NameTides

The names of 2012

The ten most popular names given in 2012, in each place that published a list that year.

US: girls

  1. Sophia 22,336
  2. Emma 20,976
  3. Isabella 19,138
  4. Olivia 17,333
  5. Ava 15,549
  6. Emily 13,666
  7. Abigail 12,730
  8. Mia 12,039
  9. Madison 11,417
  10. Elizabeth 9,730

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US: boys

  1. Jacob 19,110
  2. Mason 18,994
  3. Ethan 17,697
  4. Noah 17,385
  5. William 16,917
  6. Liam 16,824
  7. Michael 16,211
  8. Jayden 16,152
  9. Alexander 15,259
  10. Aiden 14,924

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England & Wales: girls

  1. Amelia 7,061
  2. Olivia 4,585
  3. Jessica 4,165
  4. Emily 4,029
  5. Lily 3,802
  6. Ava 3,779
  7. Mia 3,524
  8. Isla 3,501
  9. Sophie 3,496
  10. Isabella 3,358

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England & Wales: boys

  1. Harry 7,168
  2. Oliver 6,669
  3. Jack 6,230
  4. Charlie 5,571
  5. Jacob 5,286
  6. Thomas 4,893
  7. Alfie 4,843
  8. Riley 4,825
  9. William 4,590
  10. James 4,495

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Scotland: girls

  1. Sophie 619
  2. Emily 489
  3. Ava 435
  4. Olivia 428
  5. Lucy 418
  6. Isla 413
  7. Jessica 402
  8. Lily 402
  9. Amelia 335
  10. Mia 300

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Scotland: boys

  1. Jack 539
  2. Lewis 438
  3. James 428
  4. Riley 418
  5. Logan 392
  6. Daniel 384
  7. Ethan 352
  8. Harry 331
  9. Alexander 327
  10. Oliver 311

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Northern Ireland: girls

  1. Sophie 250
  2. Emily 218
  3. Grace 198
  4. Amelia 186
  5. Jessica 173
  6. Sophia 173
  7. Lucy 172
  8. Katie 163
  9. Eva 162
  10. Aoife 153

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Northern Ireland: boys

  1. Jack 310
  2. James 300
  3. Daniel 251
  4. Harry 232
  5. Charlie 228
  6. Ethan 215
  7. Matthew 196
  8. Ryan 185
  9. Riley 184
  10. Noah 171

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Canada: girls

  1. Emma 2,237
  2. Olivia 2,218
  3. Sophia 1,661
  4. Emily 1,464
  5. Chloe 1,416
  6. Ava 1,411
  7. Charlotte 1,165
  8. Isabella 1,148
  9. Lily 1,126
  10. Ella 1,114

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Canada: boys

  1. Liam 2,443
  2. Jacob 2,222
  3. William 2,196
  4. Nathan 2,048
  5. Ethan 1,958
  6. Noah 1,913
  7. Benjamin 1,862
  8. Lucas 1,859
  9. Samuel 1,699
  10. Logan 1,621

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NSW: girls

  1. Charlotte 567
  2. Ruby 549
  3. Emily 547
  4. Olivia 544
  5. Chloe 536
  6. Mia 519
  7. Amelia 517
  8. Sophie 503
  9. Isabella 497
  10. Ava 465

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NSW: boys

  1. William 652
  2. Lucas 576
  3. Noah 574
  4. Jack 570
  5. Oliver 570
  6. Ethan 554
  7. Lachlan 524
  8. Joshua 522
  9. Thomas 519
  10. James 498

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Ireland: girls

  1. Emily 626
  2. Sophie 577
  3. Emma 497
  4. Grace 461
  5. Lily 449
  6. Mia 446
  7. Ella 445
  8. Ava 440
  9. Lucy 439
  10. Sarah 430

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Ireland: boys

  1. Jack 831
  2. James 773
  3. Daniel 683
  4. Sean 677
  5. Conor 639
  6. Adam 558
  7. Harry 510
  8. Ryan 510
  9. Dylan 471
  10. Michael 462

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VIC: girls

  1. Olivia 437
  2. Charlotte 427
  3. Ruby 419
  4. Chloe 399
  5. Mia 368
  6. Emily 365
  7. Amelia 358
  8. Sophie 357
  9. Ava 353
  10. Zoe 336

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VIC: boys

  1. Jack 490
  2. William 476
  3. Oliver 432
  4. Ethan 426
  5. Thomas 423
  6. Noah 409
  7. James 381
  8. Lucas 338
  9. Joshua 317
  10. Alexander 313

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Canadian provinces in 2012

US states in 2012