100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1972
| Rank | Name | +/- | Quantity | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Randal | -22 | 383 | |
| 402 | Shad | +1 | 381 | |
| 403 | Curt | +11 | 380 | |
| 404 | Otis | -7 | 379 | |
| 405 | Kareem | 378 | ||
| 406 | Myron | -16 | 377 | |
| 407 | Rex | -37 | 373 | |
| 408 | Micah | +82 | 372 | |
| 409 | Andres | -4 | 371 | |
| 410 | Sherman | +2 | 370 | |
| 411 | Alonzo | -16 | 369 | |
| 412 | Oliver | -18 | 367 | |
| 413 | Virgil | -21 | 367 | |
| 414 | Garry | -14 | 366 | |
| 415 | Cornelius | +53 | 365 | |
| 416 | Thaddeus | +37 | 364 | |
| 417 | Claude | -26 | 362 | |
| 418 | Monte | -35 | 361 | |
| 419 | Roman | -11 | 360 | |
| 420 | Josh | +30 | 356 | |
| 421 | Stephan | +8 | 353 | |
| 422 | Pablo | +9 | 352 | |
| 423 | Terrell | +16 | 352 | |
| 424 | Benny | -7 | 348 | |
| 425 | Ira | +22 | 347 | |
| 426 | Derick | +70 | 344 | |
| 427 | Quentin | -17 | 344 | |
| 428 | Bart | -51 | 343 | |
| 429 | Darrel | +5 | 343 | |
| 430 | Jeremiah | +22 | 343 | |
| 431 | Gilberto | -7 | 342 | |
| 432 | Simon | +16 | 341 | |
| 433 | Quincy | +114 | 339 | |
| 434 | Teddy | -18 | 334 | |
| 435 | Earnest | -10 | 333 | |
| 436 | Julius | -15 | 330 | |
| 437 | Kendall | -48 | 330 | |
| 438 | Mickey | +4 | 327 | |
| 439 | Rusty | -6 | 327 | |
| 440 | Wallace | -10 | 326 | |
| 441 | Drew | +19 | 324 | |
| 442 | Sheldon | -31 | 324 | |
| 443 | Abel | +21 | 322 | |
| 444 | Rolando | -6 | 320 | |
| 445 | Robby | -13 | 318 | |
| 446 | Owen | +73 | 317 | |
| 447 | Darrick | -40 | 315 | |
| 448 | Lyle | -42 | 314 | |
| 449 | Dave | -51 | 313 | |
| 450 | Pete | -22 | 313 | |
| 451 | Morris | -32 | 305 | |
| 452 | Dallas | -15 | 304 | |
| 453 | Dylan | +54 | 303 | |
| 454 | Morgan | +9 | 303 | |
| 455 | Kendrick | -40 | 302 | |
| 456 | Marion | -15 | 300 | |
| 457 | Jerald | -2 | 294 | |
| 458 | Alton | -35 | 293 | |
| 459 | Luther | 0 | 293 | |
| 460 | Darius | +46 | 292 | |
| 461 | Lynn | -17 | 292 | |
| 462 | Erich | -22 | 290 | |
| 463 | Ken | -36 | 289 | |
| 464 | Erin | -8 | 288 | |
| 465 | Felipe | -4 | 288 | |
| 466 | Willard | +1 | 285 | |
| 467 | Carey | -31 | 282 | |
| 468 | Guillermo | -6 | 281 | |
| 469 | Rogelio | +44 | 281 | |
| 470 | Ismael | +8 | 280 | |
| 471 | Ramiro | +60 | 278 | |
| 472 | Dominick | +40 | 276 | |
| 473 | Ashley | +29 | 274 | |
| 474 | Clark | -23 | 274 | |
| 475 | Damien | +206 | 274 | |
| 476 | Forrest | -19 | 273 | |
| 477 | Bennie | -12 | 272 | |
| 478 | Stevie | +4 | 272 | |
| 479 | Tyson | +43 | 268 | |
| 480 | Jake | +141 | 267 | |
| 481 | Archie | -27 | 266 | |
| 482 | Kirby | -5 | 266 | |
| 483 | Monty | -12 | 265 | |
| 484 | Eli | +9 | 264 | |
| 485 | Stewart | -42 | 264 | |
| 486 | Sonny | +82 | 263 | |
| 487 | Gustavo | -6 | 261 | |
| 488 | Blaine | -22 | 259 | |
| 489 | Jordan | -13 | 258 | |
| 490 | Grady | +11 | 257 | |
| 491 | Stefan | +19 | 256 | |
| 492 | Doug | -47 | 255 | |
| 493 | Xavier | -6 | 255 | |
| 494 | Dante | +89 | 254 | |
| 495 | Shon | -25 | 254 | |
| 496 | Tomas | +32 | 254 | |
| 497 | Elias | +39 | 253 | |
| 498 | Leland | +20 | 253 | |
| 499 | Guadalupe | -11 | 251 | |
| 500 | Leonardo | +41 | 247 |
