Top baby names in Colorado, 1972
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 724 |
| 2 | Michelle | 443 |
| 3 | Amy | 371 |
| 4 | Lisa | 307 |
| 5 | Heather | 299 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 232 |
| 7 | Melissa | 224 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 218 |
| 9 | Angela | 210 |
| 10 | Nicole | 209 |
| 11 | Julie | 201 |
| 12 | Christine | 174 |
| 13 | Shannon | 170 |
| 14 | Tammy | 163 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 159 |
| 16 | Laura | 152 |
| 17 | Christina | 149 |
| 18 | Andrea | 126 |
| 19 | Tracy | 124 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 120 |
| 21 | Mary | 118 |
| 21 | Sarah | 118 |
| 21 | Tina | 118 |
| 24 | Dawn | 116 |
| 24 | Lori | 116 |
| 26 | Brenda | 112 |
| 27 | Kelly | 105 |
| 28 | Karen | 104 |
| 29 | Susan | 103 |
| 30 | Wendy | 99 |
| 31 | Cynthia | 96 |
| 32 | Melanie | 88 |
| 33 | Jessica | 87 |
| 33 | Tanya | 87 |
| 35 | Denise | 86 |
| 36 | April | 84 |
| 37 | Heidi | 79 |
| 37 | Sandra | 79 |
| 39 | Rachel | 78 |
| 40 | Patricia | 77 |
| 41 | Stacey | 76 |
| 41 | Tara | 76 |
| 43 | Kristin | 75 |
| 44 | Deborah | 73 |
| 45 | Carrie | 72 |
| 46 | Dana | 71 |
| 46 | Paula | 71 |
| 48 | Stacy | 70 |
| 49 | Holly | 69 |
| 50 | Gina | 68 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 826 |
| 2 | Christopher | 617 |
| 3 | David | 558 |
| 4 | Jason | 500 |
| 5 | Robert | 490 |
| 6 | John | 454 |
| 7 | Brian | 446 |
| 8 | James | 422 |
| 9 | Matthew | 336 |
| 10 | Eric | 321 |
| 11 | Scott | 292 |
| 12 | William | 289 |
| 13 | Jeffrey | 288 |
| 14 | Daniel | 278 |
| 15 | Mark | 274 |
| 16 | Richard | 249 |
| 17 | Steven | 247 |
| 18 | Kevin | 230 |
| 19 | Joseph | 216 |
| 20 | Timothy | 205 |
| 21 | Chad | 204 |
| 22 | Anthony | 192 |
| 23 | Shawn | 181 |
| 24 | Paul | 177 |
| 25 | Thomas | 176 |
| 26 | Sean | 166 |
| 27 | Ryan | 163 |
| 28 | Andrew | 155 |
| 28 | Charles | 155 |
| 30 | Gregory | 147 |
| 31 | Troy | 139 |
| 32 | Kenneth | 135 |
| 33 | Todd | 131 |
| 34 | Stephen | 127 |
| 35 | Aaron | 125 |
| 36 | Justin | 124 |
| 36 | Patrick | 124 |
| 38 | Jeremy | 122 |
| 39 | Shane | 117 |
| 40 | Joshua | 114 |
| 41 | Donald | 107 |
| 42 | Brandon | 105 |
| 43 | Jonathan | 102 |
| 44 | Travis | 98 |
| 45 | Ronald | 97 |
| 46 | Gary | 93 |
| 47 | Adam | 89 |
| 48 | Edward | 88 |
| 49 | Nathan | 87 |
| 50 | Douglas | 86 |