Top baby names in Maryland, 1972
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,047 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 470 |
| 3 | Lisa | 462 |
| 4 | Michelle | 447 |
| 5 | Amy | 397 |
| 6 | Melissa | 359 |
| 7 | Nicole | 321 |
| 8 | Angela | 314 |
| 9 | Tammy | 307 |
| 10 | Dawn | 296 |
| 11 | Heather | 269 |
| 12 | Mary | 267 |
| 13 | Karen | 255 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 244 |
| 15 | Kelly | 225 |
| 16 | Christina | 217 |
| 17 | Christine | 215 |
| 18 | Laura | 213 |
| 19 | Tina | 210 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 200 |
| 21 | Julie | 194 |
| 22 | Michele | 187 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 184 |
| 24 | Patricia | 167 |
| 25 | Susan | 166 |
| 26 | Tracy | 163 |
| 27 | Stacey | 158 |
| 28 | Shannon | 143 |
| 29 | Cynthia | 137 |
| 30 | Andrea | 133 |
| 30 | Sandra | 133 |
| 32 | Wendy | 128 |
| 33 | Tonya | 123 |
| 34 | Donna | 122 |
| 35 | Tanya | 121 |
| 36 | Dana | 118 |
| 37 | Deborah | 117 |
| 38 | Robin | 116 |
| 39 | Teresa | 113 |
| 40 | Melanie | 112 |
| 41 | Kathleen | 111 |
| 42 | Pamela | 110 |
| 43 | Denise | 109 |
| 44 | Lori | 107 |
| 44 | Sharon | 107 |
| 46 | Sherry | 104 |
| 47 | Catherine | 103 |
| 47 | Stacy | 103 |
| 49 | April | 101 |
| 50 | Crystal | 99 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,226 |
| 2 | James | 883 |
| 3 | David | 851 |
| 4 | Christopher | 821 |
| 5 | John | 817 |
| 6 | Robert | 803 |
| 7 | Brian | 711 |
| 8 | William | 693 |
| 9 | Jason | 426 |
| 10 | Kevin | 416 |
| 11 | Joseph | 412 |
| 12 | Thomas | 395 |
| 13 | Charles | 392 |
| 14 | Richard | 376 |
| 15 | Eric | 375 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 365 |
| 17 | Matthew | 363 |
| 18 | Mark | 353 |
| 19 | Scott | 338 |
| 20 | Steven | 302 |
| 21 | Daniel | 300 |
| 22 | Timothy | 264 |
| 23 | Anthony | 258 |
| 24 | Gregory | 238 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 233 |
| 26 | Shawn | 226 |
| 27 | Sean | 225 |
| 28 | Ronald | 215 |
| 29 | Paul | 208 |
| 30 | Andrew | 202 |
| 31 | Donald | 199 |
| 32 | Stephen | 197 |
| 33 | George | 188 |
| 34 | Keith | 187 |
| 35 | Edward | 184 |
| 36 | Gary | 162 |
| 37 | Douglas | 148 |
| 38 | Patrick | 143 |
| 39 | Todd | 140 |
| 40 | Jonathan | 129 |
| 41 | Bryan | 122 |
| 42 | Craig | 119 |
| 43 | Troy | 115 |
| 44 | Ryan | 111 |
| 45 | Adam | 106 |
| 46 | Larry | 105 |
| 47 | Dennis | 104 |
| 48 | Chad | 99 |
| 49 | Raymond | 97 |
| 50 | Aaron | 96 |