Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Kansas, 1972

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	718
2	Michelle	350
3	Amy	328
4	Angela	318
5	Kimberly	276
6	Heather	220
7	Lisa	212
8	Melissa	205
9	Stephanie	194
10	Julie	187
11	Rebecca	160
12	Tammy	139
13	Tina	131
14	Lori	129
15	Nicole	127
15	Shannon	127
17	Stacy	124
18	Christina	114
19	Susan	113
20	Dawn	112
21	Mary	103
22	Tonya	97
23	Brenda	96
24	Laura	89
25	Christine	87
26	Patricia	80
27	Crystal	77
28	Tracy	76
29	Kelly	75
30	Teresa	74
31	Shelly	73
32	Cynthia	72
33	Elizabeth	71
34	Carrie	70
34	Karen	70
36	Sarah	67
36	Stacey	67
36	Wendy	67
39	Andrea	65
40	Kristi	64
40	Melanie	64
40	Robin	64
43	Rachel	63
44	Pamela	61
45	Denise	60
45	Michele	60
45	Tamara	60
48	Rhonda	58
49	Deborah	56
49	Debra	56

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	611
2	Christopher	555
3	Jason	491
4	Brian	453
5	James	403
6	David	401
7	John	374
8	Robert	340
9	Scott	273
10	Matthew	253
11	William	241
12	Chad	238
13	Jeffrey	231
14	Steven	220
15	Kevin	214
16	Mark	201
17	Eric	191
18	Shawn	190
19	Daniel	187
20	Richard	183
21	Timothy	153
22	Travis	152
23	Charles	140
24	Joseph	135
25	Aaron	133
26	Anthony	124
27	Ryan	123
28	Jeremy	121
29	Shane	120
30	Bryan	119
31	Todd	118
32	Justin	117
33	Troy	116
34	Thomas	109
35	Gregory	108
36	Kenneth	105
37	Paul	100
38	Donald	95
39	Patrick	90
40	Andrew	88
41	Brandon	86
41	Gary	86
43	Bradley	85
43	Douglas	85
45	Craig	84
46	Ronald	82
47	Stephen	80
48	Sean	78
49	Larry	77
50	Jonathan	68