100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1972

Top Male Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
201 Terrence -3 1,160
202 Glen -28 1,155
203 Darin -10 1,130
204 Hector 0 1,115
205 Oscar +15 1,112
206 Terrance +6 1,110
207 Lonnie -12 1,098
208 Warren -24 1,097
209 Trevor +6 1,094
210 Geoffrey -7 1,055
211 Wade -5 1,054
212 Raul -1 1,052
213 Bernard -8 1,048
214 Fred -20 1,041
215 Lamont +136 1,039
216 Dana -3 1,031
217 Marlon +60 1,029
218 Leon +9 1,026
219 Jaime +9 1,007
220 Zachary +69 1,005
221 Ramon +16 1,003
222 Francis -22 988
223 Don -9 977
224 Gilbert -2 963
225 Angel +11 956
226 Shaun -10 950
227 Byron -10 946
228 Fredrick +4 943
229 Roderick -5 939
230 Clayton +9 932
231 Rafael +25 929
232 Franklin -23 928
233 Leroy +1 917
234 Stacy -3 914
235 Clint +58 911
236 Joey -17 911
237 Mathew +7 906
238 Darryl -17 903
239 Javier +1 899
240 Cedric +19 895
241 Toby -12 890
242 Alvin -12 884
243 Kelvin +9 883
244 Seth +28 869
245 Vernon -2 865
246 Donnie +5 861
247 Darrin -50 860
248 Pedro 0 842
249 Leslie -11 839
250 Tyler +36 835
251 Isaac +37 806
252 Herbert -11 805
253 Lewis -7 802
254 Kent -19 787
255 Fernando +9 784
256 Armando +12 775
257 Dwight -8 773
258 Andy +4 771
259 Rene +20 765
260 Scotty -50 757
261 Jessie +17 756
262 Lloyd -20 752
263 Erick +13 748
264 Gene -10 741
265 Kerry -12 734
266 Tim -40 733
267 Marco +13 728
268 Guy -10 727
269 Gordon -22 719
270 Bryant +17 716
271 Kristopher +105 713
272 Trent -9 712
273 Eduardo +11 711
274 Jim -29 709
275 Ross -14 709
276 Alejandro +16 703
277 Ivan +14 693
278 Johnnie -8 691
279 Bill -24 686
280 Rick -20 683
281 Alberto +16 677
282 Dan -32 676
283 Jackie -1 673
284 Jimmie -9 666
285 Ted -18 666
286 Johnathan +37 656
287 Omar +58 645
288 Marshall +7 644
289 Sergio +30 642
290 Charlie 0 640
291 Edgar +5 633
292 Bret -7 629
293 Gregg -19 629
294 Orlando 0 629
295 Allan -24 625
296 Damian +122 625
297 Julian +6 624
298 Clifton +6 623
299 Spencer +10 621
300 Nelson -27 620
Top Female Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
201 Ruth -11 1,383
202 Catina 1,370
203 Betty -28 1,366
204 Claudia +34 1,361
205 Tammie -16 1,361
206 Joyce -23 1,351
207 Joanne -19 1,345
208 Peggy -24 1,344
209 Shirley -16 1,336
210 Ginger -23 1,317
211 Rose -1 1,308
212 Jean -39 1,300
213 Hope -8 1,295
214 Rosa +7 1,287
215 Tami -9 1,287
216 Tonia -4 1,280
217 Frances -10 1,279
218 Dorothy -27 1,274
219 Kimberley -27 1,271
220 Judith -12 1,262
221 Gretchen +3 1,260
222 Judy -26 1,260
223 Kellie -12 1,254
224 Candace +2 1,252
225 Helen -16 1,243
226 Molly +22 1,235
227 Kelley +6 1,217
228 Marsha -1 1,212
229 Leigh -16 1,210
230 Rita -15 1,200
231 Alice -34 1,198
232 Latonya +26 1,196
233 Sonja +14 1,191
234 Ashley +21 1,176
235 Bobbie +7 1,175
236 Ellen -18 1,175
237 Maureen -34 1,172
238 Jane -6 1,162
239 Norma -16 1,151
240 Tasha +42 1,138
241 Juanita -10 1,134
242 Melody +2 1,122
243 Vickie -18 1,122
244 Karla -28 1,121
245 Christa -8 1,120
246 Keri +32 1,115
247 Joann -27 1,101
248 Dina +6 1,097
249 Ana +21 1,086
250 Billie +12 1,077
251 Caroline -10 1,071
252 Elaine -18 1,066
253 Staci -3 1,062
254 Evelyn -24 1,061
255 Sandy +12 1,055
256 Leticia +18 1,052
257 Rochelle 0 1,049
258 Loretta -29 1,048
259 Jackie -20 1,026
260 Angie -24 1,016
261 Raquel -16 1,013
262 Lauren -1 1,006
263 Candice -3 1,002
264 Teri 0 1,002
265 Cheri 0 995
266 Marcia -23 994
267 Gail -18 989
268 Lynette 0 983
269 Rachael +43 979
270 Roberta -17 979
271 Dena -19 972
272 Stefanie +26 970
273 Sheryl -27 953
274 Adrienne +13 944
275 Jeanne -40 944
276 Ronda -25 939
277 Jodie -2 935
278 Eileen -1 919
279 Audrey -20 918
280 Christi +23 917
281 Marcy -25 916
282 Jenifer +51 913
283 Sally -11 909
284 Rachelle +1 898
285 Kirsten +11 897
286 Lora -17 890
287 Eva +2 887
288 Roxanne -9 884
289 Gwendolyn -23 869
290 Jennie +34 864
291 Jana +1 862
292 Mindy -8 862
293 Marilyn -53 859
294 Candy +24 857
295 Deana -14 855
296 Lara -23 830
297 Tabitha -2 830
298 Cherie +12 823
299 Shari -16 823
300 Angelia -6 806