Top 100 Baby Names 2012 — Most Popular in the US

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These rankings are based on official Social Security Administration (SSA) data for babies born in the United States in 2012. Only names given to 5 or more babies in a single year are included in SSA data.

Top 100 Girls Names — 2012

#1 Sophia 22,335 babies

#2 Emma 20,972 babies

#3 Isabella 19,134 babies

#4 Olivia 17,332 babies

#5 Ava 15,548 babies

#6 Emily 13,664 babies

#7 Abigail 12,728 babies

#8 Mia 12,037 babies

#9 Madison 11,416 babies

#10 Elizabeth 9,729 babies

#11 Chloe 9,670 babies

#12 Ella 9,211 babies

#13 Avery 8,318 babies

#14 Addison 8,183 babies

#15 Aubrey 8,059 babies

#16 Lily 7,969 babies

#17 Natalie 7,908 babies

#18 Sofia 7,837 babies

#19 Charlotte 7,482 babies

#20 Zoey 7,481 babies

#21 Grace 7,393 babies

#22 Hannah 7,291 babies

#23 Amelia 7,248 babies

#24 Harper 7,199 babies

#25 Lillian 7,171 babies

#26 Samantha 6,937 babies

#27 Evelyn 6,880 babies

#28 Victoria 6,871 babies

#29 Brooklyn 6,795 babies

#30 Zoe 6,466 babies

#31 Layla 6,278 babies

#32 Hailey 5,917 babies

#33 Leah 5,779 babies

#34 Kaylee 5,629 babies

#35 Anna 5,628 babies

#36 Aaliyah 5,522 babies

#37 Gabriella 5,511 babies

#38 Allison 5,427 babies

#39 Nevaeh 5,408 babies

#40 Alexis 5,372 babies

#41 Audrey 5,298 babies

#42 Sarah 5,205 babies

#43 Savannah 5,202 babies

#44 Alyssa 5,090 babies

#45 Claire 4,944 babies

#46 Taylor 4,870 babies

#47 Riley 4,833 babies

#48 Camila 4,790 babies

#49 Arianna 4,733 babies

#50 Ashley 4,700 babies

#51 Brianna 4,646 babies

#52 Sophie 4,581 babies

#53 Peyton 4,477 babies

#54 Bella 4,361 babies

#55 Khloe 4,320 babies

#56 Genesis 4,309 babies

#57 Alexa 4,296 babies

#58 Serenity 4,248 babies

#59 Kylie 4,177 babies

#60 Aubree 4,052 babies

#61 Scarlett 4,045 babies

#62 Stella 4,006 babies

#63 Maya 3,979 babies

#64 Katherine 3,953 babies

#65 Julia 3,880 babies

#66 Lucy 3,818 babies

#67 Madelyn 3,794 babies

#68 Autumn 3,784 babies

#69 Kayla 3,776 babies

#70 Makayla 3,774 babies

#71 Mackenzie 3,763 babies

#72 Lauren 3,660 babies

#73 Gianna 3,627 babies

#74 Ariana 3,588 babies

#75 Faith 3,559 babies

#76 Alexandra 3,483 babies

#77 Melanie 3,467 babies

#78 Sydney 3,456 babies

#79 Naomi 3,430 babies

#80 Caroline 3,420 babies

#81 Bailey 3,417 babies

#82 Morgan 3,403 babies

#83 Jasmine 3,393 babies

#84 Kennedy 3,389 babies

#85 Ellie 3,388 babies

#86 Eva 3,369 babies

#87 Skylar 3,348 babies

#88 Kimberly 3,316 babies

#89 Violet 3,283 babies

#90 Molly 3,260 babies

#91 Trinity 3,251 babies

#92 Aria 3,233 babies

#93 Jocelyn 3,232 babies

#94 London 3,202 babies

#95 Lydia 3,175 babies

