Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Washington, 1972

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,123
2	Michelle	451
3	Lisa	406
4	Amy	373
5	Angela	363
5	Heather	363
7	Kimberly	321
8	Shannon	282
9	Julie	274
10	Stephanie	251
11	Melissa	239
12	Nicole	207
13	Rebecca	200
13	Tina	200
15	Christina	172
16	Dawn	171
17	Christine	169
17	Sarah	169
19	Heidi	166
20	Andrea	152
21	Susan	143
22	Laura	141
23	Tracy	140
23	Wendy	140
25	Brenda	139
26	Elizabeth	137
27	Karen	133
27	Tammy	133
29	Teresa	132
30	Mary	131
31	Jessica	127
32	Rachel	124
33	Carrie	123
34	Kelly	118
35	Tara	116
36	Patricia	109
37	Cynthia	102
38	Erin	101
38	Lori	101
40	Tanya	100
41	Kristin	98
41	Tamara	98
43	Kristina	95
44	Denise	92
45	Stacy	90
46	April	86
47	Sara	84
48	Stacey	82
49	Holly	81
49	Tonya	81

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	938
2	Jason	853
3	Christopher	715
4	David	656
5	Robert	602
6	Brian	551
7	John	531
8	James	512
9	Matthew	453
10	Scott	423
11	Jeffrey	379
12	Daniel	366
13	Eric	349
14	Richard	317
15	William	302
16	Ryan	301
17	Kevin	299
18	Mark	296
19	Steven	295
20	Aaron	282
21	Joseph	265
22	Timothy	251
23	Chad	231
24	Jeremy	225
25	Paul	219
25	Sean	219
27	Thomas	212
28	Shawn	200
29	Anthony	199
30	Todd	186
31	Andrew	185
32	Kenneth	181
33	Charles	169
33	Gregory	169
35	Justin	156
35	Travis	156
37	Patrick	149
38	Shane	148
39	Donald	134
40	Joshua	133
41	Bryan	124
42	Craig	123
42	Gary	123
44	Adam	122
45	Jonathan	119
46	Peter	114
47	Troy	112
48	Erik	106
49	Keith	103
50	Ronald	102