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Baby Names from 1972

3,142,994 registered births | 1,621,758 boys | 1,521,236 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1972

Top 10 Boy Names

1 Michael
71,391 births
2 Christopher
52,173 births
3 James
47,064 births
4 David
46,326 births
5 John
43,162 births
6 Robert
43,015 births
7 Jason
37,434 births
8 Brian
36,309 births
9 William
30,512 births
10 Matthew
22,931 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Jennifer
63,602 births
2 Michelle
29,287 births
3 Lisa
27,543 births
4 Kimberly
26,281 births
5 Amy
25,872 births
6 Angela
23,562 births
7 Melissa
22,494 births
8 Stephanie
16,890 births
9 Heather
16,320 births
10 Nicole
15,755 births

Top Unisex Names of 1972

Shannon
3,013 boys 10,966 girls
Tracy
2,539 boys 11,436 girls
Kelly
1,917 boys 10,943 girls
Shawn
11,279 boys 1,575 girls
Stacy
914 boys 7,603 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1972

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

G Brandy
#353 → #140 (+213)
G Brandi
#330 → #141 (+189)
G Nikki
#306 → #173 (+133)
G Nichole
#262 → #146 (+116)
B Jermaine
#233 → #135 (+98)
G Misty
#200 → #125 (+75)
B Jacob
#224 → #156 (+68)
G Natasha
#229 → #170 (+59)

Biggest Fallers

B Darrin
#197 → #247 (-50)

New to the Top 200 in 1972

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Katina #117 Jermaine #135 Brandy #140 Brandi #141 Angel #145 Nichole #146 Natasha #170 Nikki #173 Shawna #174 Jared #187 Ian #189 Heath #190 Christie #192 Jorge #194 Casey #195 Kara #196 Joanna #198 Kendra #200
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