Most Popular Baby Names of 1972
| Top Male Names | Top Female Names | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | +/- | Rank | Name | +/- |
| 201 | Terrence | -3 | 201 | Ruth | -10 |
| 202 | Glen | -28 | 202 | Betty | -27 |
| 203 | Darin | -10 | 203 | Catina | |
| 204 | Hector | 0 | 204 | Claudia | +34 |
| 205 | Oscar | +17 | 205 | Tammie | -16 |
| 206 | Terrance | +6 | 206 | Joyce | -23 |
| 207 | Lonnie | -12 | 207 | Peggy | -25 |
| 208 | Trevor | +7 | 208 | Joanne | -20 |
| 209 | Warren | -26 | 209 | Shirley | -16 |
| 210 | Wade | -4 | 210 | Ginger | -23 |
| 211 | Geoffrey | -8 | 211 | Rose | -1 |
| 212 | Raul | -1 | 212 | Jean | -39 |
| 213 | Bernard | -8 | 213 | Hope | -6 |
| 214 | Fred | -20 | 214 | Rosa | +9 |
| 215 | Lamont | +134 | 215 | Tami | -9 |
| 216 | Leon | +11 | 216 | Frances | -8 |
| 217 | Dana | -4 | 217 | Tonia | -5 |
| 218 | Marlon | +59 | 218 | Dorothy | -28 |
| 219 | Jaime | +9 | 219 | Kimberley | -27 |
| 220 | Zachary | +69 | 220 | Judith | -15 |
| 221 | Ramon | +16 | 221 | Judy | -25 |
| 222 | Francis | -22 | 222 | Gretchen | +2 |
| 223 | Don | -9 | 223 | Candace | +3 |
| 224 | Gilbert | -3 | 224 | Kellie | -13 |
| 225 | Angel | +11 | 225 | Helen | -16 |
| 226 | Shaun | -10 | 226 | Molly | +23 |
| 227 | Byron | -10 | 227 | Kelley | +6 |
| 228 | Fredrick | +3 | 228 | Marsha | +2 |
| 229 | Roderick | -6 | 229 | Leigh | -16 |
| 230 | Clayton | +9 | 230 | Rita | -15 |
| 231 | Franklin | -23 | 231 | Alice | -33 |
| 232 | Rafael | +26 | 232 | Latonya | +26 |
| 233 | Leroy | +1 | 233 | Sonja | +15 |
| 234 | Stacy | -4 | 234 | Ellen | -16 |
| 235 | Clint | +58 | 235 | Maureen | -32 |
| 236 | Mathew | +9 | 236 | Bobbie | +6 |
| 237 | Joey | -18 | 237 | Ashley | +18 |
| 238 | Darryl | -18 | 238 | Jane | -6 |
| 239 | Javier | +1 | 239 | Norma | -17 |
| 240 | Cedric | +20 | 240 | Tasha | +43 |
| 241 | Toby | -12 | 241 | Juanita | -12 |
| 242 | Alvin | -10 | 242 | Vickie | -17 |
| 243 | Kelvin | +9 | 243 | Karla | -27 |
| 244 | Seth | +28 | 244 | Melody | 0 |
| 245 | Donnie | +6 | 245 | Christa | -8 |
| 246 | Vernon | -3 | 246 | Keri | +32 |
| 247 | Darrin | -50 | 247 | Joann | -28 |
| 248 | Pedro | 0 | 248 | Dina | +6 |
| 249 | Leslie | -11 | 249 | Ana | +23 |
| 250 | Tyler | +37 | 250 | Billie | +12 |
| 251 | Herbert | -10 | 251 | Caroline | -11 |
| 252 | Isaac | +36 | 252 | Elaine | -18 |
| 253 | Lewis | -7 | 253 | Evelyn | -22 |
| 254 | Kent | -19 | 254 | Staci | -3 |
| 255 | Fernando | +10 | 255 | Sandy | +12 |
| 256 | Armando | +12 | 256 | Leticia | +18 |
| 257 | Dwight | -8 | 257 | Loretta | -30 |
| 258 | Andy | +4 | 258 | Rochelle | -1 |
| 259 | Rene | +20 | 259 | Jackie | -18 |
| 260 | Scotty | -50 | 260 | Angie | -24 |
| 261 | Jessie | +17 | 261 | Raquel | -16 |
| 262 | Lloyd | -20 | 262 | Candice | -3 |
| 263 | Erick | +13 | 263 | Lauren | -2 |
| 264 | Gene | -10 | 264 | Teri | 0 |
| 265 | Kerry | -12 | 265 | Marcia | -22 |
| 266 | Tim | -41 | 266 | Cheri | -1 |
| 267 | Guy | -10 | 267 | Gail | -20 |
| 268 | Marco | +12 | 268 | Lynette | 0 |
| 269 | Gordon | -22 | 269 | Roberta | -16 |
| 270 | Bryant | +16 | 270 | Rachael | +42 |
| 271 | Kristopher | +105 | 271 | Dena | -19 |
| 272 | Trent | -9 | 272 | Stefanie | +26 |
| 273 | Eduardo | +10 | 273 | Sheryl | -27 |
| 274 | Jim | -30 | 274 | Jeanne | -39 |
| 275 | Ross | -14 | 275 | Adrienne | +12 |
| 276 | Alejandro | +16 | 276 | Ronda | -26 |
| 277 | Ivan | +14 | 277 | Jodie | 0 |
| 278 | Johnnie | -8 | 278 | Eileen | -3 |
| 279 | Bill | -24 | 279 | Audrey | -19 |
| 280 | Rick | -21 | 280 | Christi | +23 |
| 281 | Dan | -31 | 281 | Marcy | -25 |
| 282 | Jackie | +3 | 282 | Sally | -12 |
| 283 | Alberto | +14 | 283 | Jenifer | +50 |
| 284 | Ted | -17 | 284 | Rachelle | +1 |
| 285 | Jimmie | -11 | 285 | Kirsten | +11 |
| 286 | Johnathan | +36 | 286 | Lora | -17 |
| 287 | Omar | +57 | 287 | Roxanne | -8 |
| 288 | Marshall | +8 | 288 | Eva | +2 |
| 289 | Sergio | +30 | 289 | Gwendolyn | -23 |
| 290 | Charlie | 0 | 290 | Jennie | +34 |
| 291 | Edgar | +4 | 291 | Marilyn | -52 |
| 292 | Bret | -10 | 292 | Jana | 0 |
| 293 | Orlando | +1 | 293 | Mindy | -9 |
| 294 | Gregg | -21 | 294 | Candy | +24 |
| 295 | Allan | -24 | 295 | Deana | -14 |
| 296 | Julian | +7 | 296 | Tabitha | -1 |
| 297 | Clifton | +7 | 297 | Lara | -24 |
| 298 | Damian | +118 | 298 | Shari | -16 |
| 299 | Nelson | -24 | 299 | Cherie | +11 |
| 300 | Chadwick | +29 | 300 | Angelia | -6 |