Top Girls’ Names of 2012
Our tally of the 100 most popular girls’ names of 2012 on Nameberry is in, and we have a new Number 1: Katniss.
The predominance of Katniss is more a testament to the power of the Hunger Games franchise than to baby name trends.
Our Number 2 girls’ name Charlotte, which has been Nameberry’s most popular girls’ name every year until now, is more reflective of a name that will actually be chosen by parents. Â Imogen, which has moved up from Number 6 to claim the Number 3 spot, is another choice we see on the rise in the real world, though it has yet to break into the U.S. Top 1000.
Katniss is also the girls’ name that has risen the furthest on our list, followed by Penelope, propelled upward by its choice as a Kardashian baby name.
The girls’ names that have risen the most places since our 2011 count are:
Katniss — up 75 places
Penelope — up 35 places
Chloe — up 25 places
Evelyn — up 23 places
Wren — up 18 places
Aurora, Aurelia, Emily — up 13 places
The furthest-falling name still on our Top 100 is Ruby, down 26 places. Â Other names sliding down significantly include Stella, Isabella, Lily, and Piper.
New entrants to the Nameberry Girls’ Top 100 for 2012 are:
Here is the full Top 100 Names for Girls in 2012, based on nearly 13 million views of our name pages.
1. KatnissÂ
2. Charlotte
3. Imogen
4. Seraphina
5. Amelia
6. PenelopeÂ
7. Violet
8. Isla
9. Eleanor
10. Alice
11. Adelaide
12. CoraÂ
13. EvelynÂ
14. AuroraÂ
15. Maeve
16. Scarlett
17. Eliza
18. Sophia
19. Claire
20. Grace
21. Lila
22. Nora
23. Hazel
24. Olivia
25. Ava
26. IvyÂ
27. Elizabeth
28. Clara
29. Lucy
30. Ruby
31. Stella
32. Matilda
33. Beatrice
34. WrenÂ
35. EllaÂ
36. EmmaÂ
37. MeridaÂ
38. Poppy
39. Clementine
40. ChloeÂ
41. Isabella
42. Evangeline
43. AureliaÂ
44. Audrey
45. Willa
46. Josephine
47. RoseÂ
48. Iris
49. Mila
50. Maisie
51. Lily
52. Arabella
53. Genevieve
54. Adeline
55. Elodie
56. AriaÂ
57. Eloise
58. Mae
59. Lydia
60. Caroline
61. HarlowÂ
62. PhoebeÂ
63. Juliet
64. Margaret
65. Jane
66. Gemma
67. FlorenceÂ
68. Emmeline
69. Zoe
70. Esme
71. Olive
72. EmilyÂ
73. Cordelia
74. MiaÂ
75. Delilah
76. Georgia
77. Madeline
78. Sadie
79. Hannah
80. Willow
81. Anna
82. Piper
83. LunaÂ
84. Hadley
85. Cecelia (though Cecilia was on last year’s list)
86. ZaraÂ
87. Maya
88. MabelÂ
89. PearlÂ
90. IsadoraÂ
91. Kate
92. AmelieÂ
93. EllieÂ
94. Vivian
95. Lola
96. Eden
97. LuciaÂ
98. Beatrix
99. Millie
100. AnaisÂ
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.
Tomorrow, the Boys’ Top 100 and on Thursday, Nameberry’s most popular unisex names. Â Thanks to our new intern Camille Carlson for her help compiling and analyzing our statistics.
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dovah Says:
madeliner Says:
Primrose for 101
twilightoftheidols Says:
I’m guessing: Astrid (maybe a wild guess…) I am glad to see Aurelia up there, I didn’t think it was that popular, but it is such a beautiful name.
linzybindi Says:
What a lovely list of names!
For 101 I am guessing Renesmee!
Beautiful_Haiku Says:
I’m going to guess Bryn/ Brynn. Although I think there’s one other name it might be…. Oh well, I’ll still with Bryn
Beautiful_Haiku Says:
*stick with
koryn78 Says:
Kinda surprised bryn wasnt there. I’m guessing Ariana.
mrsmur725 Says:
Alysa
Sarabi Says:
Juniper
dillonsfan01 Says:
Vivienne
nzmum Says:
My guess is Rosa.
little_cupcake Says:
Octavia
sweetpeacelove Says:
I’m guessing Rosalie for #101
sparrowfinch Says:
I will go with Harmony.
