North Carolina ★ 1972

Top names in North Carolina, 1972

Jennifer led for girls with 1,233 babies ; Michael for boys with 1,934. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,233
2	Angela	1,172
3	Kimberly	837
4	Lisa	770
5	Amy	702
6	Tammy	667
7	Melissa	655
8	Stephanie	582
9	Michelle	535
10	Tonya	521
11	Mary	470
12	Crystal	422
13	Wendy	417
14	Shannon	402
15	Tina	387
16	Teresa	372
17	Karen	363
18	Tracy	360
19	Pamela	353
20	Elizabeth	352
20	Susan	352
22	Cynthia	319
23	Sharon	315
24	Donna	304
25	Heather	302
25	Rebecca	302
27	Julie	299
28	April	295
29	Kelly	289
30	Patricia	256
31	Laura	246
32	Christy	245
33	Sherry	244
34	Tara	243
35	Lori	229
36	Rhonda	222
37	Sandra	219
38	Nicole	211
39	Katina	209
40	Dana	206
41	Amanda	197
42	Robin	193
43	Melanie	191
44	Christina	182
45	Dawn	180
46	Andrea	174
47	Leslie	161
48	Monica	159
49	Sonya	157
50	Linda	152
51	Paula	148
52	Catherine	144
52	Tiffany	144
54	Stacy	143
55	Barbara	139
56	Deborah	137
57	Christine	135
57	Cindy	135
59	Regina	133
60	Felicia	132
61	Ashley	129
62	Sarah	128
63	Kathy	126
64	Erica	121
65	Denise	117
66	Nancy	115
66	Tanya	115
66	Yolanda	115
69	Connie	114
70	Tracey	113
71	Carla	112
72	Wanda	111
73	Katherine	109
74	Allison	108
75	Anita	106
76	Cheryl	105
77	Janet	104
78	Beverly	103
79	Brenda	102
80	Carol	101
80	Emily	101
80	Margaret	101
83	Anna	100
83	Sheila	100
85	Debra	96
85	Katrina	96
87	Misty	94
88	Sherri	93
89	Angel	92
89	Gina	92
89	Holly	92
92	Carolyn	91
92	Kathryn	91
92	Michele	91
92	Stacey	91
96	Melinda	89
97	Jacqueline	88
98	Kristi	87
98	Rachel	87
100	Penny	86

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	1,934
2	James	1,760
3	Christopher	1,759
4	William	1,214
5	David	1,181
6	Robert	1,158
7	John	1,061
8	Brian	924
9	Charles	701
10	Kevin	695
11	Jason	629
12	Timothy	616
13	Jeffrey	602
14	Anthony	559
15	Richard	558
16	Eric	508
17	Steven	494
18	Joseph	491
19	Thomas	467
20	Mark	435
21	Jonathan	427
22	Kenneth	421
23	Gregory	363
24	Larry	350
25	Daniel	338
26	Stephen	328
27	Matthew	325
28	Chad	305
29	Donald	302
30	Rodney	301
31	Scott	294
32	Ronald	292
33	Jerry	288
34	Paul	281
35	Gary	275
36	Bobby	249
37	Tony	247
38	Edward	226
39	George	224
40	Shawn	221
41	Bryan	220
42	Terry	216
43	Keith	213
44	Patrick	211
45	Johnny	205
46	Travis	185
47	Jamie	180
48	Billy	177
49	Phillip	176
50	Andrew	175
51	Randy	174
52	Jeffery	171
53	Jimmy	170
53	Samuel	170
55	Derrick	164
56	Dennis	160
56	Marcus	160
58	Douglas	159
59	Danny	158
60	Roger	148
61	Jeremy	139
61	Ronnie	139
63	Todd	137
64	Walter	135
65	Reginald	134
66	Shannon	132
67	Tracy	131
68	Antonio	130
69	Benjamin	128
70	Sean	125
71	Bradley	124
71	Chris	124
73	Ricky	123
74	Ryan	122
75	Aaron	120
76	Brandon	118
77	Micheal	107
77	Willie	107
79	Curtis	105
80	Barry	104
80	Darrell	104
82	Raymond	103
83	Craig	102
84	Derek	101
84	Shane	101
86	Russell	100
87	Frederick	99
88	Carl	96
88	Jody	96
90	Troy	90
91	Maurice	88
92	Adam	86
92	Kelvin	86
92	Tommy	86
95	Eddie	85
95	Tyrone	85
95	Wesley	85
98	Harold	84
99	Corey	82
99	Jermaine	82