Top baby names in Minnesota, 1972
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,489 |
| 2 | Amy | 713 |
| 3 | Michelle | 650 |
| 4 | Lisa | 581 |
| 5 | Melissa | 448 |
| 6 | Julie | 411 |
| 7 | Angela | 405 |
| 8 | Kimberly | 402 |
| 9 | Nicole | 390 |
| 10 | Heather | 362 |
| 11 | Rebecca | 277 |
| 12 | Kelly | 270 |
| 13 | Stacy | 263 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 263 |
| 15 | Shannon | 260 |
| 16 | Heidi | 252 |
| 17 | Sarah | 249 |
| 18 | Christine | 242 |
| 19 | Lori | 225 |
| 20 | Tammy | 221 |
| 21 | Dawn | 218 |
| 22 | Susan | 215 |
| 23 | Tracy | 214 |
| 24 | Jill | 210 |
| 25 | Mary | 206 |
| 26 | Laura | 205 |
| 27 | Jessica | 201 |
| 27 | Tina | 201 |
| 29 | Brenda | 193 |
| 30 | Sara | 190 |
| 31 | Elizabeth | 188 |
| 32 | Jodi | 181 |
| 33 | Andrea | 169 |
| 34 | Kari | 165 |
| 35 | Carrie | 161 |
| 36 | Karen | 160 |
| 37 | Kristin | 159 |
| 37 | Tara | 159 |
| 39 | Rachel | 156 |
| 40 | Wendy | 147 |
| 41 | Tanya | 145 |
| 42 | Denise | 142 |
| 43 | Ann | 132 |
| 44 | Pamela | 130 |
| 45 | Kristine | 127 |
| 45 | Tamara | 127 |
| 47 | Christina | 125 |
| 48 | Michele | 124 |
| 49 | Teresa | 123 |
| 50 | Holly | 116 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason | 1,268 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,118 |
| 3 | Christopher | 926 |
| 4 | Chad | 835 |
| 5 | David | 761 |
| 6 | Brian | 728 |
| 7 | Scott | 673 |
| 8 | Daniel | 615 |
| 8 | John | 615 |
| 10 | James | 573 |
| 11 | Matthew | 571 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 548 |
| 13 | Robert | 519 |
| 14 | Eric | 516 |
| 15 | Mark | 504 |
| 16 | Timothy | 414 |
| 17 | Steven | 395 |
| 18 | Thomas | 388 |
| 19 | Todd | 354 |
| 20 | Paul | 353 |
| 21 | Kevin | 341 |
| 22 | Joseph | 332 |
| 23 | Troy | 324 |
| 24 | William | 308 |
| 25 | Jeremy | 302 |
| 26 | Ryan | 297 |
| 27 | Shawn | 270 |
| 28 | Richard | 262 |
| 29 | Andrew | 257 |
| 30 | Patrick | 244 |
| 31 | Aaron | 240 |
| 32 | Gregory | 238 |
| 33 | Anthony | 235 |
| 34 | Bradley | 212 |
| 35 | Peter | 200 |
| 36 | Jonathan | 176 |
| 37 | Craig | 173 |
| 38 | Charles | 169 |
| 39 | Brent | 166 |
| 40 | Joel | 158 |
| 41 | Nathan | 154 |
| 42 | Derek | 153 |
| 43 | Jon | 151 |
| 43 | Sean | 151 |
| 45 | Douglas | 150 |
| 46 | Shane | 148 |
| 47 | Erik | 144 |
| 48 | Travis | 142 |
| 49 | Cory | 139 |
| 50 | Keith | 137 |