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US baby names · 2012

Most popular baby names of 2012

In 2012, Social Security card applications recorded 1,761,053 girls and 1,896,946 boys born in the US under names given to at least five babies of the same sex. That covers 19,534 distinct girls’ names and 14,250 boys’ names.

The most common names were Sophia (22,336 girls) and Jacob (19,110 boys). The ten most common girls’ names together account for 8.8% of recorded girls, and the top ten boys’ names for 8.9% of boys. Compared with 2011, 319 fewer babies were recorded in total.

Against the top 100 of 2011, 6 girls’ names and 6 boys’ names in 2012 are newcomers (girls: Skylar, Violet, Aria; boys: Jace, Hudson, Easton). Of these names, 51 of the 100 girls’ names and 60 of the 100 boys’ names are still in the top 100 in 2025.

Ranks follow SSA’s order: most births first, with ties listed alphabetically. Each sparkline shows the name’s full history from 1880 to 2025, so you can see whether a 2012 favourite was rising, at its peak or already fading.

SSA names.zip · Social Security card applications · retrieved 2026-10-05
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Top 100 girls’ names, 2012

RankNameGirlsBirths per year since 1880
#1Sophia22,336
#2Emma20,976
#3Isabella19,138
#4Olivia17,333
#5Ava15,549
#6Emily13,666
#7Abigail12,730
#8Mia12,039
#9Madison11,417
#10Elizabeth9,730
#11Chloe9,672
#12Ella9,210
#13Avery8,319
#14Addison8,183
#15Aubrey8,061
#16Lily7,970
#17Natalie7,908
#18Sofia7,837
#19Charlotte7,483
#20Zoey7,482
#21Grace7,393
#22Hannah7,293
#23Amelia7,249
#24Harper7,199
#25Lillian7,171
#26Samantha6,938
#27Evelyn6,880
#28Victoria6,871
#29Brooklyn6,796
#30Zoe6,466
#31Layla6,279
#32Hailey5,917
#33Leah5,781
#34Anna5,630
#35Kaylee5,629
#36Aaliyah5,523
#37Gabriella5,512
#38Allison5,428
#39Nevaeh5,412
#40Alexis5,375
#41Audrey5,300
#42Sarah5,207
#43Savannah5,203
#44Alyssa5,091
#45Claire4,944
#46Taylor4,873
#47Riley4,833
#48Camila4,791
#49Arianna4,735
#50Ashley4,701
#51Brianna4,646
#52Sophie4,581
#53Peyton4,478
#54Bella4,362
#55Khloe4,320
#56Genesis4,309
#57Alexa4,297
#58Serenity4,248
#59Kylie4,177
#60Aubree4,052
#61Scarlett4,045
#62Stella4,006
#63Maya3,981
#64Katherine3,953
#65Julia3,882
#66Lucy3,818
#67Madelyn3,795
#68Autumn3,784
#69Kayla3,776
#70Makayla3,774
#71Mackenzie3,764
#72Lauren3,660
#73Gianna3,627
#74Ariana3,588
#75Faith3,561
#76Alexandra3,483
#77Melanie3,467
#78Sydney3,456
#79Naomi3,432
#80Caroline3,421
#81Bailey3,418
#82Morgan3,403
#83Jasmine3,394
#84Kennedy3,389
#85Ellie3,388
#86Eva3,369
#87Skylar3,349
#88Kimberly3,317
#89Violet3,283
#90Molly3,261
#91Trinity3,251
#92Aria3,233
#93Jocelyn3,232
#94London3,202
#95Lydia3,176
#96Madeline3,162
#97Reagan3,088
#98Piper3,073
#99Annabelle3,058
#100Andrea3,054

Top 100 boys’ names, 2012

RankNameBoysBirths per year since 1880
#1Jacob19,110
#2Mason18,994
#3Ethan17,697
#4Noah17,385
#5William16,917
#6Liam16,824
#7Michael16,211
#8Jayden16,152
#9Alexander15,259
#10Aiden14,924
#11Daniel14,304
#12Matthew13,993
#13Elijah13,914
#14James13,458
#15Anthony13,228
#16Benjamin12,835
#17Joshua12,681
#18Andrew12,643
#19Joseph12,594
#20David12,565
#21Jackson12,498
#22Logan12,488
#23Christopher11,921
#24Gabriel11,580
#25Samuel11,470
#26Ryan10,944
#27Lucas10,718
#28John10,638
#29Nathan10,431
#30Isaac10,065
#31Dylan10,001
#32Caleb9,977
#33Christian9,640
#34Jonathan9,372
#35Landon9,356
#36Carter9,274
#37Luke9,022
#38Owen8,695
#39Brayden8,513
#40Gavin8,260
#41Wyatt8,233
#42Isaiah8,190
#43Eli8,079
#44Henry8,075
#45Hunter8,053
#46Jack7,941
#47Evan7,912
#48Jordan7,828
#49Nicholas7,742
#50Tyler7,706
#51Aaron7,545
#52Jeremiah7,498
#53Julian7,389
#54Cameron7,376
#55Levi7,244
#56Brandon7,041
#57Angel7,024
#58Austin7,014
#59Connor6,983
#60Robert6,963
#61Adrian6,952
#62Charles6,947
#63Thomas6,855
#64Sebastian6,744
#65Colton6,362
#66Jaxon6,316
#67Zachary6,263
#68Ayden6,234
#69Kevin6,232
#70Dominic6,189
#71Blake6,047
#72Jose6,041
#73Oliver5,924
#74Justin5,906
#75Bentley5,895
#76Jason5,759
#77Chase5,706
#78Ian5,696
#79Josiah5,538
#80Xavier5,386
#81Parker5,370
#82Adam5,323
#83Cooper5,194
#84Nathaniel4,795
#85Jace4,724
#86Grayson4,717
#87Carson4,597
#88Tristan4,441
#89Nolan4,427
#90Luis4,373
#91Brody4,366
#92Juan4,284
#93Hudson4,222
#94Bryson4,042
#95Carlos4,010
#96Easton3,943
#97Kayden3,884
#98Alex3,870
#99Damian3,860
#100Ryder3,821