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Baby names of 2012

In 2012 the most given names in the United States were Sophia for girls (22,335 births) and Jacob for boys (19,104).

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Top 100 girls’ names

  1. Sophia22,335
  2. Emma20,972
  3. Isabella19,134
  4. Olivia17,332
  5. Ava15,548
  6. Emily13,664
  7. Abigail12,728
  8. Mia12,037
  9. Madison11,416
  10. Elizabeth9,729
  11. Chloe9,670
  12. Ella9,211
  13. Avery8,318
  14. Addison8,183
  15. Aubrey8,059
  16. Lily7,969
  17. Natalie7,908
  18. Sofia7,837
  19. Charlotte7,482
  20. Zoey7,481
  21. Grace7,393
  22. Hannah7,291
  23. Amelia7,248
  24. Harper7,199
  25. Lillian7,171
  26. Samantha6,937
  27. Evelyn6,880
  28. Victoria6,871
  29. Brooklyn6,795
  30. Zoe6,466
  31. Layla6,278
  32. Hailey5,917
  33. Leah5,779
  34. Kaylee5,629
  35. Anna5,628
  36. Aaliyah5,522
  37. Gabriella5,511
  38. Allison5,427
  39. Nevaeh5,408
  40. Alexis5,372
  41. Audrey5,298
  42. Sarah5,205
  43. Savannah5,202
  44. Alyssa5,090
  45. Claire4,944
  46. Taylor4,870
  47. Riley4,833
  48. Camila4,790
  49. Arianna4,733
  50. Ashley4,700
  51. Brianna4,646
  52. Sophie4,581
  53. Peyton4,477
  54. Bella4,361
  55. Khloe4,320
  56. Genesis4,309
  57. Alexa4,296
  58. Serenity4,248
  59. Kylie4,177
  60. Aubree4,052
  61. Scarlett4,045
  62. Stella4,006
  63. Maya3,979
  64. Katherine3,953
  65. Julia3,880
  66. Lucy3,818
  67. Madelyn3,794
  68. Autumn3,784
  69. Kayla3,776
  70. Makayla3,774
  71. Mackenzie3,763
  72. Lauren3,660
  73. Gianna3,627
  74. Ariana3,588
  75. Faith3,559
  76. Alexandra3,483
  77. Melanie3,467
  78. Sydney3,456
  79. Naomi3,430
  80. Caroline3,420
  81. Bailey3,417
  82. Morgan3,403
  83. Jasmine3,393
  84. Kennedy3,389
  85. Ellie3,388
  86. Eva3,369
  87. Skylarnew3,348
  88. Kimberly3,316
  89. Violetnew3,283
  90. Molly3,260
  91. Trinity3,251
  92. Arianew3,233
  93. Jocelyn3,232
  94. London3,202
  95. Lydia3,175
  96. Madeline3,162
  97. Reagannew3,088
  98. Pipernew3,070
  99. Annabellenew3,058
  100. Andrea3,052

Top 100 boys’ names

  1. Jacob19,104
  2. Mason18,993
  3. Ethan17,694
  4. Noah17,378
  5. William16,914
  6. Liam16,823
  7. Michael16,209
  8. Jayden16,150
  9. Alexander15,257
  10. Aiden14,924
  11. Daniel14,301
  12. Matthew13,991
  13. Elijah13,909
  14. James13,456
  15. Anthony13,226
  16. Benjamin12,833
  17. Joshua12,677
  18. Andrew12,641
  19. Joseph12,589
  20. David12,558
  21. Jackson12,497
  22. Logan12,488
  23. Christopher11,919
  24. Gabriel11,577
  25. Samuel11,468
  26. Ryan10,944
  27. Lucas10,717
  28. John10,635
  29. Nathan10,431
  30. Isaac10,062
  31. Dylan10,000
  32. Caleb9,975
  33. Christian9,639
  34. Jonathan9,369
  35. Landon9,354
  36. Carter9,272
  37. Luke9,022
  38. Owen8,695
  39. Brayden8,513
  40. Gavin8,260
  41. Wyatt8,233
  42. Isaiah8,185
  43. Eli8,076
  44. Henry8,075
  45. Hunter8,050
  46. Jack7,940
  47. Evan7,909
  48. Jordan7,827
  49. Nicholas7,741
  50. Tyler7,705
  51. Aaron7,543
  52. Jeremiah7,497
  53. Julian7,388
  54. Cameron7,374
  55. Levi7,243
  56. Brandon7,039
  57. Angel7,024
  58. Austin7,012
  59. Connor6,982
  60. Robert6,963
  61. Adrian6,951
  62. Charles6,945
  63. Thomas6,855
  64. Sebastian6,743
  65. Colton6,362
  66. Jaxon6,316
  67. Zachary6,263
  68. Ayden6,233
  69. Kevin6,232
  70. Dominic6,187
  71. Blake6,047
  72. Jose6,041
  73. Oliver5,922
  74. Justin5,905
  75. Bentley5,895
  76. Jason5,758
  77. Chase5,704
  78. Ian5,694
  79. Josiah5,535
  80. Xavier5,385
  81. Parker5,370
  82. Adam5,323
  83. Cooper5,194
  84. Nathaniel4,794
  85. Jacenew4,724
  86. Grayson4,717
  87. Carson4,597
  88. Tristan4,439
  89. Nolan4,426
  90. Luis4,373
  91. Brody4,366
  92. Juan4,284
  93. Hudsonnew4,220
  94. Bryson4,041
  95. Carlos4,009
  96. Eastonnew3,943
  97. Kaydennew3,883
  98. Alex3,869
  99. Damiannew3,860
  100. Rydernew3,819

2012 in numbers

The Social Security data for 2012 holds 1,760,742 girls under 19,529 different names. The ten most common names covered 8.8% of them — in 2024 the figure is 7.1%. New to the top 100 that year:Skylar, Violet, Aria, Reagan, Piper, Annabelle. Leaving it:Brooke, Destiny, Maria, Payton, Mariah, Kaitlyn.

The Social Security data for 2012 holds 1,896,625 boys under 14,249 different names. The ten most common names covered 8.9% of them — in 2024 the figure is 8.0%. New to the top 100 that year:Jace, Hudson, Easton, Kayden, Damian, Ryder. Leaving it:Hayden, Jesus, Cole, Max, Diego, Jaden.