Kibby Says:
Harriet perhaps?
dalb Says:
Pippa?
milo2011 Says:
Nova
expensivemarket Says:
Cassia
araminta Says:
Annabel
wolves Says:
Freya?
lindseymae Says:
June
rachel27 Says:
Ada?
MorganaLeFaye Says:
I’m guessing Felicity?
Saranel Says:
I’ll guess my little girl’s name. Felicity.
Saranel Says:
Oops. I guess I’ll have to pick another one.
Saranel Says:
How about Louisa?
kyemsma Says:
Hattie is my guess.
Christina25 Says:
I guess Rue.
Rosamund Says:
My guess is Mirabelle
RachelEmma22 Says:
Hattie
RachelEmma22 Says:
Whoops, I will guess Esther instead.
foreverelectra Says:
Eloise!
sophiekihm Says:
Elodie
jbhdancer Says:
Camille?
MillyFriar Says:
Torn… but I’ll go with popular Harper…
namelover12 Says:
I guess Athena… Jut cause!
MissV Says:
Elowen… a long shot.
LadyCap Says:
I’ll guess Rosalie.
vanessaaball Says:
Hmmm, Lorelei maybe?
MrsTaylor Says:
I am going to guess Clio
mollieroo Says:
Flora
CrimsonCat Says:
Surprised i didn’t see Annabelle on there.maybe i skipped it.#101?
Hilary Says:
For #101, I’ll guess Ophelia.
R_J Says:
I’ll guess Sylvia.
rkchance Says:
I’m going with Quinn!
Heatherann Says:
Anastasia
can90 Says:
Could it be Francine?
littlemissmariss Says:
Hope this hasnt been guessed, and I dont recall seeing this on the list but I just awoke so…
Mabel?
inkonherfingers Says:
It’s a long shot, but Katherine?
Natural Says:
Bloodrayne?
KateMcNameLover Says:
My guess is Edie
At least betting on it being some kind of “nicknamey name”!
maddiejadore Says:
I’n gonna guess Thea…
RiponJanelle Says:
Colette, I feel like I’ve been seeing this name a lot more lately and I like it!
bre Says:
My guess is Lillian.
missriss Says:
my guess is Helena
Lena Says:
Philippa for #101!
sydnergy Says:
Vera
Trillium Says:
Leonora is my guess
abbeyroad Says:
I’ll guess Viola
arunciblespoon Says:
Elsie?
amcrowell Says:
Haven
ClaireElise Says:
Adele?
peach25 Says:
I was going with Lillian, but will try Francesca
breannajai Says:
Our Eleanor is due in March. I hope it doesn’t get much more popular.
As for 101, I would have said Hattie, but someone guessed that already. Therefore, I am going with Magnolia.
rstiltner17 Says:
My guess is going to be Avery
zillionzeldas Says:
Coraline or Estelle couldn’t decide which one to guess.
niteowl13 Says:
I am surprised that Adele isn’t there.
Since other people have guessed this, I am going to say it’s Anastasia, Isn’t she the female character from 50 Shades of Grey?
niteowl13 Says:
Someone already guessed Anastasia, so I am changing my guess to Coralie. One of my current faves!
lizroxy24 Says:
My guess is Layla
Poppy528 Says:
I’ll guess Daphne because, we’ll, I dunno …
ariesgirl Says:
Blythe
missrin Says:
101=Camilla
Halestorm Says:
Tabitha
jc54 Says:
I’ll guess Maple for #101.
BerryBry Says:
Amelie
These aren’t my guesses just some other names I would expect to be popular:
Eva
Poppy
Lauren
Daisy
Elsa
Thealove Says:
Rhiannon is my guess.
scgskye Says:
Hmm…Sophie?
LCMpdx Says:
well my guess for 1091 was going to be Flora but someone already said that, so I will say… Opal?
LCMpdx Says:
That would be #101, not 1091… Don’t know what that was all about, lol.
