Top baby names in New Jersey, 1972
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,400 |
| 2 | Lisa | 857 |
| 3 | Michelle | 772 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 740 |
| 5 | Christine | 681 |
| 6 | Nicole | 634 |
| 7 | Amy | 550 |
| 8 | Dawn | 525 |
| 9 | Melissa | 500 |
| 10 | Michele | 464 |
| 11 | Heather | 443 |
| 12 | Karen | 442 |
| 13 | Kelly | 427 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 394 |
| 15 | Tara | 383 |
| 16 | Patricia | 381 |
| 17 | Denise | 370 |
| 18 | Mary | 367 |
| 19 | Laura | 366 |
| 20 | Susan | 363 |
| 21 | Maria | 338 |
| 22 | Stephanie | 331 |
| 23 | Danielle | 318 |
| 24 | Kathleen | 315 |
| 25 | Tracy | 304 |
| 26 | Christina | 282 |
| 27 | Donna | 274 |
| 28 | Sharon | 268 |
| 29 | Angela | 264 |
| 30 | Cynthia | 263 |
| 31 | Sandra | 259 |
| 32 | Deborah | 252 |
| 33 | Tammy | 250 |
| 34 | Lori | 246 |
| 35 | Andrea | 234 |
| 35 | Cheryl | 234 |
| 37 | Nancy | 226 |
| 38 | Linda | 225 |
| 39 | Stacey | 224 |
| 40 | Barbara | 216 |
| 41 | Tina | 215 |
| 42 | Rebecca | 214 |
| 43 | Pamela | 210 |
| 44 | Dana | 199 |
| 45 | Jessica | 197 |
| 45 | Wendy | 197 |
| 47 | Jacqueline | 193 |
| 48 | Stacy | 190 |
| 49 | Rachel | 186 |
| 50 | Jill | 184 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,564 |
| 2 | John | 1,690 |
| 3 | Robert | 1,603 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,585 |
| 5 | David | 1,440 |
| 6 | James | 1,393 |
| 7 | Brian | 1,163 |
| 8 | Joseph | 1,139 |
| 9 | William | 1,048 |
| 10 | Thomas | 899 |
| 11 | Richard | 846 |
| 12 | Daniel | 725 |
| 13 | Jason | 723 |
| 14 | Kevin | 712 |
| 15 | Scott | 708 |
| 16 | Anthony | 700 |
| 17 | Mark | 643 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 635 |
| 19 | Matthew | 623 |
| 20 | Eric | 622 |
| 21 | Steven | 585 |
| 22 | Paul | 518 |
| 23 | Edward | 488 |
| 24 | Charles | 462 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 422 |
| 25 | Peter | 422 |
| 27 | Stephen | 418 |
| 28 | Keith | 388 |
| 29 | Gregory | 384 |
| 30 | Sean | 368 |
| 31 | Frank | 361 |
| 32 | George | 360 |
| 33 | Andrew | 351 |
| 34 | Timothy | 349 |
| 35 | Ronald | 319 |
| 36 | Jose | 294 |
| 37 | Shawn | 283 |
| 38 | Craig | 271 |
| 39 | Jonathan | 264 |
| 40 | Todd | 254 |
| 41 | Patrick | 249 |
| 42 | Douglas | 246 |
| 43 | Raymond | 226 |
| 44 | Marc | 212 |
| 45 | Donald | 199 |
| 46 | Adam | 197 |
| 47 | Ryan | 196 |
| 48 | Luis | 195 |
| 48 | Vincent | 195 |
| 50 | Gary | 186 |