Top Baby Names of 1972
The most popular baby names for boys and girls in 1972, based on U.S. Social Security Administration data.
Top 100 Boy Names (1972)
| Rank | Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 71,391 |
| 2 | Christopher | 52,173 |
| 3 | James | 47,064 |
| 4 | David | 46,326 |
| 5 | John | 43,162 |
| 6 | Robert | 43,015 |
| 7 | Jason | 37,434 |
| 8 | Brian | 36,309 |
| 9 | William | 30,512 |
| 10 | Matthew | 22,931 |
| 11 | Scott | 22,840 |
| 12 | Joseph | 22,456 |
| 13 | Kevin | 22,357 |
| 14 | Richard | 22,303 |
| 15 | Daniel | 22,091 |
| 16 | Eric | 22,031 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 21,677 |
| 18 | Mark | 21,494 |
| 19 | Steven | 19,853 |
| 20 | Thomas | 19,561 |
| 21 | Timothy | 17,605 |
| 22 | Anthony | 17,459 |
| 23 | Charles | 16,969 |
| 24 | Paul | 14,561 |
| 25 | Chad | 13,391 |
| 26 | Gregory | 13,059 |
| 27 | Kenneth | 12,333 |
| 28 | Shawn | 11,279 |
| 29 | Stephen | 11,037 |
| 30 | Andrew | 10,114 |
| 31 | Todd | 9,968 |
| 32 | Ronald | 9,503 |
| 33 | Sean | 9,446 |
| 34 | Edward | 9,295 |
| 35 | Patrick | 9,275 |
| 36 | Donald | 9,261 |
| 37 | Jonathan | 9,223 |
| 38 | Keith | 9,146 |
| 39 | Ryan | 8,879 |
| 40 | Aaron | 7,863 |
| 41 | Gary | 7,759 |
| 42 | Jeremy | 7,399 |
| 43 | Douglas | 7,389 |
| 44 | George | 7,164 |
| 45 | Bryan | 7,034 |
| 46 | Craig | 6,731 |
| 47 | Larry | 6,603 |
| 48 | Peter | 6,475 |
| 49 | Troy | 6,347 |
| 50 | Jose | 5,935 |
| 51 | Adam | 5,740 |
| 52 | Dennis | 5,608 |
| 53 | Jerry | 5,597 |
| 54 | Raymond | 5,442 |
| 55 | Shane | 5,235 |
| 56 | Frank | 5,167 |
| 57 | Travis | 5,138 |
| 58 | Jeffery | 5,063 |
| 59 | Joshua | 5,033 |
| 60 | Justin | 4,975 |
| 61 | Bradley | 4,839 |
| 62 | Terry | 4,770 |
| 63 | Brandon | 4,625 |
| 64 | Benjamin | 4,498 |
| 65 | Rodney | 4,363 |
| 66 | Samuel | 4,214 |
| 67 | Derek | 4,146 |
| 68 | Tony | 4,001 |
| 69 | Russell | 3,783 |
| 70 | Randy | 3,739 |
| 71 | Marcus | 3,685 |
| 72 | Jamie | 3,680 |
| 73 | Juan | 3,674 |
| 74 | Johnny | 3,564 |
| 75 | Roger | 3,534 |
| 76 | Phillip | 3,532 |
| 77 | Brent | 3,530 |
| 78 | Joel | 3,528 |
| 79 | Nathan | 3,514 |
| 80 | Brett | 3,503 |
| 81 | Billy | 3,473 |
| 82 | Chris | 3,473 |
| 83 | Marc | 3,465 |
| 84 | Carlos | 3,436 |
| 85 | Carl | 3,406 |
| 86 | Erik | 3,399 |
| 87 | Danny | 3,306 |
| 88 | Jesse | 3,226 |
| 89 | Jon | 3,221 |
| 90 | Bobby | 3,172 |
| 91 | Derrick | 3,088 |
| 92 | Curtis | 3,080 |
| 93 | Antonio | 3,029 |
| 94 | Shannon | 3,013 |
| 95 | Corey | 2,991 |
| 96 | Christian | 2,962 |
| 97 | Jimmy | 2,933 |
| 98 | Walter | 2,917 |
| 99 | Nicholas | 2,844 |
| 100 | Joe | 2,825 |