SS33 Says:
How about Cecily for #101?
Amydomsmom Says:
My guess is Maren =]
spotlightstarlit Says:
My guess is Isabel!
ty13 Says:
Julia
Tressa Says:
Susannah
LexieM Says:
Niamh/Neve.
dannikelli Says:
My guess is Eliana!
bounceparty Says:
Camila
leonielee Says:
Margot/Margo for #101!
bex.marie Says:
Riley/Rylee
dolliedagger Says:
Ramona!
ayc1983 Says:
Savannah!
osubride0708 Says:
Isolde
BrittanyM Says:
Mary
NellieDellie Says:
Ruth
maggiemary Says:
All the names I would have guessed, have already been said, so all I will say is… Margaret at #64… *punches air in delight*
PrincessNoriBori Says:
Just throwing it out there, erm … Milena is my #101 guess.
Beautiful_Haiku Says:
Since Bryn wasn’t correct, I hope that I can use my other guess which is Tessa.
Harbs Says:
#101- Clementine?
Harbs Says:
Oops! It’s on there already!
Lovelywren Says:
Nola
Dulcinea Says:
Paloma
edenlyla13 Says:
I think 101 is going to be Rosalie
ruolan Says:
I’ll go with Molly as next in line for the Lily-Millie popularity.
NiamhEthna Says:
I’m going to guess my own name,
Niamh
Maple10 Says:
Tallulah?
Goodkarmavt Says:
I want to guess Haven, but I’m going with Felicity.
Gingersnap Says:
Irene
MaryKathryn Says:
Poppy
MaryKathryn Says:
Poppy is already on there! Oops! How about Bay? Bay for #101
blessed Says:
Etta?
geeknamezyo Says:
I’ll guess Mireille
celia Says:
Julia?
SereneJean Says:
I’ll put my current first choice out there: Elena.
nameseeker3 Says:
Jemima?
Jennifermelissa Says:
Delaney
ashthedreamer Says:
I was going to guess Isabel, but it was already mentioned, so I’ll guess my beloved French alternative, Isabelle.
Aurra Says:
I think it is Cecilia.
MissusAytch Says:
Agatha?
Claredelune Says:
Where the heck is Harper? It’s been mentioned, but I guess Harper at #101. Or Eva.
caseyvastardis Says:
Natalie for 101.
Reubsmum77 Says:
#101 Persephone
abbygrace Says:
Daisy
vie Says:
Valentina
KrissyKat Says:
Fiona?
authorintraining Says:
Alice
Issy6 Says:
Sienna
Natrose Says:
Frances
anna.bliss Says:
Juno
lindseymae Says:
My baby girl, Liliana?
LyndsayJenness Says:
Darn I was going to say Daphne, second guess was Agatha.
I’m going with Elsie.
hello_sweetie Says:
I’m going to go with Rory again for this one and high-five myself for having an awesome name! Ellie, yayy!
littlemissmariss Says:
Opps, took another look and realized the name I guessed WAS on the list!
Hmm… Edith?
magicpotato Says:
May
renmarks Says:
Gabriella
pam Says:
OK, we have a winner! Number 101 is Eva and Clairedelune is the lucky guesser. Please email me at pam@nameberry.com to claim your book. Thanks everyone else for guessing!
Jeanne6629 Says:
Juliet?
Claredelune Says:
Aww, yay! I should’ve known there would be a unisex list with Harper front and center. And Eva is my good friend’s daughter’s name.
Can’t wait to pore over the book. Thanks, Pam!!
ConsultantMeghan Says:
Freya?
GigiGibbons Says:
I was going to guess either Maeve or Aubrey but I see I would’ve been wrong altogether!
Congratulations Claredelune!
GigiGibbons Says:
Haha, I read the list before I commented but I missed seeing Maeve in the #15 position.
KibaTalutah Says:
Elodie is my guess, that name is very trendy.
shalala Says:
Emerson?
michalmarie Says:
Brielle
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I’m going to guess Agnes for number 101… just because.
I’m actually quite surprised to see Katniss at the top of the list. I may get around to reading The Hunger Games series at some point.