Name Yearbook

Top baby names in District of Columbia, 1972

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	321
2	Michelle	160
3	Lisa	159
4	Kimberly	155
5	Angela	150
6	Nicole	135
7	Stephanie	115
8	Elizabeth	94
9	Amy	88
10	Melissa	83
11	Christine	79
11	Karen	79
13	Mary	72
14	Crystal	69
15	Andrea	68
16	Rebecca	67
17	Sarah	64
18	Tanya	63
18	Yolanda	63
20	Laura	62
21	Heather	61
22	Kelly	60
23	Julie	57
24	Sharon	56
25	Monica	53
26	Cynthia	52
26	Dana	52
26	Dawn	52
26	Katina	52
26	Tonya	52
31	Susan	51
32	Patricia	50
33	Katrina	48
33	Lashawn	48
33	Pamela	48
36	Tracy	47
37	Tara	46
38	Catherine	45
38	Christina	45
38	Jessica	45
41	Erica	44
42	Wendy	43
43	Cheryl	42
43	Katherine	42
43	Shannon	42
46	Michele	39
46	Monique	39
46	Theresa	39
49	Deborah	38
49	Denise	38

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	480
2	James	306
3	John	303
4	Christopher	287
5	David	258
6	Robert	248
7	Brian	221
8	William	206
9	Eric	184
10	Kevin	166
11	Anthony	165
12	Matthew	162
13	Joseph	143
14	Charles	139
15	Mark	132
16	Daniel	131
17	Thomas	123
18	Jason	120
19	Richard	119
20	Gregory	111
21	Jeffrey	104
22	Sean	97
23	Stephen	92
24	Steven	91
25	Timothy	88
26	Keith	87
27	Kenneth	86
28	Andrew	84
29	Jonathan	82
30	Paul	74
31	George	73
32	Scott	71
33	Ronald	69
34	Andre	68
35	Donald	65
36	Patrick	64
37	Aaron	63
38	Antonio	59
38	Edward	59
40	Marcus	56
41	Jermaine	53
42	Joshua	52
43	Maurice	51
43	Peter	51
45	Derrick	48
45	Reginald	48
47	Shawn	46
48	Douglas	45
49	Benjamin	43
49	Justin	43