Most popular baby names of 2012
The 50 most popular girls' and boys' names in the US in 2012, with what entered and left the top 50 that year.
Girls
- Sophia1. 22,336 births
- Emma2. 20,976 births
- Isabella3. 19,138 births
- Olivia4. 17,333 births
- Ava5. 15,549 births
- Emily6. 13,666 births
- Abigail7. 12,730 births
- Mia8. 12,039 births
- Madison9. 11,417 births
- Elizabeth10. 9,730 births
- Chloe11. 9,672 births
- Ella12. 9,210 births
- Avery13. 8,319 births
- Addison14. 8,183 births
- Aubrey15. 8,061 births
- Lily16. 7,970 births
- Natalie17. 7,908 births
- Sofia18. 7,837 births
- Charlotte19. 7,483 births
- Zoey20. 7,482 births
- Grace21. 7,393 births
- Hannah22. 7,293 births
- Amelia23. 7,249 births
- Harper24. 7,199 births
- Lillian25. 7,171 births
- Samantha26. 6,938 births
- Evelyn27. 6,880 births
- Victoria28. 6,871 births
- Brooklyn29. 6,796 births
- Zoe30. 6,466 births
- Layla31. 6,279 births
- Hailey32. 5,917 births
- Leah33. 5,781 births
- Anna34. 5,630 births
- Kaylee35. 5,629 births
- Aaliyah36. 5,523 births
- Gabriella37. 5,512 births
- Allison38. 5,428 births
- Nevaeh39. 5,412 births
- Alexis40. 5,375 births
- Audrey41. 5,300 births
- Sarah42. 5,207 births
- Savannah43. 5,203 births
- Alyssa44. 5,091 births
- Claire45. 4,944 births
- Taylor46. 4,873 births
- Riley47. 4,833 births
- Camila48. 4,791 births
- Arianna49. 4,735 births
- Ashley50. 4,701 births
Boys
- Jacob1. 19,110 births
- Mason2. 18,994 births
- Ethan3. 17,697 births
- Noah4. 17,385 births
- William5. 16,917 births
- Liam6. 16,824 births
- Michael7. 16,211 births
- Jayden8. 16,152 births
- Alexander9. 15,259 births
- Aiden10. 14,924 births
- Daniel11. 14,304 births
- Matthew12. 13,993 births
- Elijah13. 13,914 births
- James14. 13,458 births
- Anthony15. 13,228 births
- Benjamin16. 12,835 births
- Joshua17. 12,681 births
- Andrew18. 12,643 births
- Joseph19. 12,594 births
- David20. 12,565 births
- Jackson21. 12,498 births
- Logan22. 12,488 births
- Christopher23. 11,921 births
- Gabriel24. 11,580 births
- Samuel25. 11,470 births
- Ryan26. 10,944 births
- Lucas27. 10,718 births
- John28. 10,638 births
- Nathan29. 10,431 births
- Isaac30. 10,065 births
- Dylan31. 10,001 births
- Caleb32. 9,977 births
- Christian33. 9,640 births
- Jonathan34. 9,372 births
- Landon35. 9,356 births
- Carter36. 9,274 births
- Luke37. 9,022 births
- Owen38. 8,695 births
- Brayden39. 8,513 births
- Gavin40. 8,260 births
- Wyatt41. 8,233 births
- Isaiah42. 8,190 births
- Eli43. 8,079 births
- Henry44. 8,075 births
- Hunter45. 8,053 births
- Jack46. 7,941 births
- Evan47. 7,912 births
- Jordan48. 7,828 births
- Nicholas49. 7,742 births
- Tyler50. 7,706 births
Girls: what changed in 2012
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
- Brianna
- Khloe
Biggest risers
- Aubree+39 places, now #60
- Harper+30 places, now #24
- Genesis+25 places, now #56
- Scarlett+19 places, now #61
- Naomi+14 places, now #79
Biggest fallers
- Jocelyn-22 places, now #93
- Kimberly-21 places, now #88
- Andrea-18 places, now #100
- Alexis-14 places, now #40
- Makayla-14 places, now #70
Boys: what changed in 2012
Entered the top 50
Left the top 50
Biggest risers
- Jaxon+20 places, now #66
- Eli+15 places, now #43
- Henry+13 places, now #44
- Grayson+12 places, now #86
- Levi+11 places, now #55
Biggest fallers
- Justin-15 places, now #74
- Tyler-12 places, now #50
- Brandon-9 places, now #56
- Brody-8 places, now #91
- Chase-8 places, now #77