Top baby names in Virginia, 1972
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,319 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 748 |
| 3 | Angela | 742 |
| 4 | Michelle | 649 |
| 5 | Melissa | 618 |
| 6 | Amy | 610 |
| 7 | Lisa | 576 |
| 8 | Tammy | 439 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 432 |
| 10 | Mary | 395 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 343 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 336 |
| 13 | Karen | 330 |
| 14 | Heather | 324 |
| 15 | Susan | 293 |
| 16 | Tracy | 284 |
| 17 | Tina | 282 |
| 18 | Shannon | 276 |
| 19 | Cynthia | 266 |
| 20 | Tonya | 261 |
| 21 | Nicole | 259 |
| 22 | Teresa | 254 |
| 23 | Laura | 248 |
| 24 | Pamela | 237 |
| 24 | Patricia | 237 |
| 26 | Crystal | 234 |
| 27 | Christina | 230 |
| 28 | Dawn | 224 |
| 28 | Wendy | 224 |
| 30 | Julie | 222 |
| 31 | Sharon | 221 |
| 32 | Donna | 212 |
| 33 | Christine | 206 |
| 34 | Kelly | 195 |
| 35 | Lori | 189 |
| 36 | Katina | 179 |
| 37 | Robin | 178 |
| 38 | Sarah | 171 |
| 38 | Sherry | 171 |
| 40 | Dana | 170 |
| 40 | Sandra | 170 |
| 42 | Melanie | 166 |
| 43 | Rhonda | 163 |
| 44 | April | 162 |
| 44 | Deborah | 162 |
| 46 | Andrea | 156 |
| 47 | Katherine | 151 |
| 47 | Tanya | 151 |
| 49 | Catherine | 143 |
| 49 | Stacey | 143 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,634 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,477 |
| 3 | James | 1,373 |
| 4 | David | 1,155 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,045 |
| 6 | William | 1,004 |
| 7 | John | 997 |
| 8 | Brian | 816 |
| 9 | Kevin | 632 |
| 10 | Charles | 571 |
| 11 | Jason | 528 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 517 |
| 13 | Joseph | 506 |
| 14 | Richard | 504 |
| 15 | Thomas | 477 |
| 16 | Timothy | 457 |
| 17 | Mark | 451 |
| 18 | Matthew | 437 |
| 19 | Anthony | 415 |
| 19 | Steven | 415 |
| 21 | Eric | 407 |
| 22 | Daniel | 399 |
| 23 | Scott | 338 |
| 24 | Gregory | 328 |
| 25 | Kenneth | 325 |
| 26 | Paul | 300 |
| 26 | Stephen | 300 |
| 28 | Shawn | 293 |
| 29 | Jonathan | 267 |
| 30 | Donald | 232 |
| 31 | Sean | 230 |
| 32 | Andrew | 228 |
| 33 | Edward | 223 |
| 34 | Ronald | 222 |
| 35 | Keith | 216 |
| 36 | George | 212 |
| 37 | Larry | 192 |
| 38 | Gary | 190 |
| 39 | Patrick | 179 |
| 40 | Douglas | 166 |
| 41 | Jerry | 163 |
| 42 | Bryan | 158 |
| 43 | Troy | 153 |
| 44 | Chad | 144 |
| 45 | Aaron | 141 |
| 46 | Dennis | 136 |
| 47 | Todd | 135 |
| 48 | Roger | 134 |
| 49 | Rodney | 131 |
| 50 | Raymond | 129 |