Top baby names in Ohio, 1972

Recorded as girls

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer3,578
2Michelle2,013
3Amy1,809
4Lisa1,655
5Melissa1,586
6Angela1,575
7Kimberly1,474
8Heather1,184
9Nicole1,061
10Julie1,009
11Stephanie860
12Kelly811
13Dawn802
14Rebecca773
15Tina770
16Tammy766
17Mary761
18Tracy759
19Lori690
20Christine689
21Laura677
22Christina663
23Susan608
24Elizabeth594
25Shannon562
26Karen549
27Tonya478
28Andrea465
28Cynthia465
30Wendy449
31Patricia439
32Michele416
33Teresa397
34Denise387
35Holly376
36Tara375
37Carrie372
38Pamela369
39April368
40Deborah359
41Stacy358
42Melanie342
42Robin342
44Rachel333
45Rhonda320
46Jill315
47Stacey312
48Brenda307
49Renee304
50Sandra296

Recorded as boys

RankNameBabies
1Michael3,941
2Christopher2,792
3James2,739
4David2,654
5Robert2,549
6Brian2,523
7John2,446
8Jason2,143
9William1,755
10Matthew1,685
11Scott1,579
12Mark1,377
13Eric1,364
14Jeffrey1,315
15Kevin1,269
16Daniel1,251
17Thomas1,211
18Richard1,210
19Joseph1,195
20Steven1,140
21Timothy1,069
22Charles984
23Anthony976
24Chad974
25Shawn841
26Gregory829
27Todd818
28Paul769
29Kenneth676
30Douglas658
31Donald643
32Ronald592
33Andrew591
34Stephen562
35Ryan557
36Aaron530
37Sean502
38Keith500
39Gary495
40Bryan481
41Edward469
42Jonathan455
43Jeremy432
44Craig416
45Patrick409
46Larry365
47Adam339
48Troy337
49Dennis335
50George321