United States · 2012
Baby names of 2012
Sophia and Jacob topped 2012.
Top girls' names of 2012
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sophia | 22,336 |
| 2 | Emma | 20,976 |
| 3 | Isabella | 19,138 |
| 4 | Olivia | 17,333 |
| 5 | Ava | 15,549 |
| 6 | Emily | 13,666 |
| 7 | Abigail | 12,730 |
| 8 | Mia | 12,039 |
| 9 | Madison | 11,417 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 9,730 |
| 11 | Chloe | 9,672 |
| 12 | Ella | 9,210 |
| 13 | Avery | 8,319 |
| 14 | Addison | 8,183 |
| 15 | Aubrey | 8,061 |
| 16 | Lily | 7,970 |
| 17 | Natalie | 7,908 |
| 18 | Sofia | 7,837 |
| 19 | Charlotte | 7,483 |
| 20 | Zoey | 7,482 |
| 21 | Grace | 7,393 |
| 22 | Hannah | 7,293 |
| 23 | Amelia | 7,249 |
| 24 | Harper | 7,199 |
| 25 | Lillian | 7,171 |
| 26 | Samantha | 6,938 |
| 27 | Evelyn | 6,880 |
| 28 | Victoria | 6,871 |
| 29 | Brooklyn | 6,796 |
| 30 | Zoe | 6,466 |
| 31 | Layla | 6,279 |
| 32 | Hailey | 5,917 |
| 33 | Leah | 5,781 |
| 34 | Anna | 5,630 |
| 35 | Kaylee | 5,629 |
| 36 | Aaliyah | 5,523 |
| 37 | Gabriella | 5,512 |
| 38 | Allison | 5,428 |
| 39 | Nevaeh | 5,412 |
| 40 | Alexis | 5,375 |
| 41 | Audrey | 5,300 |
| 42 | Sarah | 5,207 |
| 43 | Savannah | 5,203 |
| 44 | Alyssa | 5,091 |
| 45 | Claire | 4,944 |
| 46 | Taylor | 4,873 |
| 47 | Riley | 4,833 |
| 48 | Camila | 4,791 |
| 49 | Arianna | 4,735 |
| 50 | Ashley | 4,701 |
Top boys' names of 2012
| # | Name | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 19,110 |
| 2 | Mason | 18,994 |
| 3 | Ethan | 17,697 |
| 4 | Noah | 17,385 |
| 5 | William | 16,917 |
| 6 | Liam | 16,824 |
| 7 | Michael | 16,211 |
| 8 | Jayden | 16,152 |
| 9 | Alexander | 15,259 |
| 10 | Aiden | 14,924 |
| 11 | Daniel | 14,304 |
| 12 | Matthew | 13,993 |
| 13 | Elijah | 13,914 |
| 14 | James | 13,458 |
| 15 | Anthony | 13,228 |
| 16 | Benjamin | 12,835 |
| 17 | Joshua | 12,681 |
| 18 | Andrew | 12,643 |
| 19 | Joseph | 12,594 |
| 20 | David | 12,565 |
| 21 | Jackson | 12,498 |
| 22 | Logan | 12,488 |
| 23 | Christopher | 11,921 |
| 24 | Gabriel | 11,580 |
| 25 | Samuel | 11,470 |
| 26 | Ryan | 10,944 |
| 27 | Lucas | 10,718 |
| 28 | John | 10,638 |
| 29 | Nathan | 10,431 |
| 30 | Isaac | 10,065 |
| 31 | Dylan | 10,001 |
| 32 | Caleb | 9,977 |
| 33 | Christian | 9,640 |
| 34 | Jonathan | 9,372 |
| 35 | Landon | 9,356 |
| 36 | Carter | 9,274 |
| 37 | Luke | 9,022 |
| 38 | Owen | 8,695 |
| 39 | Brayden | 8,513 |
| 40 | Gavin | 8,260 |
| 41 | Wyatt | 8,233 |
| 42 | Isaiah | 8,190 |
| 43 | Eli | 8,079 |
| 44 | Henry | 8,075 |
| 45 | Hunter | 8,053 |
| 46 | Jack | 7,941 |
| 47 | Evan | 7,912 |
| 48 | Jordan | 7,828 |
| 49 | Nicholas | 7,742 |
| 50 | Tyler | 7,706 |
SOURCE·US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data·Public domain. SSA lists a name only if it was given to at least 5 babies of that sex that year.·REVIEWED JUL 2026
SOURCE·US SSA (1880–2025) + NZ DIA (1900–2025) birth registrations·ranks and shares computed from the source files, see method·REVIEWED JUL 2026