Top baby names in Tennessee, 1972
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 983 |
| 2 | Angela | 880 |
| 3 | Kimberly | 803 |
| 4 | Amy | 617 |
| 5 | Melissa | 603 |
| 6 | Lisa | 538 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 535 |
| 8 | Tammy | 476 |
| 9 | Mary | 413 |
| 10 | Michelle | 387 |
| 11 | Rebecca | 330 |
| 12 | Tonya | 320 |
| 13 | Tracy | 319 |
| 14 | Tina | 305 |
| 15 | Christy | 288 |
| 16 | Teresa | 277 |
| 17 | Cynthia | 275 |
| 18 | Julie | 259 |
| 18 | Karen | 259 |
| 20 | Shannon | 257 |
| 21 | Susan | 236 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 232 |
| 23 | Pamela | 229 |
| 24 | Melanie | 217 |
| 25 | April | 216 |
| 25 | Donna | 216 |
| 27 | Lori | 215 |
| 28 | Heather | 212 |
| 29 | Laura | 204 |
| 30 | Wendy | 201 |
| 31 | Rhonda | 200 |
| 32 | Patricia | 193 |
| 33 | Stacy | 191 |
| 34 | Sharon | 185 |
| 35 | Crystal | 182 |
| 36 | Sherry | 179 |
| 37 | Andrea | 175 |
| 38 | Dana | 171 |
| 38 | Sandra | 171 |
| 40 | Kelly | 168 |
| 41 | Robin | 158 |
| 42 | Tara | 155 |
| 43 | Stacey | 153 |
| 44 | Kristi | 143 |
| 45 | Tiffany | 142 |
| 46 | Nicole | 138 |
| 47 | Christina | 137 |
| 47 | Leslie | 137 |
| 47 | Linda | 137 |
| 50 | Amanda | 135 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,497 |
| 2 | James | 1,430 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,270 |
| 4 | David | 1,001 |
| 5 | William | 952 |
| 6 | Robert | 927 |
| 7 | John | 902 |
| 8 | Jason | 732 |
| 9 | Brian | 686 |
| 10 | Kevin | 570 |
| 11 | Charles | 557 |
| 12 | Timothy | 512 |
| 13 | Jeffrey | 435 |
| 14 | Anthony | 429 |
| 15 | Mark | 411 |
| 16 | Steven | 398 |
| 17 | Richard | 386 |
| 18 | Eric | 373 |
| 19 | Thomas | 371 |
| 20 | Joseph | 351 |
| 21 | Kenneth | 303 |
| 22 | Gregory | 291 |
| 23 | Larry | 287 |
| 24 | Daniel | 273 |
| 24 | Jonathan | 273 |
| 26 | Jerry | 263 |
| 27 | Stephen | 256 |
| 28 | Scott | 239 |
| 29 | Paul | 234 |
| 30 | Jeffery | 228 |
| 30 | Matthew | 228 |
| 32 | Terry | 227 |
| 33 | Ronald | 225 |
| 34 | Gary | 218 |
| 35 | Billy | 211 |
| 36 | Chad | 205 |
| 37 | Donald | 203 |
| 38 | Keith | 184 |
| 38 | Patrick | 184 |
| 40 | Bobby | 183 |
| 40 | Tony | 183 |
| 42 | Jimmy | 181 |
| 43 | Johnny | 178 |
| 44 | Jeremy | 173 |
| 45 | Travis | 168 |
| 46 | Bryan | 159 |
| 47 | Marcus | 158 |
| 48 | Rodney | 146 |
| 49 | Tracy | 145 |
| 50 | Danny | 143 |