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The most popular baby names of 2012

SSA recorded 3,657,999 births in 2012 across all reported names — 1,761,053 girls and 1,896,946 boys.

Top 100 girls' names in 2012

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 2011.
#NameBirthsvs 2011
1 Sophia 22,336 —
2 Emma 20,976 +1
3 Isabella 19,138 -1
4 Olivia 17,333 —
5 Ava 15,549 —
6 Emily 13,666 —
7 Abigail 12,730 —
8 Mia 12,039 +1
9 Madison 11,417 -1
10 Elizabeth 9,730 +1
11 Chloe 9,672 -1
12 Ella 9,210 —
13 Avery 8,319 +5
14 Addison 8,183 -1
15 Aubrey 8,061 +5
16 Lily 7,970 -1
17 Natalie 7,908 -3
18 Sofia 7,837 +1
19 Charlotte 7,483 +8
20 Zoey 7,482 +8
21 Grace 7,393 -5
22 Hannah 7,293 +3
23 Amelia 7,249 +7
24 Harper 7,199 +30
25 Lillian 7,171 -3
26 Samantha 6,938 -9
27 Evelyn 6,880 -3
28 Victoria 6,871 -5
29 Brooklyn 6,796 -8
30 Zoe 6,466 +1
31 Layla 6,279 +4
32 Hailey 5,917 —
33 Leah 5,781 -4
34 Anna 5,630 +4
35 Kaylee 5,629 +1
36 Aaliyah 5,523 +10
37 Gabriella 5,512 -3
38 Allison 5,428 +2
39 Nevaeh 5,412 -6
40 Alexis 5,375 -14
41 Audrey 5,300 +2
42 Sarah 5,207 -3
43 Savannah 5,203 -2
44 Alyssa 5,091 -7
45 Claire 4,944 +5
46 Taylor 4,873 -2
47 Riley 4,833 —
48 Camila 4,791 —
49 Arianna 4,735 +3
50 Ashley 4,701 -8
51 Brianna 4,646 -6
52 Sophie 4,581 -1
53 Peyton 4,478 —
54 Bella 4,362 +6
55 Khloe 4,320 -6
56 Genesis 4,309 +25
57 Alexa 4,297 -2
58 Serenity 4,248 +8
59 Kylie 4,177 -2
60 Aubree 4,052 +39
61 Scarlett 4,045 +19
62 Stella 4,006 +12
63 Maya 3,981 +1
64 Katherine 3,953 -3
65 Julia 3,882 -7
66 Lucy 3,818 +7
67 Madelyn 3,795 +12
68 Autumn 3,784 +1
69 Kayla 3,776 -10
70 Makayla 3,774 -14
71 Mackenzie 3,764 -3
72 Lauren 3,660 -10
73 Gianna 3,627 -10
74 Ariana 3,588 +10
75 Faith 3,561 -5
76 Alexandra 3,483 —
77 Melanie 3,467 +12
78 Sydney 3,456 -13
79 Naomi 3,432 +14
80 Caroline 3,421 +7
81 Bailey 3,418 +7
82 Morgan 3,403 -7
83 Jasmine 3,394 -11
84 Kennedy 3,389 +7
85 Ellie 3,388 +12
86 Eva 3,369 -3
87 Skylar 3,349 +58
88 Kimberly 3,317 -21
89 Violet 3,283 +12
90 Molly 3,261 -12
91 Trinity 3,251 -14
92 Aria 3,233 +65
93 Jocelyn 3,232 -22
94 London 3,202 —
95 Lydia 3,176 +1
96 Madeline 3,162 -11
97 Reagan 3,088 +25
98 Piper 3,073 +12
99 Annabelle 3,058 +12
100 Andrea 3,054 -18

