100 Most Popular Baby Names of 1972

Top Male Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
101 Lawrence -16 2,824
102 Gerald -19 2,821
103 Wayne -11 2,793
104 Philip -10 2,776
105 Vincent -18 2,746
106 Darren -6 2,675
107 Victor +6 2,620
108 Micheal +16 2,610
109 Willie +6 2,593
110 Alan -11 2,576
111 Tracy +33 2,538
112 Albert +7 2,512
113 Roy -3 2,479
114 Kyle +2 2,476
115 Jay -1 2,447
116 Frederick -8 2,444
117 Martin -12 2,426
118 Henry -6 2,419
119 Arthur -1 2,396
120 Randall -18 2,356
121 Bruce -12 2,316
122 Darrell -5 2,309
123 Allen -3 2,304
124 Luis +14 2,278
125 Lee +3 2,262
126 Lance -28 2,254
127 Ricky -6 2,237
128 Andre +1 2,155
129 Alexander +3 2,118
130 Louis -4 2,105
131 Dale -6 2,063
132 Harold -2 2,036
133 Ronnie +2 2,003
134 Glenn -7 1,981
135 Jermaine +98 1,964
136 Cory +14 1,957
137 Mario +17 1,930
138 Damon +33 1,926
139 Gabriel +34 1,919
140 Kelly -4 1,918
141 Reginald 0 1,916
142 Jack -9 1,903
143 Steve -12 1,851
144 Tyrone -2 1,839
145 Eugene 0 1,808
146 Tommy +2 1,774
147 Ernest -4 1,769
148 Barry -14 1,753
149 Brad -10 1,749
150 Eddie -3 1,745
151 Leonard -5 1,719
152 Manuel +12 1,704
153 Ricardo +12 1,699
154 Wesley -3 1,693
155 Jacob +68 1,685
156 Dean -19 1,684
157 Adrian +20 1,679
158 Duane +9 1,677
159 Ralph -10 1,673
160 Maurice +3 1,641
161 Jesus +9 1,613
162 Marvin -10 1,595
163 Dwayne -6 1,591
164 Kurt -9 1,587
165 Dustin +16 1,561
166 Jerome -6 1,548
167 Jeff -27 1,540
168 Howard -12 1,494
169 Clinton +10 1,486
170 Stanley -12 1,476
171 Melvin +1 1,457
172 Calvin -4 1,450
173 Greg -11 1,438
174 Theodore -8 1,422
175 Miguel +5 1,421
176 Roberto +7 1,402
177 Edwin -1 1,395
178 Mike -25 1,391
179 Mitchell +10 1,370
180 Kirk -21 1,350
181 Jody -20 1,340
182 Francisco +17 1,335
183 Harry -8 1,333
184 Ruben +7 1,323
185 Neil -3 1,304
186 Clifford -1 1,267
187 Jared +31 1,262
188 Earl -10 1,251
189 Ian +13 1,248
190 Heath +35 1,234
191 Clarence -5 1,214
192 Nathaniel +9 1,208
193 Daryl -24 1,203
194 Jorge +13 1,196
195 Casey +13 1,189
196 Alex -9 1,185
197 Ray -1 1,178
198 Norman -8 1,174
199 Karl -7 1,167
200 Alfred -12 1,164
Top Female Names
Rank Name +/- Quantity Add
101 Sara +13 3,182
102 Kristi +11 3,132
103 Kathryn +8 3,127
104 Regina -14 3,104
105 Diane -22 3,094
106 Carla +1 3,082
107 Deanna -12 3,038
108 Kathy -17 3,032
109 Carol -16 3,010
110 Carolyn -6 2,995
111 Janet +1 2,954
112 Kristina +5 2,924
113 Beth -13 2,818
114 Jamie +4 2,813
115 Allison +4 2,799
116 Katrina +23 2,752
117 Katina 2,744
118 Kim -17 2,742
119 Jenny +23 2,635
120 Tricia -11 2,613
121 Traci -5 2,611
122 Sonya +4 2,507
123 Colleen -2 2,503
124 Terri -9 2,494
125 Misty +75 2,426
126 Shelley +14 2,385
127 Kristine -7 2,369
128 Felicia -4 2,360
129 Sherri -6 2,349
130 Julia 0 2,335
131 Emily +34 2,333
132 Connie -7 2,332
133 Vanessa -4 2,280
134 Anne -12 2,264
135 Lynn -7 2,251
136 Anita -9 2,232
137 Samantha +7 2,223
138 Erika +8 2,183
139 Cassandra -3 2,127
140 Brandy +213 2,082
141 Brandi +189 2,056
142 Krista -8 2,050
143 Natalie +11 2,026
144 Carmen +9 1,966
145 Angel +56 1,944
146 Nichole +117 1,943
147 Sheri +5 1,922
148 Kerry -3 1,910
149 Yvonne -1 1,904
150 Kelli -15 1,899
151 Martha -4 1,895
152 Sabrina -19 1,878
153 Monique +8 1,877
154 Aimee +23 1,874
155 Annette -23 1,870
156 Bridget +25 1,864
157 Bonnie -19 1,853
158 Kristy +13 1,838
159 Stacie -28 1,822
160 Joy +9 1,818
161 Amber +19 1,813
162 Alison -19 1,808
163 Tracie -14 1,794
164 Virginia -14 1,789
165 Becky -2 1,786
166 Wanda -29 1,776
167 Marie -10 1,763
168 Kristie -2 1,739
169 Cathy -28 1,735
170 Natasha +58 1,730
171 Janice -20 1,714
172 Jody -10 1,709
173 Nikki +133 1,704
174 Shawna +40 1,665
175 Gloria -8 1,618
176 Sonia +6 1,614
177 Vicki -21 1,611
178 Leah +7 1,594
179 Toni -20 1,594
180 Megan +19 1,590
181 Penny -23 1,588
182 Debbie -27 1,585
183 Trina -11 1,579
184 Shawn -16 1,575
185 Beverly -25 1,567
186 Kari -7 1,561
187 Charlotte -11 1,536
188 Belinda -24 1,535
189 Yvette -15 1,530
190 Kerri +5 1,501
191 Jeanette -5 1,494
192 Christie +27 1,480
193 Robyn +24 1,469
194 Charlene -16 1,463
195 Sylvia -1 1,463
196 Kara +8 1,455
197 Meredith +1 1,438
198 Joanna +24 1,423
199 Darlene -29 1,416
200 Kendra +2 1,398