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Popular baby names in New York City, 2012

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Flag of New York

Two years ago, New York City welcomed 123,231 babies — 63,231 baby boys and exactly 60,000 (!) baby girls.

What were the most popular names among these babies? Sophia and Jayden, according to New York City’s Health Department.

Here are NYC’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2012:

Girl names

  1. Sophia, 607 baby girls
  2. Isabella, 565
  3. Emma, 480
  4. Olivia, 475
  5. Emily, 474
  6. Mia, 436
  7. Chloe, 401
  8. Madison, 392
  9. Leah, 379
  10. Ava, 339
  11. Sarah, 333
  12. Abigail, 311
  13. Sofia, 300
  14. Victoria, 265
  15. Ashley, 250
  16. Elizabeth, 248
  17. Rachel, 243
  18. Samantha, 236
  19. Zoe, 234
  20. Esther, 232
  21. Ella, 227
  22. Maya, 220
  23. Gabriella, 212
  24. Hailey, 211
  25. Grace, 182
  26. Hannah, 181 (tie)
  27. Sara, 181 (tie)
  28. Kayla, 177
  29. Chaya, 175
  30. Brianna, 172
  31. Camila, 171
  32. Alexandra, 170
  33. Amelia, 168
  34. Arianna, 167
  35. Miriam, 164
  36. Charlotte, 163
  37. Lily, 161
  38. Kaylee, 158
  39. Chana, 157
  40. Sophie, 156
  41. Melanie, 154
  42. Nicole, 147
  43. Anna, 145
  44. Michelle, 144
  45. Alexa, 142
  46. Evelyn, 141
  47. Eva, 140
  48. Angelina, 139 (tie)
  49. Genesis, 139 (tie)
  50. Aaliyah, 137

Boy names

  1. Jayden, 760 baby boys
  2. Ethan, 732
  3. Jacob, 651
  4. Daniel, 626
  5. Matthew, 596
  6. Michael, 592
  7. Aiden, 591
  8. David, 578
  9. Ryan, 565
  10. Alexander, 546
  11. Joseph, 541
  12. Justin, 465
  13. Mason, 459
  14. Noah, 451
  15. Dylan, 447
  16. Anthony, 433
  17. Joshua, 429
  18. Liam, 399
  19. Lucas, 396
  20. Benjamin, 356
  21. William, 355
  22. Samuel, 354
  23. Christopher, 352
  24. Andrew, 349
  25. Aaron, 348
  26. Kevin, 346
  27. Christian, 342
  28. Jonathan, 339
  29. James, 338
  30. Nicholas, 336
  31. Sebastian, 311
  32. Gabriel, 305
  33. Brandon, 292
  34. Jason, 286
  35. John, 283
  36. Jeremiah, 280
  37. Elijah, 267
  38. Adrian, 257 (3-way tie)
  39. Angel, 257 (3-way tie)
  40. Tyler, 257 (3-way tie)
  41. Adam, 255
  42. Isaac, 254
  43. Nathan, 244
  44. Moshe, 243
  45. Henry, 242
  46. Jack, 238
  47. Evan, 231 (tie)
  48. Julian, 231 (tie)
  49. Eric, 216
  50. Jeremy, 213

The top baby names within specific ethnic/racial groups were…

Top girl namesTop boy names
Hispanic1. Isabella, 327
2. Sophia, 236
3. Mia, 207
4. Emily, 186
5. Sofia, 165		1. Jayden, 364
2. Jacob, 293
3. Matthew, 279
4. Ethan, 254
5. Angel, 236
Asian and Pacific Islander1. Chloe, 172
2. Sophia, 144
3. Olivia, 132
4. Emily, 110
5. Emma, 97		1. Ryan, 197
2. Ethan, 187 (tie)
3. Jayden, 187 (tie)
4. Lucas, 129
5. Justin, 125
White, non-Hispanic1. Emma, 228
2. Leah, 219
3. Sarah, 209
4. Olivia, 198 (tie)
5. Sophia, 198 (tie)		1. Joseph, 300
2. David, 289
3. Michael, 245
4. Jacob, 242
5. Moshe, 238
Black, non-Hispanic1. Madison, 159
2. London, 87
3. Taylor, 71
4. Chloe, 70
5. Abigail, 66		1. Jayden, 171
2. Aiden, 156
3. Ethan, 151
4. Jeremiah, 141
5. Joshua, 124

