Names by year · United States
The names of 1972
In 1972, the SSA recorded 3,142,852 babies with names given at least five times. Jennifer was the top girls' name and Michael the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer1 in 24 | 63,600 | #586 |
| 2 | Michelle1 in 52 | 29,285 | #465 |
| 3 | Lisa1 in 55 | 27,543 | #991 |
| 4 | Kimberly1 in 58 | 26,282 | #303 |
| 5 | Amy1 in 59 | 25,873 | #257 |
| 6 | Angela1 in 65 | 23,561 | #408 |
| 7 | Melissa1 in 68 | 22,494 | #420 |
| 8 | Stephanie1 in 90 | 16,890 | #557 |
| 9 | Heather1 in 93 | 16,320 | #1,264 |
| 10 | Nicole1 in 97 | 15,755 | #383 |
| 11 | Tammy1 in 107 | 14,211 | #3,703 |
| 12 | Julie1 in 108 | 14,062 | #873 |
| 13 | Mary1 in 111 | 13,757 | #125 |
| 14 | Rebecca1 in 115 | 13,252 | #350 |
| 15 | Elizabeth1 in 125 | 12,182 | #17 |
| 16 | Christine1 in 127 | 11,986 | #1,274 |
| 17 | Laura1 in 129 | 11,778 | #379 |
| 18 | Tina1 in 132 | 11,523 | #2,815 |
| 19 | Tracy1 in 133 | 11,436 | #2,171 |
| 20 | Dawn1 in 134 | 11,340 | #2,174 |
| 21 | Karen1 in 136 | 11,181 | #1,281 |
| 22 | Shannon1 in 139 | 10,965 | #2,405 |
| 23 | Kelly1 in 139 | 10,944 | #852 |
| 24 | Susan1 in 144 | 10,574 | #1,091 |
| 25 | Cynthia1 in 150 | 10,173 | #1,014 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 23 | 71,393 | #21 |
| 2 | Christopher1 in 31 | 52,172 | #68 |
| 3 | James1 in 34 | 47,063 | #6 |
| 4 | David1 in 35 | 46,322 | #35 |
| 5 | John1 in 38 | 43,158 | #23 |
| 6 | Robert1 in 38 | 43,013 | #92 |
| 7 | Jason1 in 43 | 37,423 | #165 |
| 8 | Brian1 in 45 | 36,306 | #339 |
| 9 | William1 in 53 | 30,510 | #9 |
| 10 | Matthew1 in 71 | 22,928 | #32 |
| 11 | Scott1 in 71 | 22,838 | #534 |
| 12 | Joseph1 in 72 | 22,454 | #29 |
| 13 | Kevin1 in 73 | 22,354 | #221 |
| 14 | Richard1 in 73 | 22,302 | #234 |
| 15 | Daniel1 in 73 | 22,092 | #22 |
| 16 | Eric1 in 74 | 22,027 | #273 |
| 17 | Jeffrey1 in 75 | 21,677 | #552 |
| 18 | Mark1 in 75 | 21,490 | #245 |
| 19 | Steven1 in 82 | 19,851 | #271 |
| 20 | Thomas1 in 83 | 19,557 | #34 |
| 21 | Timothy1 in 92 | 17,605 | #203 |
| 22 | Anthony1 in 93 | 17,454 | #46 |
| 23 | Charles1 in 96 | 16,968 | #48 |
| 24 | Paul1 in 111 | 14,555 | #262 |
| 25 | Chad1 in 121 | 13,392 | #1,701 |
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