Welcome to our dedicated page featuring the top 500 boy and girl baby names of 2012. This year holds a special place in the annals of naming history, reflecting a blend of timeless classics and unique choices that captured the hearts of parents during this era. As you explore our comprehensive list, you’ll discover the names that defined a generation, from the traditional to the trendsetting. Whether you’re seeking inspiration for a new arrival, researching historical naming trends, or simply curious about the names that resonated with families in 2012, our curated selection offers a fascinating glimpse into the past. Join us on a nostalgic journey through the most popular names of the year, and see how trends in baby naming have evolved over time.
| Rank | Boy Name | Boy Births | Girl Name | Girl Births |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 17380 | Sophia | 20501 |
| 2 | Mason | 17014 | Emma | 19172 |
| 3 | Noah | 16143 | Isabella | 17325 |
| 4 | Ethan | 15989 | Olivia | 15834 |
| 5 | Liam | 15380 | Ava | 13690 |
| 6 | William | 15318 | Emily | 12724 |
| 7 | Jayden | 14628 | Abigail | 11386 |
| 8 | Michael | 13890 | Mia | 10892 |
| 9 | Alexander | 13790 | Madison | 9728 |
| 10 | Aiden | 13381 | Elizabeth | 9044 |
| 11 | Daniel | 13111 | Chloe | 8871 |
| 12 | Elijah | 13052 | Ella | 8439 |
| 13 | Matthew | 12511 | Natalie | 7650 |
| 14 | James | 12026 | Avery | 7362 |
| 15 | Andrew | 11963 | Aubrey | 7354 |
| 16 | Anthony | 11834 | Addison | 7334 |
| 17 | Benjamin | 11830 | Lily | 7320 |
| 18 | Jackson | 11682 | Zoey | 7086 |
| 19 | Logan | 11508 | Sofia | 7014 |
| 20 | David | 11434 | Charlotte | 6871 |
| 21 | Joshua | 11235 | Amelia | 6736 |
| 22 | Joseph | 10816 | Evelyn | 6717 |
| 23 | Samuel | 10648 | Harper | 6711 |
| 24 | Gabriel | 10371 | Lillian | 6701 |
| 25 | Christopher | 10280 | Brooklyn | 6696 |
| 26 | Isaac | 10067 | Grace | 6648 |
| 27 | Nathan | 10031 | Samantha | 6508 |
| 28 | Lucas | 9561 | Hannah | 6428 |
| 29 | Ryan | 8935 | Victoria | 5999 |
| 30 | John | 8932 | Zoe | 5767 |
| 31 | Caleb | 8907 | Layla | 5631 |
| 32 | Dylan | 8620 | Hailey | 5171 |
| 33 | Landon | 8530 | Audrey | 5147 |
| 34 | Jonathan | 8523 | Alexis | 5128 |
| 35 | Owen | 8313 | Kaylee | 5077 |
| 36 | Christian | 8165 | Nevaeh | 4990 |
| 37 | Wyatt | 8099 | Allison | 4984 |
| 38 | Luke | 8042 | Leah | 4952 |
| 39 | Isaiah | 7693 | Aaliyah | 4917 |
| 40 | Brayden | 7684 | Alyssa | 4635 |
| 41 | Carter | 7600 | Claire | 4554 |
| 42 | Gavin | 7483 | Savannah | 4392 |
| 43 | Eli | 7465 | Gabriella | 4382 |
| 44 | Henry | 7419 | Sarah | 4339 |
| 45 | Hunter | 7415 | Taylor | 4316 |
| 46 | Evan | 7253 | Anna | 4279 |
| 47 | Jack | 7056 | Sophie | 4192 |
| 48 | Aaron | 6934 | Camila | 4161 |
| 49 | Julian | 6876 | Riley | 4138 |
| 50 | Jordan | 6770 | Bella | 4059 |
| 51 | Levi | 6727 | Khloe | 3810 |
| 52 | Tyler | 6617 | Stella | 3662 |
| 53 | Connor | 6437 | Arianna | 3535 |
| 54 | Austin | 6325 | Kylie | 3511 |
| 55 | Nicholas | 6258 | Brianna | 3482 |
| 56 | Jeremiah | 6113 | Ashley | 3465 |
| 57 | Angel | 6075 | Scarlett | 3430 |
| 58 | Adrian | 6033 | Alexa | 3346 |
| 59 | Robert | 5999 | Peyton | 3226 |
| 60 | Brandon | 5900 | Katherine | 3100 |
| 61 | Thomas | 5864 | Maya | 2980 |
| 62 | Cameron | 5376 | Genesis | 2938 |
