Massachusetts ★ 1972

Top names in Massachusetts, 1972

Jennifer led for girls with 2,077 babies ; Michael for boys with 2,224. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,077
2	Lisa	900
2	Michelle	900
4	Kimberly	733
5	Amy	684
6	Christine	605
7	Nicole	592
8	Melissa	583
9	Heather	554
10	Karen	462
11	Julie	455
12	Susan	411
13	Elizabeth	403
14	Kelly	371
15	Rebecca	363
16	Dawn	352
17	Kathleen	337
18	Laura	323
19	Stephanie	312
20	Mary	304
21	Kristin	302
22	Jessica	295
23	Patricia	294
24	Tracy	290
25	Kristen	283
26	Tara	280
27	Tammy	262
28	Lori	253
29	Cheryl	250
30	Andrea	247
31	Deborah	233
32	Wendy	229
33	Tina	221
34	Christina	219
35	Laurie	218
36	Heidi	216
37	Kerry	213
38	Sandra	205
39	Denise	202
40	Sarah	201
41	Erin	200
42	Donna	199
43	Pamela	198
44	Michele	187
45	Cynthia	185
45	Sharon	185
47	Rachel	182
47	Shannon	182
49	Suzanne	180
50	Angela	177
50	Debra	177
52	Danielle	176
52	Stacey	176
54	Jill	175
55	Linda	168
56	Colleen	164
56	Melanie	164
58	Maria	163
59	Catherine	162
59	Nancy	162
61	Katherine	156
62	Brenda	147
63	Renee	146
64	Lynn	145
65	Ann	144
66	Robin	142
67	Paula	138
68	Holly	130
68	Stacy	130
70	Diane	126
71	Kerri	123
72	Tanya	121
73	Tracey	118
74	Beth	115
75	Carrie	113
75	Kathryn	113
77	Margaret	112
78	Maureen	111
79	Theresa	108
80	Barbara	106
81	Alison	104
82	Gina	101
82	Kim	101
84	Carolyn	100
85	April	99
85	Joanne	99
87	Erica	93
88	Anne	88
89	Jodi	87
89	Kara	87
91	Amanda	85
92	Allison	84
92	Lauren	84
94	Sheila	82
95	Emily	80
96	Kristine	79
97	Jacqueline	76
97	Jean	76
97	Marie	76
100	Janet	75

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	2,224
2	Christopher	1,630
3	David	1,429
4	John	1,329
5	Robert	1,205
6	James	1,155
7	Brian	1,107
8	Jason	943
9	Scott	878
10	Matthew	817
11	William	800
12	Mark	762
13	Joseph	760
14	Richard	745
15	Daniel	736
16	Eric	694
16	Kevin	694
18	Jeffrey	654
19	Paul	627
20	Thomas	602
21	Steven	530
22	Stephen	528
23	Sean	501
24	Peter	497
25	Timothy	450
26	Keith	398
27	Derek	383
28	Jonathan	378
29	Shawn	368
30	Anthony	355
31	Edward	343
32	Gregory	331
33	Todd	330
34	Kenneth	328
35	Andrew	300
36	Patrick	281
37	Charles	279
38	Adam	236
39	Craig	233
40	Joshua	216
41	Marc	207
42	George	202
43	Douglas	188
44	Ronald	181
45	Donald	170
46	Dennis	163
47	Jeremy	154
48	Gary	151
49	Chad	140
49	Frank	140
51	Aaron	131
52	Ryan	130
53	Benjamin	127
54	Jose	122
54	Justin	122
56	Erik	120
57	Philip	115
58	Christian	114
58	Wayne	114
60	Raymond	107
61	Bryan	106
62	Jamie	102
63	Dana	100
64	Shane	90
65	Brett	89
66	Alexander	83
66	Nicholas	83
66	Randy	83
69	Joel	80
69	Jon	80
71	Alan	79
72	Lawrence	76
73	Russell	75
73	Troy	75
75	Arthur	74
76	Walter	72
77	Bruce	69
77	Roger	69
79	Francis	68
80	Carl	67
81	Louis	64
81	Luis	64
83	Glenn	63
83	Nathan	63
85	Frederick	62
85	Jay	62
87	Albert	60
87	Corey	60
89	Brendan	59
89	Shaun	59
91	Victor	58
92	Neil	57
92	Vincent	57
94	Jesse	55
95	Brandon	54
96	Antonio	52
96	Darren	52
96	Gerald	52
96	Kurt	52
100	Henry	51