Top baby names in Kentucky, 1972
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 962 |
| 2 | Angela | 739 |
| 3 | Melissa | 702 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 611 |
| 5 | Lisa | 485 |
| 6 | Tammy | 478 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 458 |
| 8 | Amy | 440 |
| 9 | Michelle | 418 |
| 10 | Mary | 369 |
| 11 | Rebecca | 353 |
| 12 | Tina | 277 |
| 13 | Shannon | 266 |
| 14 | Tonya | 247 |
| 15 | Tracy | 246 |
| 16 | Heather | 231 |
| 16 | Julie | 231 |
| 18 | Laura | 228 |
| 19 | Susan | 212 |
| 20 | Karen | 210 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 206 |
| 22 | Lori | 199 |
| 23 | Rhonda | 195 |
| 24 | Teresa | 190 |
| 25 | Stacy | 176 |
| 26 | Pamela | 173 |
| 27 | Cynthia | 172 |
| 27 | Sherry | 172 |
| 29 | Kelly | 171 |
| 30 | Dana | 170 |
| 31 | Donna | 168 |
| 32 | Sandra | 165 |
| 33 | Patricia | 163 |
| 34 | Robin | 159 |
| 35 | Crystal | 155 |
| 36 | Christy | 151 |
| 37 | Melinda | 139 |
| 38 | Christina | 138 |
| 39 | Tara | 125 |
| 40 | Paula | 123 |
| 40 | Stacey | 123 |
| 42 | Melanie | 119 |
| 43 | April | 117 |
| 43 | Dawn | 117 |
| 45 | Holly | 112 |
| 46 | Nicole | 111 |
| 47 | Deborah | 110 |
| 48 | Kathy | 106 |
| 48 | Leslie | 106 |
| 50 | Linda | 101 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James | 1,270 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,191 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,157 |
| 4 | David | 814 |
| 5 | Robert | 808 |
| 6 | John | 793 |
| 7 | William | 781 |
| 8 | Brian | 721 |
| 9 | Jason | 573 |
| 10 | Charles | 519 |
| 11 | Kevin | 452 |
| 12 | Timothy | 421 |
| 13 | Mark | 416 |
| 14 | Steven | 389 |
| 15 | Joseph | 388 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 381 |
| 17 | Richard | 351 |
| 18 | Anthony | 345 |
| 19 | Eric | 324 |
| 20 | Gregory | 322 |
| 21 | Thomas | 314 |
| 22 | Matthew | 268 |
| 23 | Daniel | 259 |
| 24 | Scott | 257 |
| 25 | Stephen | 249 |
| 26 | Paul | 248 |
| 27 | Kenneth | 244 |
| 28 | Donald | 242 |
| 29 | Larry | 234 |
| 30 | Chad | 211 |
| 31 | Ronald | 210 |
| 32 | Jerry | 202 |
| 33 | Jonathan | 196 |
| 34 | Troy | 192 |
| 35 | Gary | 189 |
| 36 | Shawn | 174 |
| 37 | Billy | 162 |
| 38 | Terry | 161 |
| 39 | Jeffery | 160 |
| 40 | Todd | 159 |
| 41 | Bryan | 157 |
| 42 | Keith | 153 |
| 43 | Phillip | 141 |
| 44 | George | 140 |
| 45 | Jeremy | 136 |
| 46 | Patrick | 130 |
| 47 | Bradley | 125 |
| 48 | Danny | 122 |
| 49 | Jamie | 119 |
| 50 | Rodney | 117 |