Popular Names in 1972

This is a list of the most popular names in 1972 as per the official US Census.

The most popular boy's name in 1972 was Michael

The most popular girl's name in 1972 was Jennifer

Other Popular Years

Popular names in 1971Popular names in 1973

Boy's NamesGirl's Names
1MichaelJennifer
2ChristopherMichelle
3JamesLisa
4DavidKimberly
5JohnAmy
6RobertAngela
7JasonMelissa
8BrianStephanie
9WilliamHeather
10MatthewNicole
11ScottTammy
12JosephJulie
13KevinMary
14RichardRebecca
15DanielElizabeth
16EricChristine
17JeffreyLaura
18MarkTina
19Tracy 
20ThomasDawn
21TimothyKaren
22Shannon 
23Kelly 
24PaulSusan
25ChadCynthia
26GregoryChristina
27KennethPatricia
28ShawnLori
29StephenWendy
30AndrewAndrea
31ToddSandra
32RonaldMaria
33Stacy 
34EdwardPamela
35PatrickDenise
36DonaldMichele
37JonathanTonya
38KeithTara
39RyanTeresa
40AaronRachel
41Stacey 
42JeremyMelanie
43DouglasDeborah
44GeorgeBrenda
45BryanDonna
46CraigJessica
47LarryMonica
48PeterApril
49TroySharon
50JoseSarah
51AdamLinda
52Dana 
53JerryCarrie
54RaymondTanya
55Robin 
56FrankCheryl
57TravisKathleen
58JefferyBarbara
59JoshuaCrystal
60JustinRhonda
61BradleyTiffany
62TerryNancy
63BrandonJill
64BenjaminHeidi
65RodneyCatherine
66SamuelDebra
67DerekKristin
68TonyTheresa
69RussellKatherine
70RandySherry
71Holly 
72 Paula
73JuanDanielle
74Christy 
75Leslie 
76RogerAmanda
77JoelRenee
78PhillipGina
79NathanJacqueline
80BrettCindy
81ChrisMelinda
82BillyVeronica
83MarcDiana
84CarlosTamara
85CarlKristen
86ErikErica
87DannyAnna
88JesseTracey
89JonSheila
90BobbyYolanda
91DerrickAnn
92CurtisSuzanne
93AntonioErin
94Shelly 
95CoreyMargaret
96ChristianAlicia
97JimmyJodi
98WalterLaurie
99NicholasVictoria
100LawrenceValerie
101JoeSara
102GeraldKristi
103WayneKathryn
104PhilipRegina
105VincentDiane
106DarrenCarla
107VictorDeanna
108MichealKathy
109WillieCarol
110AlanCarolyn
111 Janet
112AlbertKristina
113RoyBeth
114Kyle 
115Allison 
116JayKatrina
117MartinKatina
118Kim 
119ArthurJenny
120RandallTricia
121BruceTraci
122DarrellSonya
123AllenColleen
124LuisTerri
125LeeMisty
126Shelley 
127RickyKristine
128AndreFelicia
129AlexanderSherri
130LouisJulia
131DaleConnie
132HaroldEmily
133RonnieVanessa
134GlennAnne
135Lynn 
136CoryAnita
137DamonSamantha
138MarioErika
139 Cassandra
140GabrielBrandy
141ReginaldBrandi
142JackKrista
143SteveNatalie
144TyroneCarmen
145Angel 
146TommyNichole
147ErnestSheri
148Kerry 
149BradYvonne
150EddieMartha
151LeonardKelli
152ManuelMonique
153RicardoAimee
154WesleySabrina
155DeanAnnette
156JacobBridget
157DuaneBonnie
158AdrianKristy
159RalphStacie
160Joy 
161JesusAmber
162MarvinAlison
163DwayneTracie
164KurtVirginia
165DustinBecky
166JeromeWanda
167JeffMarie
168HowardKristie
169ClintonCathy
170StanleyNatasha
171MelvinJanice
172CalvinJody
173GregNikki
174TheodoreShawna
175MiguelGloria
176RobertoSonia
177EdwinVicki
178MikeLeah
179MitchellToni
180KirkMegan
181 Penny
182FranciscoDebbie
183HarryTrina
184Ruben 
185Beverly 
186CliffordKari
187JaredCharlotte
188EarlBelinda
189IanYvette
190HeathKerri
191ClarenceJeanette
192NathanielChristie
