United States · 1972
Baby names of 1972
Jennifer and Michael topped 1972.
Top girls' names of 1972
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 63,600 |
| 2 | Michelle | 29,285 |
| 3 | Lisa | 27,543 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 26,282 |
| 5 | Amy | 25,873 |
| 6 | Angela | 23,561 |
| 7 | Melissa | 22,494 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 16,890 |
| 9 | Heather | 16,320 |
| 10 | Nicole | 15,755 |
| 11 | Tammy | 14,211 |
| 12 | Julie | 14,062 |
| 13 | Mary | 13,757 |
| 14 | Rebecca | 13,252 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 12,182 |
| 16 | Christine | 11,986 |
| 17 | Laura | 11,778 |
| 18 | Tina | 11,523 |
| 19 | Tracy | 11,436 |
| 20 | Dawn | 11,340 |
| 21 | Karen | 11,181 |
| 22 | Shannon | 10,965 |
| 23 | Kelly | 10,944 |
| 24 | Susan | 10,574 |
| 25 | Cynthia | 10,173 |
| 26 | Christina | 10,172 |
| 27 | Patricia | 9,602 |
| 28 | Lori | 9,434 |
| 29 | Wendy | 8,529 |
| 30 | Andrea | 8,022 |
| 31 | Sandra | 7,917 |
| 32 | Maria | 7,721 |
| 33 | Stacy | 7,604 |
| 34 | Pamela | 7,472 |
| 35 | Denise | 7,382 |
| 36 | Michele | 7,380 |
| 37 | Tonya | 7,244 |
| 38 | Tara | 7,234 |
| 39 | Teresa | 7,176 |
| 40 | Rachel | 6,417 |
| 41 | Stacey | 6,380 |
| 42 | Melanie | 6,296 |
| 43 | Deborah | 6,271 |
| 44 | Brenda | 6,270 |
| 45 | Donna | 6,257 |
| 46 | Jessica | 6,206 |
| 47 | Monica | 6,133 |
| 48 | April | 6,120 |
| 49 | Sarah | 6,114 |
| 50 | Sharon | 6,111 |
Top boys' names of 1972
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 71,393 |
| 2 | Christopher | 52,172 |
| 3 | James | 47,063 |
| 4 | David | 46,322 |
| 5 | John | 43,158 |
| 6 | Robert | 43,013 |
| 7 | Jason | 37,423 |
| 8 | Brian | 36,306 |
| 9 | William | 30,510 |
| 10 | Matthew | 22,928 |
| 11 | Scott | 22,838 |
| 12 | Joseph | 22,454 |
| 13 | Kevin | 22,354 |
| 14 | Richard | 22,302 |
| 15 | Daniel | 22,092 |
| 16 | Eric | 22,027 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 21,677 |
| 18 | Mark | 21,490 |
| 19 | Steven | 19,851 |
| 20 | Thomas | 19,557 |
| 21 | Timothy | 17,605 |
| 22 | Anthony | 17,454 |
| 23 | Charles | 16,968 |
| 24 | Paul | 14,555 |
| 25 | Chad | 13,392 |
| 26 | Gregory | 13,056 |
| 27 | Kenneth | 12,334 |
| 28 | Shawn | 11,277 |
| 29 | Stephen | 11,037 |
| 30 | Andrew | 10,111 |
| 31 | Todd | 9,968 |
| 32 | Ronald | 9,502 |
| 33 | Sean | 9,444 |
| 34 | Edward | 9,292 |
| 35 | Patrick | 9,276 |
| 36 | Donald | 9,261 |
| 37 | Jonathan | 9,219 |
| 38 | Keith | 9,145 |
| 39 | Ryan | 8,878 |
| 40 | Aaron | 7,863 |
| 41 | Gary | 7,758 |
| 42 | Jeremy | 7,398 |
| 43 | Douglas | 7,387 |
| 44 | George | 7,167 |
| 45 | Bryan | 7,035 |
| 46 | Craig | 6,729 |
| 47 | Larry | 6,604 |
| 48 | Peter | 6,471 |
| 49 | Troy | 6,348 |
| 50 | Jose | 5,935 |
SOURCE·US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data·Public domain. SSA lists a name only if it was given to at least 5 babies of that sex that year.·REVIEWED JUL 2026
SOURCE·US SSA (1880–2025) + NZ DIA (1900–2025) birth registrations·ranks and shares computed from the source files, see method·REVIEWED JUL 2026