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Top baby names in California, 1972

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer6,065
2Michelle2,881
3Lisa2,430
4Kimberly1,914
5Maria1,666
6Nicole1,546
7Heather1,517
8Amy1,462
9Christina1,404
9Julie1,404
11Stephanie1,403
12Elizabeth1,364
13Melissa1,288
14Cynthia1,284
15Angela1,239
16Laura1,213
17Shannon1,198
18Christine1,172
19Rebecca1,109
20Patricia1,026
21Sandra1,024
22Monica1,010
23Tina941
24Mary927
25Andrea844
26Karen808
27Denise804
28Tracy789
29Kelly771
30Veronica762
31Dawn743
32Rachel727
33Wendy720
34Tammy704
35Michele703
36Jessica699
37Teresa661
38Susan651
39Lori604
40Tiffany603
41April598
42Stacy590
43Gina588
44Tanya569
45Diana558
46Deborah542
47Sarah540
48Danielle539
49Anna536
50Carrie535

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael6,346
2David4,629
3Jason4,037
4Christopher4,017
5Robert3,969
6John3,543
7James3,345
8Brian2,937
9Daniel2,502
10Richard2,314
11Eric2,310
12Matthew2,240
13William1,931
14Steven1,909
15Jeffrey1,824
16Scott1,811
17Mark1,805
18Joseph1,765
19Anthony1,675
20Kevin1,623
21Jose1,573
22Paul1,504
23Thomas1,335
24Timothy1,254
25Ryan1,149
26Aaron1,119
27Gregory1,105
28Sean1,097
29Charles1,076
30Edward968
31Andrew944
32Kenneth941
33Chad866
34Joshua857
35Juan823
36Shawn790
37Patrick783
38Jeremy780
39Stephen771
40Jonathan763
41Ronald727
42Todd704
43Donald688
44Carlos684
45Justin674
46Bryan663
47Peter652
48Raymond626
49George620
50Frank614