Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Rhode Island, 1972

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	339
2	Michelle	190
3	Melissa	163
4	Kimberly	145
5	Lisa	135
6	Christine	122
7	Amy	109
8	Nicole	92
9	Dawn	88
10	Julie	83
11	Heather	82
12	Stephanie	71
13	Karen	70
13	Lori	70
15	Susan	67
15	Tammy	67
17	Kristen	66
18	Rebecca	65
19	Elizabeth	60
20	Donna	55
21	Kelly	49
21	Patricia	49
21	Tracy	49
24	Kathleen	44
25	Sandra	43
26	Kristin	42
26	Wendy	42
28	Melanie	41
29	Michele	40
30	Cheryl	39
30	Christina	39
30	Kerri	39
33	Jessica	37
33	Mary	37
35	Cynthia	36
35	Pamela	36
37	Erin	35
37	Robin	35
37	Tara	35
40	Gina	34
40	Stacey	34
40	Tina	34
43	Tracey	33
44	Andrea	32
45	Deborah	31
46	Diane	30
46	Lynn	30
48	Rachel	29
48	Shannon	29
48	Sharon	29

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	404
2	Christopher	274
3	David	256
4	John	244
5	James	211
6	Jason	209
6	Robert	209
8	Brian	184
9	Joseph	170
10	Scott	153
11	Richard	141
12	Thomas	136
13	Kevin	128
13	William	128
15	Steven	112
16	Eric	106
17	Mark	104
18	Jeffrey	101
19	Matthew	99
20	Daniel	97
21	Paul	88
22	Stephen	84
23	Timothy	82
24	Peter	73
25	Jonathan	69
26	Anthony	66
27	Kenneth	64
28	Gregory	63
29	Edward	62
30	Sean	59
31	Keith	58
32	Derek	56
33	Charles	50
34	Ronald	49
35	George	48
36	Shawn	46
37	Andrew	45
37	Joshua	45
39	Todd	44
40	Raymond	41
41	Donald	40
42	Dennis	34
42	Gary	34
42	Jamie	34
45	Patrick	33
46	Adam	30
47	Frank	29
48	Craig	28
48	Ryan	28
50	Marc	27