Top baby names in Michigan, 1972
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,274 |
| 2 | Michelle | 1,643 |
| 3 | Amy | 1,528 |
| 4 | Lisa | 1,465 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 1,300 |
| 6 | Angela | 1,001 |
| 7 | Heather | 975 |
| 8 | Nicole | 927 |
| 9 | Melissa | 886 |
| 10 | Julie | 819 |
| 11 | Rebecca | 720 |
| 12 | Kelly | 710 |
| 13 | Dawn | 683 |
| 14 | Tammy | 658 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 639 |
| 16 | Tina | 634 |
| 17 | Tracy | 579 |
| 18 | Laura | 566 |
| 19 | Mary | 557 |
| 20 | Shannon | 535 |
| 21 | Christine | 528 |
| 22 | Karen | 496 |
| 23 | Susan | 477 |
| 24 | Wendy | 464 |
| 25 | Elizabeth | 440 |
| 26 | Christina | 433 |
| 27 | Lori | 418 |
| 28 | Andrea | 398 |
| 28 | Carrie | 398 |
| 30 | Pamela | 346 |
| 31 | Tonya | 345 |
| 32 | Stacey | 342 |
| 33 | Patricia | 328 |
| 34 | Stacy | 322 |
| 35 | Denise | 321 |
| 36 | Sarah | 320 |
| 37 | Heidi | 317 |
| 38 | Cynthia | 314 |
| 39 | April | 308 |
| 40 | Michele | 305 |
| 41 | Rachel | 302 |
| 42 | Brenda | 294 |
| 43 | Sandra | 291 |
| 44 | Renee | 283 |
| 45 | Jill | 273 |
| 46 | Deborah | 271 |
| 47 | Jessica | 270 |
| 48 | Theresa | 261 |
| 49 | Kristin | 258 |
| 50 | Teresa | 252 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,246 |
| 2 | David | 2,175 |
| 3 | Christopher | 2,149 |
| 4 | Robert | 2,102 |
| 5 | James | 1,997 |
| 6 | Jason | 1,823 |
| 7 | John | 1,768 |
| 8 | Brian | 1,753 |
| 9 | Scott | 1,569 |
| 10 | Matthew | 1,470 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 1,319 |
| 12 | William | 1,232 |
| 13 | Daniel | 1,156 |
| 14 | Mark | 1,142 |
| 15 | Steven | 1,138 |
| 16 | Eric | 1,133 |
| 17 | Kevin | 1,064 |
| 18 | Joseph | 1,035 |
| 19 | Thomas | 981 |
| 20 | Richard | 938 |
| 21 | Timothy | 937 |
| 22 | Chad | 809 |
| 23 | Anthony | 759 |
| 24 | Paul | 756 |
| 25 | Todd | 681 |
| 26 | Charles | 676 |
| 27 | Kenneth | 604 |
| 28 | Gregory | 567 |
| 29 | Andrew | 561 |
| 30 | Ronald | 472 |
| 31 | Shawn | 469 |
| 32 | Patrick | 459 |
| 33 | Donald | 445 |
| 33 | Keith | 445 |
| 35 | Ryan | 418 |
| 35 | Stephen | 418 |
| 37 | Aaron | 416 |
| 38 | Edward | 409 |
| 39 | Sean | 408 |
| 40 | Douglas | 402 |
| 41 | Gary | 398 |
| 42 | Jeremy | 386 |
| 43 | Craig | 384 |
| 44 | Jonathan | 340 |
| 45 | Dennis | 325 |
| 46 | Jeffery | 322 |
| 47 | Troy | 311 |
| 48 | Derek | 291 |
| 49 | Larry | 290 |
| 50 | George | 272 |