Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1972
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,077 |
| 2 | Lisa | 900 |
| 2 | Michelle | 900 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 733 |
| 5 | Amy | 684 |
| 6 | Christine | 605 |
| 7 | Nicole | 592 |
| 8 | Melissa | 583 |
| 9 | Heather | 554 |
| 10 | Karen | 462 |
| 11 | Julie | 455 |
| 12 | Susan | 411 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 403 |
| 14 | Kelly | 371 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 363 |
| 16 | Dawn | 352 |
| 17 | Kathleen | 337 |
| 18 | Laura | 323 |
| 19 | Stephanie | 312 |
| 20 | Mary | 304 |
| 21 | Kristin | 302 |
| 22 | Jessica | 295 |
| 23 | Patricia | 294 |
| 24 | Tracy | 290 |
| 25 | Kristen | 283 |
| 26 | Tara | 280 |
| 27 | Tammy | 262 |
| 28 | Lori | 253 |
| 29 | Cheryl | 250 |
| 30 | Andrea | 247 |
| 31 | Deborah | 233 |
| 32 | Wendy | 229 |
| 33 | Tina | 221 |
| 34 | Christina | 219 |
| 35 | Laurie | 218 |
| 36 | Heidi | 216 |
| 37 | Kerry | 213 |
| 38 | Sandra | 205 |
| 39 | Denise | 202 |
| 40 | Sarah | 201 |
| 41 | Erin | 200 |
| 42 | Donna | 199 |
| 43 | Pamela | 198 |
| 44 | Michele | 187 |
| 45 | Cynthia | 185 |
| 45 | Sharon | 185 |
| 47 | Rachel | 182 |
| 47 | Shannon | 182 |
| 49 | Suzanne | 180 |
| 50 | Angela | 177 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,224 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,630 |
| 3 | David | 1,429 |
| 4 | John | 1,329 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,205 |
| 6 | James | 1,155 |
| 7 | Brian | 1,107 |
| 8 | Jason | 943 |
| 9 | Scott | 878 |
| 10 | Matthew | 817 |
| 11 | William | 800 |
| 12 | Mark | 762 |
| 13 | Joseph | 760 |
| 14 | Richard | 745 |
| 15 | Daniel | 736 |
| 16 | Eric | 694 |
| 16 | Kevin | 694 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 654 |
| 19 | Paul | 627 |
| 20 | Thomas | 602 |
| 21 | Steven | 530 |
| 22 | Stephen | 528 |
| 23 | Sean | 501 |
| 24 | Peter | 497 |
| 25 | Timothy | 450 |
| 26 | Keith | 398 |
| 27 | Derek | 383 |
| 28 | Jonathan | 378 |
| 29 | Shawn | 368 |
| 30 | Anthony | 355 |
| 31 | Edward | 343 |
| 32 | Gregory | 331 |
| 33 | Todd | 330 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 328 |
| 35 | Andrew | 300 |
| 36 | Patrick | 281 |
| 37 | Charles | 279 |
| 38 | Adam | 236 |
| 39 | Craig | 233 |
| 40 | Joshua | 216 |
| 41 | Marc | 207 |
| 42 | George | 202 |
| 43 | Douglas | 188 |
| 44 | Ronald | 181 |
| 45 | Donald | 170 |
| 46 | Dennis | 163 |
| 47 | Jeremy | 154 |
| 48 | Gary | 151 |
| 49 | Chad | 140 |
| 49 | Frank | 140 |