Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Arkansas, 1972

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	454
2	Angela	401
3	Kimberly	381
4	Melissa	293
5	Stephanie	247
6	Michelle	217
7	Tammy	214
8	Lisa	205
9	Amy	199
10	Mary	183
11	Shannon	164
12	Rebecca	159
13	Tonya	151
14	Tina	147
15	Cynthia	135
15	Laura	135
17	Tracy	134
18	Stacy	127
19	Karen	117
20	Christy	116
21	Kelly	109
22	Amanda	108
23	Teresa	106
24	Lori	104
25	Heather	102
26	Patricia	98
26	Rhonda	98
28	Julie	97
29	Pamela	93
29	Susan	93
31	Donna	92
32	Elizabeth	89
33	Crystal	84
34	April	82
35	Sandra	81
36	Sharon	79
36	Sherry	79
38	Dana	78
39	Carla	77
40	Leslie	75
41	Christina	73
42	Wendy	72
43	Robin	70
44	Deborah	69
44	Misty	69
44	Paula	69
47	Linda	68
48	Andrea	66
49	Shelly	65
49	Tara	65

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	708
2	James	625
3	Christopher	506
4	David	433
5	John	412
6	William	363
7	Brian	355
8	Robert	353
9	Jason	320
10	Kevin	256
11	Charles	248
12	Steven	220
13	Mark	208
14	Timothy	205
15	Eric	174
16	Richard	171
17	Jeffrey	162
18	Gregory	161
19	Kenneth	155
19	Thomas	155
21	Anthony	152
22	Jerry	150
23	Larry	146
24	Gary	140
24	Joseph	140
26	Scott	139
27	Matthew	130
28	Billy	126
29	Rodney	120
30	Keith	118
31	Jeffery	116
32	Bobby	114
32	Daniel	114
34	Paul	113
35	Jimmy	110
36	Shawn	109
37	Terry	108
38	Donald	103
38	Stephen	103
40	Chad	101
41	Johnny	99
42	Bryan	92
42	Ronald	92
44	Danny	81
45	Jonathan	78
46	Randy	77
46	Tracy	77
48	Tony	72
49	Marcus	70
50	Brandon	69