Most popular boys’ names in the US, 1972

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	71,393
2	Christopher	52,172
3	James	47,063
4	David	46,322
5	John	43,158
6	Robert	43,013
7	Jason	37,423
8	Brian	36,306
9	William	30,510
10	Matthew	22,928
11	Scott	22,838
12	Joseph	22,454
13	Kevin	22,354
14	Richard	22,302
15	Daniel	22,092
16	Eric	22,027
17	Jeffrey	21,677
18	Mark	21,490
19	Steven	19,851
20	Thomas	19,557
21	Timothy	17,605
22	Anthony	17,454
23	Charles	16,968
24	Paul	14,555
25	Chad	13,392

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gregory	13,056
27	Kenneth	12,334
28	Shawn	11,277
29	Stephen	11,037
30	Andrew	10,111
31	Todd	9,968
32	Ronald	9,502
33	Sean	9,444
34	Edward	9,292
35	Patrick	9,276
36	Donald	9,261
37	Jonathan	9,219
38	Keith	9,145
39	Ryan	8,878
40	Aaron	7,863
41	Gary	7,758
42	Jeremy	7,398
43	Douglas	7,387
44	George	7,167
45	Bryan	7,035
46	Craig	6,729
47	Larry	6,604
48	Peter	6,471
49	Troy	6,348
50	Jose	5,935
51	Adam	5,740
52	Dennis	5,608
53	Jerry	5,597
54	Raymond	5,443
55	Shane	5,236
56	Frank	5,165
57	Travis	5,136
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	4,213
67	Derek	4,146
68	Tony	4,001
69	Russell	3,782
70	Randy	3,739
71	Marcus	3,685
72	Jamie	3,680
73	Juan	3,672
74	Johnny	3,564
75	Phillip	3,532
76	Roger	3,531
77	Brent	3,530
78	Joel	3,528
79	Nathan	3,512
80	Brett	3,503
81	Billy	3,473
82	Chris	3,472
83	Marc	3,465
84	Carlos	3,434
85	Carl	3,406
86	Erik	3,398
87	Danny	3,306
88	Jesse	3,226
89	Jon	3,221
90	Bobby	3,171
91	Derrick	3,088
92	Curtis	3,080
93	Antonio	3,028
94	Shannon	3,014
95	Corey	2,990
96	Christian	2,962
97	Jimmy	2,932
98	Walter	2,918
99	Nicholas	2,843
100	Joe	2,825
101	Lawrence	2,823
102	Gerald	2,816
103	Wayne	2,792
104	Philip	2,776
105	Vincent	2,746
106	Darren	2,675
107	Victor	2,619
108	Micheal	2,609
109	Willie	2,596
110	Alan	2,580
111	Tracy	2,540
112	Albert	2,510
113	Kyle	2,477
114	Roy	2,476
115	Jay	2,443
116	Frederick	2,438
117	Martin	2,421
118	Henry	2,418
119	Arthur	2,394
120	Randall	2,354
121	Bruce	2,313
121	Darrell	2,313
123	Allen	2,302
124	Luis	2,278
125	Lee	2,260
126	Lance	2,253
127	Ricky	2,236
128	Andre	2,152
129	Alexander	2,116
130	Louis	2,102
131	Dale	2,062
132	Harold	2,035
133	Ronnie	2,003
134	Glenn	1,979
135	Jermaine	1,967
136	Cory	1,957
137	Damon	1,927
137	Mario	1,927
139	Gabriel	1,920
140	Kelly	1,917
141	Reginald	1,912
142	Jack	1,899
143	Steve	1,845
144	Tyrone	1,840
145	Eugene	1,807
146	Tommy	1,773
147	Ernest	1,767
148	Barry	1,752
149	Brad	1,748
150	Eddie	1,739
151	Leonard	1,718
152	Manuel	1,703
153	Ricardo	1,701
154	Wesley	1,690
155	Jacob	1,683
156	Dean	1,682
157	Adrian	1,678
158	Duane	1,677
159	Ralph	1,671
160	Maurice	1,641
161	Jesus	1,611
162	Dwayne	1,594
162	Marvin	1,594
164	Kurt	1,582
165	Dustin	1,561
166	Jerome	1,546
167	Jeff	1,540
168	Howard	1,493
169	Clinton	1,485
170	Stanley	1,473
171	Melvin	1,456
172	Calvin	1,448
173	Greg	1,438
174	Miguel	1,421
175	Theodore	1,419
176	Roberto	1,405
177	Edwin	1,397
178	Mike	1,392
179	Mitchell	1,366
180	Kirk	1,350
181	Jody	1,339
182	Francisco	1,334