193DarylRobyn
194JorgeCharlene
195CaseySylvia
196AlexKara
197Meredith 
198NormanJoanna
199KarlDarlene
200AlfredKendra
201TerrenceRuth
202GlenCatina
203DarinBetty
204HectorTammie
205OscarClaudia
206TerranceJoyce
207LonniePeggy
208WarrenJoanne
209Shirley 
210GeoffreyGinger
211WadeRose
212RaulJean
213BernardHope
214FredRosa
215LamontTami
216 Frances
217LeonTonia
218MarlonDorothy
219JaimeKimberley
220RamonJudith
221ZacharyJudy
222FrancisGretchen
223DonCandace
224GilbertKellie
225 Helen
226ShaunMolly
227Kelley 
228FredrickMarsha
229Leigh 
230ClaytonRita
231RafaelAlice
232FranklinLatonya
233LeroySonja
234Ashley 
235ClintEllen
236MathewBobbie
237JoeyMaureen
238DarrylJane
239JavierNorma
240CedricTasha
241TobyJuanita
242AlvinMelody
243KelvinVickie
244SethKarla
245VernonChrista
246 Keri
247DarrinJoann
248PedroDina
249 Ana
250Billie 
251IsaacCaroline
252HerbertElaine
253LewisStaci
254KentEvelyn
255FernandoLeticia
256Sandy 
257DwightRochelle
258AndyLoretta
259ReneJackie
260ScottyAngie
261 Raquel
262Lauren 
263ErickCandice
264GeneTeri
265 Cheri
266TimMarcia
267GuyGail
268MarcoLynette
269GordonRachael
270BryantRoberta
271KristopherDena
272TrentStefanie
273EduardoSheryl
274JimJeanne
275RossAdrienne
276AlejandroRonda
277Jodie 
278JohnnieEileen
279BillAudrey
280RickChristi
281DanMarcy
282 Sally
283AlbertoJenifer
284TedRachelle
285JimmieKirsten
286JohnathanLora
287OmarEva
288MarshallRoxanne
289CharlieGwendolyn
290SergioJennie
291EdgarJana
292BretMindy
293OrlandoMarilyn
294GreggCandy
295AllanDeana
296JulianTabitha
297DamianLara
298CliftonShari
299NelsonCherie
300ChadwickAngelia
301SpencerEricka
302JulioJeannie
303MartyAntoinette
304FloydKeisha
305DemetriusShelia
306EnriqueNina
307ArturoIrene
308BenDesiree
309FreddieBethany
310AlfredoAlisa
311LesterLorraine
312StuartDianna
313MattMarla
314DominicKatie
315 Trisha
316TomPriscilla
317GrantShana
318Shelby 
319LukeLydia
320Colin 
321PrestonBrooke
322EvanJoan
323JonathonBobbi
324CameronJo
325HermanCara
326LeoTammi
327NickSherrie
328PerryLatasha
329 Angelique
330GarrettWendi
331NoelDarla
332Angelo 
333NealEsther
334DewayneRamona
335TerenceAudra
336AntoineLorie
337FelixCourtney
338LorenzoJacquelyn
339JarrodKarin
340 Angelica
341EthanChandra
342RickeyMarlene
343BrendanCristina
344Lesley 
345RonPatrice
346SamMarisol
347 Bernadette
348CesarNaomi
349ClydeBetsy
350IsraelRuby
351MiltonMelisa
352CodyTamika
353DexterAlexandra
354CecilTanisha
355ArnoldLillian
356RudyMarcie
357BradfordGlenda
358DevinRosemary
359DarnellTisha
360BryceShanna
361 Doris
362TimmyElisa
363CarltonGrace
364SammyNora
365BlakeLana
366SidneyShauna
367JaysonJanine
368GerardoVicky
369BradyAmie
370SalvadorJanelle
371MalcolmCharity
372ErnestoJosephine
373HarveyAngelina
374ClayJeannette
375ScotMiriam
376ScottieVivian
377JamalMarci
378LorenAlma
379WendellCecilia
380EverettTania
381TyConstance
382LamarAlisha
383BryonDaphne
384NoahMaribel
385SalvatoreKenya
386DionCeleste
387Randolph 
388CaryBridgette
389ChesterRebekah
390MarcosLynda
391DonovanDionne
392HughFaith
393DemondDarcy
394KrisLatanya
395GerardLeanne
396MaxLorena
