Top Names of 2012
The most popular names recorded in 2012 were Sophia for girls
and Jacob for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official SSA data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Sophia | 22,335 |
| 2 | Emma | 20,972 |
| 3 | Isabella | 19,134 |
| 4 | Olivia | 17,332 |
| 5 | Ava | 15,548 |
| 6 | Emily | 13,664 |
| 7 | Abigail | 12,728 |
| 8 | Mia | 12,037 |
| 9 | Madison | 11,416 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 9,729 |
| 11 | Chloe | 9,670 |
| 12 | Ella | 9,211 |
| 13 | Avery | 8,318 |
| 14 | Addison | 8,183 |
| 15 | Aubrey | 8,059 |
| 16 | Lily | 7,969 |
| 17 | Natalie | 7,908 |
| 18 | Sofia | 7,837 |
| 19 | Charlotte | 7,482 |
| 20 | Zoey | 7,481 |
| 21 | Grace | 7,393 |
| 22 | Hannah | 7,291 |
| 23 | Amelia | 7,248 |
| 24 | Harper | 7,199 |
| 25 | Lillian | 7,171 |
| 26 | Samantha | 6,937 |
| 27 | Evelyn | 6,880 |
| 28 | Victoria | 6,871 |
| 29 | Brooklyn | 6,795 |
| 30 | Zoe | 6,466 |
| 31 | Layla | 6,278 |
| 32 | Hailey | 5,917 |
| 33 | Leah | 5,779 |
| 34 | Kaylee | 5,629 |
| 35 | Anna | 5,628 |
| 36 | Aaliyah | 5,522 |
| 37 | Gabriella | 5,511 |
| 38 | Allison | 5,427 |
| 39 | Nevaeh | 5,408 |
| 40 | Alexis | 5,372 |
| 41 | Audrey | 5,298 |
| 42 | Sarah | 5,205 |
| 43 | Savannah | 5,202 |
| 44 | Alyssa | 5,090 |
| 45 | Claire | 4,944 |
| 46 | Taylor | 4,870 |
| 47 | Riley | 4,833 |
| 48 | Camila | 4,790 |
| 49 | Arianna | 4,733 |
| 50 | Ashley | 4,700 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 19,104 |
| 2 | Mason | 18,993 |
| 3 | Ethan | 17,694 |
| 4 | Noah | 17,378 |
| 5 | William | 16,914 |
| 6 | Liam | 16,823 |
| 7 | Michael | 16,209 |
| 8 | Jayden | 16,150 |
| 9 | Alexander | 15,257 |
| 10 | Aiden | 14,924 |
| 11 | Daniel | 14,301 |
| 12 | Matthew | 13,991 |
| 13 | Elijah | 13,909 |
| 14 | James | 13,456 |
| 15 | Anthony | 13,226 |
| 16 | Benjamin | 12,833 |
| 17 | Joshua | 12,677 |
| 18 | Andrew | 12,641 |
| 19 | Joseph | 12,589 |
| 20 | David | 12,558 |
| 21 | Jackson | 12,497 |
| 22 | Logan | 12,488 |
| 23 | Christopher | 11,919 |
| 24 | Gabriel | 11,577 |
| 25 | Samuel | 11,468 |
| 26 | Ryan | 10,944 |
| 27 | Lucas | 10,717 |
| 28 | John | 10,635 |
| 29 | Nathan | 10,431 |
| 30 | Isaac | 10,062 |
| 31 | Dylan | 10,000 |
| 32 | Caleb | 9,975 |
| 33 | Christian | 9,639 |
| 34 | Jonathan | 9,369 |
| 35 | Landon | 9,354 |
| 36 | Carter | 9,272 |
| 37 | Luke | 9,022 |
| 38 | Owen | 8,695 |
| 39 | Brayden | 8,513 |
| 40 | Gavin | 8,260 |
| 41 | Wyatt | 8,233 |
| 42 | Isaiah | 8,185 |
| 43 | Eli | 8,076 |
| 44 | Henry | 8,075 |
| 45 | Hunter | 8,050 |
| 46 | Jack | 7,940 |
| 47 | Evan | 7,909 |
| 48 | Jordan | 7,827 |
| 49 | Nicholas | 7,741 |
| 50 | Tyler | 7,705 |