Name Yearbook

Top baby names in North Dakota, 1972

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	196
2	Lisa	125
3	Michelle	122
4	Amy	106
5	Melissa	98
6	Nicole	93
7	Kimberly	73
8	Julie	69
9	Stephanie	64
10	Angela	58
11	Tammy	57
12	Heather	56
12	Tina	56
14	Heidi	54
15	Tracy	53
16	Dawn	44
17	Mary	43
17	Shannon	43
19	Stacy	42
20	Christine	41
20	Stacey	41
22	Rebecca	40
22	Susan	40
24	Jodi	39
24	Kristi	39
24	Tanya	39
27	Brenda	38
28	Denise	36
28	Laura	36
28	Melanie	36
31	Kari	35
32	Andrea	31
33	Wendy	29
34	Karen	28
34	Kelly	28
34	Sarah	28
37	Jill	26
37	Kristin	26
37	Lori	26
37	Michele	26
37	Sheila	26
42	Rachel	25
42	Teresa	25
44	Jessica	24
45	Carrie	23
45	Holly	23
47	Pamela	22
47	Sara	22
49	Ann	21
49	Elizabeth	21

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jason	221
2	Michael	197
3	Christopher	182
4	Chad	175
5	Brian	125
6	David	117
7	Scott	115
8	John	109
9	James	101
10	Mark	96
11	Ryan	95
12	Shawn	79
13	Daniel	75
14	Jeffrey	73
14	Robert	73
14	Steven	73
17	Kevin	68
18	Troy	64
19	Paul	63
20	Matthew	60
21	Eric	56
22	Travis	55
23	Timothy	53
24	Thomas	51
25	Todd	50
26	Aaron	48
26	Cory	48
26	William	48
29	Richard	46
30	Shane	45
31	Jeremy	43
32	Corey	42
33	Craig	40
34	Brent	38
34	Patrick	38
36	Bradley	37
37	Joseph	36
37	Nathan	36
39	Gregory	35
40	Douglas	34
40	Jonathan	34
42	Justin	31
43	Charles	28
44	Donald	27
44	Jamie	27
44	Jon	27
44	Keith	27
44	Wade	27
49	Anthony	26
49	Bryan	26