Popular New York Girl Baby Names From 1972

The Most Popular New York 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 New York was Jennifer. In total there were 110,749 girls born sharing 1,763 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 20 (5%)	5,521
2	Lisa	1 in 48 (2.1%)	2,293
3	Michelle	1 in 53 (1.9%)	2,107
4	Nicole	1 in 68 (1.5%)	1,637
5	Christine	1 in 69 (1.4%)	1,597
6	Kimberly	1 in 74 (1.3%)	1,494
7	Amy	1 in 75 (1.3%)	1,475
8	Melissa	1 in 78 (1.3%)	1,413
9	Elizabeth	1 in 94 (1.1%)	1,178
10	Karen	1 in 99 (1%)	1,116
11	Maria	1 in 104 (1%)	1,069
12	Heather	1 in 110 (0.9%)	1,010
13	Dawn	1 in 113 (0.9%)	981
14	Michele	1 in 114 (0.9%)	969
15	Mary	1 in 117 (0.9%)	950
16	Patricia	1 in 123 (0.8%)	903
17	Kelly	1 in 124 (0.8%)	893
18	Denise	1 in 126 (0.8%)	878
19	Susan	1 in 130 (0.8%)	854
20	Laura	1 in 132 (0.8%)	839
21	Tara	1 in 135 (0.7%)	819
22	Stephanie	1 in 138 (0.7%)	801
23	Julie	1 in 145 (0.7%)	762
24	Rebecca	1 in 147 (0.7%)	751
25	Tracy	1 in 152 (0.7%)	727
26	Danielle	1 in 156 (0.6%)	710
27	Tammy	1 in 156 (0.6%)	709
28	Angela	1 in 158 (0.6%)	703
29	Deborah	1 in 158 (0.6%)	699
30	Kathleen	1 in 159 (0.6%)	696
31	Christina	1 in 163 (0.6%)	680
32	Tina	1 in 165 (0.6%)	671
33	Jessica	1 in 171 (0.6%)	646
34	Lori	1 in 178 (0.6%)	622
35	Cynthia	1 in 182 (0.5%)	608
36	Sandra	1 in 183 (0.5%)	604
37	Andrea	1 in 188 (0.5%)	589
38	Nancy	1 in 191 (0.5%)	581
39	Jacqueline	1 in 195 (0.5%)	568
40	Stacey	1 in 201 (0.5%)	550
41	Wendy	1 in 201 (0.5%)	550
42	Rachel	1 in 204 (0.5%)	544
43	Catherine	1 in 205 (0.5%)	540
44	Donna	1 in 208 (0.5%)	533
45	Barbara	1 in 216 (0.5%)	513
46	Tanya	1 in 219 (0.5%)	505
47	Linda	1 in 224 (0.4%)	494
48	Sharon	1 in 226 (0.4%)	489
49	Kim	1 in 234 (0.4%)	473
50	Theresa	1 in 243 (0.4%)	455
51	Pamela	1 in 246 (0.4%)	451
52	Gina	1 in 261 (0.4%)	425
53	Stacy	1 in 262 (0.4%)	422
54	Shannon	1 in 263 (0.4%)	421
55	Brenda	1 in 267 (0.4%)	415
56	Kristin	1 in 268 (0.4%)	413
57	Cheryl	1 in 269 (0.4%)	411
58	Renee	1 in 269 (0.4%)	411
59	Debra	1 in 270 (0.4%)	410
60	Sarah	1 in 270 (0.4%)	410
61	Colleen	1 in 273 (0.4%)	405
62	Diana	1 in 280 (0.4%)	395
63	Suzanne	1 in 285 (0.4%)	388
64	Melanie	1 in 295 (0.3%)	375
65	Kristen	1 in 300 (0.3%)	369
66	Jill	1 in 305 (0.3%)	363
67	Katherine	1 in 312 (0.3%)	355
68	Robin	1 in 318 (0.3%)	348
69	Margaret	1 in 321 (0.3%)	345
70	Monica	1 in 330 (0.3%)	336
71	Diane	1 in 333 (0.3%)	333
72	Dana	1 in 337 (0.3%)	329
73	Laurie	1 in 339 (0.3%)	327
74	Ann	1 in 342 (0.3%)	324
75	Allison	1 in 349 (0.3%)	317
76	Victoria	1 in 355 (0.3%)	312
77	Carmen	1 in 356 (0.3%)	311
78	Erica	1 in 358 (0.3%)	309
79	Carrie	1 in 363 (0.3%)	305
80	Monique	1 in 373 (0.3%)	297
81	Teresa	1 in 390 (0.3%)	284
82	Janet	1 in 391 (0.3%)	283
83	Anna	1 in 393 (0.3%)	282
84	Tracey	1 in 393 (0.3%)	282
85	Yolanda	1 in 400 (0.3%)	277
86	Marie	1 in 406 (0.2%)	273
87	Erin	1 in 409 (0.2%)	271
88	Beth	1 in 410 (0.2%)	270
89	Joanne	1 in 413 (0.2%)	268
90	Cindy	1 in 421 (0.2%)	263
91	Kerry	1 in 421 (0.2%)	263
92	April	1 in 423 (0.2%)	262
93	Carolyn	1 in 424 (0.2%)	261
94	Heidi	1 in 426 (0.2%)	260
95	Alicia	1 in 431 (0.2%)	257
96	Jeanette	1 in 434 (0.2%)	255
97	Jodi	1 in 436 (0.2%)	254
98	Maureen	1 in 438 (0.2%)	253
99	Valerie	1 in 439 (0.2%)	252
100	Vanessa	1 in 447 (0.2%)	248