182	Harry	1,334
184	Ruben	1,321
185	Neil	1,304
186	Clifford	1,268
187	Jared	1,258
188	Earl	1,251
189	Ian	1,248
190	Heath	1,234
191	Clarence	1,214
192	Nathaniel	1,208
193	Daryl	1,200
194	Jorge	1,197
195	Casey	1,190
196	Alex	1,182
197	Ray	1,178
198	Norman	1,171
199	Karl	1,167
200	Alfred	1,162
201	Terrence	1,161
202	Glen	1,153
203	Darin	1,130
204	Hector	1,115
205	Oscar	1,111
206	Terrance	1,109
207	Lonnie	1,098
208	Warren	1,095
209	Trevor	1,093
210	Wade	1,053
211	Geoffrey	1,052
212	Raul	1,050
213	Bernard	1,047
214	Lamont	1,040
215	Fred	1,039
216	Dana	1,030
217	Marlon	1,028
218	Leon	1,024
219	Jaime	1,010
220	Ramon	1,003
221	Zachary	1,001
222	Francis	989
223	Don	977
224	Gilbert	961
225	Angel	954
226	Shaun	948
227	Byron	944
227	Fredrick	944
229	Roderick	940
230	Clayton	933
231	Franklin	928
232	Rafael	927
233	Leroy	916
234	Stacy	914
235	Joey	912
236	Clint	910
237	Mathew	905
238	Javier	901
239	Darryl	900
240	Cedric	896
241	Toby	890
242	Kelvin	884
243	Alvin	881
244	Seth	867
245	Vernon	865
246	Donnie	861
247	Darrin	860
248	Pedro	842
249	Leslie	840
250	Tyler	832
251	Isaac	806
252	Herbert	804
253	Lewis	799
254	Kent	786
255	Fernando	782
256	Armando	773
256	Dwight	773
258	Andy	772
259	Rene	765
260	Scotty	757
261	Jessie	756
262	Lloyd	751
263	Erick	748
264	Gene	742
265	Kerry	733
265	Tim	733
267	Marco	729
268	Guy	726
269	Gordon	719
270	Bryant	716
271	Kristopher	714
272	Trent	712
273	Eduardo	711
274	Ross	708
275	Jim	707
276	Alejandro	702
277	Ivan	693
278	Johnnie	691
279	Bill	686
280	Rick	682
281	Dan	677
282	Alberto	675
283	Jackie	672
284	Jimmie	668
285	Ted	664
286	Johnathan	655
287	Marshall	645
287	Omar	645
289	Charlie	641
289	Sergio	641
291	Edgar	634
292	Gregg	629
293	Bret	628
293	Orlando	628
295	Allan	626
296	Julian	624
297	Clifton	623
298	Damian	622
299	Spencer	621
300	Nelson	620
301	Chadwick	619
302	Julio	614
303	Marty	613
304	Floyd	610
305	Demetrius	597
305	Enrique	597
307	Arturo	596
308	Freddie	593
309	Alfredo	591
309	Ben	591
311	Lester	589
312	Matt	588
313	Stuart	587
314	Robbie	584
315	Dominic	582
316	Tom	581
317	Roland	579
318	Grant	577
319	Luke	575
320	Preston	568
321	Colin	566
322	Evan	560
323	Jonathon	559
324	Cameron	555
325	Nick	553
326	Herman	550
326	Leo	550
328	Stacey	543
329	Garrett	542
329	Perry	542
331	Angelo	539
332	Noel	537
333	Neal	534
334	Dewayne	530
335	Terence	529
336	Felix	527
337	Antoine	525
338	Lorenzo	522
339	Jarrod	520
340	Robin	517
341	Ethan	513
342	Rickey	504
343	Brendan	503
344	Kenny	501
345	Ron	499
346	Sam	497
347	Frankie	494
348	Cesar	493
349	Clyde	487
350	Israel	486
351	Milton	485
352	Cody	484
352	Dexter	484
354	Cecil	475
354	Rudy	475
356	Arnold	472
357	Bradford	469
357	Devin	469
359	Darnell	468
360	Bryce	466
360	Tracey	466
362	Timmy	465
363	Carlton	464
364	Blake	462
364	Sidney	462
366	Gerardo	461
366	Jayson	461
368	Sammy	460
369	Brady	453
370	Salvador	451
371	Malcolm	450
372	Ernesto	449
373	Harvey	443
374	Clay	439
375	Scot	437
376	Scottie	435
377	Jamal	434
378	Loren	433
379	Wendell	432
380	Everett	425
381	Lamar	424
381	Salvatore	424
383	Ty	423
