Top baby names in Alabama, 1972
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 815 |
| 2 | Angela | 671 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 602 |
| 4 | Stephanie | 440 |
| 5 | Amy | 432 |
| 6 | Tammy | 367 |
| 7 | Mary | 360 |
| 8 | Melissa | 340 |
| 9 | Lisa | 331 |
| 10 | Tracy | 304 |
| 11 | Tonya | 281 |
| 12 | Cynthia | 266 |
| 13 | Michelle | 260 |
| 14 | Pamela | 243 |
| 14 | Shannon | 243 |
| 16 | Tina | 223 |
| 17 | Sharon | 220 |
| 18 | Wendy | 210 |
| 19 | Julie | 208 |
| 20 | April | 204 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 203 |
| 22 | Teresa | 202 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 197 |
| 24 | Christy | 196 |
| 25 | Karen | 188 |
| 25 | Susan | 188 |
| 27 | Laura | 185 |
| 28 | Donna | 173 |
| 29 | Tara | 168 |
| 30 | Patricia | 166 |
| 31 | Stacy | 165 |
| 32 | Heather | 164 |
| 33 | Sandra | 161 |
| 34 | Amanda | 158 |
| 35 | Monica | 155 |
| 36 | Dana | 154 |
| 37 | Rhonda | 152 |
| 38 | Andrea | 148 |
| 39 | Melanie | 144 |
| 39 | Sherry | 144 |
| 41 | Linda | 128 |
| 42 | Kelly | 123 |
| 43 | Lori | 122 |
| 44 | Sonya | 117 |
| 45 | Stacey | 115 |
| 46 | Katina | 113 |
| 47 | Tanya | 111 |
| 48 | Erica | 108 |
| 48 | Felicia | 108 |
| 50 | Leslie | 106 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,226 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,214 |
| 3 | James | 1,144 |
| 4 | John | 770 |
| 5 | William | 706 |
| 6 | David | 678 |
| 7 | Robert | 669 |
| 8 | Jason | 644 |
| 9 | Brian | 517 |
| 10 | Charles | 452 |
| 11 | Timothy | 400 |
| 12 | Eric | 358 |
| 13 | Anthony | 353 |
| 14 | Kevin | 346 |
| 15 | Richard | 338 |
| 16 | Kenneth | 332 |
| 17 | Joseph | 319 |
| 18 | Steven | 315 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 312 |
| 20 | Thomas | 300 |
| 21 | Mark | 292 |
| 22 | Gregory | 284 |
| 23 | Jonathan | 252 |
| 24 | Daniel | 242 |
| 25 | Stephen | 224 |
| 26 | Patrick | 219 |
| 27 | Jerry | 207 |
| 28 | Ronald | 203 |
| 29 | Larry | 199 |
| 30 | Rodney | 198 |
| 31 | Paul | 195 |
| 32 | Terry | 194 |
| 33 | Jeffery | 188 |
| 33 | Willie | 188 |
| 35 | Donald | 182 |
| 36 | Billy | 180 |
| 37 | Scott | 175 |
| 38 | Keith | 171 |
| 39 | Jeremy | 167 |
| 40 | Marcus | 165 |
| 41 | Matthew | 162 |
| 42 | Bobby | 157 |
| 43 | Jimmy | 156 |
| 44 | Johnny | 151 |
| 45 | Gary | 142 |
| 46 | Derrick | 137 |
| 46 | Tony | 137 |
| 48 | Phillip | 130 |
| 49 | Tracy | 128 |
| 50 | Brandon | 124 |