Top baby names in Pennsylvania, 1972
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,973 |
| 2 | Michelle | 1,654 |
| 3 | Amy | 1,640 |
| 4 | Lisa | 1,571 |
| 5 | Melissa | 1,501 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 1,456 |
| 7 | Heather | 1,162 |
| 8 | Nicole | 1,130 |
| 9 | Christine | 979 |
| 10 | Kelly | 852 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 813 |
| 12 | Lori | 790 |
| 13 | Dawn | 765 |
| 14 | Tammy | 757 |
| 15 | Mary | 739 |
| 16 | Karen | 732 |
| 17 | Susan | 729 |
| 18 | Angela | 697 |
| 19 | Michele | 690 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 687 |
| 21 | Tracy | 642 |
| 22 | Tina | 570 |
| 23 | Julie | 561 |
| 24 | Denise | 560 |
| 25 | Tara | 558 |
| 26 | Christina | 547 |
| 27 | Wendy | 537 |
| 28 | Elizabeth | 520 |
| 29 | Patricia | 500 |
| 30 | Laura | 456 |
| 31 | Kathleen | 438 |
| 32 | Dana | 431 |
| 33 | Stacy | 417 |
| 34 | Stacey | 416 |
| 35 | Pamela | 404 |
| 36 | Shannon | 398 |
| 37 | Cynthia | 380 |
| 38 | Sharon | 374 |
| 39 | Donna | 367 |
| 40 | Melanie | 364 |
| 41 | Brenda | 362 |
| 42 | Andrea | 356 |
| 43 | Deborah | 351 |
| 44 | Linda | 348 |
| 45 | Beth | 347 |
| 45 | Danielle | 347 |
| 47 | Jill | 337 |
| 48 | Sandra | 331 |
| 49 | Jessica | 327 |
| 50 | Kristin | 325 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 4,182 |
| 2 | John | 2,796 |
| 3 | Christopher | 2,768 |
| 4 | David | 2,733 |
| 5 | Robert | 2,666 |
| 6 | Brian | 2,650 |
| 7 | James | 2,417 |
| 8 | William | 1,927 |
| 9 | Joseph | 1,794 |
| 10 | Jason | 1,770 |
| 11 | Matthew | 1,565 |
| 12 | Thomas | 1,428 |
| 13 | Scott | 1,410 |
| 14 | Richard | 1,373 |
| 15 | Mark | 1,344 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 1,328 |
| 17 | Daniel | 1,312 |
| 18 | Eric | 1,290 |
| 19 | Kevin | 1,219 |
| 20 | Timothy | 1,037 |
| 21 | Steven | 998 |
| 22 | Shawn | 909 |
| 23 | Charles | 905 |
| 24 | Stephen | 825 |
| 25 | Anthony | 816 |
| 26 | Paul | 744 |
| 27 | Gregory | 733 |
| 28 | Edward | 728 |
| 29 | Todd | 707 |
| 30 | Andrew | 658 |
| 31 | Ronald | 657 |
| 32 | Sean | 644 |
| 33 | Keith | 639 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 611 |
| 35 | Chad | 569 |
| 36 | Donald | 524 |
| 37 | George | 517 |
| 38 | Patrick | 501 |
| 39 | Douglas | 493 |
| 40 | Jonathan | 440 |
| 41 | Ryan | 406 |
| 42 | Gary | 388 |
| 43 | Craig | 383 |
| 44 | Dennis | 370 |
| 45 | Raymond | 369 |
| 46 | Frank | 359 |
| 47 | Troy | 340 |
| 48 | Bryan | 335 |
| 49 | Aaron | 325 |
| 50 | Peter | 320 |