Top Baby Names In U.S. For 2012 Revealed

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jacob and Sophia are repeat champions as America’s most popular baby names for 2012, according to the Social Security Administration’s top baby names for 2012 which was released today. This is the fourteenth year in a row Jacob tops the list for boys and the second year for Sophia. There is a new couple in the top 10 this year — Elizabeth and Liam replace Chloe and Daniel. Elizabeth has been in the top 10 before, but this is the first time Liam breaks into the top 10.

The Social Security Administration speculates that Liam’s new found success can be attributed to Liam Neeson’s recent major roles in “Battleship” and the popular “Taken,” “The Chronicles of Narnia,” and “Clash of the Titans” franchises.
Many pop-culture naming trends appear in a popular feature of Social Security’s baby names website — the “change in popularity” page. This year’s winners for biggest jump in popularity in the Top 500 are Major and Arya.
The fastest riser on the girls’ list may have been influenced by the popular cable TV series “Game of Thrones.” Arya is the daughter of a leader of one of the Seven Kingdoms. She also is an expert sword fighter, so doubt her influence on the popular names list at your own risk.
For the boys, parents may associate Major with the military title. Acting Social Security Commissioner Carolyn W. Colvin said, “I have no doubt Major’s rising popularity as a boy’s name is in tribute to the brave members of the U.S. military, and maybe we’ll see more boys named General in the future.” You also might trace Major’s increase in popularity to a cable TV show. “Home by Novogratz” is a popular home design show featuring Major Novogratz, the youngest son of designers Robert and Cortney.
The second fastest riser for boys was Gael, and for girls, Perla. Both names most likely are on the rise due to the increase in the Spanish-speaking population in the United States. Perla is the Latinized version of Pearl and is popular among Hispanic-Americans. Gael’s popularity could be tied to Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal.
Social Security started compiling baby name lists in 1997, and the agency’s website offers lists of baby names for each year since 1880. Social Security is America’s source for most popular baby names because parents supply this information to the agency when applying for a child’s Social Security number at the time of the child’s birth.
Here are the top 10 boys and girls baby names for 2012 in the U.S.:
Boys:
  1. Jacob
  2. Mason
  3. Ethan
  4. Noah
  5. William
  6. Liam
  7. Jayden
  8. Michael
  9. Alexander
  10. Aiden
 Girls:
  1. Sophia
  2. Emma
  3. Isabella
  4. Olivia
  5. Ava
  6. Emily
  7. Abigail
  8. Mia
  9. Madison
  10. Elizabeth
Although top baby names by state will not be released by the Social Security Administration until next week, Brevard Times has added below the top baby names for Florida in 2011, followed by popular baby names by decade in the U.S. and for Florida:


UPDATE: Top Baby Names For Florida In 2012
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Popularity for top 100 names in Florida for births in 2011
RankMale nameNumber of
males		Female nameNumber of
females
1Jayden1,228Isabella1,564
2Jacob1,208Sophia1,406
3Daniel985Emma981
4Noah977Olivia905
5Michael975Emily830
6Anthony972Mia788
7Joshua950Ava766
8Elijah934Madison699
9Alexander930Abigail672
10Mason923Chloe610

Popular Baby Names By Decade In U.S:

Popular names of the 1960s
MalesFemales
RankNameNumberNameNumber
1Michael833,390Lisa496,957
2David734,157Mary355,203
3John713,623Susan287,648
4James684,980Karen286,034
5Robert650,972Kimberly259,080
6Mark441,536Patricia231,114
7William421,603Linda225,406
8Richard373,998Donna213,444
9Thomas327,219Michelle208,255
10Jeffrey302,091Cynthia196,601