Among the names given to just 10 babies each in NYC two years ago were the girl names Aura, Gina, Nashla, Sabine, and Zi, and the boy names Cheskel, Howard, Jencarlos, Nikolai, and Warren.

One year earlier, in 2011, NYC’s top names (overall) were Isabella and Jayden.

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of New York (public domain)

[Latest update: Jan. 2026]

Popular baby names in Malta, 2012

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Flag of Malta

The most popular baby names in Malta were released back in May.

According to the National Statistics Office, the country’s top names (or name groups, actually) were Matthew/Matthias/Matteo for boys and Eliza/Lisa/Elsie/Elyse/Bettina for girls.

Here are Malta’s top 20 girl names and top 20 boy names of 2012:

Girl Names

  1. Eliza/Lisa/Elsie/Elyse/Bettina, 98 baby girls
  2. Elena/Elenia/Helena/Ella, 91
  3. Julia/Yulia/Julianne, 67
  4. Emma/Emmanuela/Ema, 54
  5. Maya/Mia/Myah, 47
  6. Lea/Leah/Leia, 46
  7. Christina/Christa/Christabel/Krystle, 45
  8. Mikela/Makaila/Michelle, 44
  9. Chloe/Khloe, Maria/Marija/Mariah/Marie, 39 each [2-way tie]
  10. Amy/Aimee, 37
  11. Kailey/Kai/Kaleigh, 34
  12. Martina/Martine, 32
  13. Catherine/Katrina/Kate/Katya, 30
  14. Jade/Giada, 28
  15. Anna/Hannah/Ann, 27
  16. Amber/Amberley, Sophia/Sophie, 24 each [2-way tie]
  17. Jasmine/Yasmine/Yasmeen, Chanel/Shanelle, 23 each [2-way tie]
  18. Emilia/Emily/Emelie, 21
  19. Hailey/Hailee/Hayleigh, Alison/Alice/Alicia/Alyssa/Aly, Faith, 19 each [3-way tie]
  20. Aaliyah/Alaya, 18

Boy Names

  1. Matthew/Matthias/Matteo, 101 baby boys
  2. Jacob/Jake, 98
  3. Luke/Luca/Lucas, 87
  4. Zachary/Zak/Zack, 58
  5. Kaiden/Kayden/Kai, 56
  6. John/Jean/Jonathan/Juan/Gan, 50
  7. Aiden/Ayden, 47
  8. Nathan/Nathaniel, 45
  9. Isaac/Izaak, Liam/William, 43 each [2-way tie]
  10. Alexander/Alessandro/Alec, 42
  11. Benjamin/Ben, 40
  12. Michael/Miguel/Mikhail, 39
  13. Nicholas/Nick/Nicolai, 36
  14. Jaden/Jayden/Jadon, Joseph/Beppe/Giuseppe/Josef, 35 each [2-way tie]
  15. Daniel/Dan/Danil, 30
  16. Yannick/Yan, Jack/Jackson/Jacques, Thomas/Tommas/Tommy, 29 each [3-way tie]
  17. Mason/Maison, Kyle/Kail, Andrew/Andreas/Andre/Andy, 28 each [3-way tie]
  18. James/Jamie/Jayme, 26
  19. Gabriel/Gabrijel/Gabryl, 24
  20. Julian/Julien/Guiliano, Denzel/Danzel/Denzilee, 22 each [2-way tie]

The 98 baby girls of the Eliza/Lisa/Elsie/Elyse/Bettina group represent 4.8% of all baby girls born in Malta in 2012, and the 101 baby boys of the Matthew/Matthias/Matteo group represent 4.6% of all baby boys.

