100 most popular baby names of 2012

caitlandrenee · November 2012

https://www.babycenter.com/top-baby-names-2012 If anyone is interested, not that it has changed a ton from 2011. But our boy name did sneak on to the list this year. Let's just hope it stays at #95.

bhjones1980 · November 2012

#16 BABY! and really don't care Big Smile

I think Michael has been in the top 100 for the past 100 years

I keep asking DH if we can "fancy it up" a bit and name him "JerMichael"

no takers yet!

AggieKate · November 2012

Mine is #100 exactly! That's just fine with me!

MrsJ723 · November 2012

bhjones1980:

#16 BABY! and really don't care

I think Michael has been in the top 100 for the past 100 years

I keep asking DH if we can "fancy it up" a bit and name him "JerMichael"

no takers yet!

Nice! How about Jer'Michael. I find the apostrophe really fancies things up Wink

None of the names we're considering are on the list, but I'm not surprised-we tend to like unusual/unpopular names.

bhjones1980 · November 2012

MrsJ723:
bhjones1980:

#16 BABY! and really don't care

I think Michael has been in the top 100 for the past 100 years

I keep asking DH if we can "fancy it up" a bit and name him "JerMichael"

no takers yet!

Nice! How about Jer'Michael. I find the apostrophe really fancies things up

None of the names we're considering are on the list, but I'm not surprised-we tend to like unusual/unpopular names.

OOOOHHHH that is nice.... the apostrophe really classes it up!

DH is convinced his son will be a professional athlete, I stand behind my reasoning that with a name like "Jer'Michael Jones" he has a pretty good shot regardless of ability Stick out tongue

MotherMayEye · November 2012

The name we have chosen is on the list. But it was my Mom's name and she recently passed away and I love it and couldn't care less if it's on the list. Big Smile

CRLSMC2011 · November 2012

Our girl names are far enough down that I'm okay with it. Our boy names are a bit higher than I would like, but we had enough trouble coming up with someone that we both liked with the letters starting the same as our grandmothers who we are naming after.

starshineamator · November 2012

Our boy name is on the list, so it is a bit more popular than I would like, but it is the only boy name that either of us have really loved and committed to together and since it isn't in the top 50, I think I'm ok with it. Our girl name isn't on the list at all which is great.

tgerbig1221 · November 2012

Ours is #2... I have loved that name for a boy since way before it was popular though so we are still sticking with it

laurenann82 · November 2012

I knew that Jack (#10) is really popular, but I didn't think that Anna (#34) would be so high up there. Oh well, those are the names we are sticking with!

star510 · November 2012

I was surprised there were so many names on the list I've never heard of!

joolz17 · November 2012

It doesn't say what their criteria are for that list anywhere, does it? I couldn't find it.

Anyway, our son's name is on there and I'm surprised. The names we have picked out for this one, whatever sex it is, aren't on there. I'm surprised the girl name we picked isn't on the list!

ladymay507 · November 2012

Ahh Madelyn is one of our names and it was in the low 70's last year -- but now #13?!

ScottsdaleMama · November 2012

joolz17:
It doesn't say what their criteria are for that list anywhere, does it? I couldn't find it.

It says that their data comes from 500,000 parents that shared their baby's name with BabyCenter.com in 2012.

Our boy name is #4 on the list (Liam) but I don't really care if it's popular. It was really hard to find a boy name that DH and I both loved.

pnutg · November 2012

Our girl name is in the 40's and our boy names not on the list, so I guess I can live with that:)

MAdams728 · November 2012

Ha! My favorite boy and girl name both share the same number on the list.

alohamora · November 2012

ScottsdaleMama:
joolz17:
It doesn't say what their criteria are for that list anywhere, does it? I couldn't find it.
It says that their data comes from 500,000 parents that shared their baby's name with BabyCenter.com in 2012.

Yeah, I don't really consider this a "legit" list. If you want to know what's actually popular from actual records, you need to check out the SSA list.

ScottsdaleMama · November 2012

fitzpemberley:
ScottsdaleMama:
joolz17:
It doesn't say what their criteria are for that list anywhere, does it? I couldn't find it.
It says that their data comes from 500,000 parents that shared their baby's name with BabyCenter.com in 2012.

Yeah, I don't really consider this a "legit" list. If you want to know what's actually popular from actual records, you need to check out the SSA list.

I agree. When you compare their rankings to those of all babies being born in the US there are some significant differences. Either way our name is on the "popular" side right now, but oh well.

D&S724 · November 2012

Benjamin is #14! Coincidentally, my other sons' names are right to each other on the list.

erinm619 · November 2012

Neither of our names are anywhere on the lists phew! We were going for unique and I am guessing we found it! Ainsley or Ryker

Find out in 2 weeks which one

bumpuser5125333 · November 2012

I'm surprised Aiden is #1. I thought that trend was like 10 years old.

LadyDelilah · December 2012

win! We arent on it at all!

mom2be0513 · December 2012

My name is #43 on the list for boys

tuffytiff · December 2012

My oldest DS is on the list...Gavin, but my other kiddos aren't. Only a few of the R names we have picked out if we have a girl are on the list and none of our boy names are. We don't care either way, but kinda nice we are somewhat unique.

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