397AbrahamCamille
398JameyLadonna
399RodolfoPhyllis
400AlfonsoArlene
401RandalMarianne
402CurtJeanine
403ShadTabatha
404OtisTerra
405MyronMarisa
406KareemSophia
407RexElena
408AlonzoPaige
409MicahJami
410Carey 
411ShermanDianne
412GarryLena
413OliverEdith
414VirgilYesenia
415CorneliusIngrid
416ClaudePauline
417MontePaulette
418RomanLaurel
419ThaddeusGuadalupe
420JoshKimberlee
421StephanAnissa
422TerrellLashawn
423PabloDora
424BennyMona
425Ira 
426QuentinMargarita
427DerickEmma
428BartMarjorie
429DarrelKrystal
430JeremiahSue
431GilbertoSerena
432Simon 
433QuincyAdriana
434TeddyLea
435EarnestJanie
436JuliusMeghan
437KendallShonda
438RustyAnnie
439WallaceMarcella
440MickeyIris
441SheldonJeannine
442AbelCathleen
443DrewGeorgia
444RolandoDoreen
445OwenLynne
446RobbyFrancine
447DarrickIrma
448LyleLucinda
449PeteMalinda
450DaveLucy
451MorrisMia
452DallasLeann
453DylanLawanda
454KendrickJohanna
455MorganLuz
456MarionLatisha
457JeraldPatty
458AltonAmelia
459 Edna
460DariusJune
461LutherSusanne
462ErichLorrie
463 Allyson
464FelipeMaryann
465KenNadine
466WillardDolores
467Alexis 
468GuillermoAbigail
469IsmaelCari
470RamiroTonja
471RogelioKaryn
472DominickKerrie
473 Catrina
474DamienBlanca
475ForrestTera
476BennieJan
477ClarkKarrie
478StevieUrsula
479TysonLiza
480ArchieTia
481EliBridgett
482KirbyLatonia
483MontySuzette
484JakeDeanne
485SonnyDeena
486StewartBrandie
487GustavoClara
488BlaineCassie
489JordanSusie
490DougGena
491GradyJanette
492StefanMyra
493XavierLashonda
494DanteOlga
495ShonSelena
496EliasIsabel
497LelandJanel
498TomasGabrielle
499 Deirdre
500DesmondElisabeth
501WillisJocelyn
502DeonJulianne
503EdmundTamra
504SaulAlyssa
505ElmerOlivia
506LeonardoLois
507JessAyanna
508DonnellLouise
509ReynaldoSondra
510DamionMildred
511TommieJeri
512DonnyDemetria
513Shellie 
514JeffersonLynnette
515Hilary 
516AustinAnnmarie
517BuddyChrystal
518ConradGabriela
519RudolphPatti
520FreddyTawana
521ReubenGenevieve
522RockyIda
523RooseveltTameka
524WilsonMandy
525 Marlo
526ChuckNanette
527VanceRena
528HansGayle
529JamisonKisha
530DennyBuffy
531SylvesterMisti
532Hollie 
533Jeffry 
534BrantJustine
535ErvinSilvia
536BobValarie
537TrentonMiranda
538 Beatrice
539DelbertKatharine
540EmanuelRenae
541DarenChanda
542LionelCorinne
543LaurenceMarnie
544AntonJerri
545EfrainMalissa
546FabianConsuelo
547KristianLatrice
548LouieShanda
549ElijahClarissa
550JoesphJenna
551LeviEleanor
552ColbyKami
553JerrodAlissa
554DorianGwen
555KoryAutumn
557KurtisCorina
558ReggieDelia
559CarloLatoya
560HoraceShelli
561Whitney 
562NicolasDanette
563DaneMargo
564GarrickMaritza
565Marcel 
566BertDeann
567ElliottCharmaine
568RobBernice
569DevonChantel
570MosesFelecia
571ShayneCarole
572GrahamTawnya
573Emilio 
574JasenBertha
575RodgerSusana
576EstebanDayna
577VaughnStella
578 Hilda
579AlphonsoMargie
580BriceAntonia
581RodrickCaryn
582RoryLauri
583JoaquinRandi
584GalenClaire
585Royce 
586VanMarissa
587JarrettCristy
588Sterling 
589WilbertNoelle
590WillTrudy
591DeweyMadeline
592HubertRosemarie
593AronMara
594JeromyWindy
595RaphaelColette
596AubreyDelores
