Top baby names in Indiana, 1972
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,992 |
| 2 | Angela | 1,101 |
| 3 | Amy | 971 |
| 4 | Michelle | 903 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 800 |
| 6 | Melissa | 762 |
| 7 | Lisa | 715 |
| 8 | Heather | 571 |
| 9 | Julie | 492 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 469 |
| 11 | Dawn | 419 |
| 12 | Nicole | 413 |
| 13 | Tina | 408 |
| 14 | Christina | 400 |
| 15 | Tammy | 391 |
| 16 | Rebecca | 384 |
| 17 | Kelly | 378 |
| 18 | Lori | 364 |
| 19 | Mary | 357 |
| 20 | Tracy | 348 |
| 21 | Shannon | 341 |
| 22 | Laura | 319 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 284 |
| 23 | Susan | 284 |
| 25 | Tonya | 268 |
| 26 | Christine | 266 |
| 27 | Stacy | 247 |
| 28 | Carrie | 241 |
| 29 | Karen | 234 |
| 30 | Cynthia | 224 |
| 31 | Wendy | 223 |
| 32 | April | 219 |
| 33 | Michele | 218 |
| 34 | Andrea | 215 |
| 35 | Rachel | 210 |
| 36 | Stacey | 204 |
| 37 | Patricia | 203 |
| 38 | Sarah | 201 |
| 39 | Teresa | 192 |
| 40 | Pamela | 191 |
| 41 | Jill | 185 |
| 42 | Robin | 184 |
| 43 | Amanda | 180 |
| 44 | Deborah | 169 |
| 45 | Tamara | 168 |
| 46 | Denise | 167 |
| 47 | Melanie | 166 |
| 47 | Tara | 166 |
| 49 | Rhonda | 162 |
| 50 | Sandra | 159 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,946 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,358 |
| 3 | Jason | 1,352 |
| 4 | David | 1,308 |
| 5 | James | 1,295 |
| 6 | Brian | 1,243 |
| 7 | John | 1,144 |
| 8 | Robert | 1,119 |
| 9 | William | 886 |
| 10 | Matthew | 804 |
| 11 | Scott | 767 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 711 |
| 13 | Chad | 688 |
| 14 | Eric | 665 |
| 15 | Kevin | 657 |
| 16 | Mark | 655 |
| 17 | Daniel | 593 |
| 18 | Richard | 562 |
| 19 | Steven | 554 |
| 20 | Timothy | 550 |
| 21 | Anthony | 545 |
| 22 | Thomas | 526 |
| 23 | Joseph | 523 |
| 24 | Charles | 477 |
| 25 | Ryan | 420 |
| 26 | Todd | 401 |
| 27 | Gregory | 398 |
| 28 | Shawn | 374 |
| 29 | Paul | 342 |
| 30 | Andrew | 335 |
| 31 | Jeremy | 327 |
| 32 | Kenneth | 316 |
| 33 | Donald | 315 |
| 34 | Aaron | 302 |
| 35 | Douglas | 285 |
| 36 | Stephen | 283 |
| 37 | Ronald | 263 |
| 38 | Bradley | 260 |
| 39 | Troy | 254 |
| 40 | Larry | 247 |
| 41 | Gary | 235 |
| 42 | Bryan | 228 |
| 43 | Shane | 222 |
| 44 | Sean | 221 |
| 45 | Craig | 220 |
| 46 | Keith | 213 |
| 47 | Edward | 211 |
| 48 | Patrick | 210 |
| 49 | Jonathan | 208 |
| 50 | Brent | 204 |