Top baby names in Wisconsin, 1972
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,688 |
| 2 | Amy | 837 |
| 3 | Michelle | 777 |
| 4 | Lisa | 688 |
| 5 | Nicole | 493 |
| 6 | Julie | 460 |
| 7 | Angela | 451 |
| 8 | Melissa | 405 |
| 9 | Heather | 401 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 395 |
| 11 | Kimberly | 392 |
| 12 | Tammy | 388 |
| 13 | Tracy | 384 |
| 14 | Dawn | 369 |
| 15 | Kelly | 309 |
| 16 | Tina | 294 |
| 17 | Laura | 280 |
| 18 | Mary | 277 |
| 18 | Sarah | 277 |
| 20 | Brenda | 275 |
| 21 | Christine | 263 |
| 22 | Lori | 248 |
| 23 | Stephanie | 247 |
| 24 | Susan | 236 |
| 25 | Heidi | 228 |
| 26 | Stacy | 222 |
| 27 | Wendy | 212 |
| 28 | Karen | 211 |
| 29 | Carrie | 200 |
| 30 | Jodi | 197 |
| 30 | Sara | 197 |
| 32 | Jill | 194 |
| 33 | Elizabeth | 191 |
| 34 | Jessica | 190 |
| 35 | Shannon | 177 |
| 36 | Kristin | 170 |
| 37 | Kim | 167 |
| 38 | Andrea | 162 |
| 38 | Michele | 162 |
| 40 | Christina | 161 |
| 40 | Pamela | 161 |
| 42 | Tara | 155 |
| 43 | Kathleen | 150 |
| 44 | Denise | 145 |
| 45 | Theresa | 141 |
| 46 | Cynthia | 140 |
| 47 | Cheryl | 137 |
| 48 | Kristine | 135 |
| 48 | Patricia | 135 |
| 50 | Tanya | 134 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,390 |
| 2 | Jason | 995 |
| 3 | Christopher | 964 |
| 4 | Brian | 953 |
| 5 | Scott | 935 |
| 6 | David | 891 |
| 7 | James | 782 |
| 8 | Robert | 738 |
| 9 | John | 737 |
| 10 | Daniel | 714 |
| 11 | Matthew | 675 |
| 12 | Mark | 640 |
| 13 | Chad | 638 |
| 14 | Jeffrey | 624 |
| 15 | Kevin | 551 |
| 16 | Eric | 550 |
| 17 | Steven | 545 |
| 18 | Timothy | 527 |
| 19 | Todd | 455 |
| 20 | William | 444 |
| 21 | Thomas | 441 |
| 22 | Paul | 413 |
| 23 | Andrew | 410 |
| 24 | Joseph | 407 |
| 25 | Richard | 319 |
| 26 | Gregory | 294 |
| 27 | Craig | 285 |
| 28 | Ryan | 282 |
| 29 | Anthony | 277 |
| 30 | Troy | 268 |
| 31 | Patrick | 254 |
| 32 | Shawn | 241 |
| 33 | Peter | 237 |
| 34 | Kenneth | 212 |
| 35 | Bradley | 204 |
| 36 | Douglas | 193 |
| 37 | Keith | 190 |
| 38 | Aaron | 188 |
| 39 | Charles | 183 |
| 40 | Jeremy | 180 |
| 41 | Jonathan | 169 |
| 42 | Shane | 164 |
| 43 | Joel | 161 |
| 44 | Donald | 143 |
| 45 | Sean | 134 |
| 45 | Travis | 134 |
| 47 | Kurt | 132 |
| 48 | Jon | 130 |
| 49 | Jamie | 129 |
| 50 | Jeffery | 125 |