Most Popular Names of 2012
Rankings below use available national records for one year and keep the source sex categories separate.
Popular Girl Names in 2012
#1 Sophia22,336 births#2 Emma20,976 births#3 Isabella19,138 births#4 Olivia17,333 births#5 Ava15,549 births#6 Emily13,666 births#7 Abigail12,730 births#8 Mia12,039 births#9 Madison11,417 births#10 Elizabeth9,730 births#11 Chloe9,672 births#12 Ella9,210 births#13 Avery8,319 births#14 Addison8,183 births#15 Aubrey8,061 births#16 Lily7,970 births#17 Natalie7,908 births#18 Sofia7,837 births#19 Charlotte7,483 births#20 Zoey7,482 births#21 Grace7,393 births#22 Hannah7,293 births#23 Amelia7,249 births#24 Harper7,199 births#25 Lillian7,171 births#26 Samantha6,938 births#27 Evelyn6,880 births#28 Victoria6,871 births#29 Brooklyn6,796 births#30 Zoe6,466 births#31 Layla6,279 births#32 Hailey5,917 births#33 Leah5,781 births#34 Anna5,630 births#35 Kaylee5,629 births#36 Aaliyah5,523 births#37 Gabriella5,512 births#38 Allison5,428 births#39 Nevaeh5,412 births#40 Alexis5,375 births#41 Audrey5,300 births#42 Sarah5,207 births#43 Savannah5,203 births#44 Alyssa5,091 births#45 Claire4,944 births#46 Taylor4,873 births#47 Riley4,833 births#48 Camila4,791 births#49 Arianna4,735 births#50 Ashley4,701 births#51 Brianna4,646 births#52 Sophie4,581 births#53 Peyton4,478 births#54 Bella4,362 births#55 Khloe4,320 births#56 Genesis4,309 births#57 Alexa4,297 births#58 Serenity4,248 births#59 Kylie4,177 births#60 Aubree4,052 births#61 Scarlett4,045 births#62 Stella4,006 births#63 Maya3,981 births#64 Katherine3,953 births#65 Julia3,882 births#66 Lucy3,818 births#67 Madelyn3,795 births#68 Autumn3,784 births#69 Kayla3,776 births#70 Makayla3,774 births#71 Mackenzie3,764 births#72 Lauren3,660 births#73 Gianna3,627 births#74 Ariana3,588 births#75 Faith3,561 births#76 Alexandra3,483 births#77 Melanie3,467 births#78 Sydney3,456 births#79 Naomi3,432 births#80 Caroline3,421 births#81 Bailey3,418 births#82 Morgan3,403 births#83 Jasmine3,394 births#84 Kennedy3,389 births#85 Ellie3,388 births#86 Eva3,369 births#87 Skylar3,349 births#88 Kimberly3,317 births#89 Violet3,283 births#90 Molly3,261 births#91 Trinity3,251 births#92 Aria3,233 births#93 Jocelyn3,232 births#94 London3,202 births#95 Lydia3,176 births#96 Madeline3,162 births#97 Reagan3,088 births#98 Piper3,073 births#99 Annabelle3,058 births#100 Andrea3,054 births
Popular Boy Names in 2012
#1 Jacob19,110 births#2 Mason18,994 births#3 Ethan17,697 births#4 Noah17,385 births#5 William16,917 births#6 Liam16,824 births#7 Michael16,211 births#8 Jayden16,152 births#9 Alexander15,259 births#10 Aiden14,924 births#11 Daniel14,304 births#12 Matthew13,993 births#13 Elijah13,914 births#14 James13,458 births#15 Anthony13,228 births#16 Benjamin12,835 births#17 Joshua12,681 births#18 Andrew12,643 births#19 Joseph12,594 births#20 David12,565 births#21 Jackson12,498 births#22 Logan12,488 births#23 Christopher11,921 births#24 Gabriel11,580 births#25 Samuel11,470 births#26 Ryan10,944 births#27 Lucas10,718 births#28 John10,638 births#29 Nathan10,431 births#30 Isaac10,065 births#31 Dylan10,001 births#32 Caleb9,977 births#33 Christian9,640 births#34 Jonathan9,372 births#35 Landon9,356 births#36 Carter9,274 births#37 Luke9,022 births#38 Owen8,695 births#39 Brayden8,513 births#40 Gavin8,260 births#41 Wyatt8,233 births#42 Isaiah8,190 births#43 Eli8,079 births#44 Henry8,075 births#45 Hunter8,053 births#46 Jack7,941 births#47 Evan7,912 births#48 Jordan7,828 births#49 Nicholas7,742 births#50 Tyler7,706 births#51 Aaron7,545 births#52 Jeremiah7,498 births#53 Julian7,389 births#54 Cameron7,376 births#55 Levi7,244 births#56 Brandon7,041 births#57 Angel7,024 births#58 Austin7,014 births#59 Connor6,983 births#60 Robert6,963 births#61 Adrian6,952 births#62 Charles6,947 births#63 Thomas6,855 births#64 Sebastian6,744 births#65 Colton6,362 births#66 Jaxon6,316 births#67 Zachary6,263 births#68 Ayden6,234 births#69 Kevin6,232 births#70 Dominic6,189 births#71 Blake6,047 births#72 Jose6,041 births#73 Oliver5,924 births#74 Justin5,906 births#75 Bentley5,895 births#76 Jason5,759 births#77 Chase5,706 births#78 Ian5,696 births#79 Josiah5,538 births#80 Xavier5,386 births#81 Parker5,370 births#82 Adam5,323 births#83 Cooper5,194 births#84 Nathaniel4,795 births#85 Jace4,724 births#86 Grayson4,717 births#87 Carson4,597 births#88 Tristan4,441 births#89 Nolan4,427 births#90 Luis4,373 births#91 Brody4,366 births#92 Juan4,284 births#93 Hudson4,222 births#94 Bryson4,042 births#95 Carlos4,010 births#96 Easton3,943 births#97 Kayden3,884 births#98 Alex3,870 births#99 Damian3,860 births#100 Ryder3,821 births