Top baby names in Florida, 1972
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,938 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 946 |
| 3 | Michelle | 917 |
| 4 | Lisa | 838 |
| 5 | Angela | 824 |
| 6 | Melissa | 694 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 628 |
| 8 | Amy | 621 |
| 9 | Tammy | 522 |
| 10 | Heather | 519 |
| 11 | Mary | 455 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 454 |
| 13 | Shannon | 424 |
| 14 | Dawn | 398 |
| 15 | Christina | 397 |
| 15 | Tracy | 397 |
| 17 | Tina | 386 |
| 18 | Cynthia | 384 |
| 19 | Nicole | 381 |
| 20 | Julie | 375 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 365 |
| 22 | Karen | 356 |
| 23 | Laura | 352 |
| 24 | Patricia | 347 |
| 25 | Kelly | 331 |
| 26 | Christine | 323 |
| 27 | Susan | 321 |
| 28 | Pamela | 299 |
| 28 | Tonya | 299 |
| 30 | Teresa | 279 |
| 31 | Wendy | 275 |
| 32 | Katina | 262 |
| 33 | Sandra | 256 |
| 34 | Andrea | 252 |
| 35 | Lori | 249 |
| 36 | April | 236 |
| 37 | Donna | 235 |
| 38 | Barbara | 229 |
| 39 | Maria | 227 |
| 40 | Dana | 224 |
| 40 | Melanie | 224 |
| 42 | Tara | 222 |
| 43 | Stacy | 214 |
| 44 | Deborah | 211 |
| 44 | Sharon | 211 |
| 46 | Tanya | 206 |
| 47 | Tiffany | 204 |
| 48 | Cheryl | 202 |
| 48 | Stacey | 202 |
| 50 | Monica | 200 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,360 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,839 |
| 3 | James | 1,811 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,654 |
| 5 | John | 1,482 |
| 6 | David | 1,467 |
| 7 | William | 1,282 |
| 8 | Jason | 1,040 |
| 9 | Brian | 910 |
| 10 | Richard | 836 |
| 11 | Joseph | 704 |
| 12 | Kevin | 691 |
| 13 | Charles | 683 |
| 14 | Eric | 656 |
| 15 | Daniel | 625 |
| 16 | Thomas | 618 |
| 17 | Scott | 582 |
| 18 | Anthony | 576 |
| 19 | Timothy | 566 |
| 20 | Steven | 558 |
| 21 | Mark | 544 |
| 22 | Matthew | 522 |
| 23 | Kenneth | 495 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | 471 |
| 25 | Paul | 415 |
| 26 | Gregory | 396 |
| 27 | Shawn | 381 |
| 28 | Stephen | 373 |
| 29 | Donald | 360 |
| 30 | Ronald | 351 |
| 31 | Keith | 339 |
| 32 | Sean | 320 |
| 33 | Edward | 304 |
| 34 | George | 294 |
| 35 | Jonathan | 274 |
| 36 | Chad | 271 |
| 37 | Patrick | 259 |
| 38 | Andrew | 257 |
| 39 | Todd | 249 |
| 40 | Gary | 248 |
| 41 | Larry | 246 |
| 42 | Ryan | 231 |
| 42 | Willie | 231 |
| 44 | Raymond | 216 |
| 45 | Douglas | 211 |
| 46 | Bryan | 200 |
| 47 | Jerry | 184 |
| 48 | Dennis | 182 |
| 48 | Samuel | 182 |
| 50 | Troy | 177 |