Top 100 baby boy names in the United States in 1972
See the most popular baby boy names, how many were recorded, and how each rank changed from 1971.
Top 100
| Rank | Name | Recorded count | Change from 1971 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 71,393 | 0 |
| 2 | Christopher | 52,172 | +4 |
| 3 | James | 47,063 | -1 |
| 4 | David | 46,322 | -1 |
| 5 | John | 43,158 | -1 |
| 6 | Robert | 43,013 | -1 |
| 7 | Jason | 37,423 | +1 |
| 8 | Brian | 36,306 | +1 |
| 9 | William | 30,510 | -2 |
| 10 | Matthew | 22,928 | +9 |
| 11 | Scott | 22,838 | -1 |
| 12 | Joseph | 22,454 | +3 |
| 13 | Kevin | 22,354 | +1 |
| 14 | Richard | 22,302 | -3 |
| 15 | Daniel | 22,092 | +5 |
| 16 | Eric | 22,027 | +2 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 21,677 | -5 |
| 18 | Mark | 21,490 | -5 |
| 19 | Steven | 19,851 | -3 |
| 20 | Thomas | 19,557 | -3 |
| 21 | Timothy | 17,605 | 0 |
| 22 | Anthony | 17,454 | +1 |
| 23 | Charles | 16,968 | -1 |
| 24 | Paul | 14,555 | 0 |
| 25 | Chad | 13,392 | +4 |
| 26 | Gregory | 13,056 | 0 |
| 27 | Kenneth | 12,334 | -2 |
| 28 | Shawn | 11,277 | 0 |
| 29 | Stephen | 11,037 | -2 |
| 30 | Andrew | 10,111 | +3 |
| 31 | Todd | 9,968 | -1 |
| 32 | Ronald | 9,502 | -1 |
| 33 | Sean | 9,444 | +3 |
| 34 | Edward | 9,292 | -2 |
| 35 | Patrick | 9,276 | 0 |
| 36 | Donald | 9,261 | -2 |
| 37 | Jonathan | 9,219 | +3 |
| 38 | Keith | 9,145 | -1 |
| 39 | Ryan | 8,878 | +12 |
| 40 | Aaron | 7,863 | +1 |
| 41 | Gary | 7,758 | -3 |
| 42 | Jeremy | 7,398 | +3 |
| 43 | Douglas | 7,387 | -4 |
| 44 | George | 7,167 | -2 |
| 45 | Bryan | 7,035 | +3 |
| 46 | Craig | 6,729 | -3 |
| 47 | Larry | 6,604 | -3 |
| 48 | Peter | 6,471 | -1 |
| 49 | Troy | 6,348 | -3 |
| 50 | Jose | 5,935 | +5 |
| 51 | Adam | 5,740 | +6 |
| 52 | Dennis | 5,608 | -3 |
| 53 | Jerry | 5,597 | -3 |
| 54 | Raymond | 5,443 | -2 |
| 55 | Shane | 5,236 | +5 |
| 56 | Frank | 5,165 | -2 |
| 57 | Travis | 5,136 | +4 |
| 58 | Jeffery | 5,063 | -5 |
| 59 | Joshua | 5,033 | +21 |
| 60 | Justin | 4,975 | +43 |
| 61 | Bradley | 4,839 | -3 |
| 62 | Terry | 4,770 | -6 |
| 63 | Brandon | 4,625 | +32 |
| 64 | Benjamin | 4,498 | +5 |
| 65 | Rodney | 4,363 | -6 |
| 66 | Samuel | 4,213 | 0 |
| 67 | Derek | 4,146 | -4 |
| 68 | Tony | 4,001 | -6 |
| 69 | Russell | 3,782 | -5 |
| 70 | Randy | 3,739 | -3 |
| 71 | Marcus | 3,685 | -6 |
| 72 | Jamie | 3,680 | +24 |
| 73 | Juan | 3,672 | +8 |
| 74 | Johnny | 3,564 | 0 |
| 75 | Phillip | 3,532 | +1 |
| 76 | Roger | 3,531 | -5 |
| 77 | Brent | 3,530 | -4 |
| 78 | Joel | 3,528 | +8 |
| 79 | Nathan | 3,512 | +25 |
| 80 | Brett | 3,503 | +10 |
| 81 | Billy | 3,473 | -6 |
| 82 | Chris | 3,472 | -14 |
| 83 | Marc | 3,465 | -13 |
| 84 | Carlos | 3,434 | +4 |
| 85 | Carl | 3,406 | -13 |
| 86 | Erik | 3,398 | +11 |
| 87 | Danny | 3,306 | -5 |
| 88 | Jesse | 3,226 | +19 |
| 89 | Jon | 3,221 | -11 |
| 90 | Bobby | 3,171 | -11 |
| 91 | Derrick | 3,088 | -7 |
| 92 | Curtis | 3,080 | -4 |
| 93 | Antonio | 3,028 | +17 |
| 94 | Shannon | 3,014 | +12 |
| 95 | Corey | 2,990 | -18 |
| 96 | Christian | 2,962 | +26 |
| 97 | Jimmy | 2,932 | -4 |
| 98 | Walter | 2,918 | -7 |
| 99 | Nicholas | 2,843 | +24 |
| 100 | Joe | 2,825 | +1 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.