 1 |
| 33 | Sean | 9,444 | ▲ 3 |
| 34 | Edward | 9,292 | ▼ 2 |
| 35 | Patrick | 9,276 | · |
| 36 | Donald | 9,261 | ▼ 2 |
| 37 | Jonathan | 9,219 | ▲ 3 |
| 38 | Keith | 9,145 | ▼ 1 |
| 39 | Ryan | 8,878 | ▲ 12 |
| 40 | Aaron | 7,863 | ▲ 1 |
| 41 | Gary | 7,758 | ▼ 3 |
| 42 | Jeremy | 7,398 | ▲ 3 |
| 43 | Douglas | 7,387 | ▼ 4 |
| 44 | George | 7,167 | ▼ 2 |
| 45 | Bryan | 7,035 | ▲ 3 |
| 46 | Craig | 6,729 | ▼ 3 |
| 47 | Larry | 6,604 | ▼ 3 |
| 48 | Peter | 6,471 | ▼ 1 |
| 49 | Troy | 6,348 | ▼ 3 |
| 50 | Jose | 5,935 | ▲ 5 |
| 51 | Adam | 5,740 | ▲ 6 |
| 52 | Dennis | 5,608 | ▼ 3 |
| 53 | Jerry | 5,597 | ▼ 3 |
| 54 | Raymond | 5,443 | ▼ 2 |
| 55 | Shane | 5,236 | ▲ 5 |
| 56 | Frank | 5,165 | ▼ 2 |
| 57 | Travis | 5,136 | ▲ 4 |
| 58 | Jeffery | 5,063 | ▼ 5 |
| 59 | Joshua | 5,033 | ▲ 21 |
| 60 | Justin | 4,975 | ▲ 43 |
| 61 | Bradley | 4,839 | ▼ 3 |
| 62 | Terry | 4,770 | ▼ 6 |
| 63 | Brandon | 4,625 | ▲ 32 |
| 64 | Benjamin | 4,498 | ▲ 5 |
| 65 | Rodney | 4,363 | ▼ 6 |
| 66 | Samuel | 4,213 | · |
| 67 | Derek | 4,146 | ▼ 4 |
| 68 | Tony | 4,001 | ▼ 6 |
| 69 | Russell | 3,782 | ▼ 5 |
| 70 | Randy | 3,739 | ▼ 3 |
| 71 | Marcus | 3,685 | ▼ 6 |
| 72 | Jamie | 3,680 | ▲ 24 |
| 73 | Juan | 3,672 | ▲ 8 |
| 74 | Johnny | 3,564 | · |
| 75 | Phillip | 3,532 | ▲ 1 |
| 76 | Roger | 3,531 | ▼ 5 |
| 77 | Brent | 3,530 | ▼ 4 |
| 78 | Joel | 3,528 | ▲ 8 |
| 79 | Nathan | 3,512 | ▲ 25 |
| 80 | Brett | 3,503 | ▲ 10 |
| 81 | Billy | 3,473 | ▼ 6 |
| 82 | Chris | 3,472 | ▼ 14 |
| 83 | Marc | 3,465 | ▼ 13 |
| 84 | Carlos | 3,434 | ▲ 4 |
| 85 | Carl | 3,406 | ▼ 13 |
| 86 | Erik | 3,398 | ▲ 11 |
| 87 | Danny | 3,306 | ▼ 5 |
| 88 | Jesse | 3,226 | ▲ 19 |
| 89 | Jon | 3,221 | ▼ 11 |
| 90 | Bobby | 3,171 | ▼ 11 |
| 91 | Derrick | 3,088 | ▼ 7 |
| 92 | Curtis | 3,080 | ▼ 3 |
| 93 | Antonio | 3,028 | ▲ 17 |
| 94 | Shannon | 3,014 | ▲ 12 |
| 95 | Corey | 2,990 | ▼ 18 |
| 96 | Christian | 2,962 | ▲ 26 |
| 97 | Jimmy | 2,932 | ▼ 4 |
| 98 | Walter | 2,918 | ▼ 7 |
| 99 | Nicholas | 2,843 | ▲ 24 |
| 100 | Joe | 2,825 | ▲ 1 |