384	Bryon	422
384	Noah	422
386	Dion	416
387	Randolph	412
388	Cary	411
388	Chester	411
390	Marcos	406
391	Demond	403
391	Donovan	403
393	Hugh	402
394	Gerard	399
394	Kris	399
396	Max	390
397	Abraham	388
398	Jamey	387
399	Alfonso	385
400	Rodolfo	384
401	Randal	383
402	Shad	381
403	Curt	380
404	Otis	379
405	Kareem	378
406	Myron	377
407	Micah	373
407	Rex	373
409	Andres	370
410	Sherman	369
411	Alonzo	368
411	Oliver	368
413	Garry	366
413	Virgil	366
415	Cornelius	365
416	Thaddeus	364
417	Claude	362
418	Monte	360
418	Roman	360
420	Josh	356
421	Pablo	354
422	Stephan	353
423	Terrell	352
424	Benny	348
425	Ira	347
426	Quentin	344
427	Bart	343
427	Darrel	343
427	Derick	343
430	Gilberto	342
431	Jeremiah	341
432	Quincy	340
432	Simon	340
434	Earnest	334
435	Teddy	333
436	Julius	330
436	Kendall	330
438	Mickey	327
439	Wallace	326
440	Rusty	324
440	Sheldon	324
442	Drew	322
443	Abel	321
444	Rolando	320
445	Robby	318
446	Owen	316
447	Darrick	314
448	Dave	313
448	Lyle	313
448	Pete	313
451	Dallas	304
451	Morris	304
453	Morgan	303
454	Dylan	302
454	Kendrick	302
456	Marion	300
457	Jerald	294
458	Alton	293
458	Luther	293
460	Darius	292
461	Lynn	291
462	Erich	290
463	Erin	288
464	Felipe	287
464	Ken	287
466	Willard	284
467	Carey	282
467	Rogelio	282
469	Guillermo	281
470	Ismael	280
471	Ramiro	278
472	Dominick	277
473	Damien	274
474	Ashley	273
474	Forrest	273
474	Stevie	273
477	Clark	272
478	Bennie	270
479	Tyson	268
480	Jake	266
480	Kirby	266
482	Archie	265
482	Monty	265
484	Eli	264
484	Stewart	264
486	Sonny	263
487	Gustavo	262
488	Blaine	259
489	Jordan	257
489	Stefan	257
491	Grady	256
492	Dante	255
492	Doug	255
492	Xavier	255
495	Elias	254
495	Tomas	254
497	Leland	253
497	Shon	253
499	Guadalupe	251
500	Leonardo	249
501	Desmond	246
502	Deon	245
502	Edmund	245
502	Elmer	245
502	Willis	245
506	Saul	244
507	Jess	242
508	Donnell	238
508	Marlin	238
508	Reynaldo	238
508	Tommie	238
512	Donny	237
513	Austin	236
514	Damion	235
515	Jefferson	233
516	Buddy	231
516	Lucas	231
516	Reuben	231
516	Rudolph	231
520	Rocky	230
520	Roosevelt	230
522	Conrad	229
522	Freddy	229
524	Jean	228
524	Wilson	228
526	Chuck	226
526	Jamison	226
526	Vance	226
529	Denny	224
529	Hans	224
529	Sylvester	224
529	Thad	224
533	Jeffry	223
534	Ervin	222
535	Bob	221
535	Brant	221
537	Trenton	220
538	Kim	219
539	Delbert	218
539	Emanuel	218
541	Daren	216
542	Lionel	215
543	Laurence	214
544	Efrain	213
544	Fabian	213
546	Anton	212
546	Kristian	212
546	Louie	212
549	Joesph	211
549	Levi	211
551	Colby	209
551	Elijah	209
551	Jerrod	209
554	Courtney	207
554	Kurtis	207
556	Dorian	206
556	Kory	206
558	Carlo	205
558	Dane	205
558	Nicolas	205
558	Reggie	205
562	Horace	204
562	Miles	204
564	Marcel	202
565	Garrick	201
565	Rob	201
567	Elliott	200
568	Bert	199
569	Moses	198
569	Shayne	198
571	Devon	197
572	Graham	194
573	Emilio	193
573	Esteban	193
573	Jasen	193
573	Rodger	193
577	Vaughn	192
578	Jennifer	190
579	Brice	189
580	Alphonso	188
580	Joaquin	188
580	Rodrick	188
583	Rory	187
584	Royce	186
585	Galen	185
585	Van	185
585	Will	185
588	Jarrett	184
