Popular names of 2012, and how old they are now

People born in 2012 turn 14 in 2026. Social Security recorded about 3.7 million births in 2012 under names it lists, and by our estimate about over 99% of them are still alive: about 3.6 million people.

The year's top names were Sophia for girls and Jacob for boys. Babies born that year are in Gen Z (see Gen Z names).

12 names on AgeByName had their busiest year ever in 2012: Sophia, Aubrey, Eli, Zoey, Zoe, Blake, Ayden, Bentley, Aaliyah, Reagan, Juliana and Elise.

Top girl names of 2012

Most popular girl names of 2012
#	Name	Born 2012	Alive today	Avg. age, everyone
1	Sophia	22,336	22,000	16
2	Emma	20,976	21,000	20
3	Isabella	19,138	19,000	15
4	Olivia	17,333	17,000	18
5	Ava	15,549	15,000	14
6	Emily	13,666	14,000	29
7	Abigail	12,730	13,000	21
8	Mia	12,039	12,000	15
9	Madison	11,417	11,000	20
10	Elizabeth	9,730	9,700	44
11	Chloe	9,672	9,600	17
12	Ella	9,210	9,100	22
13	Avery	8,319	8,300	15
14	Addison	8,183	8,100	15
15	Aubrey	8,061	8,000	20
16	Lily	7,970	7,900	16
17	Natalie	7,908	7,900	29
18	Sofia	7,837	7,800	14
19	Charlotte	7,483	7,400	30
20	Zoey	7,482	7,400	12
21	Grace	7,393	7,300	27
22	Hannah	7,293	7,200	25
23	Amelia	7,249	7,200	16
24	Harper	7,199	7,100	9
25	Lillian	7,171	7,100	29
26	Samantha	6,938	6,900	30
27	Evelyn	6,880	6,800	34
28	Victoria	6,871	6,800	34
29	Brooklyn	6,796	6,700	15
30	Zoe	6,466	6,400	16
31	Layla	6,279	6,200	12
32	Hailey	5,917	5,900	19
33	Leah	5,781	5,700	28
34	Anna	5,630	5,600	39
35	Kaylee	5,629	5,600	19
36	Aaliyah	5,523	5,500	15
37	Gabriella	5,512	5,500	18
38	Allison	5,428	5,400	31
39	Nevaeh	5,412	5,400	14
40	Alexis	5,375	5,300	26
41	Audrey	5,300	5,300	34
42	Sarah	5,207	5,200	39
43	Savannah	5,203	5,200	20
44	Alyssa	5,091	5,100	26
45	Claire	4,944	4,900	27
46	Taylor	4,873	4,800	27
47	Riley	4,833	4,800	17
48	Camila	4,791	4,800	10
49	Arianna	4,735	4,700	17
50	Ashley	4,701	4,700	33

Top boy names of 2012

Most popular boy names of 2012
#	Name	Born 2012	Alive today	Avg. age, everyone
1	Jacob	19,110	19,000	26
2	Mason	18,994	19,000	16
3	Ethan	17,697	18,000	19
4	Noah	17,385	17,000	16
5	William	16,917	17,000	51
6	Liam	16,824	17,000	11
7	Michael	16,211	16,000	49
8	Jayden	16,152	16,000	14
9	Alexander	15,259	15,000	26
10	Aiden	14,924	15,000	13
11	Daniel	14,304	14,000	42
12	Matthew	13,993	14,000	36
13	Elijah	13,914	14,000	16
14	James	13,458	13,000	54
15	Anthony	13,228	13,000	40
16	Benjamin	12,835	13,000	30
17	Joshua	12,681	13,000	33
18	Andrew	12,643	13,000	36
19	Joseph	12,594	12,000	45
20	David	12,565	12,000	52
21	Jackson	12,498	12,000	16
22	Logan	12,488	12,000	19
23	Christopher	11,921	12,000	41
24	Gabriel	11,580	11,000	23
25	Samuel	11,470	11,000	32
26	Ryan	10,944	11,000	33
27	Lucas	10,718	11,000	18
28	John	10,638	11,000	55
29	Nathan	10,431	10,000	30
30	Isaac	10,065	10,000	21
31	Dylan	10,001	9,900	21
32	Caleb	9,977	9,900	21
33	Christian	9,640	9,600	26
34	Jonathan	9,372	9,300	35
35	Landon	9,356	9,300	17
36	Carter	9,274	9,200	14
37	Luke	9,022	8,900	21
38	Owen	8,695	8,600	16
39	Brayden	8,513	8,400	15
40	Gavin	8,260	8,200	19
41	Wyatt	8,233	8,200	15
42	Isaiah	8,190	8,100	18
43	Eli	8,079	8,000	16
44	Henry	8,075	8,000	34
45	Hunter	8,053	8,000	20
46	Jack	7,941	7,900	34
47	Evan	7,912	7,800	24
48	Jordan	7,828	7,800	26
49	Nicholas	7,742	7,700	33
50	Tyler	7,706	7,600	28

About these numbers

“Born” counts the babies of each sex given the name in 2012, from Social Security's records. “Alive today” estimates how many of them are still living, using SSA's cohort life tables for people born in 2012. “Avg. age, everyone” is the average age of everyone alive with the name, not just the 2012 babies. How we calculate this