Welcome to our dedicated page featuring the top 500 boy and girl baby names of 1972. This year holds a special place in the annals of naming history, reflecting a blend of timeless classics and unique choices that captured the hearts of parents during this era. As you explore our comprehensive list, you’ll discover the names that defined a generation, from the traditional to the trendsetting. Whether you’re seeking inspiration for a new arrival, researching historical naming trends, or simply curious about the names that resonated with families in 1972, our curated selection offers a fascinating glimpse into the past. Join us on a nostalgic journey through the most popular names of the year, and see how trends in baby naming have evolved over time.
| Rank | Boy Name | Boy Births | Girl Name | Girl Births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 61762 | Jennifer | 57198 |
| 2 | Christopher | 45431 | Michelle | 27062 |
| 3 | David | 40993 | Amy | 23993 |
| 4 | James | 40566 | Lisa | 23970 |
| 5 | Jason | 37543 | Kimberly | 23569 |
| 6 | Robert | 37344 | Angela | 22487 |
| 7 | John | 36448 | Melissa | 18943 |
| 8 | Brian | 32610 | Heather | 15683 |
| 9 | William | 26076 | Stephanie | 15645 |
| 10 | Scott | 21768 | Nicole | 13963 |
| 11 | Matthew | 21500 | Julie | 13834 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 20506 | Tammy | 12683 |
| 13 | Eric | 20471 | Rebecca | 12197 |
| 14 | Daniel | 19963 | Mary | 11879 |
| 15 | Kevin | 19662 | Shannon | 10851 |
| 16 | Richard | 19513 | Tina | 10762 |
| 17 | Mark | 18816 | Tracy | 10465 |
| 18 | Joseph | 18282 | Elizabeth | 10177 |
| 19 | Steven | 17998 | Laura | 10092 |
| 20 | Timothy | 16470 | Dawn | 9884 |
| 21 | Thomas | 16214 | Christine | 9655 |
| 22 | Anthony | 15183 | Christina | 9583 |
| 23 | Charles | 14524 | Kelly | 9440 |
| 24 | Chad | 13452 | Karen | 9316 |
| 25 | Paul | 12429 | Cynthia | 9135 |
| 26 | Gregory | 11556 | Susan | 8996 |
| 27 | Kenneth | 10778 | Lori | 8502 |
| 28 | Shawn | 10585 | Wendy | 8028 |
| 29 | Ryan | 9694 | Patricia | 7820 |
| 30 | Todd | 9274 | Andrea | 7579 |
| 31 | Andrew | 9140 | Stacy | 7017 |
| 32 | Stephen | 8949 | Sandra | 6734 |
| 33 | Ronald | 8511 | Teresa | 6672 |
| 34 | Donald | 8459 | Pamela | 6619 |
| 35 | Patrick | 8375 | Denise | 6227 |
| 36 | Sean | 8307 | Tonya | 6130 |
| 37 | Jonathan | 8186 | April | 6126 |
| 38 | Aaron | 7992 | Brenda | 5955 |
| 39 | Jeremy | 7717 | Tara | 5920 |
| 40 | Keith | 7501 | Melanie | 5757 |
| 41 | Edward | 7491 | Michele | 5720 |
| 42 | Gary | 6778 | Stacey | 5628 |
| 43 | Douglas | 6649 | Monica | 5620 |
| 44 | Bryan | 6552 | Rachel | 5583 |
| 45 | Troy | 6108 | Sarah | 5284 |
| 46 | Larry | 6033 | Maria | 5269 |
| 47 | Craig | 5779 | Deborah | 5093 |
| 48 | Shane | 5558 | Tiffany | 4964 |
| 49 | George | 5450 | Carrie | 4938 |
| 50 | Travis | 5431 | Jessica | 4878 |
| 51 | Jeffery | 5093 | Sharon | 4761 |
| 52 | Jerry | 4956 | Tanya | 4731 |
| 53 | Dennis | 4952 | Dana | 4728 |
| 54 | Adam | 4797 | Linda | 4722 |
| 55 | Brandon | 4692 | Heidi | 4665 |
| 56 | Justin | 4636 | Robin | 4620 |
| 57 | Joshua | 4510 | Donna | 4540 |
| 58 | Peter | 4429 | Crystal | 4398 |
| 59 | Raymond | 4411 | Cheryl | 4301 |
