Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Delaware, 1972

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	191
2	Kimberly	84
3	Lisa	78
3	Michelle	78
5	Amy	75
6	Dawn	64
7	Stephanie	62
8	Mary	54
9	Melissa	52
10	Angela	48
10	Heather	48
10	Karen	48
13	Nicole	45
14	Christine	43
15	Donna	41
16	Kelly	40
16	Susan	40
18	Michele	36
19	Laura	35
20	Elizabeth	34
20	Tracy	34
22	Tammy	33
23	Rebecca	32
24	Patricia	31
24	Tara	31
26	Shannon	30
26	Tina	30
28	Christina	28
28	Deborah	28
30	Sharon	27
31	Cynthia	26
32	Julie	25
33	Andrea	24
33	Wendy	24
35	Lori	23
36	Theresa	22
37	Robin	21
37	Tanya	21
39	Barbara	19
39	Crystal	19
39	Denise	19
39	Stacy	19
43	Kathleen	18
43	Paula	18
43	Tonya	18
46	Dana	17
46	Danielle	17
46	Jessica	17
46	Sarah	17
46	Teresa	17

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	191
2	John	177
3	Christopher	155
4	Robert	154
5	James	152
6	David	143
7	William	137
8	Brian	129
9	Joseph	80
10	Charles	75
11	Scott	74
12	Eric	71
13	Jeffrey	70
13	Richard	70
13	Thomas	70
16	Mark	66
17	Matthew	65
18	Jason	63
19	Steven	60
20	Daniel	56
21	Anthony	50
21	Kevin	50
23	Stephen	47
24	Andrew	45
25	Keith	39
25	Shawn	39
27	Gregory	38
27	Jonathan	38
27	Kenneth	38
30	Donald	37
31	Edward	35
32	Sean	34
33	Paul	32
34	Ronald	31
35	Timothy	30
36	Craig	25
36	Douglas	25
36	George	25
39	Gary	23
40	Peter	20
41	Ryan	19
42	Benjamin	17
42	Chad	17
42	Marc	17
45	Adam	16
45	Dennis	16
45	Larry	16
45	Phillip	16
45	Shane	16
50	Bruce	15