| Rank | Name | +/- | Quantity | Add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | Marianne | -25 | 501 | |
| 402 | Jeanine | -29 | 498 | |
| 403 | Tabatha | -5 | 492 | |
| 404 | Terra | +84 | 487 | |
| 405 | Marisa | +45 | 486 | |
| 406 | Elena | +8 | 485 | |
| 407 | Sophia | -22 | 484 | |
| 408 | Jami | -6 | 483 | |
| 409 | Paige | -25 | 483 | |
| 410 | Carey | +10 | 481 | |
| 411 | Dianne | -34 | 479 | |
| 412 | Lena | +12 | 478 | |
| 413 | Edith | -4 | 476 | |
| 414 | Yesenia | -6 | 470 | |
| 415 | Ingrid | +3 | 469 | |
| 416 | Pauline | -20 | 468 | |
| 417 | Laurel | +6 | 466 | |
| 418 | Paulette | -59 | 466 | |
| 419 | Guadalupe | +16 | 463 | |
| 420 | Kimberlee | +9 | 461 | |
| 421 | Anissa | -73 | 459 | |
| 422 | Dora | +17 | 456 | |
| 423 | Lashawn | +11 | 456 | |
| 424 | Rene | -7 | 456 | |
| 425 | Margarita | -14 | 455 | |
| 426 | Emma | +16 | 454 | |
| 427 | Krystal | +70 | 454 | |
| 428 | Mona | +20 | 454 | |
| 429 | Marjorie | -38 | 453 | |
| 430 | Michael | +19 | 452 | |
| 431 | Sue | -60 | 452 | |
| 432 | Serena | -46 | 451 | |
| 433 | Adriana | +13 | 447 | |
| 434 | Lea | -34 | 445 | |
| 435 | Janie | +19 | 441 | |
| 436 | Meghan | +93 | 440 | |
| 437 | Annie | -11 | 438 | |
| 438 | Shonda | +7 | 438 | |
| 439 | Marcella | -18 | 437 | |
| 440 | Iris | -41 | 436 | |
| 441 | Jeannine | -44 | 432 | |
| 442 | Cathleen | -41 | 427 | |
| 443 | Georgia | 0 | 427 | |
| 444 | Doreen | -52 | 425 | |
| 445 | Lynne | -50 | 424 | |
| 446 | Francine | -31 | 423 | |
| 447 | Irma | -11 | 420 | |
| 448 | Lucinda | -41 | 420 | |
| 449 | Malinda | +19 | 419 | |
| 450 | Lucy | +19 | 417 | |
| 451 | Mia | -18 | 416 | |
| 452 | Leann | -49 | 413 | |
| 453 | Lawanda | +22 | 412 | |
| 454 | Johanna | -3 | 410 | |
| 455 | Luz | +26 | 410 | |
| 456 | Latisha | +42 | 407 | |
| 457 | Patty | -45 | 407 | |
| 458 | Amelia | -26 | 405 | |
| 459 | Susanne | -43 | 405 | |
| 460 | Allyson | -8 | 403 | |
| 461 | June | -51 | 403 | |
| 462 | Edna | -3 | 402 | |
| 463 | Lorrie | -35 | 402 | |
| 464 | Maryann | -6 | 401 | |
| 465 | Nadine | -34 | 398 | |
| 466 | Dolores | -28 | 397 | |
| 467 | Alexis | +65 | 396 | |
| 468 | Abigail | +23 | 394 | |
| 469 | Cari | -5 | 387 | |
| 470 | Tonja | +25 | 386 | |
| 471 | Karyn | -41 | 384 | |
| 472 | Kerrie | +1 | 382 | |
| 473 | Catrina | +94 | 380 | |
| 474 | Tera | +89 | 379 | |
| 475 | Blanca | +15 | 378 | |
| 476 | Jan | +1 | 377 | |
| 477 | Karrie | +10 | 376 | |
| 478 | Ursula | +11 | 376 | |
| 479 | Liza | +58 | 374 | |
| 480 | Tia | +27 | 374 | |
| 481 | Latonia | +66 | 371 | |
| 482 | Bridgett | +17 | 370 | |
| 483 | Suzette | -27 | 370 | |
| 484 | Brandie | +335 | 368 | |
| 485 | Deanne | -19 | 368 | |
| 486 | Deena | -10 | 368 | |
| 487 | Clara | +54 | 366 | |
| 488 | Cassie | +80 | 364 | |
| 489 | Susie | +5 | 364 | |
| 490 | Gena | -6 | 363 | |
| 491 | Janette | -20 | 363 | |
| 492 | Myra | -37 | 362 | |
| 493 | Lashonda | +109 | 361 | |
| 494 | Olga | -20 | 361 | |
| 495 | Selena | -30 | 358 | |
| 496 | Isabel | -33 | 357 | |
| 497 | Janel | -27 | 357 | |
| 498 | Gabrielle | -37 | 356 | |
| 499 | Deirdre | -46 | 354 | |
| 500 | Elisabeth | -17 | 354 |
