State roster

Top names in New Hampshire

The names most likely to appear on 1972 New Hampshire birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 9,577 New Hampshire births in 1972 across 359 distinct names.

Distinctively New Hampshire

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say New Hampshire more than they say America.

#59Danaoutside the national top 200
#65Maureenoutside the national top 200
#78Ian#189 nationally
#93Alfred#200 nationally
#96Joanneoutside the national top 200
#97Kelleyoutside the national top 200
#98Herbertoutside the national top 200
#33Lynn#135 nationally
#94Casey#195 nationally
#100Roxanneoutside the national top 200
#91Kerri#190 nationally
#80Kristie#168 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer351US #1
#2Lisa125US #3
#3Michelle112US #2
#4Amy104US #5
#5Melissa102US #7
#6Heather94US #9
#7Karen87US #21
#8Kimberly83US #4
#9Christine82US #16
#10Angela75US #6
#11Stephanie71US #8
#12Rebecca68US #14
#13Tammy65US #11
#14Tracy65US #19
#15Heidi64US #64
#16Julie64US #12
#17Kelly64US #23
#18Nicole63US #10
#19Jessica52US #46
#20Sarah49US #49
#21Elizabeth47US #15
#22Susan46US #24
#23Dawn45US #20
#24Lori43US #28
#25Christina40US #26
#26Laura38US #17
#27Shannon37US #22
#28Cynthia36US #25
#29Tara36US #38
#30Mary35US #13
#31Kathleen34US #57
#32Kristen34US #85
#33Lynn34US #135
#34Tina34US #18
#35Deborah31US #43
#36Kristin31US #67
#37Pamela31US #34
#38Wendy31US #29
#39Michele30US #36
#40Sandra30US #31
#41Stacy28US #33
#42Patricia27US #27
#43Danielle26US #73
#44Katherine26US #69
#45Melanie26US #42
#46Stacey26US #41
#47Denise25US #35
#48Holly25US #71
#49Carrie24US #53
#50Catherine24US #65
#51Andrea23US #30
#52Cheryl23US #56
#53Paula23US #72
#54April22US #48
#55Erica22US #87
#56Jill22US #62
#57Donna21US #45
#58Debra20US #66
#59Diane20US #105
#60Laurie20US #98
#61Nancy20US #63
#62Sara20US #101
#63Amanda19US #76
#64Kim19US #118
#65Maureen19
#66Jodi18US #97
#67Kristi18US #102
#68Robin18US #55
#69Shelley18US #126
#70Shelly18US #94
#71Theresa18US #68
#72Tracey18US #88
#73Barbara17US #58
#74Crystal17US #59
#75Kathryn17US #103
#76Linda17US #51
#77Sharon17US #50
#78Tanya17US #54
#79Ann16US #91
#80Kristie16US #168
#81Kristina16US #112
#82Rachel16US #40
#83Brenda15US #44
#84Cindy15US #80
#85Tricia15US #120
#86Martha14US #151
#87Beth13US #113
#88Diana13US #83
#89Erin13US #93
#90Kathy13US #108
#91Kerri13US #190
#92Kerry13US #148
#93Sonya13US #122
#94Alison12US #162
#95Allison12US #115
#96Joanne12
#97Kelley12
#98Margaret12US #95
#99Renee12US #77
#100Roxanne12

Boys

#1Christopher259US #2
#2Michael257US #1
#3Jason203US #7
#4David179US #4
#5Scott164US #11
#6Robert159US #6
#7Matthew149US #10
#8John142US #5
#9Brian133US #8
#10Jeffrey130US #17
#11James129US #3
#12Daniel108US #15
#13Mark101US #18
#14William92US #9
#15Eric91US #16
#16Kevin84US #13
#17Timothy84US #21
#18Richard83US #14
#19Thomas83US #20
#20Steven81US #19
#21Shawn78US #28
#22Stephen71US #29
#23Jonathan70US #37
#24Joseph65US #12
#25Peter60US #48
#26Jeremy56US #42
#27Aaron52US #40
#28Craig50US #46
#29Sean50US #33
#30Derek49US #67
#31Keith49US #38
#32Todd49US #31
#33Gregory46US #26
#34Joshua46US #59
#35Paul45US #24
#36Chad41US #25
#37Donald41US #36
#38Kenneth41US #27
#39Andrew36US #30
#40Patrick36US #35
#41Shane36US #55
#42Charles35US #23
#43Edward34US #34
#44Anthony33US #22
#45Ronald33US #32
#46Ryan33US #39
#47Nathan32US #79
#48Gary30US #41
#49Adam29US #51
#50Jamie29US #72
#51Dennis28US #52
#52Justin28US #60
#53Bruce25US #121
#54George25US #44
#55Marc25US #83
#56Raymond25US #54
#57Travis25US #57
#58Benjamin23US #64
#59Dana22
#60Douglas22US #43
#61Russell22US #69
#62Corey21US #95
#63Erik21US #86
#64Philip19US #104
#65Brett18US #80
#66Christian17US #96
#67Jesse17US #88
#68Troy16US #49
#69Alan15US #110
#70Dale15US #131
#71Frank15US #56
#72Joel15US #78
#73Wayne15US #103
#74Bradley14US #61
#75Brandon14US #63
#76Randy14US #70
#77Jon13US #89
#78Ian12US #189
#79Jay12US #115
#80Carl11US #85
#81Darren11US #106
#82Tony11US #68
#83Cory10US #136
#84Dean10US #156
#85Ernest10US #147
#86Roger10US #76
#87Shannon10US #94
#88Bryan9US #45
#89Danny9US #87
#90Samuel9US #66
#91Walter9US #98
#92Alexander8US #129
#93Alfred8US #200
#94Casey8US #195
#95Duane8US #158
#96Edwin8US #177
#97Harold8US #132
#98Herbert8
#99Jeffery8US #58
#100Kurt8US #164

On the move since 1971

Rising

↑41Erica#55
↑31Melanie#45
↑30April#54
↑29Lynn#33
↑26Diane#59
↑26Jesse#67
↑25Denise#47
↑24Paula#53

Falling

↓59Renee#99
↓45Brenda#83
↓39Erin#89
↓29Cindy#84
↓23Wendy#38
↓23Douglas#60
↓22Tricia#85
↓22Beth#87

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1971 rankings.