Top baby names in North Carolina, 1972
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,233 |
| 2 | Angela | 1,172 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 837 |
| 4 | Lisa | 770 |
| 5 | Amy | 702 |
| 6 | Tammy | 667 |
| 7 | Melissa | 655 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 582 |
| 9 | Michelle | 535 |
| 10 | Tonya | 521 |
| 11 | Mary | 470 |
| 12 | Crystal | 422 |
| 13 | Wendy | 417 |
| 14 | Shannon | 402 |
| 15 | Tina | 387 |
| 16 | Teresa | 372 |
| 17 | Karen | 363 |
| 18 | Tracy | 360 |
| 19 | Pamela | 353 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 352 |
| 20 | Susan | 352 |
| 22 | Cynthia | 319 |
| 23 | Sharon | 315 |
| 24 | Donna | 304 |
| 25 | Heather | 302 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 302 |
| 27 | Julie | 299 |
| 28 | April | 295 |
| 29 | Kelly | 289 |
| 30 | Patricia | 256 |
| 31 | Laura | 246 |
| 32 | Christy | 245 |
| 33 | Sherry | 244 |
| 34 | Tara | 243 |
| 35 | Lori | 229 |
| 36 | Rhonda | 222 |
| 37 | Sandra | 219 |
| 38 | Nicole | 211 |
| 39 | Katina | 209 |
| 40 | Dana | 206 |
| 41 | Amanda | 197 |
| 42 | Robin | 193 |
| 43 | Melanie | 191 |
| 44 | Christina | 182 |
| 45 | Dawn | 180 |
| 46 | Andrea | 174 |
| 47 | Leslie | 161 |
| 48 | Monica | 159 |
| 49 | Sonya | 157 |
| 50 | Linda | 152 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,934 |
| 2 | James | 1,760 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,759 |
| 4 | William | 1,214 |
| 5 | David | 1,181 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,158 |
| 7 | John | 1,061 |
| 8 | Brian | 924 |
| 9 | Charles | 701 |
| 10 | Kevin | 695 |
| 11 | Jason | 629 |
| 12 | Timothy | 616 |
| 13 | Jeffrey | 602 |
| 14 | Anthony | 559 |
| 15 | Richard | 558 |
| 16 | Eric | 508 |
| 17 | Steven | 494 |
| 18 | Joseph | 491 |
| 19 | Thomas | 467 |
| 20 | Mark | 435 |
| 21 | Jonathan | 427 |
| 22 | Kenneth | 421 |
| 23 | Gregory | 363 |
| 24 | Larry | 350 |
| 25 | Daniel | 338 |
| 26 | Stephen | 328 |
| 27 | Matthew | 325 |
| 28 | Chad | 305 |
| 29 | Donald | 302 |
| 30 | Rodney | 301 |
| 31 | Scott | 294 |
| 32 | Ronald | 292 |
| 33 | Jerry | 288 |
| 34 | Paul | 281 |
| 35 | Gary | 275 |
| 36 | Bobby | 249 |
| 37 | Tony | 247 |
| 38 | Edward | 226 |
| 39 | George | 224 |
| 40 | Shawn | 221 |
| 41 | Bryan | 220 |
| 42 | Terry | 216 |
| 43 | Keith | 213 |
| 44 | Patrick | 211 |
| 45 | Johnny | 205 |
| 46 | Travis | 185 |
| 47 | Jamie | 180 |
| 48 | Billy | 177 |
| 49 | Phillip | 176 |
| 50 | Andrew | 175 |