| 63 | Zachary | 5363 | Lucy | 2869 |
| 64 | Dominic | 5306 | Serenity | 2868 |
| 65 | Oliver | 5176 | Faith | 2847 |
| 66 | Bentley | 5172 | Violet | 2797 |
| 67 | Sebastian | 5110 | Autumn | 2770 |
| 68 | Ayden | 5080 | Aubree | 2722 |
| 69 | Colton | 5017 | Eva | 2718 |
| 70 | Charles | 4948 | Julia | 2679 |
| 71 | Jaxon | 4945 | Madelyn | 2446 |
| 72 | Ian | 4793 | Kayla | 2376 |
| 73 | Jose | 4789 | Ellie | 2366 |
| 74 | Kevin | 4629 | Lauren | 2340 |
| 75 | Josiah | 4445 | Naomi | 2336 |
| 76 | Jason | 4430 | Mackenzie | 2310 |
| 77 | Blake | 4341 | Melanie | 2301 |
| 78 | Parker | 4301 | Aria | 2284 |
| 79 | Xavier | 4253 | Ariana | 2275 |
| 80 | Cooper | 4114 | Morgan | 2255 |
| 81 | Adam | 3904 | Gianna | 2218 |
| 82 | Chase | 3638 | Jasmine | 2211 |
| 83 | Grayson | 3576 | Bailey | 2185 |
| 84 | Carson | 3565 | Lydia | 2155 |
| 85 | Justin | 3429 | Ruby | 2146 |
| 86 | Jace | 3270 | Kennedy | 2113 |
| 87 | Brody | 3247 | Piper | 2007 |
| 88 | Nathaniel | 3030 | Paisley | 1997 |
| 89 | Damian | 2983 | Molly | 1997 |
| 90 | Ryder | 2949 | Alexandra | 1982 |
| 91 | Luis | 2904 | Kimberly | 1979 |
| 92 | Easton | 2855 | Jocelyn | 1976 |
| 93 | Hudson | 2835 | Makayla | 1959 |
| 94 | Nolan | 2786 | Nora | 1954 |
| 95 | Bryson | 2764 | Andrea | 1930 |
| 96 | Jesus | 2704 | Sydney | 1893 |
| 97 | Juan | 2553 | Mila | 1839 |
| 98 | Vincent | 2512 | Maria | 1792 |
| 99 | Carlos | 2417 | Reagan | 1767 |
| 100 | Ivan | 2223 | Trinity | 1767 |
| 101 | Jaxson | 2196 | Caroline | 1711 |
| 102 | Diego | 2176 | Destiny | 1698 |
| 103 | Braxton | 2149 | Annabelle | 1688 |
| 104 | Tristan | 2122 | London | 1647 |
| 105 | Cole | 2119 | Skylar | 1633 |
| 106 | Hayden | 2037 | Natalia | 1623 |
| 107 | Kayden | 2025 | Lilly | 1570 |
| 108 | Alex | 2005 | Nicole | 1513 |
| 109 | Mateo | 1943 | Vanessa | 1510 |
| 110 | Santiago | 1915 | Rylee | 1482 |
| 111 | Giovanni | 1832 | Mary | 1443 |
| 112 | Alejandro | 1798 | Payton | 1432 |
| 113 | Micah | 1778 | Valeria | 1426 |
| 114 | Brantley | 1752 | Jade | 1401 |
| 115 | Elias | 1731 | Liliana | 1391 |
| 116 | Gael | 1623 | Mariah | 1365 |
| 117 | Miguel | 1581 | Hadley | 1338 |
| 118 | Leonardo | 1526 | Angelina | 1314 |
| 119 | Bryan | 1506 | Delilah | 1291 |
| 120 | Maxwell | 1496 | Paige | 1265 |
| 121 | Eric | 1489 | Isabel | 1217 |
| 122 | Asher | 1483 | Valentina | 1198 |
| 123 | Victor | 1409 | Valerie | 1174 |
| 124 | Lincoln | 1388 | Kinsley | 1136 |
| 125 | Sawyer | 1338 | Eleanor | 1118 |
| 126 | Andres | 1276 | Brielle | 1104 |
| 127 | Miles | 1234 | Giselle | 1102 |
| 128 | Steven | 1211 | Amy | 1102 |
| 129 | Jesse | 1171 | Daisy | 1064 |
| 130 | Kaden | 1151 | Brooklynn | 1064 |
| 131 | Alan | 1138 | Melissa | 1043 |
| 132 | Jorge | 1116 | Jessica | 1027 |
| 133 | Bryce | 1116 | Mya | 1022 |
| 134 | Max | 1043 | Kendall | 969 |
| 135 | Gage | 925 | Ximena | 952 |
| 136 | Ashton | 920 | Reese | 945 |
| 137 | Timothy | 889 | Clara | 931 |
| 138 | Kaleb | 827 | Brooke | 899 |
| 139 | Brady | 803 | Michelle | 898 |
| 140 | Camden | 730 | Gabrielle | 893 |
| 141 | Colin | 726 | Stephanie | 878 |
| 142 | Tucker | 652 | Madeline | 872 |
| 143 | Preston | 630 | Melody | 854 |
| 144 | Ryker | 610 | Jordyn | 851 |
| 145 | Emmett | 596 | Jennifer | 842 |
| 146 | Grant | 549 | Angela | 814 |
| 147 | Kaiden | 539 | Gracie | 757 |
