NameTides

The names of 1972

The ten most popular names given in 1972, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Jennifer 63,600
  2. Michelle 29,285
  3. Lisa 27,543
  4. Kimberly 26,282
  5. Amy 25,873
  6. Angela 23,561
  7. Melissa 22,494
  8. Stephanie 16,890
  9. Heather 16,320
  10. Nicole 15,755

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US: boys

  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

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NSW: girls

  1. Michelle 1,204
  2. Kylie 1,025
  3. Nicole 978
  4. Karen 812
  5. Lisa 790
  6. Joanne 667
  7. Melissa 661
  8. Rebecca 654
  9. Jennifer 558
  10. Sharon 551

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NSW: boys

  1. Jason 2,304
  2. David 1,846
  3. Michael 1,679
  4. Matthew 1,415
  5. Andrew 1,353
  6. Paul 1,283
  7. Mark 1,164
  8. Peter 1,094
  9. Christopher 1,058
  10. Scott 955

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Ireland: girls

  1. Mary 1,581
  2. Catherine 853
  3. Margaret 766
  4. Fiona 657
  5. Sinead 606
  6. Elizabeth 544
  7. Ann 533
  8. Sharon 525
  9. Deirdre 516
  10. Anne 510

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Ireland: boys

  1. John 2,506
  2. Michael 1,639
  3. Patrick 1,523
  4. David 1,253
  5. James 1,128
  6. Paul 1,061
  7. Thomas 942
  8. Mark 824
  9. Brian 684
  10. William 677

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Canadian provinces in 1972

US states in 1972