I have three earlier Malta lists (2006, 2007, 2009) here at NBN, but there are even more (2002 through 2012, inclusive) at the NSO website — use the link below.

Source: Naming Babies: 2012 (NSO)

Image: Adapted from Flag of Malta (public domain)

Popular baby names in California, 2012

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The most popular baby names in California have been released.

According to the California Department of Public Health, the state’s top names were Jacob for boys and Sophia for girls.

Here are the top 25 girl names and top 25 boy names of 2012:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Sophia, 3,610 baby girls
2. Isabella, 3,073
3. Emma, 2,423
4. Emily, 2,416
5. Mia, 2,307
6. Olivia, 1,894
7. Sofia, 1,669
8. Abigail, 1,638
9. Samantha, 1,440
10. Ava, 1,404
11. Camila, 1,394
12. Victoria, 1,289
13. Natalie, 1,288
14. Elizabeth, 1,094
15. Chloe, 1,091
16. Evelyn, 1,037
17. Genesis, 1,029
18. Ashley, 997
19. Madison, 985
20. Zoe, 980
21. Charlotte, 908
22. Hailey, 897
23. Melanie, 885
24. Audrey, 854
25. Kimberly, 847		1. Jacob, 2,955 baby boys
2. Jayden, 2,848
3. Ethan, 2,659
4. Daniel 2,654
5. Matthew, 2,623
6. Noah, 2,491
7. Alexander, 2,412
8. Anthony, 2,408
9. Nathan, 2,230
10. Andrew, 2,134
11. David, 2,134
12. Michael, 1,985
13. Aiden, 1,979
14. Angel, 1,940
15. Isaac, 1,857
16. Julian, 1,840
17. Mason, 1,823
18. Adrian, 1,782
19. Jonathan, 1,722
20. Joshua, 1,714
21. Christopher, 1,713
22. Benjamin, 1,663
23. Joseph, 1,633
24. Liam, 1,602
25. Dylan, 1,565

The biggest jumps within the top 25 were Zoe (25th in 2011) and Noah (11th in 2011).

The SSA’s list of California’s top baby names of 2012 is roughly the same.

Source: Statistics – California Department of Public Health

Image: Adapted from Flag of California (public domain)

Popular baby names in Washington state, 2012

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The most popular baby names in Washington state have been released.

According to the state’s Health Department, Washington’s top names are Liam for boys and Sophia for girls.

Here are the top 25 girl names and top 25 boy names of 2012:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Sophia, 473 baby girls
2. Emma, 456
3. Olivia, 438
4. Isabella, 324
5. Ava, 310
6. Emily, 303
7. Abigail, 275
8. Elizabeth, 254
9. Mia, 230
10. Ella, 229
11. Evelyn, 222
12. Chloe, 210
13. Charlotte, 205 (tie)
14. Natalie, 205 (tie)
15. Avery, 202
16. Madison, 200
17. Amelia, 196
18. Grace, 193
19. Lillian, 191 (tie)
20. Zoey, 191 (tie)
21. Lily, 186
22. Hannah, 182
23. Brooklyn, 175
24. Zoe, 173
25. Harper, 172		1. Liam, 409 baby boys
2. Mason, 408
3. Ethan, 394
4. Alexander, 357
5. Benjamin, 336
6. Noah, 329
7. William, 317
8. Jacob, 314
9. James, 313 (tie)
10. Michael, 313 (tie)
11. Daniel, 311
12. Logan, 305
13. Elijah, 296
14. Jackson, 288
15. Lucas, 285
16. Aiden, 284
17. Samuel, 284
18. Henry, 282
19. Wyatt, 271
20. Jayden, 266
21. Gabriel, 258
22. Andrew, 257
23. Owen, 256
24. Isaac, 253
25. David, 249

Sources: Liam, Sophia most popular baby names in Washington, Baby Names – Vital Statistics – Washington State Dept. of Health

Image: Adapted from Flag of Washington (public domain)