Top 100 boys' names in 2012

Rank, births, and the change in rank against 2011.
#NameBirthsvs 2011
1 Jacob 19,110 —
2 Mason 18,994 —
3 Ethan 17,697 +4
4 Noah 17,385 +1
5 William 16,917 -2
6 Liam 16,824 +9
7 Michael 16,211 -1
8 Jayden 16,152 -4
9 Alexander 15,259 -1
10 Aiden 14,924 -1
11 Daniel 14,304 -1
12 Matthew 13,993 —
13 Elijah 13,914 —
14 James 13,458 +3
15 Anthony 13,228 -4
16 Benjamin 12,835 +3
17 Joshua 12,681 -3
18 Andrew 12,643 -2
19 Joseph 12,594 +3
20 David 12,565 -2
21 Jackson 12,498 +2
22 Logan 12,488 -1
23 Christopher 11,921 -3
24 Gabriel 11,580 —
25 Samuel 11,470 +1
26 Ryan 10,944 -1
27 Lucas 10,718 +2
28 John 10,638 -1
29 Nathan 10,431 -1
30 Isaac 10,065 +5
31 Dylan 10,001 +2
32 Caleb 9,977 —
33 Christian 9,640 -3
34 Jonathan 9,372 -3
35 Landon 9,356 -1
36 Carter 9,274 +5
37 Luke 9,022 +2
38 Owen 8,695 +6
39 Brayden 8,513 -3
40 Gavin 8,260 -3
41 Wyatt 8,233 +7
42 Isaiah 8,190 +1
43 Eli 8,079 +15
44 Henry 8,075 +13
45 Hunter 8,053 +10
46 Jack 7,941 -1
47 Evan 7,912 -7
48 Jordan 7,828 -2
49 Nicholas 7,742 -7
50 Tyler 7,706 -12
51 Aaron 7,545 —
52 Jeremiah 7,498 -3
53 Julian 7,389 -3
54 Cameron 7,376 -1
55 Levi 7,244 +11
56 Brandon 7,041 -9
57 Angel 7,024 -5
58 Austin 7,014 +2
59 Connor 6,983 -5
60 Robert 6,963 +2
61 Adrian 6,952 -5
62 Charles 6,947 -1
63 Thomas 6,855 —
64 Sebastian 6,744 +4
65 Colton 6,362 +9
66 Jaxon 6,316 +20
67 Zachary 6,263 -3
68 Ayden 6,234 +2
69 Kevin 6,232 -2
70 Dominic 6,189 +7
71 Blake 6,047 +2
72 Jose 6,041 -7
73 Oliver 5,924 +5
74 Justin 5,906 -15
75 Bentley 5,895 —
76 Jason 5,759 -5
77 Chase 5,706 -8
78 Ian 5,696 -6
79 Josiah 5,538 +1
80 Xavier 5,386 -4
81 Parker 5,370 -2
82 Adam 5,323 -1
83 Cooper 5,194 -1
84 Nathaniel 4,795 —
85 Jace 4,724 +21
86 Grayson 4,717 +12
87 Carson 4,597 -2
88 Tristan 4,441 -1
89 Nolan 4,427 +3
90 Luis 4,373 -2
91 Brody 4,366 -8
92 Juan 4,284 -3
93 Hudson 4,222 +19
94 Bryson 4,042 +3
95 Carlos 4,010 -4
96 Easton 3,943 +7
97 Kayden 3,884 +8
98 Alex 3,870 -3
99 Damian 3,860 +39
100 Ryder 3,821 +8

Names that climbed fastest in 2012

Ranked by places gained against 2011, among names with at least 200 births in both years.

NameRank 2012Rank 2011Change
Malaysia girls 570 961 +391
Blakely girls 546 929 +383
Colette girls 663 1,036 +373
Paislee girls 721 1,042 +321
Arya girls 414 715 +301
Azalea girls 893 1,182 +289
Hattie girls 706 994 +288
Vihaan boys 651 937 +286
Arian boys 652 924 +272
Kenya girls 534 802 +268
Nova girls 618 885 +267
Winter girls 770 1,036 +266
Willa girls 716 981 +265
Coraline girls 826 1,090 +264
Gael boys 146 410 +264

Names that fell fastest in 2012

NameRank 2012Rank 2011Change
Shania girls 1,162 898 -264
Kiersten girls 1,148 885 -263
Tianna girls 1,096 857 -239
Jazmyn girls 1,031 794 -237
Jorden boys 905 676 -229
Jaiden girls 1,096 871 -225
Tegan girls 999 777 -222
Gwyneth girls 1,188 970 -218
Milagros girls 1,201 986 -215
Janet girls 1,158 952 -206
India girls 1,201 997 -204
Adyson girls 1,067 868 -199
Jaidyn girls 1,089 902 -187
Pamela girls 1,148 961 -187
Yandel boys 975 792 -183

Names that first appear in 2012

2012 is the earliest year these names clear the SSA reporting threshold of five births.

Names that peaked in 2012

For these names, 2012 is the single biggest year in the whole 1880–2025 record.