Popular Names of 2012

The 20 most popular names given to female and to male babies born in 2012, as recorded, with each name’s rank in 2025. Dexter peaked among human males this year, at 361st.

Table 1. Female names, 2012
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Sophia	22,336	5
2	Emma	20,976	3
3	Isabella	19,138	7
4	Olivia	17,333	1
5	Ava	15,549	11
6	Emily	13,666	34
7	Abigail	12,730	41
8	Mia	12,039	6
9	Madison	11,417	40
10	Elizabeth	9,730	17
11	Chloe	9,672	23
12	Ella	9,210	29
13	Avery	8,319	37
14	Addison	8,183	84
15	Aubrey	8,061	146
16	Lily	7,970	18
17	Natalie	7,908	89
18	Sofia	7,837	9
19	Charlotte	7,483	2
20	Zoey	7,482	69

Table 2. Male names, 2012
Rank	Name	Number	Rank in 2025
1	Jacob	19,110	43
2	Mason	18,994	39
3	Ethan	17,697	24
4	Noah	17,385	2
5	William	16,917	9
6	Liam	16,824	1
7	Michael	16,211	21
8	Jayden	16,152	70
9	Alexander	15,259	30
10	Aiden	14,924	62
11	Daniel	14,304	22
12	Matthew	13,993	32
13	Elijah	13,914	7
14	James	13,458	6
15	Anthony	13,228	46
16	Benjamin	12,835	11
17	Joshua	12,681	66
18	Andrew	12,643	73
19	Joseph	12,594	29
20	David	12,565	35

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As recorded on the Social Security card application. Names given to fewer than five babies of a sex in a year are not published, so the file is a floor.