589	Sterling	183
589	Wilbert	183
591	Dewey	182
591	Hubert	182
593	Aron	181
593	Jeromy	181
595	Raphael	180
596	Aubrey	179
596	Brain	179
596	Shelton	179
599	Rufus	178
599	Santiago	178
601	Percy	177
602	Hugo	175
603	Brock	174
603	Gavin	174
605	Shelby	173
606	Ignacio	171
607	Avery	169
607	Garland	169
609	Emmanuel	168
610	Chance	167
610	Dino	167
612	Elton	166
612	Jonas	166
612	Torrey	166
615	Dirk	164
615	Tory	164
617	Carter	163
618	Winston	162
619	Al	161
619	Gerry	161
621	Doyle	160
621	Tad	160
621	Vidal	160
624	Santos	159
625	Amos	158
625	Denis	158
625	Jarvis	158
625	Theron	158
629	Germaine	157
629	Vicente	157
629	Wilfredo	157
632	Mack	156
632	Robb	156
632	Ronny	156
635	Beau	155
635	Jacques	155
635	Reid	155
635	Sebastian	155
639	Boyd	154
639	Jonah	154
641	Brenton	153
641	Collin	153
641	Danial	153
641	Elliot	153
641	Ellis	153
646	Kraig	152
646	Lowell	152
646	Rico	152
646	Sammie	152
646	Tod	152
651	Aric	151
651	Garth	151
651	Lane	151
651	Pierre	151
655	Wyatt	150
656	Humberto	149
656	Kip	149
656	Michel	149
656	Rickie	149
660	Darian	148
660	Emmett	148
662	Cornell	147
662	Ernie	147
662	Issac	147
665	Elbert	146
666	Noe	145
666	Nolan	145
666	Solomon	145
669	Cleveland	144
669	Lonny	144
671	Benito	143
671	Homer	143
671	Jude	143
671	Richie	143
675	Darwin	142
676	Bradly	141
676	Zane	141
678	Andrea	140
678	Cole	140
678	Lincoln	140
678	Tobias	140
682	Rhett	139
683	Barrett	138
683	Mauricio	138
685	Keven	137
686	Alexis	136
686	Woodrow	136
688	Dusty	135
688	Harley	135
688	Michelle	135
688	Toriano	135
692	Adolfo	134
692	Antwan	134
692	Carroll	134
692	Malik	134
692	Zachariah	134
697	Jammie	133
698	Daron	132
698	Domingo	132
698	Mason	132
698	Quinton	132
698	Wilbur	132
703	Blair	131
703	Edwardo	131
703	Jed	131
703	Rocco	131
707	Antony	128
707	Brooks	128
707	Edmond	128
707	Jan	128
707	Nicky	128
707	Taylor	128
713	Arron	127
713	Giovanni	127
715	Heriberto	126
715	Moises	126
717	Carmelo	124
717	Darron	124
719	Barton	123
719	Carmen	123
719	Jefferey	123
719	Vito	123
723	Tyron	122
724	Phil	121
724	Reed	121
724	Rod	121
724	Vince	121
728	Elvin	120
729	Elvis	119
729	Judson	119
729	Nickolas	119
732	Ali	118
733	Judd	117
733	Quinn	117
735	Federico	116
735	Irvin	116
737	Hal	115
737	Harlan	115
737	Jerod	115
740	Caleb	114
740	Cedrick	114
740	Harrison	114
740	Rodrigo	114
740	Torrance	114
740	Trey	114
746	Coy	113
746	Deron	113
746	Mikel	113
746	Russel	113
750	Antione	112
750	Burton	112
752	Ari	111
752	Johnathon	111
752	Kenyatta	111
752	Landon	111
752	Merle	111
757	Adan	110
757	Jackson	110
757	Kirt	110
760	Errol	109
760	Gino	109
760	Jamar	109
760	Leif	109
760	Sandy	109
760	Wilfred	109
766	Bobbie	108
766	Hank	108
766	Kennith	108
766	Lenny	108
770	Billie	107
770	Branden	107
770	Erwin	107
770	Giuseppe	107
770	Kristofer	107
770	Mitchel	107
776	Bernardo	106
776	Raymundo	106
778	Brendon	105
778	Jasper	105
778	Jerrold	105
778	Kwame	105
778	Randell	105
783	Cliff	104
783	Gregorio	104
783	Keenan	104
783	Kenya	104
783	Ulysses	104
788	Carson	103
788	Dedrick	103
788	Diego	103
788	Ezra	103
792	Chet	102
