Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1972
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 5,522 |
| 2 | Lisa | 2,295 |
| 3 | Michelle | 2,109 |
| 4 | Nicole | 1,637 |
| 5 | Christine | 1,595 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 1,491 |
| 7 | Amy | 1,477 |
| 8 | Melissa | 1,415 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 1,178 |
| 10 | Karen | 1,117 |
| 11 | Maria | 1,080 |
| 12 | Heather | 1,009 |
| 13 | Dawn | 981 |
| 14 | Michele | 970 |
| 15 | Mary | 952 |
| 16 | Patricia | 905 |
| 17 | Kelly | 893 |
| 18 | Denise | 879 |
| 19 | Susan | 850 |
| 20 | Laura | 842 |
| 21 | Tara | 820 |
| 22 | Stephanie | 801 |
| 23 | Julie | 764 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 754 |
| 25 | Tracy | 727 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Danielle | 709 |
| 26 | Tammy | 709 |
| 28 | Angela | 705 |
| 29 | Deborah | 698 |
| 29 | Kathleen | 698 |
| 31 | Christina | 679 |
| 32 | Tina | 671 |
| 33 | Jessica | 646 |
| 34 | Lori | 621 |
| 35 | Cynthia | 608 |
| 36 | Sandra | 605 |
| 37 | Andrea | 591 |
| 38 | Nancy | 580 |
| 39 | Jacqueline | 568 |
| 40 | Stacey | 550 |
| 40 | Wendy | 550 |
| 42 | Rachel | 544 |
| 43 | Catherine | 540 |
| 44 | Donna | 532 |
| 45 | Barbara | 514 |
| 46 | Tanya | 504 |
| 47 | Linda | 496 |
| 48 | Sharon | 489 |
| 49 | Kim | 472 |
| 50 | Theresa | 455 |
| 51 | Pamela | 451 |
| 52 | Gina | 425 |
| 53 | Stacy | 422 |
| 54 | Shannon | 420 |
| 55 | Brenda | 414 |
| 56 | Kristin | 413 |
| 57 | Cheryl | 411 |
| 57 | Debra | 411 |
| 57 | Renee | 411 |
| 60 | Sarah | 410 |
| 61 | Colleen | 405 |
| 62 | Diana | 395 |
| 63 | Suzanne | 389 |
| 64 | Melanie | 375 |
| 65 | Kristen | 369 |
| 66 | Jill | 363 |
| 67 | Katherine | 355 |
| 68 | Robin | 348 |
| 69 | Margaret | 344 |
| 70 | Monica | 337 |
| 71 | Diane | 332 |
| 72 | Dana | 329 |
| 73 | Laurie | 327 |
| 74 | Ann | 325 |
| 75 | Allison | 317 |
| 76 | Carmen | 312 |
| 76 | Victoria | 312 |
| 78 | Erica | 308 |
| 79 | Carrie | 305 |
| 80 | Monique | 297 |
| 81 | Anna | 285 |
| 82 | Teresa | 284 |
| 83 | Janet | 283 |
| 84 | Tracey | 282 |
| 85 | Yolanda | 277 |
| 86 | Marie | 274 |
| 87 | Erin | 271 |
| 88 | Beth | 270 |
| 88 | Joanne | 270 |
| 90 | Kerry | 263 |
| 91 | April | 262 |
| 91 | Cindy | 262 |
| 93 | Carolyn | 260 |
| 93 | Heidi | 260 |
| 95 | Alicia | 257 |
| 96 | Jeanette | 255 |
| 97 | Jodi | 254 |
| 98 | Maureen | 253 |
| 99 | Valerie | 252 |
| 100 | Vanessa | 249 |