Most Popular Baby Names of 1972
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 101 | Joe | 0 | 101 | Sara | +13 |
| 102 | Gerald | -19 | 102 | Kristi | +11 |
| 103 | Wayne | -11 | 103 | Kathryn | +8 |
| 104 | Philip | -10 | 104 | Regina | -13 |
| 105 | Vincent | -18 | 105 | Diane | -22 |
| 106 | Darren | -6 | 106 | Carla | +1 |
| 107 | Micheal | +17 | 107 | Kathy | -17 |
| 108 | Victor | +5 | 108 | Deanna | -13 |
| 109 | Willie | +6 | 109 | Carol | -17 |
| 110 | Alan | -11 | 110 | Carolyn | -6 |
| 111 | Tracy | +33 | 111 | Janet | +1 |
| 112 | Albert | +7 | 112 | Kristina | +6 |
| 113 | Roy | -3 | 113 | Beth | -13 |
| 114 | Kyle | +2 | 114 | Jamie | +3 |
| 115 | Frederick | -6 | 115 | Allison | +4 |
| 116 | Jay | -2 | 116 | Katrina | +23 |
| 117 | Martin | -12 | 117 | Katina | |
| 118 | Henry | -6 | 118 | Kim | -17 |
| 119 | Arthur | -2 | 119 | Jenny | +23 |
| 120 | Randall | -18 | 120 | Traci | -4 |
| 121 | Bruce | -13 | 121 | Tricia | -12 |
| 122 | Darrell | -4 | 122 | Sonya | +4 |
| 123 | Allen | -3 | 123 | Colleen | -2 |
| 124 | Luis | +14 | 124 | Terri | -9 |
| 125 | Lee | +3 | 125 | Misty | +75 |
| 126 | Lance | -28 | 126 | Shelley | +15 |
| 127 | Ricky | -6 | 127 | Kristine | -7 |
| 128 | Andre | +1 | 128 | Felicia | -4 |
| 129 | Alexander | +5 | 129 | Sherri | -6 |
| 130 | Louis | -4 | 130 | Julia | 0 |
| 131 | Dale | -6 | 131 | Connie | -6 |
| 132 | Harold | -2 | 132 | Emily | +36 |
| 133 | Ronnie | +2 | 133 | Vanessa | -4 |
| 134 | Glenn | -7 | 134 | Anne | -12 |
| 135 | Cory | +15 | 135 | Lynn | -7 |
| 136 | Jermaine | +97 | 136 | Anita | -9 |
| 137 | Damon | +33 | 137 | Samantha | +7 |
| 138 | Kelly | -2 | 138 | Erika | +8 |
| 139 | Mario | +15 | 139 | Cassandra | -3 |
| 140 | Reginald | +1 | 140 | Brandy | +213 |
| 141 | Gabriel | +32 | 141 | Brandi | +189 |
| 142 | Jack | -10 | 142 | Krista | -9 |
| 143 | Steve | -12 | 143 | Natalie | +11 |
| 144 | Tyrone | -2 | 144 | Carmen | +9 |
| 145 | Eugene | 0 | 145 | Angel | +56 |
| 146 | Tommy | +3 | 146 | Nichole | +117 |
| 147 | Ernest | -4 | 147 | Sheri | +5 |
| 148 | Barry | -15 | 148 | Kerry | -3 |
| 149 | Brad | -10 | 149 | Yvonne | -1 |
| 150 | Eddie | -3 | 150 | Kelli | -15 |
| 151 | Leonard | -5 | 151 | Martha | -4 |
| 152 | Manuel | +12 | 152 | Monique | +9 |
| 153 | Ricardo | +12 | 153 | Aimee | +25 |
| 154 | Wesley | -3 | 154 | Sabrina | -20 |
| 155 | Dean | -18 | 155 | Annette | -23 |
| 156 | Duane | +11 | 156 | Bridget | +25 |
| 157 | Jacob | +69 | 157 | Bonnie | -19 |
| 158 | Adrian | +20 | 158 | Kristy | +13 |
| 159 | Ralph | -11 | 159 | Stacie | -28 |
| 160 | Maurice | +2 | 160 | Joy | +9 |
| 161 | Jesus | +10 | 161 | Amber | +19 |
| 162 | Marvin | -10 | 162 | Alison | -19 |
| 163 | Dwayne | -6 | 163 | Virginia | -13 |
| 164 | Kurt | -9 | 164 | Tracie | -15 |
| 165 | Dustin | +16 | 165 | Becky | -2 |
| 166 | Jerome | -6 | 166 | Wanda | -29 |
| 167 | Jeff | -27 | 167 | Marie | -10 |
| 168 | Howard | -12 | 168 | Kristie | -2 |
| 169 | Stanley | -11 | 169 | Cathy | -29 |
| 170 | Clinton | +9 | 170 | Natasha | +58 |
| 171 | Melvin | +1 | 171 | Janice | -20 |
| 172 | Calvin | -4 | 172 | Jody | -10 |
| 173 | Greg | -10 | 173 | Nikki | +134 |
| 174 | Theodore | -8 | 174 | Shawna | +40 |
| 175 | Miguel | +5 | 175 | Gloria | -10 |
| 176 | Edwin | 0 | 176 | Vicki | -20 |
| 177 | Roberto | +7 | 177 | Sonia | +7 |
| 178 | Mike | -25 | 178 | Toni | -19 |
| 179 | Mitchell | +11 | 179 | Penny | -21 |
| 180 | Kirk | -21 | 180 | Leah | +5 |
| 181 | Jody | -20 | 181 | Megan | +18 |
| 182 | Francisco | +17 | 182 | Debbie | -27 |
| 183 | Harry | -8 | 183 | Trina | -11 |
| 184 | Ruben | +7 | 184 | Shawn | -17 |
| 185 | Neil | -3 | 185 | Beverly | -25 |
| 186 | Clifford | -1 | 186 | Kari | -7 |
| 187 | Jared | +31 | 187 | Charlotte | -11 |
| 188 | Earl | -11 | 188 | Belinda | -24 |
| 189 | Ian | +13 | 189 | Yvette | -15 |
| 190 | Heath | +34 | 190 | Kerri | +4 |
| 191 | Clarence | -4 | 191 | Jeanette | -5 |
| 192 | Nathaniel | +9 | 192 | Christie | +28 |
| 193 | Daryl | -24 | 193 | Charlene | -16 |
| 194 | Jorge | +13 | 194 | Robyn | +23 |
| 195 | Casey | +14 | 195 | Sylvia | 0 |
| 196 | Alex | -8 | 196 | Kara | +8 |
| 197 | Ray | -1 | 197 | Meredith | 0 |
| 198 | Norman | -9 | 198 | Joanna | +23 |
| 199 | Karl | -7 | 199 | Darlene | -29 |
| 200 | Alfred | -14 | 200 | Kendra | +2 |