Most popular baby names of 2012
Jacob and Sophia topped the list in 2012. The 10 most popular names went to 9% of boys and 9% of girls, from 14,244 boy names and 19,529 girl names in all.
Top boy names of 2012
- Jacob 19,110
- Mason 18,994
- Ethan 17,697
- Noah 17,385
- William 16,917
- Liam 16,824
- Michael 16,211
- Jayden 16,152
- Alexander 15,259
- Aiden 14,924
- Daniel 14,304
- Matthew 13,993
- Elijah 13,914
- James 13,458
- Anthony 13,228
- Benjamin 12,835
- Joshua 12,681
- Andrew 12,643
- Joseph 12,594
- David 12,565
- Jackson 12,498
- Logan 12,488
- Christopher 11,921
- Gabriel 11,580
- Samuel 11,470
- Ryan 10,944
- Lucas 10,718
- John 10,638
- Nathan 10,431
- Isaac 10,065
- Dylan 10,001
- Caleb 9,977
- Christian 9,640
- Jonathan 9,372
- Landon 9,356
- Carter 9,274
- Luke 9,022
- Owen 8,695
- Brayden 8,513
- Gavin 8,260
- Wyatt 8,233
- Isaiah 8,190
- Eli 8,079
- Henry 8,075
- Hunter 8,053
- Jack 7,941
- Evan 7,912
- Jordan 7,828
- Nicholas 7,742
- Tyler 7,706
- Aaron 7,545
- Jeremiah 7,498
- Julian 7,389
- Cameron 7,376
- Levi 7,244
- Brandon 7,041
- Angel 7,024
- Austin 7,014
- Connor 6,983
- Robert 6,963
- Adrian 6,952
- Charles 6,947
- Thomas 6,855
- Sebastian 6,744
- Colton 6,362
- Jaxon 6,316
- Zachary 6,263
- Ayden 6,234
- Kevin 6,232
- Dominic 6,189
- Blake 6,047
- Jose 6,041
- Oliver 5,924
- Justin 5,906
- Bentley 5,895
- Jason 5,759
- Chase 5,706
- Ian 5,696
- Josiah 5,538
- Xavier 5,386
- Parker 5,370
- Adam 5,323
- Cooper 5,194
- Nathaniel 4,795
- Jace 4,724
- Grayson 4,717
- Carson 4,597
- Tristan 4,441
- Nolan 4,427
- Luis 4,373
- Brody 4,366
- Juan 4,284
- Hudson 4,222
- Bryson 4,042
- Carlos 4,010
- Easton 3,943
- Kayden 3,884
- Alex 3,870
- Damian 3,860
- Ryder 3,821
Top girl names of 2012
- Sophia 22,336
- Emma 20,976
- Isabella 19,138
- Olivia 17,333
- Ava 15,549
- Emily 13,666
- Abigail 12,730
- Mia 12,039
- Madison 11,417
- Elizabeth 9,730
- Chloe 9,672
- Ella 9,210
- Avery 8,319
- Addison 8,183
- Aubrey 8,061
- Lily 7,970
- Natalie 7,908
- Sofia 7,837
- Charlotte 7,483
- Zoey 7,482
- Grace 7,393
- Hannah 7,293
- Amelia 7,249
- Harper 7,199
- Lillian 7,171
- Samantha 6,938
- Evelyn 6,880
- Victoria 6,871
- Brooklyn 6,796
- Zoe 6,466
- Layla 6,279
- Hailey 5,917
- Leah 5,781
- Anna 5,630
- Kaylee 5,629
- Aaliyah 5,523
- Gabriella 5,512
- Allison 5,428
- Nevaeh 5,412
- Alexis 5,375
- Audrey 5,300
- Sarah 5,207
- Savannah 5,203
- Alyssa 5,091
- Claire 4,944
- Taylor 4,873
- Riley 4,833
- Camila 4,791
- Arianna 4,735
- Ashley 4,701
- Brianna 4,646
- Sophie 4,581
- Peyton 4,478
- Bella 4,362
- Khloe 4,320
- Genesis 4,309
- Alexa 4,297
- Serenity 4,248
- Kylie 4,177
- Aubree 4,052
- Scarlett 4,045
- Stella 4,006
- Maya 3,981
- Katherine 3,953
- Julia 3,882
- Lucy 3,818
- Madelyn 3,795
- Autumn 3,784
- Kayla 3,776
- Makayla 3,774
- Mackenzie 3,764
- Lauren 3,660
- Gianna 3,627
- Ariana 3,588
- Faith 3,561
- Alexandra 3,483
- Melanie 3,467
- Sydney 3,456
- Naomi 3,432
- Caroline 3,421
- Bailey 3,418
- Morgan 3,403
- Jasmine 3,394
- Kennedy 3,389
- Ellie 3,388
- Eva 3,369
- Skylar 3,349
- Kimberly 3,317
- Violet 3,283
- Molly 3,261
- Trinity 3,251
- Aria 3,233
- Jocelyn 3,232
- London 3,202
- Lydia 3,176
- Madeline 3,162
- Reagan 3,088
- Piper 3,073
- Annabelle 3,058
- Andrea 3,054
Questions
- What was the most popular baby name in 2012?
- Jacob was the #1 boy name in 2012 (19,110 babies) and Sophia was the #1 girl name (22,336 babies).
- How many babies were counted in 2012?
- Social Security records list 3,657,999 babies born in 2012 with names given to at least 5 babies: 1,896,946 boys and 1,761,053 girls.