792	Irving	102
792	Kelley	102
795	Augustine	101
795	Jade	101
797	Ariel	100
797	Deshawn	100
797	Kenyon	100
797	Korey	100
797	Linwood	100
797	Marquis	100
797	Paris	100
804	August	99
804	Dax	99
804	Kermit	99
804	Lon	99
808	Abdul	98
808	Agustin	98
808	Britt	98
808	Broderick	98
808	Hiram	98
813	Douglass	97
813	Markus	97
815	Alvaro	96
815	Chadd	96
815	Deric	96
815	Gus	96
815	Jeramy	96
815	Lisa	96
815	Marcellus	96
822	Davis	95
822	Eddy	95
822	Lorne	95
822	Osvaldo	95
826	Aurelio	94
826	Chandler	94
826	Deandre	94
826	Denver	94
826	Jermain	94
826	Norris	94
826	Pat	94
826	Toney	94
826	Tremayne	94
826	Ward	94
836	Jamel	93
837	Emil	92
837	Jarod	92
837	Lanny	92
837	Odell	92
841	Chase	91
841	Eldon	91
841	Everette	91
841	Kimberly	91
841	Lamonte	91
846	Barney	90
846	Donte	90
846	Eloy	90
846	Sedrick	90
846	Tobin	90
851	Bennett	89
851	Donavan	89
851	Donell	89
851	Nigel	89
851	Rigoberto	89
856	Alec	88
856	Antonia	88
856	Darby	88
859	Derik	87
859	Dwain	87
859	Frederic	87
859	Gonzalo	87
859	Lars	87
859	Leonel	87
859	Myles	87
859	Shanon	87
859	Weston	87
868	Adrain	86
868	Brook	86
868	Garret	86
868	Jeremie	86
868	Waylon	86
873	Cyrus	85
873	Greggory	85
873	Otto	85
873	Riley	85
877	Bernie	84
877	Dannie	84
877	Duncan	84
877	Hunter	84
877	Junior	84
877	Marlo	84
877	Melissa	84
877	Titus	84
885	Kenton	83
885	Thurman	83
887	Grover	82
887	Isaiah	82
889	Alfonzo	81
889	Chauncey	81
889	Lashawn	81
889	Tate	81
889	Weldon	81
894	Brandy	80
894	Fidel	80
894	Genaro	80
894	Josef	80
894	Josue	80
894	Lenard	80
900	Andreas	79
900	Chaim	79
900	Christoper	79
900	Jayme	79
900	Laron	79
905	Bruno	78
905	Che	78
905	Edgardo	78
905	Francesco	78
905	Parrish	78
905	Wiley	78
911	Anderson	77
911	Dereck	77
911	Kristin	77
911	Kristoffer	77
911	Sanford	77
911	Tristan	77
917	Diallo	76
917	Jabbar	76
917	Pasquale	76
917	Tito	76
921	Andra	75
921	Coby	75
921	Ed	75
921	Jarred	75
921	Jeramie	75
921	Michale	75
921	Roscoe	75
921	Stanford	75
929	Cruz	74
929	Dameon	74
929	Damond	74
929	Mary	74
929	Maxwell	74
929	Ned	74
929	Nicole	74
929	Octavio	74
929	Ollie	74
929	Orville	74
929	Silas	74
929	Timmothy	74
929	Torrence	74
929	Trever	74
943	Brannon	73
943	Charley	73
943	Dalton	73
943	Jameson	73
943	Kelsey	73
943	Norberto	73
943	Russ	73
943	Stan	73
943	Terrill	73
952	Amy	72
952	Arnoldo	72
952	Cristopher	72
952	Emery	72
952	Jerel	72
952	Lemuel	72
952	Marcelo	72
952	Ritchie	72
960	Daryle	71
960	Demetrios	71
960	Harris	71
960	Jeremey	71
960	Kiley	71
960	Mariano	71
960	Merlin	71
960	Rahsaan	71
968	Claudio	70
968	Corbin	70
968	Enrico	70
968	Lazaro	70
968	Loyd	70
968	Napoleon	70
968	Shea	70
968	Vinson	70
976	Angela	69
976	Brien	69
976	Davin	69
976	Donavon	69
976	Fredric	69
976	Hollis	69
976	Michele	69
976	Nathanael	69
984	Abelardo	68
984	Christophe	68
984	Dedric	68
984	Tye	68
988	Buck	67
988	Carmine	67
988	Cortez	67
988	Kasey	67
988	Leopoldo	67
993	Cade	66
993	Emerson	66
993	Erie	66
993	Jerold	66
993	Murray	66
993	Nestor	66
993	Wes	66
1000	Basil	65
1000	Desi	65
1000	Hassan	65
1000	Lesley	65
1000	Reginal	65
1000	Shay	65
1000	Vincenzo	65