Birth year roster

Top names in 2012

Name: Top baby names in 2012
Creator: Social Security Administration

The 100 most common names on 2012 birth certificates, for girls and boys, ranked by SSA records.

Sophia and Jacob led the 2012 baby-name charts, the top names among Gen Z births. Sophia was the #1 girls’ name for 3 years in all (2011–2013); Jacob was the #1 boys’ name for 14 years in all (1999–2012). Of the 200 names below, 22 are now endangered or extinct; the tag on each shows where it stands today.

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Girls

#1Sophia Stable22,336
#2Emma Declining20,976
#3Isabella Declining19,138
#4Olivia Stable17,333
#5Ava Declining15,549
#6Emily Declining13,666
#7Abigail Declining12,730
#8Mia Stable12,039
#9Madison Declining11,417
#10Elizabeth Stable9,730
#11Chloe Stable9,672
#12Ella Declining9,210
#13Avery Declining8,319
#14Addison Declining8,183
#15Aubrey Declining8,061
#16Lily Stable7,970
#17Natalie Declining7,908
#18Sofia Stable7,837
#19Charlotte Stable7,483
#20Zoey Declining7,482
#21Grace Declining7,393
#22Hannah Declining7,293
#23Amelia Stable7,249
#24Harper Declining7,199
#25Lillian Declining7,171
#26Samantha Endangered6,938
#27Evelyn Stable6,880
#28Victoria Declining6,871
#29Brooklyn Declining6,796
#30Zoe Stable6,466
#31Layla Stable6,279
#32Hailey Declining5,917
#33Leah Stable5,781
#34Anna Declining5,630
#35Kaylee Declining5,629
#36Aaliyah Declining5,523
#37Gabriella Declining5,512
#38Allison Declining5,428
#39Nevaeh Declining5,412
#40Alexis Endangered5,375
#41Audrey Declining5,300
#42Sarah Endangered5,207
#43Savannah Declining5,203
#44Alyssa Endangered5,091
#45Claire Declining4,944
#46Taylor Endangered4,873
#47Riley Declining4,833
#48Camila Stable4,791
#49Arianna Declining4,735
#50Ashley Endangered4,701
#51Brianna Declining4,646
#52Sophie Stable4,581
#53Peyton Declining4,478
#54Bella Declining4,362
#55Khloe Declining4,320
#56Genesis Stable4,309
#57Alexa Endangered4,297
#58Serenity Declining4,248
#59Kylie Declining4,177
#60Aubree Declining4,052
#61Scarlett Stable4,045
#62Stella Stable4,006
#63Maya Stable3,981
#64Katherine Declining3,953
#65Julia Stable3,882
#66Lucy Stable3,818
#67Madelyn Stable3,795
#68Autumn Stable3,784
#69Kayla Endangered3,776
#70Makayla Endangered3,774
#71Mackenzie Declining3,764
#72Lauren Endangered3,660
#73Gianna Rising3,627
#74Ariana Declining3,588
#75Faith Declining3,561
#76Alexandra Declining3,483
#77Melanie Declining3,467
#78Sydney Endangered3,456
#79Naomi Stable3,432
#80Caroline Declining3,421
#81Bailey Declining3,418
#82Morgan Endangered3,403
#83Jasmine Declining3,394
#84Kennedy Declining3,389
#85Ellie Stable3,388
#86Eva Declining3,369
#87Skylar Declining3,349
#88Kimberly Endangered3,317
#89Violet Rising3,283
#90Molly Stable3,261
#91Trinity Declining3,251
#92Aria Stable3,233
#93Jocelyn Declining3,232
#94London Declining3,202
#95Lydia Stable3,176
#96Madeline Stable3,162
#97Reagan Declining3,088
#98Piper Declining3,073
#99Annabelle Declining3,058
#100Andrea Declining3,054

Boys

#1Jacob Declining19,110
#2Mason Declining18,994
#3Ethan Declining17,697
#4Noah Stable17,385
#5William Declining16,917
#6Liam Stable16,824
#7Michael Past peak16,211
#8Jayden Declining16,152
#9Alexander Declining15,259
#10Aiden Declining14,924
#11Daniel Declining14,304
#12Matthew Declining13,993
#13Elijah Stable13,914
#14James Stable13,458
#15Anthony Declining13,228
#16Benjamin Declining12,835
#17Joshua Declining12,681
#18Andrew Declining12,643
#19Joseph Declining12,594
#20David Past peak12,565
#21Jackson Declining12,498
#22Logan Declining12,488
#23Christopher Endangered11,921
#24Gabriel Stable11,580
#25Samuel Stable11,470
#26Ryan Declining10,944
#27Lucas Stable10,718
#28John Past peak10,638
#29Nathan Declining10,431
#30Isaac Declining10,065
#31Dylan Stable10,001
#32Caleb Stable9,977
#33Christian Declining9,640
#34Jonathan Declining9,372
#35Landon Declining9,356
#36Carter Declining9,274
#37Luke Stable9,022
#38Owen Stable8,695
#39Brayden Declining8,513
#40Gavin Endangered8,260
#41Wyatt Declining8,233
#42Isaiah Declining8,190
#43Eli Declining8,079
#44Henry Stable8,075
#45Hunter Declining8,053
#46Jack Stable7,941
#47Evan Declining7,912
#48Jordan Declining7,828
#49Nicholas Declining7,742
#50Tyler Endangered7,706
#51Aaron Declining7,545
#52Jeremiah Declining7,498
#53Julian Stable7,389
#54Cameron Stable7,376
#55Levi Stable7,244
#56Brandon Endangered7,041
#57Angel Stable7,024
#58Austin Declining7,014
#59Connor Declining6,983
#60Robert Endangered6,963
#61Adrian Stable6,952
#62Charles Stable6,947
#63Thomas Stable6,855
#64Sebastian Stable6,744
#65Colton Declining6,362
#66Jaxon Declining6,316
#67Zachary Endangered6,263
#68Ayden Declining6,234
#69Kevin Endangered6,232
#70Dominic Declining6,189
#71Blake Declining6,047
#72Jose Stable6,041
#73Oliver Stable5,924
#74Justin Endangered5,906
#75Bentley Declining5,895
#76Jason Endangered5,759
#77Chase Declining5,706
#78Ian Stable5,696
#79Josiah Stable5,538
#80Xavier Stable5,386
#81Parker Stable5,370
#82Adam Declining5,323
#83Cooper Rising5,194
#84Nathaniel Declining4,795
#85Jace Declining4,724
#86Grayson Declining4,717
#87Carson Declining4,597
#88Tristan Declining4,441
#89Nolan Stable4,427
#90Luis Stable4,373
#91Brody Declining4,366
#92Juan Stable4,284
#93Hudson Rising4,222
#94Bryson Declining4,042
#95Carlos Stable4,010
#96Easton Declining3,943
#97Kayden Stable3,884
#98Alex Declining3,870
#99Damian Stable3,860
#100Ryder Stable3,821