597RufusIvy
598BrainTerrie
599SantiagoRosalind
600SheltonSusanna
601PercyTamera
602BrockJolene
603HugoDeidre
604GavinRichelle
605 Elsa
606IgnacioMarian
607AverySandi
608GarlandAlyson
609ChanceEsmeralda
610EmmanuelKate
611DinoElise
612JonasSheree
613TorreyEugenia
614DirkJuliet
615EltonClaudine
616CarterTrista
617ToryVera
618WinstonMichell
619Al 
620DoyleGeneva
621VidalKay
622 Kristal
623TadMitzi
624 Hannah
625DenisFlorence
626JarvisJanna
627TheronLetitia
628VicenteNiki
629AmosDaisy
630 Dara
631RonnyCandi
632JacquesGladys
633Mack 
634Hillary 
635WilfredoGeorgina
636BeauRosalinda
637ReidMaura
638BrentonSharla
639DanialTiffani
640JonahJeanna
641CollinMarina
642ElliotKesha
643Boyd 
644EllisPolly
645GarthShannan
646KraigChristal
647LaneEbony
648LowellJeanie
649RicoMaggie
650TodCher
651AricMarta
652PierreStacia
653 Rosie
654SebastianTyra
655WyattCasandra
656DarianKasey
657EmmettMaricela
658HumbertoAmi
659KipAthena
660MichelLakisha
661RickieLeona
662CornellVenus
663ErnieAlana
664ElbertBonita
665ClevelandLucia
666IssacThelma
667NoeTarsha
668Nolan 
669BenitoLourdes
670SolomonGreta
671HomerJanell
672JudeLatricia
673LonnyDeidra
674RichieJoni
675DarwinChastity
676LincolnPenelope
677BradlyHolli
678ZaneCelia
679RhettGeraldine
680TobiasLeanna
681 Simone
682BarrettChelsea
683KevenTosha
684MauricioCarissa
685ColeJosie
686WoodrowPatsy
687ZachariahCecelia
688 Larissa
689DomingoLeeann
690DustyNikole
691HarleyRae
692MalikAnastasia
693 Annemarie
694TorianoTamiko
695AdolfoTessa
696AntwanBenita
697CarrollContina
698JammieAraceli
699MasonDanita
700DaronDebora
701Edwardo 
702QuintonDenice
703WilburChiquita
704BlairIvette
705JedAda
706AntonyEve
707RoccoElla
708ArronJenni
709EdmondDella
710 Janis
711Nicky 
712HeribertoShantel
713TaylorBrittany
714BrooksCora
715MoisesCori
716BartonElissa
717DarronCorinna
718CarmeloJeana
719 Aretha
720Jefferey 
721GiovanniSelina
722ReedTawanda
723VitoSummer
724ElvinFrancesca
725RodRosanna
726TyronAileen
727PhilIndia
728VinceVikki
729Ali 
730Dee 
731JudsonJohnna
732NickolasTamela
733JuddJoelle
734QuinnNicolle
735FedericoDixie
736IrvinJuana
737HalHelena
738HarlanAnjanette
739JerodCarie
740CedrickChristin
741DeronGraciela
742HarrisonLesa
743RodrigoMercedes
744TorranceNicki
745TreyRenita
746CalebSharron
747CoyYolonda
748MikelPam
749RusselRosalyn
750AntioneBeatriz
751BurtonChasity
752JohnathonLenora
753LandonValencia
754MerleAdrianne
755Jackson 
756KenyattaMari
757AdanShanon
758AriColeen
759KirtMollie
760LeifAlecia
761 Nicola
762WilfredTamatha
763Elisha 
764ErrolKayla
765GinoNichol
766KennithToya
767 Ethel
768JamarJaneen
769 Martina
770Branden 
771Kristofer 
772LennyTangela
773MitchelCindi
774BernardoStephenie
775ErwinBrandee
776HankDavina
777RaymundoTori
778CarsonMonika
779GregorioDarci
780JerroldJosette
781RandellMechelle
782DiegoSuzanna
783EzraAndria
784JasperAngelita
785KeenanEunice
786 Lillie
787KwameLissette
788UlyssesTana
789CliffTherese
790DedrickTrena
791IrvingLorna
792ChetLucretia
793 Missy
794Jade 
795KoreyKarina
796ArielMellissa
797AugustineEvette
798DeshawnKandi
799KenyonCandida
800LinwoodCharla
