Top baby names in Georgia, 1972
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,185 |
| 2 | Angela | 945 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 884 |
| 4 | Stephanie | 668 |
| 5 | Lisa | 650 |
| 6 | Amy | 624 |
| 7 | Melissa | 589 |
| 8 | Tammy | 541 |
| 9 | Mary | 450 |
| 10 | Michelle | 438 |
| 11 | Tonya | 401 |
| 12 | Shannon | 377 |
| 13 | Cynthia | 358 |
| 14 | Pamela | 341 |
| 15 | Tina | 328 |
| 16 | Tracy | 323 |
| 17 | Susan | 312 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 305 |
| 19 | April | 297 |
| 20 | Karen | 295 |
| 21 | Julie | 286 |
| 22 | Sharon | 281 |
| 23 | Teresa | 280 |
| 24 | Heather | 268 |
| 25 | Patricia | 263 |
| 26 | Donna | 254 |
| 27 | Laura | 253 |
| 28 | Christy | 247 |
| 29 | Rebecca | 246 |
| 30 | Wendy | 244 |
| 31 | Tara | 241 |
| 32 | Stacy | 238 |
| 33 | Rhonda | 231 |
| 34 | Melanie | 222 |
| 35 | Andrea | 217 |
| 36 | Amanda | 210 |
| 37 | Kelly | 207 |
| 38 | Lori | 204 |
| 38 | Sandra | 204 |
| 40 | Dana | 202 |
| 41 | Nicole | 197 |
| 42 | Linda | 191 |
| 43 | Sherry | 188 |
| 44 | Stacey | 183 |
| 45 | Felicia | 177 |
| 46 | Monica | 176 |
| 47 | Christina | 172 |
| 47 | Yolanda | 172 |
| 49 | Deborah | 161 |
| 50 | Tiffany | 158 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,852 |
| 2 | James | 1,671 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,525 |
| 4 | John | 1,180 |
| 5 | William | 1,142 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,096 |
| 7 | David | 1,049 |
| 8 | Jason | 737 |
| 9 | Brian | 679 |
| 10 | Charles | 677 |
| 11 | Kevin | 560 |
| 12 | Richard | 545 |
| 13 | Joseph | 538 |
| 14 | Anthony | 519 |
| 15 | Eric | 518 |
| 16 | Timothy | 495 |
| 17 | Thomas | 452 |
| 18 | Gregory | 419 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 407 |
| 20 | Mark | 399 |
| 21 | Steven | 378 |
| 22 | Kenneth | 374 |
| 23 | Matthew | 345 |
| 24 | Jonathan | 343 |
| 25 | Stephen | 327 |
| 26 | Larry | 294 |
| 26 | Ronald | 294 |
| 28 | Daniel | 285 |
| 29 | Scott | 283 |
| 30 | Keith | 257 |
| 31 | Jerry | 251 |
| 32 | Donald | 245 |
| 33 | Marcus | 236 |
| 34 | Paul | 234 |
| 35 | Patrick | 232 |
| 36 | Rodney | 227 |
| 37 | Willie | 225 |
| 38 | Terry | 223 |
| 39 | Jeffery | 220 |
| 40 | George | 209 |
| 41 | Johnny | 205 |
| 42 | Bobby | 202 |
| 43 | Gary | 197 |
| 44 | Tony | 196 |
| 45 | Chad | 187 |
| 46 | Reginald | 183 |
| 47 | Edward | 181 |
| 48 | Andrew | 179 |
| 49 | Jimmy | 176 |
| 50 | Travis | 173 |