Top baby names in Louisiana, 1972
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 752 |
| 2 | Angela | 583 |
| 3 | Michelle | 487 |
| 4 | Nicole | 458 |
| 5 | Melissa | 443 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 419 |
| 7 | Amy | 378 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 361 |
| 9 | Lisa | 350 |
| 10 | Shannon | 321 |
| 11 | Tammy | 303 |
| 12 | Mary | 282 |
| 13 | Tina | 250 |
| 14 | Karen | 218 |
| 15 | Tiffany | 216 |
| 16 | Dawn | 210 |
| 17 | Dana | 204 |
| 18 | Stacy | 202 |
| 19 | Katina | 199 |
| 20 | Tracy | 198 |
| 21 | Julie | 195 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 194 |
| 23 | Pamela | 187 |
| 24 | Elizabeth | 183 |
| 25 | Tonya | 180 |
| 26 | Catina | 179 |
| 27 | Rachel | 178 |
| 28 | Monica | 167 |
| 28 | Sharon | 167 |
| 30 | Melanie | 165 |
| 31 | Stacey | 162 |
| 32 | Denise | 158 |
| 33 | Kelly | 157 |
| 34 | Tanya | 156 |
| 35 | Donna | 154 |
| 36 | Heather | 153 |
| 37 | Wendy | 152 |
| 38 | Lori | 151 |
| 39 | Laura | 150 |
| 40 | Cynthia | 147 |
| 40 | Rhonda | 147 |
| 42 | Patricia | 145 |
| 43 | Christine | 144 |
| 44 | Tara | 141 |
| 45 | Susan | 140 |
| 46 | Yolanda | 138 |
| 47 | Crystal | 124 |
| 48 | Paula | 122 |
| 49 | Christy | 121 |
| 50 | Andrea | 120 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,159 |
| 2 | Christopher | 954 |
| 3 | James | 835 |
| 4 | John | 828 |
| 5 | Robert | 650 |
| 6 | Jason | 648 |
| 7 | David | 647 |
| 8 | Kevin | 571 |
| 9 | Brian | 520 |
| 10 | Joseph | 512 |
| 11 | William | 444 |
| 12 | Charles | 440 |
| 13 | Chad | 405 |
| 14 | Eric | 383 |
| 15 | Scott | 360 |
| 16 | Mark | 333 |
| 17 | Anthony | 318 |
| 18 | Richard | 316 |
| 19 | Ronald | 290 |
| 20 | Kenneth | 273 |
| 21 | Paul | 266 |
| 21 | Steven | 266 |
| 23 | Daniel | 262 |
| 24 | Thomas | 261 |
| 25 | Donald | 258 |
| 26 | Timothy | 246 |
| 27 | Gregory | 237 |
| 28 | Patrick | 235 |
| 29 | Troy | 220 |
| 30 | Jeffrey | 218 |
| 31 | Keith | 213 |
| 32 | Derrick | 203 |
| 33 | Jonathan | 191 |
| 34 | Shawn | 186 |
| 35 | Stephen | 181 |
| 36 | Shane | 180 |
| 37 | Larry | 178 |
| 38 | Edward | 177 |
| 39 | Ryan | 176 |
| 40 | Bryan | 174 |
| 41 | Matthew | 173 |
| 42 | Jeremy | 166 |
| 43 | Todd | 162 |
| 44 | Corey | 157 |
| 45 | Gary | 155 |
| 46 | George | 152 |
| 47 | Terry | 150 |
| 48 | Sean | 148 |
| 49 | Marcus | 132 |
| 50 | Craig | 129 |