801MarquisHazel
802ParisRoxanna
803BroderickShalonda
804DaxAbby
805KermitDominique
806LonFreda
807AbdulJuliana
808AgustinPearl
809August 
810BrittJuli
811DouglassAntionette
812GiuseppeDanelle
813HiramNoemi
814AlvaroSharonda
815ChaddCamisha
816DavisCarolina
817DericMaxine
818JeramyKarie
819MarcellusKathrine
820MarkusLakesha
821DeandreVonda
822EddyAnika
823GusCherilyn
824LorneKarri
825OsvaldoLisette
826AurelioRosalie
827DenverAlejandra
828JermainDanna
829 Tiffanie
830NorrisDawna
831PatLucille
832ToneyMelonie
833TremayneAngeline
834WardDarcie
835ChandlerLakeisha
836JamelLatosha
837Emil 
838JarodKia
839LannyMarni
840OdellLola
841ChaseAida
842EveretteBrigitte
843 Cristi
844BarneyDori
845DonteJulissa
846EldonMayra
847EloyAurora
848LamonteAva
849NigelFaye
850SedrickLashanda
851Rosario 
852DonavanRosetta
853DonellKeena
854RigobertoMelodie
855 Mindi
856BennettSharlene
857Darby 
858DerikNellie
859AlecShonna
860DuncanTawanna
861DwainTressa
862FredericMarisela
863GarretMyrna
864GonzaloSasha
865LeonelBessie
866Myles 
867 Lenore
868WestonMaya
869AdrainVerna
870BrookEliza
871CyrusGinny
872JeremieKaty
873LarsSaundra
874WaylonCarmela
875GreggoryKandy
876OttoNikita
877RileyCathryn
878Bernie 
879DannieCrista
880HunterTresa
881JuniorConsuela
882 Cristin
883 Georgette
884Titus 
885KentonAngelic
886Thurman 
887AlfonzoLolita
888ChaunceyAlthea
889GroverCherry
890IsaiahSusannah
891LenardCarin
892TateClaudette
893WeldonJayne
894 Rocio
895FidelTomika
896GenaroWilma
897Josef 
898JosueGayla
899 Leila
900ChaimLily
901CheMellisa
902ChristoperRoslyn
903 Milissa
904Laron 
905AndreasChantelle
906BrunoTeressa
907EdgardoTomeka
908ParrishAlexandria
909SanfordAndra
910WileyJada
911DereckRacheal
912JabbarRobbin
913 Corrie
914TristanDedra
915AndersonJena
916DialloSheena
917KristofferCarri
918MaxwellGriselda
919PasqualeCamilla
920TitoJolie
921Coby 
922Ed 
923JeramieErnestine
924Michale 
925OctavioKirstin
926RoscoeLorri
927 Shanta
928DamondTanja
929FrancescoBrigette
930JarredChristel
931 Collette
932 Keesha
933 Lila
934OrvilleRoseann
935StanfordTreva
936Terrill 
937TimmothyEsperanza
938TorrenceLiliana
939TreverSofia
940BrannonStephaine
941CharleyTamala
942Cruz 
943DaltonBree
944DameonElsie
945JamesonShawnda
946KelseyDamaris
947NedGeri
948NorbertoJosefina
949RussKathie
950SilasPamala
951StanGillian
952 Jewel
953Arnoldo 
954CristopherPatrica
955EmeryRacquel
956MarceloRhoda
957RitchieStarla
958DaryleCorrine
959HarrisLavonne
960JerelMagdalena
961JeremeyMarguerite
962KileyOctavia
963LazaroViola
964LemuelAdriane
965MerlinFlora
966RahsaanLatrina
967SheaFelisha
968 Lasonya
969ClaudioLayla
970DemetriosLibby
971EnricoCelena
972LoydJenniffer
973MarianoJuliette
974NapoleonRebeca
975VinsonRolanda
976Brien 
977CorbinSherita
978DavinTracee
979FredricJulianna
980HollisKori
981NathanaelStephany
982AbelardoValeria
983ChristopheCharisse
984DedricCherise
985DonavonLanette
986TyeAgnes
987BuckBettina
988Cade 
989CarmineMarybeth
990CortezMattie
991JeroldTena
992 Dione
993Leopoldo 
994MurrayGerri
995EmersonVelma
996 Elvira
997Hassan 
998Liam 
1000NestorCorrina