Top Boy Names 2012
Finn has taken over as Nameberry’s top boy name for 2012, claiming the Number 1 spot held last year by Asher. Former most popular boys’ name Henry drops to Number 3.
The names on our boys’ Top 10 remain the same as last year, except that Owen and Felix have switched places at Numbers 10 and 11.
Biblical Simon is the name that’s risen furthest on the Nameberry list, up 43 places. The boys’ names moving the most places up the ladder are:
Simon – up 43 places
Zachary – up 36 places
Samuel – up 27 places
Kieran – up 25 places
Dashiell – up 22 places
Flynn – up 21 places
Soren – up 20 places
Isaac – up 18 places
Elijah – up 16 places
The boys’ name sliding the furthest is Dexter, followed by George, Phineas, and Arlo.
New entrants to the Boys’ Top 100, in order of their rank on the list, are:
Here then, the full list of Nameberry top boy names 2012. Don’t forget to scroll all the way and guess boys’ name #101 to win a free book!
1. Finn
2. Asher
3. Henry
4. Milo
5. Jasper
6. James
7. Oliver
8. Atticus
9. Jude
10. Owen
11. Felix
12. Levi
13. Liam
14. Emmett
15. Leo
16. Silas
17. Miles
18. Ezra
19. Sebastian
20. Noah
21. Declan
22. Jack
23. Luca
24. Hudson
25. Everett
26. Max
27. Ethan
28. Caleb
29. William
30. Eli
31. Micah
32. Theodore
33. Charlie
34. Flynn
35. Oscar
36. Benjamin
37. Rhys
38. Isaac
39. Luke
40. Beckett
41. Julian
42. Elijah
43. Gabriel
44. Wyatt
45. Nathaniel
46. Alexander
47. Simon
48. Theo
49. Hugo
50. Dashiell
51. Mason
52. Callum
53. Samuel
54. Jacob
55. Lucas
56. Xavier
57. Arlo
58. Roman
59. Thomas
60. Arthur
61. Archer
62. Jonah
63. Zachary
64. John
65. Elias
66. Zane
67. Cole
68. Jackson
69. Phineas
70. Grayson
71. Christian
72. Kieran
73. Soren
74. Cato
75. Andrew
76. Dexter
77. Evan
78. Charles
79. Nicholas
80. Rufus
81. Stellan
82. Orion
83. Gideon
84. Aiden
85. Edward
86. Nathan
87. Holden
88. Cyrus
89. Nolan
90. Daniel
91. Griffin
92. Michael
93. Matthew
94. Joseph
95. George
96. Tobias
97. Seth
98. Bodhi
99. Reed
100.Harry
Continuing our tradition, guess Number 101 and win a personalized signed copy of our newest book, Beyond Ava & Aiden! The first correct guess wins; please don’t duplicate previous guesses.
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Lena Says:
dovah Says:
I’m going to guess that #101 is… Donovan!
I don’t know why…
sparrowfinch Says:
Magnus
scgskye Says:
I guess that #101 is Sawyer!
anna.bliss Says:
Leon
Saranel Says:
How about Harrison?
ShandyJill Says:
Harvey
lindseymae Says:
Axel
RachelEmma22 Says:
Frederick
BrittanyM Says:
Christopher
LyndsayJenness Says:
#101 Lincoln
Aww, my boys Dashiell and Flynn are next to each other on the fastest rising list 
I don’t mind, regular people have still never heard either of them before. I couldn’t help laughing at this list, just because it has probably every single one of my favorite names on it, I guess I’m truly a berry!
hello_sweetie Says:
Rory!
maddiejadore Says:
My guess would be Troy.
sweetpeacelove Says:
Hugh
LexieM Says:
My guess is Bram.
Rosamund Says:
My guess is Jago
littlemissmariss Says:
How’s about Alfie for 101?
milo2011 Says:
Fergus
Brynie Says:
Wren
Poppy528 Says:
August gets my vote for 101
spotlightstarlit Says:
I’m going with Maxwell for 101!
magicpotato Says:
Desmond, 101.
IndianRuby Says:
Harrison gets my vote
aveline Says:
Bennett!
KateMarie Says:
Everett!
araminta Says:
Calvin
amandaberry Says:
James
TammyJade Says:
Camden
amandaberry Says:
Opps, I don’t know how I overlooked that James is already in the 6th spot as I looked over the list more than once, so my “real” guess is Carter.
Lexicon Says:
Jasper
Lexicon Says:
Since jasper is #6.. I’m going with Rowan
bluejuniper Says:
Forrest?
wolves Says:
Linus?
MorganaLeFaye Says:
I’m going to guess Dominic?
Christina25 Says:
I guess Lucian.
Goodkarmavt Says:
Leopold
avesnames Says:
Ronan?
Maple10 Says:
Lachlan?
katekadleck Says:
My guess is Lincoln!
can90 Says:
I will guess JESSE for #101
sophiekihm Says:
Landon.
vanessaaball Says:
Vincent
MissV Says:
Walter
CrimsonCat Says:
Beau!
danimal17 Says:
My guess for #101 is Ryder!