| 148 | Cayden | 481 | Isabelle | 749 |
| 149 | Caden | 470 | Quinn | 712 |
| 150 | Declan | 464 | Mckenzie | 707 |
| 151 | Silas | 450 | Makenzie | 647 |
| 152 | Maddox | 416 | Penelope | 635 |
| 153 | Kyler | 382 | Sadie | 612 |
| 154 | Kingston | 373 | Cora | 588 |
| 155 | Richard | 359 | Kinley | 563 |
| 156 | Paxton | 354 | Katelyn | 521 |
| 157 | Patrick | 349 | Willow | 502 |
| 158 | Riley | 339 | Jada | 483 |
| 159 | Greyson | 303 | Josephine | 474 |
| 160 | Jude | 287 | Londyn | 472 |
| 161 | Braylon | 263 | Ryleigh | 463 |
| 162 | Malachi | 258 | Alice | 461 |
| 163 | Nicolas | 256 | Kaitlyn | 434 |
| 164 | Wesley | 249 | Allie | 422 |
| 165 | Antonio | 245 | Alivia | 410 |
| 166 | Sean | 211 | Brynn | 397 |
| 167 | Jonah | 193 | Presley | 395 |
| 168 | Zayden | 189 | Alaina | 383 |
| 169 | Bennett | 184 | Kylee | 363 |
| 170 | Peyton | 182 | Hazel | 355 |
| 171 | Jameson | 181 | Harmony | 354 |
| 172 | Rylan | 181 | Elise | 334 |
| 173 | Leo | 179 | Lyla | 304 |
| 174 | Harrison | 175 | Eliana | 292 |
| 175 | Calvin | 170 | Alayna | 280 |
| 176 | Braylen | 156 | Aliyah | 277 |
| 177 | Avery | 147 | Eden | 252 |
| 178 | Tanner | 139 | Rachel | 249 |
| 179 | Colby | 134 | Paris | 244 |
| 180 | Weston | 131 | Aurora | 244 |
| 181 | Ali | 129 | Izabella | 240 |
| 182 | Porter | 125 | Jayla | 237 |
| 183 | Jaden | 124 | Tessa | 232 |
| 184 | Garrett | 124 | Vivian | 227 |
| 185 | Ezra | 122 | Juliana | 215 |
| 186 | Lane | 118 | Emery | 199 |
| 187 | Roman | 117 | Adriana | 188 |
| 188 | Bradley | 114 | Laila | 188 |
| 189 | Cody | 113 | Delaney | 184 |
| 190 | Spencer | 107 | Joslyn | 184 |
| 191 | Lukas | 102 | Hayden | 181 |
| 192 | Francisco | 101 | Carly | 178 |
| 193 | Kai | 98 | Emerson | 176 |
| 194 | Reid | 90 | Maggie | 170 |
| 195 | Ezekiel | 89 | Sara | 162 |
| 196 | Aidan | 85 | Makenna | 160 |
| 197 | Benson | 82 | Margaret | 142 |
| 198 | Nixon | 81 | Maci | 141 |
| 199 | Daxton | 77 | Kyleigh | 135 |
| 200 | Boston | 70 | Callie | 134 |
| 201 | Tate | 61 | Haley | 129 |
| 202 | Cohen | 60 | Isla | 118 |
| 203 | Zander | 59 | Fiona | 112 |
| 204 | Beckham | 57 | Elena | 106 |
| 205 | Xander | 56 | Kate | 106 |
| 206 | Gunner | 55 | Ansley | 105 |
| 207 | Everett | 53 | Aniyah | 102 |
| 208 | Shane | 44 | Brynlee | 95 |
| 209 | Zion | 42 | Camille | 89 |
| 210 | Jake | 35 | Aspen | 86 |
| 211 | Kyle | 33 | Leilani | 85 |
| 212 | Bridger | 30 | Logan | 84 |
| 213 | Kellen | 28 | Eliza | 84 |
| 214 | Mark | 24 | Lilah | 78 |
| 215 | Zane | 24 | Jane | 75 |
| 216 | Kenneth | 24 | Adelyn | 75 |
| 217 | Dominick | 20 | Ivy | 72 |
| 218 | Kainoa | 18 | Tatum | 70 |
| 219 | Theodore | 18 | Elsie | 68 |
| 220 | Finn | 18 | Baylee | 66 |
| 221 | Graham | 18 | Oakley | 66 |
| 222 | Paul | 16 | Rose | 66 |
| 223 | Keanu | 15 | Norah | 55 |
| 224 | Titus | 15 | Ayla | 53 |
| 225 | Devin | 15 | Sierra | 51 |
| 226 | Oscar | 14 | Megan | 51 |
| 227 | Keegan | 14 | Lola | 50 |
| 228 | Jeremy | 14 | Angel | 49 |
| 229 | Jasper | 14 | Brylee | 46 |
| 230 | Holden | 14 | Lexi | 45 |
| 231 | Griffin | 14 | Rebecca | 33 |
| 232 | Kolten | 14 | Keira | 32 |
| 233 | Colter | 13 | Mckenna | 28 |
| 234 | Emmanuel | 12 | Alana | 27 |
| 235 | Trenton | 11 | Malia | 24 |
| 236 | Tyson | 10 | Jordan | 20 |
| 237 | Travis | 9 | Josie | 19 |