| 60 | Benjamin | 4223 | Barbara | 4126 |
| 61 | Bradley | 4095 | Jill | 4085 |
| 62 | Terry | 4040 | Rhonda | 3942 |
| 63 | Jose | 3894 | Debra | 3917 |
| 64 | Tony | 3788 | Katherine | 3864 |
| 65 | Frank | 3702 | Kathleen | 3716 |
| 66 | Rodney | 3471 | Leslie | 3638 |
| 67 | Samuel | 3449 | Catherine | 3604 |
| 68 | Derek | 3300 | Kristin | 3575 |
| 69 | Brent | 3257 | Nancy | 3528 |
| 70 | Phillip | 3172 | Theresa | 3500 |
| 71 | Nathan | 3093 | Gina | 3395 |
| 72 | Brett | 3090 | Cindy | 3225 |
| 73 | Chris | 3090 | Sherry | 3097 |
| 74 | Joel | 3051 | Holly | 3086 |
| 75 | Erik | 2913 | Christy | 3067 |
| 76 | Russell | 2879 | Melinda | 3051 |
| 77 | Randy | 2870 | Danielle | 3004 |
| 78 | Jamie | 2690 | Renee | 2966 |
| 79 | Marc | 2489 | Paula | 2942 |
| 80 | Danny | 2448 | Tamara | 2916 |
| 81 | Marcus | 2445 | Amanda | 2688 |
| 82 | Jon | 2344 | Jacqueline | 2485 |
| 83 | Carlos | 2331 | Jodi | 2377 |
| 84 | Roger | 2316 | Erin | 2303 |
| 85 | Johnny | 2307 | Kristina | 2291 |
| 86 | Curtis | 2216 | Erica | 2281 |
| 87 | Antonio | 2178 | Yolanda | 2234 |
| 88 | Billy | 2173 | Deanna | 2161 |
| 89 | Carl | 2160 | Diana | 2115 |
| 90 | Jesse | 2054 | Valerie | 2099 |
| 91 | Juan | 2049 | Shelly | 2068 |
| 92 | Shannon | 2034 | Tracey | 1983 |
| 93 | Corey | 1923 | Veronica | 1911 |
| 94 | Bobby | 1804 | Kristi | 1907 |
| 95 | Willie | 1735 | Kristen | 1788 |
| 96 | Gerald | 1682 | Anna | 1787 |
| 97 | Derrick | 1681 | Alicia | 1777 |
| 98 | Walter | 1632 | Sheila | 1743 |
| 99 | Joe | 1614 | Beth | 1727 |
| 100 | Christian | 1584 | Regina | 1716 |
| 101 | Randall | 1541 | Ann | 1698 |
| 102 | Tracy | 1535 | Kathy | 1608 |
| 103 | Jimmy | 1514 | Victoria | 1518 |
| 104 | Nicholas | 1489 | Suzanne | 1515 |
| 105 | Micheal | 1360 | Jamie | 1467 |
| 106 | Alan | 1340 | Tricia | 1423 |
| 107 | Kyle | 1226 | Carla | 1377 |
| 108 | Wayne | 1207 | Katrina | 1364 |
| 109 | Martin | 1205 | Sara | 1347 |
| 110 | Mario | 1177 | Katina | 1304 |
| 111 | Victor | 1176 | Traci | 1255 |
| 112 | Luis | 1163 | Amber | 1228 |
| 113 | Darren | 1147 | Misty | 1187 |
| 114 | Albert | 1133 | Carolyn | 1166 |
| 115 | Gabriel | 1132 | Laurie | 1163 |
| 116 | Manuel | 1132 | Sonya | 1157 |
| 117 | Jay | 1098 | Carol | 1149 |
| 118 | Jesus | 1097 | Kathryn | 1102 |
| 119 | Cory | 1091 | Felicia | 1064 |
| 120 | Lawrence | 1041 | Jenny | 991 |
| 121 | Darrell | 995 | Brandi | 985 |
| 122 | Francisco | 981 | Diane | 917 |
| 123 | Vincent | 976 | Margaret | 887 |
| 124 | Philip | 973 | Connie | 833 |
| 125 | Ricardo | 968 | Janet | 798 |
| 126 | Dale | 947 | Monique | 795 |
| 127 | Ruben | 900 | Claudia | 795 |
| 128 | Frederick | 886 | Erika | 780 |
| 129 | Miguel | 844 | Leticia | 778 |
| 130 | Ronnie | 818 | Colleen | 764 |
| 131 | Bruce | 813 | Kristine | 757 |
| 132 | Alexander | 811 | Allison | 713 |
| 133 | Roy | 811 | Rosa | 708 |
| 134 | Kelly | 757 | Sonia | 683 |
| 135 | Jorge | 750 | Shelley | 677 |
| 136 | Roberto | 738 | Cassandra | 673 |
| 137 | Henry | 722 | Lynn | 665 |
| 138 | Reginald | 719 | Terri | 660 |
| 139 | Dustin | 697 | Gloria | 652 |
| 140 | Brad | 696 | Martha | 641 |
| 141 | Lance | 688 | Yvonne | 636 |
| 142 | Tommy | 684 | Becky | 628 |
| 143 | Raul | 654 | Sabrina | 600 |
