Popular California Girl Baby Names From 1972

The Most Popular California Girl Baby Names in 1972

You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1972.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in California was Jennifer. In total there were 137,042 girls born sharing 2,024 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1972 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.

Rank	Name	How Unique?	Total births this year
1	Jennifer	1 in 23 (4.4%)	6,068
2	Michelle	1 in 48 (2.1%)	2,882
3	Lisa	1 in 56 (1.8%)	2,430
4	Kimberly	1 in 72 (1.4%)	1,916
5	Maria	1 in 82 (1.2%)	1,666
6	Nicole	1 in 89 (1.1%)	1,546
7	Heather	1 in 91 (1.1%)	1,513
8	Amy	1 in 94 (1.1%)	1,460
9	Julie	1 in 98 (1%)	1,405
10	Christina	1 in 98 (1%)	1,401
11	Stephanie	1 in 98 (1%)	1,401
12	Elizabeth	1 in 101 (1%)	1,362
13	Melissa	1 in 106 (0.9%)	1,289
14	Cynthia	1 in 107 (0.9%)	1,282
15	Angela	1 in 111 (0.9%)	1,238
16	Laura	1 in 113 (0.9%)	1,214
17	Shannon	1 in 114 (0.9%)	1,198
18	Christine	1 in 117 (0.9%)	1,173
19	Rebecca	1 in 124 (0.8%)	1,109
20	Patricia	1 in 134 (0.7%)	1,025
21	Sandra	1 in 134 (0.7%)	1,023
22	Monica	1 in 136 (0.7%)	1,010
23	Tina	1 in 146 (0.7%)	940
24	Mary	1 in 148 (0.7%)	929
25	Andrea	1 in 163 (0.6%)	842
26	Karen	1 in 170 (0.6%)	808
27	Denise	1 in 170 (0.6%)	805
28	Tracy	1 in 173 (0.6%)	790
29	Kelly	1 in 178 (0.6%)	772
30	Veronica	1 in 180 (0.6%)	762
31	Dawn	1 in 185 (0.5%)	742
32	Rachel	1 in 189 (0.5%)	725
33	Wendy	1 in 191 (0.5%)	719
34	Tammy	1 in 195 (0.5%)	704
35	Michele	1 in 195 (0.5%)	701
36	Jessica	1 in 196 (0.5%)	699
37	Teresa	1 in 208 (0.5%)	660
38	Susan	1 in 212 (0.5%)	647
39	Lori	1 in 227 (0.4%)	604
40	Tiffany	1 in 227 (0.4%)	603
41	April	1 in 229 (0.4%)	599
42	Stacy	1 in 232 (0.4%)	590
43	Gina	1 in 233 (0.4%)	588
44	Tanya	1 in 241 (0.4%)	569
45	Diana	1 in 246 (0.4%)	558
46	Deborah	1 in 253 (0.4%)	542
47	Sarah	1 in 253 (0.4%)	541
48	Danielle	1 in 254 (0.4%)	539
49	Anna	1 in 255 (0.4%)	537
50	Carrie	1 in 256 (0.4%)	535
51	Brenda	1 in 262 (0.4%)	524
52	Linda	1 in 272 (0.4%)	503
53	Kathleen	1 in 283 (0.4%)	485
54	Nancy	1 in 285 (0.4%)	481
55	Heidi	1 in 292 (0.3%)	469
56	Katherine	1 in 295 (0.3%)	465
57	Alicia	1 in 298 (0.3%)	460
58	Tamara	1 in 301 (0.3%)	456
59	Melanie	1 in 309 (0.3%)	443
60	Renee	1 in 313 (0.3%)	438
61	Erin	1 in 322 (0.3%)	425
62	Catherine	1 in 324 (0.3%)	423
63	Theresa	1 in 333 (0.3%)	411
64	Stacey	1 in 334 (0.3%)	410
65	Kristin	1 in 343 (0.3%)	400
66	Tara	1 in 343 (0.3%)	399
67	Deanna	1 in 344 (0.3%)	398
68	Victoria	1 in 347 (0.3%)	395
69	Leticia	1 in 351 (0.3%)	390
70	Robin	1 in 352 (0.3%)	389
71	Dana	1 in 356 (0.3%)	385
72	Kristina	1 in 358 (0.3%)	383
73	Claudia	1 in 363 (0.3%)	378
74	Pamela	1 in 366 (0.3%)	374
75	Cheryl	1 in 370 (0.3%)	370
76	Crystal	1 in 381 (0.3%)	360
77	Suzanne	1 in 383 (0.3%)	358
78	Erica	1 in 388 (0.3%)	353
79	Yolanda	1 in 403 (0.2%)	340
80	Rosa	1 in 408 (0.2%)	336
81	Barbara	1 in 410 (0.2%)	334
82	Monique	1 in 412 (0.2%)	333
83	Donna	1 in 415 (0.2%)	330
84	Erika	1 in 415 (0.2%)	330
85	Cindy	1 in 417 (0.2%)	329
86	Leslie	1 in 417 (0.2%)	329
87	Gloria	1 in 422 (0.2%)	325
88	Brandi	1 in 426 (0.2%)	322
89	Sonia	1 in 426 (0.2%)	322
90	Jill	1 in 430 (0.2%)	319
91	Debra	1 in 431 (0.2%)	318
92	Yvonne	1 in 431 (0.2%)	318
93	Christy	1 in 434 (0.2%)	316
94	Sharon	1 in 434 (0.2%)	316
95	Valerie	1 in 438 (0.2%)	313
96	Regina	1 in 442 (0.2%)	310
97	Jacqueline	1 in 444 (0.2%)	309
98	Amber	1 in 446 (0.2%)	307
99	Melinda	1 in 451 (0.2%)	304
100	Martha	1 in 452 (0.2%)	303