#96 Madeline 3,162 babies

#97 Reagan 3,088 babies

#98 Piper 3,070 babies

#99 Annabelle 3,058 babies

#100 Andrea 3,052 babies

Top 100 Boys Names — 2012

#1 Jacob 19,104 babies

#2 Mason 18,993 babies

#3 Ethan 17,694 babies

#4 Noah 17,378 babies

#5 William 16,914 babies

#6 Liam 16,823 babies

#7 Michael 16,209 babies

#8 Jayden 16,150 babies

#9 Alexander 15,257 babies

#10 Aiden 14,924 babies

#11 Daniel 14,301 babies

#12 Matthew 13,991 babies

#13 Elijah 13,909 babies

#14 James 13,456 babies

#15 Anthony 13,226 babies

#16 Benjamin 12,833 babies

#17 Joshua 12,677 babies

#18 Andrew 12,641 babies

#19 Joseph 12,589 babies

#20 David 12,558 babies

#21 Jackson 12,497 babies

#22 Logan 12,488 babies

#23 Christopher 11,919 babies

#24 Gabriel 11,577 babies

#25 Samuel 11,468 babies

#26 Ryan 10,944 babies

#27 Lucas 10,717 babies

#28 John 10,635 babies

#29 Nathan 10,431 babies

#30 Isaac 10,062 babies

#31 Dylan 10,000 babies

#32 Caleb 9,975 babies

#33 Christian 9,639 babies

#34 Jonathan 9,369 babies

#35 Landon 9,354 babies

#36 Carter 9,272 babies

#37 Luke 9,022 babies

#38 Owen 8,695 babies

#39 Brayden 8,513 babies

#40 Gavin 8,260 babies

#41 Wyatt 8,233 babies

#42 Isaiah 8,185 babies

#43 Eli 8,076 babies

#44 Henry 8,075 babies

#45 Hunter 8,050 babies

#46 Jack 7,940 babies

#47 Evan 7,909 babies

#48 Jordan 7,827 babies

#49 Nicholas 7,741 babies

#50 Tyler 7,705 babies

#51 Aaron 7,543 babies

#52 Jeremiah 7,497 babies

#53 Julian 7,388 babies

#54 Cameron 7,374 babies

#55 Levi 7,243 babies

#56 Brandon 7,039 babies

#57 Angel 7,024 babies

#58 Austin 7,012 babies

#59 Connor 6,982 babies

#60 Robert 6,963 babies

#61 Adrian 6,951 babies

#62 Charles 6,945 babies

#63 Thomas 6,855 babies

#64 Sebastian 6,743 babies

#65 Colton 6,362 babies

#66 Jaxon 6,316 babies

#67 Zachary 6,263 babies

#68 Ayden 6,233 babies

#69 Kevin 6,232 babies

#70 Dominic 6,187 babies

#71 Blake 6,047 babies

#72 Jose 6,041 babies

#73 Oliver 5,922 babies

#74 Justin 5,905 babies

#75 Bentley 5,895 babies

#76 Jason 5,758 babies

#77 Chase 5,704 babies

#78 Ian 5,694 babies

#79 Josiah 5,535 babies

#80 Xavier 5,385 babies

#81 Parker 5,370 babies

#82 Adam 5,323 babies

#83 Cooper 5,194 babies

#84 Nathaniel 4,794 babies

#85 Jace 4,724 babies

#86 Grayson 4,717 babies

#87 Carson 4,597 babies

#88 Tristan 4,439 babies

#89 Nolan 4,426 babies

#90 Luis 4,373 babies

#91 Brody 4,366 babies

#92 Juan 4,284 babies

#93 Hudson 4,220 babies

#94 Bryson 4,041 babies

#95 Carlos 4,009 babies

#96 Easton 3,943 babies

#97 Kayden 3,883 babies

#98 Alex 3,869 babies

#99 Damian 3,860 babies

#100 Ryder 3,819 babies

Source: SSA National Baby Name Data · See also: Browse all years · Explore all names