Most Popular Baby Names of 1972
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 1 | Michael | 0 | 1 | Jennifer | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | +4 | 2 | Michelle | 0 |
| 3 | James | -1 | 3 | Lisa | 0 |
| 4 | David | -1 | 4 | Kimberly | 0 |
| 5 | John | -1 | 5 | Amy | 0 |
| 6 | Robert | -1 | 6 | Angela | 0 |
| 7 | Jason | +1 | 7 | Melissa | 0 |
| 8 | Brian | +1 | 8 | Stephanie | +3 |
| 9 | William | -2 | 9 | Heather | +3 |
| 10 | Matthew | +9 | 10 | Nicole | +17 |
| 11 | Scott | -1 | 11 | Tammy | -3 |
| 12 | Joseph | +3 | 12 | Julie | -2 |
| 13 | Kevin | +1 | 13 | Mary | -4 |
| 14 | Richard | -3 | 14 | Rebecca | +9 |
| 15 | Daniel | +5 | 15 | Elizabeth | +4 |
| 16 | Eric | +2 | 16 | Christine | +2 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | -5 | 17 | Laura | -1 |
| 18 | Mark | -5 | 18 | Tina | +2 |
| 19 | Steven | -3 | 19 | Tracy | -6 |
| 20 | Thomas | -3 | 20 | Dawn | -6 |
| 21 | Timothy | 0 | 21 | Karen | -6 |
| 22 | Anthony | +1 | 22 | Shannon | -1 |
| 23 | Charles | -1 | 23 | Kelly | -1 |
| 24 | Paul | 0 | 24 | Susan | -7 |
| 25 | Chad | +4 | 25 | Cynthia | -1 |
| 26 | Gregory | -1 | 26 | Christina | +4 |
| 27 | Kenneth | -1 | 27 | Patricia | -1 |
| 28 | Shawn | 0 | 28 | Lori | -3 |
| 29 | Stephen | -2 | 29 | Wendy | 0 |
| 30 | Andrew | +3 | 30 | Andrea | +5 |
| 31 | Todd | -1 | 31 | Sandra | 0 |
| 32 | Ronald | -1 | 32 | Maria | +5 |
| 33 | Sean | +3 | 33 | Stacy | -1 |
| 34 | Edward | -2 | 34 | Pamela | -6 |
| 35 | Donald | -1 | 35 | Denise | +1 |
| 36 | Patrick | -1 | 36 | Michele | +3 |
| 37 | Jonathan | +3 | 37 | Tonya | +8 |
| 38 | Keith | -1 | 38 | Tara | +11 |
| 39 | Ryan | +12 | 39 | Teresa | -5 |
| 40 | Aaron | +1 | 40 | Rachel | +14 |
| 41 | Gary | -3 | 41 | Stacey | 0 |
| 42 | Jeremy | +3 | 42 | Melanie | +24 |
| 43 | Douglas | -4 | 43 | Deborah | -10 |
| 44 | George | -2 | 44 | Brenda | -1 |
| 45 | Bryan | +3 | 45 | Donna | -7 |
| 46 | Craig | -3 | 46 | Jessica | +18 |
| 47 | Larry | -3 | 47 | Monica | +1 |
| 48 | Peter | -1 | 48 | April | +8 |
| 49 | Troy | -3 | 49 | Sharon | -9 |
| 50 | Jose | +5 | 50 | Sarah | +8 |
| 51 | Adam | +6 | 51 | Linda | -9 |
| 52 | Dennis | -3 | 52 | Dana | -8 |
| 53 | Jerry | -3 | 53 | Carrie | +2 |
| 54 | Raymond | -2 | 54 | Tanya | +18 |
| 55 | Shane | +5 | 55 | Robin | -3 |
| 56 | Frank | -2 | 56 | Cheryl | -6 |
| 57 | Travis | +4 | 57 | Kathleen | -4 |
| 58 | Jeffery | -5 | 58 | Barbara | -11 |
| 59 | Joshua | +21 | 59 | Crystal | +20 |
| 60 | Justin | +43 | 60 | Rhonda | -14 |
| 61 | Bradley | -3 | 61 | Tiffany | +1 |
| 62 | Terry | -6 | 62 | Nancy | -11 |
| 63 | Brandon | +32 | 63 | Jill | -4 |
| 64 | Benjamin | +5 | 64 | Heidi | +13 |
| 65 | Rodney | -6 | 65 | Catherine | 0 |
| 66 | Samuel | 0 | 66 | Debra | -9 |
| 67 | Derek | -4 | 67 | Kristin | +4 |
| 68 | Tony | -6 | 68 | Theresa | -7 |
| 69 | Russell | -5 | 69 | Katherine | -2 |
| 70 | Randy | -3 | 70 | Sherry | -10 |
| 71 | Marcus | -6 | 71 | Holly | +5 |
| 72 | Jamie | +24 | 72 | Paula | -9 |
| 73 | Juan | +8 | 73 | Danielle | +26 |
| 74 | Johnny | 0 | 74 | Christy | +14 |
| 75 | Joel | +11 | 75 | Leslie | -7 |
| 76 | Brent | -4 | 76 | Amanda | +8 |
| 77 | Phillip | -1 | 77 | Renee | -4 |
| 78 | Roger | -7 | 78 | Gina | -9 |
| 79 | Nathan | +25 | 79 | Jacqueline | -4 |
| 80 | Brett | +11 | 80 | Cindy | -10 |
| 81 | Chris | -13 | 81 | Melinda | +4 |
| 82 | Billy | -7 | 82 | Veronica | +28 |
| 83 | Marc | -13 | 83 | Diana | -1 |
| 84 | Carlos | +5 | 84 | Tamara | -4 |
| 85 | Carl | -12 | 85 | Kristen | +2 |
| 86 | Erik | +11 | 86 | Erica | +22 |
| 87 | Danny | -5 | 87 | Anna | +19 |
| 88 | Jon | -10 | 88 | Sheila | -7 |
| 89 | Jesse | +18 | 89 | Tracey | -15 |
| 90 | Bobby | -11 | 90 | Yolanda | +8 |
| 91 | Derrick | -7 | 91 | Ann | -13 |
| 92 | Curtis | -4 | 92 | Suzanne | -3 |
| 93 | Antonio | +18 | 93 | Erin | 0 |
| 94 | Shannon | +12 | 94 | Margaret | -8 |
| 95 | Corey | -18 | 95 | Shelly | +8 |
| 96 | Christian | +26 | 96 | Alicia | +9 |
| 97 | Jimmy | -4 | 97 | Jodi | -3 |
| 98 | Walter | -8 | 98 | Laurie | -2 |
| 99 | Nicholas | +24 | 99 | Victoria | -2 |
| 100 | Lawrence | -15 | 100 | Valerie | +2 |