Fahrenheit Says:
Conrad
erzulie33 Says:
Jonah.
rachel27 Says:
Moses.
MrsTaylor Says:
Im going to say Abraham
lizroxy24 Says:
Sullivan
renmarks Says:
Stanley
ejs82 Says:
Theodore
Amydomsmom Says:
Viggo?
brookekirk Says:
Heath
skizzo Says:
Riley
ariesgirl Says:
graham
bjoy Says:
Damien!
sydnergy Says:
cormac
lovelynames Says:
Bentley??
kyemsma Says:
My guess is Kyle for #101.
littlebrownpony Says:
Brody!
R_J Says:
#101 Ryder
catloverd Says:
Eliot/Elliot!
Pansy Says:
Clark
KateMcNameLover Says:
My guess is Cash
Natural Says:
Caspian?
missriss Says:
I think Elliot & August are good guesses..I’m going to go with Rafferty & give it a shot.
vane225 Says:
my guess is River!
peach25 Says:
Edmond
jbhdancer Says:
Quinn?
amylin15 Says:
101. Calvin?
JadeRain Says:
Gideon!
R_J Says:
oh I didn’t see someone already guessed Ryder before me.
#101 Gray
BerryBry Says:
Sullivan
These names aren’t my real guesses just other possibilities, so feel free to us them as guesses:
Silas
Patrick
Jordan
Sam
abbeyroad Says:
I’ll try Cassius
everly Says:
#101 Tristan
ty13 Says:
Aaron
dannikelli Says:
All my guesses were taken so I’m going to go with Rohan.
rkchance Says:
I’m guessing Leonard!
dillonsfan01 Says:
Cohen? Seems like someone is always talking about it.
breannajai Says:
101- Samson
Thealove Says:
Weston?
MaryKathryn Says:
Colin for #101
niteowl13 Says:
Xander?
LCMpdx Says:
101 – Asa
LilySong Says:
Lionel? It’s the first name I thought of that doesn’t seem to be in the list already or in the comments!
kadibug06 Says:
Derek
Kibby Says:
Finley?
auroradawn Says:
Lots of great guesses! I was going to try Bennett, as most of the other -ett names made the list, but someone beat me to it. How about another one–Rhett for #101?
LyndsayJenness Says:
Rex? Wesley?
Rach84 Says:
Louis
Lexicon Says:
Payton/Peyton
inkonherfingers Says:
Malachi
dannikelli Says:
Flynn?
Jelly Says:
Callum
dalb Says:
Blake?
ruolan Says:
Abram
AspenTree13 Says:
Skylaar(Skyler)
Jesba Says:
David
Lovelywren Says:
Grey
orlaithsnames Says:
Austin
misskendra Says:
Graham
Names4real Says:
Cullen
Reubsmum77 Says:
#101 Reuben
kerry_with_a_k Says:
Malcolm?
Gzizzo Says:
River?
arunciblespoon Says:
Thaddeus
Crazy4Jeter Says:
Brady
nzmum Says:
Kelvin?
nzmum Says:
Malachy?
linzybindi Says:
Axl
nzmum Says:
Lewis?
nzmum Says:
Olliver?
Crazy4Jeter Says:
Luka?
nzmum Says:
Damian? Edmund? Graeme?
Kibby Says:
Reece
ShandyJill Says:
jayden
aturley Says:
Crosby
AbbyB Says:
#101…Otis!!
klcalder2 Says:
Jaxon?
helloheidi Says:
Grant?
namesage Says:
Kellan?
ellenmarie Says:
Otto?
Saranel Says:
Lukas?
tammylou Says:
Noa?
Jakob?
Reid?
pam Says:
Still no winner! So you can guess again, but only one extra guess per person (I’m looking at you, Tammylou ; ) )
b_crawford88 Says:
Gavin for #101
EShelby Says:
Caius
osubride0708 Says:
Rylan
pacergirl31 Says:
Tyler
Mavensmom Says:
Kaleb
klcalder2 Says:
I can’t believe it’s still up for grabs! So I’m probably still wrong, but it’s worth a shot.
#101: Calum
R_J Says:
#101 Easton?
mama2flowers Says:
Adam
Sassy Says:
Aidan
MorganaLeFaye Says:
Barnaby?
EShelby Says:
Here is my one more….Maximus
Gzizzo Says:
Django?
Harbs Says:
maybe Reese?
everly Says:
Alistair?
Kateri Says:
Reese or Jaxon?
Lena Says:
Lawrence?
Pansy Says:
Gale. Maybe some of that Hunger Games love spilled over to the boys.
Rach84 Says:
Abel?
BrittanyM Says:
Chase
rkchance Says:
ezekiel
sydnergy Says:
frankie
CrimsonCat Says:
Brantley
lovelynames Says:
Guess #2: Atticus
MrsTaylor Says:
Guess # 2 Wylie
catloverd Says:
Jonathon?
pam Says:
Wait, Sassy, you got it! Aidan. Email me at pam@nameberry.com to arrange for us to send you your book. Congratulations!
mrsmur725 Says:
Liam
R_J Says:
*slaps forehead* Of course!
Aleigh6 Says:
Parker
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My guess is Judah for #101!