| 144 | Tyrone | 651 | Wanda | 578 |
| 145 | Jaime | 638 | Kim | 568 |
| 146 | Ricky | 638 | Sherri | 555 |
| 147 | Jermaine | 638 | Shawna | 532 |
| 148 | Barry | 625 | Kari | 525 |
| 149 | Lee | 554 | Ashley | 495 |
| 150 | Dean | 486 | Catina | 476 |
| 151 | Damon | 446 | Brandy | 464 |
| 152 | Kelvin | 421 | Angel | 464 |
| 153 | Arthur | 420 | Beverly | 464 |
| 154 | Allen | 388 | Charlotte | 424 |
| 155 | Jack | 384 | Kristie | 423 |
| 156 | Marvin | 383 | Krista | 404 |
| 157 | Wade | 371 | Natasha | 387 |
| 158 | Cedric | 359 | Christie | 380 |
| 159 | Heath | 354 | Leigh | 364 |
| 160 | Andre | 353 | Stacie | 343 |
| 161 | Roderick | 351 | Ginger | 341 |
| 162 | Kirk | 343 | Nichole | 319 |
| 163 | Trevor | 337 | Anne | 318 |
| 164 | Tyler | 317 | Kristy | 315 |
| 165 | Harold | 314 | Janice | 312 |
| 166 | Calvin | 313 | Megan | 302 |
| 167 | Eddie | 294 | Vanessa | 295 |
| 168 | Kurt | 293 | Kerri | 292 |
| 169 | Eugene | 291 | Julia | 263 |
| 170 | Wesley | 289 | Samantha | 262 |
| 171 | Darin | 279 | Latonya | 258 |
| 172 | Louis | 278 | Nikki | 234 |
| 173 | Stanley | 265 | Sheri | 229 |
| 174 | Jeff | 262 | Shawn | 223 |
| 175 | Jacob | 241 | Emily | 209 |
| 176 | Dwayne | 226 | Shelia | 198 |
| 177 | Jared | 218 | Bethany | 188 |
| 178 | Clinton | 214 | Anita | 188 |
| 179 | Maurice | 194 | Tasha | 182 |
| 180 | Harry | 187 | Tami | 175 |
| 181 | Dana | 186 | Alison | 172 |
| 182 | Glenn | 184 | Jody | 160 |
| 183 | Casey | 183 | Natalie | 146 |
| 184 | Mitchell | 174 | Vicki | 126 |
| 185 | Francis | 166 | Penny | 124 |
| 186 | Scotty | 162 | Charlene | 100 |
| 187 | Donnie | 130 | Cathy | 100 |
| 188 | Mike | 126 | Frances | 100 |
| 189 | Ralph | 126 | Bridget | 95 |
| 190 | Ernest | 110 | Tracie | 93 |
| 191 | Norman | 103 | Angelia | 85 |
| 192 | Dexter | 102 | Trina | 72 |
| 193 | Greg | 99 | Aimee | 62 |
| 194 | Clarence | 92 | Shauna | 62 |
| 195 | Steve | 80 | Kelli | 59 |
| 196 | Cody | 76 | Ladonna | 54 |
| 197 | Gilbert | 45 | Malia | 45 |
| 198 | Ian | 44 | Molly | 45 |
| 199 | Rene | 43 | Christi | 41 |
| 200 | Ramon | 42 | Kendra | 40 |
| 201 | Hector | 40 | Darcy | 37 |
| 202 | Oscar | 37 | Marie | 36 |
| 203 | Adrian | 35 | Annette | 34 |
| 204 | Bret | 33 | Bonnie | 34 |
| 205 | Trent | 31 | Brooke | 33 |
| 206 | Roland | 30 | Mindy | 32 |
| 207 | Mathew | 30 | Keri | 32 |
| 208 | Shaun | 29 | Rachelle | 31 |
| 209 | Duane | 28 | Joanne | 29 |
| 210 | Cameron | 28 | Jenifer | 29 |
| 211 | Neil | 26 | Robyn | 28 |
| 212 | Seth | 22 | Kerry | 28 |
| 213 | Howard | 20 | Leilani | 25 |
| 214 | Bryce | 17 | Gretchen | 23 |
| 215 | Clifford | 17 | Ruth | 22 |
| 216 | Ethan | 16 | Kelley | 20 |
| 217 | Nelson | 15 | Betsy | 18 |
| 218 | Warren | 14 | Roxanne | 18 |
| 219 | Grant | 14 | Shari | 18 |
| 220 | Reid | 13 | Peggy | 18 |
| 221 | Edgar | 13 | Shirley | 18 |
| 222 | Edwin | 13 | Tonia | 16 |
| 223 | Melvin | 13 | Yvette | 16 |
| 224 | Guy | 13 | Joann | 16 |
| 225 | Geoffrey | 12 | Caroline | 16 |
| 226 | Alfred | 11 | Joanna | 16 |
| 227 | Gordon | 10 | Camille | 16 |
| 228 | Theodore | 10 | Desiree | 15 |
| 229 | Terrence | 9 | Arlene | 14 |
| 230 | Ty | 8 | Evelyn | 14 |
| 231 | Jim | 6 | Kara | 14 |
| 232 | Kent | 6 | Rochelle | 14 |