The most popular names recorded in 2012 were Sophie for girls and Daan for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from Meertens NVB data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sophie | 661 |
| 2 | Emma | 653 |
| 3 | Isa | 603 |
| 4 | Lisa | 602 |
| 5 | Saar | 586 |
| 6 | Anna | 579 |
| 7 | Eva | 577 |
| 8 | Lotte | 575 |
| 9 | Julia | 571 |
| 10 | Tess | 565 |
| 11 | Lynn | 543 |
| 12 | Fleur | 539 |
| 13 | Lieke | 520 |
| 14 | Sara | 516 |
| 15 | Noa | 515 |
| 16 | Fenna | 489 |
| 17 | Sarah | 467 |
| 18 | Esmee | 456 |
| 19 | Roos | 454 |
| 20 | Sanne | 451 |
| 21 | Mila | 445 |
| 22 | Elin | 437 |
| 23 | Zoë | 429 |
| 24 | Evi | 427 |
| 25 | Maud | 422 |
| 26 | Jasmijn | 403 |
| 27 | Femke | 401 |
| 28 | Feline | 389 |
| 29 | Anne | 385 |
| 30 | Noor | 372 |
| 31 | Nina | 366 |
| 32 | Amy | 365 |
| 33 | Sofie | 346 |
| 34 | Liv | 320 |
| 35 | Loïs | 319 |
| 36 | Olivia | 307 |
| 37 | Nora | 304 |
| 38 | Iris | 301 |
| 39 | Elise | 291 |
| 40 | Lina | 291 |
| 41 | Luna | 291 |
| 42 | Yara | 288 |
| 43 | Naomi | 287 |
| 44 | Amber | 285 |
| 45 | Charlotte | 276 |
| 46 | Milou | 275 |
| 47 | Floor | 265 |
| 48 | Isabel | 265 |
| 49 | Eline | 261 |
| 50 | Anouk | 256 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daan | 864 |
| 2 | Bram | 835 |
| 3 | Sem | 804 |
| 4 | Lucas | 777 |
| 5 | Milan | 731 |
| 6 | Levi | 685 |
| 7 | Luuk | 680 |
| 8 | Thijs | 670 |
| 9 | Jayden | 649 |
| 10 | Tim | 641 |
| 11 | Finn | 636 |
| 12 | Stijn | 615 |
| 13 | Lars | 599 |
| 14 | Thomas | 588 |
| 15 | Jesse | 581 |
| 16 | Ruben | 578 |
| 17 | Noah | 525 |
| 18 | Julian | 508 |
| 19 | Liam | 497 |
| 20 | Max | 489 |
| 21 | Sven | 484 |
| 22 | Sam | 480 |
| 23 | Teun | 454 |
| 24 | Gijs | 452 |
| 25 | Luca | 442 |
| 26 | Siem | 413 |
| 27 | Tijn | 412 |
| 28 | Daniël | 405 |
| 29 | Jens | 391 |
| 30 | Mats | 386 |
| 31 | Benjamin | 367 |
| 32 | Adam | 353 |
| 33 | Ryan | 350 |
| 34 | Floris | 341 |
| 35 | Jan | 341 |
| 36 | Cas | 334 |
| 37 | Tygo | 326 |
| 38 | Ties | 320 |
| 39 | Tom | 316 |
| 40 | Dylan | 314 |
| 41 | David | 310 |
| 42 | Pepijn | 309 |
| 43 | Olivier | 305 |
| 44 | Hugo | 303 |
| 45 | Thijmen | 302 |
| 46 | Dean | 297 |
| 47 | Boaz | 294 |
| 48 | Nick | 286 |
| 49 | Jasper | 281 |
| 50 | Willem | 281 |