Top baby names in New York, 1972

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer5,522
2Lisa2,295
3Michelle2,109
4Nicole1,637
5Christine1,595
6Kimberly1,491
7Amy1,477
8Melissa1,415
9Elizabeth1,178
10Karen1,117
11Maria1,080
12Heather1,009
13Dawn981
14Michele970
15Mary952
16Patricia905
17Kelly893
18Denise879
19Susan850
20Laura842
21Tara820
22Stephanie801
23Julie764
24Rebecca754
25Tracy727
26Danielle709
26Tammy709
28Angela705
29Deborah698
29Kathleen698
31Christina679
32Tina671
33Jessica646
34Lori621
35Cynthia608
36Sandra605
37Andrea591
38Nancy580
39Jacqueline568
40Stacey550
40Wendy550
42Rachel544
43Catherine540
44Donna532
45Barbara514
46Tanya504
47Linda496
48Sharon489
49Kim472
50Theresa455

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael6,254
2Christopher4,125
3John3,791
4David3,619
5Robert3,573
6James3,157
7Joseph2,754
8Brian2,542
9William2,297
10Richard2,125
11Jason2,115
12Thomas2,008
13Daniel2,007
14Anthony2,002
15Scott1,874
16Matthew1,825
17Kevin1,671
18Eric1,604
19Jeffrey1,552
20Mark1,548
21Steven1,484
22Paul1,321
23Peter1,218
24Edward1,114
25Andrew1,112
26Timothy1,073
27Charles1,024
28Jose984
29Gregory975
30Stephen951
31Sean942
32Kenneth938
33Keith887
34Patrick777
35Frank750
36Jonathan738
37Shawn731
38George710
39Todd694
40Adam651
41Ronald635
42Craig609
43Raymond584
44Donald576
45Luis571
46Douglas539
47Vincent503
48Gary477
49Dennis474
50Marc458