Popular names of the 1970s
MalesFemales
RankNameNumberNameNumber
1Michael707,651Jennifer581,749
2Christopher475,640Amy268,998
3Jason462,890Melissa253,281
4David445,907Michelle249,121
5James444,935Kimberly229,104
6John402,810Lisa228,650
7Robert397,420Angela225,204
8Brian322,844Heather203,917
9William283,557Stephanie160,451
10Matthew277,964Nicole144,652
Popular names of the 1980s
MalesFemales
RankNameNumberNameNumber
1Michael663,396Jessica469,395
2Christopher554,665Jennifer440,793
3Matthew458,781Amanda369,668
4Joshua396,474Ashley352,104
5David383,481Sarah272,502
6James356,280Stephanie218,092
7Daniel345,317Melissa217,881
8Robert321,526Nicole210,425
9John320,930Elizabeth198,899
10Joseph299,302Heather191,823
Popular names of the 1990s
MalesFemales
RankNameNumberNameNumber
1Michael462,253Jessica303,042
2Christopher360,162Ashley301,769
3Matthew351,564Emily237,202
4Joshua329,064Sarah224,152
5Jacob298,199Samantha223,974
6Nicholas275,261Amanda190,998
7Andrew272,739Brittany190,805
8Daniel272,026Elizabeth172,535
9Tyler262,251Taylor169,007
10Joseph260,540Megan160,342
Popular names of the 2000s
MalesFemales
RankNameNumberNameNumber
1Jacob273,523Emily223,539
2Michael250,256Madison193,018
3Joshua231,674Emma181,098
4Matthew221,322Olivia155,892
5Daniel203,469Hannah155,558
6Christopher203,073Abigail150,775
7Andrew202,263Isabella149,354
8Ethan201,641Samantha134,173
9Joseph194,453Elizabeth133,209
10William194,134Ashley132,950


Popular Baby Names By Decade In Florida:

Popularity for top 100 names in Florida for births in 1960
RankMale nameNumber of
males		Female nameNumber of
females
1James2,353Mary1,200
2Michael2,113Donna1,081
3Robert2,067Linda1,053
4David2,044Cynthia944
5John1,900Susan874
6William1,522Patricia872
7Mark1,241Lisa822
8Richard1,155Karen821
9Charles1,030Debra768
10Kenneth879Sandra753

Popularity for top 100 names in Florida for births in 1970
RankMale nameNumber of
males		Female nameNumber of
females
1Michael2,524Jennifer1,263
2James2,190Kimberly1,247
3Robert1,924Lisa1,080
4John1,863Michelle1,059
5David1,859Angela813
6William1,425Melissa732
7Christopher1,255Tammy691
8Richard948Mary577
9Charles887Tracy565
10Joseph796Stephanie520
Popularity for top 100 names in Florida for births in 1980
RankMale nameNumber of
males		Female nameNumber of
females
1Michael2,481Jennifer2,243
2Christopher1,996Amanda1,261
3James1,731Jessica1,242
4Jason1,658Melissa1,199
5David1,537Kimberly793
6Robert1,527Christina780
7John1,402Heather741
8Joseph1,132Michelle739
9William1,060Tiffany727
10Joshua1,052Nicole653
Popularity for top 100 names in Florida for births in 1990
RankMale nameNumber of
males		Female nameNumber of
females
1Michael3,491Ashley2,373
2Christopher2,930Jessica2,289
3Joshua2,207Brittany2,101
4Matthew1,927Amanda1,729
5James1,641Stephanie1,314
6David1,621Samantha1,185
7Daniel1,614Sarah1,111
8Robert1,581Jennifer1,107
9Justin1,419Lauren964
10John1,397Nicole909
Popularity for top 100 names in Florida for births in 2000
RankMale nameNumber of
males		Female nameNumber of
females
1Michael1,829Emily1,205
2Joshua1,590Ashley1,022
3Christopher1,462Hannah1,016
4Matthew1,352Samantha954
5Jacob1,338Sarah920
6Nicholas1,275Alexis886
7Daniel1,251Madison864
8Brandon1,129Taylor856
9Tyler1,118Kayla812
10Anthony1,109Brianna809

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