Names that Peaked in 2012

  1. Jovanni
    • Origin:

      Variation of Giovanni, Spanish, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
    • Description:

      A spelling variation of the Hispanic Jovanni, itself a variation of the Giovanni, the Italian form of traditional John. This form may also be used by English speaking parents, hoping to make the pronunciation of Giovanni clear.
  2. Bayleigh
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Bailey
    • Description:

      Needlessly confusing; stick with Bailey.
  3. Jaylee
    • Origin:

      Modern invented name
    • Description:

      Jaylee belongs to the family of names including Haylee and Caylee, all of which experienced their greatest popularity five to ten years ago.
  4. Karsen
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Carson
    • Meaning:

      "son of the marsh-dwellers"
    • Description:

      Carson is finally beginning to fall slightly after a nearly 2-decade reign of popularity, and we suspect its many spelling variations will follow suit.
  5. Ayleen
    • Origin:

      Variation of Aileen or Ayla
    • Description:

      The rise of Ayla seems to have revived this variation.
  6. Aubriana
    • Origin:

      Combination of Aubrey and Ana
    • Description:

      Aubriana, along with Aubrianna and Aubriella, is an elaboration of a perfectly-good if too-trendy name, Aubrey. The final anna or ana or ella does not improve on the original. But A names of all kinds continue to appeal.
  7. Lillyana
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Lilliana
  8. Landyn
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Landon
    • Description:

      This creative spelling variation of Landon is widely used but still lags far behind the original.
  9. Aubri
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "elf ruler"
    • Description:

      Variation of Aubrey.
  10. Kenia
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Kenya
    • Description:

      Kenia debuted on the US Top 1000 list in 1992. Even though it currently ranks higher than original spelling Kenya, this is a hard sell as it alters the spelling of the African nation.
  11. Aryanna
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Ariana/Arianna
    • Description:

      In all its iterations, this name is on the rise. Ariana and Arianna are both highly popular choices in the US, and as with other popular appellations, creative spellings are inevitable. The trendy y in place of the i might be tempting, but anyone bearing this spelling will constantly be correcting people who assume one of the two dominant versions.
  12. Aleigha
    • Origin:

      Variation of Aaliyah
  13. Bentlee
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Bentley
    • Description:

      This car name is made even worse by the trendy -ee suffix. If you've got your heart set on this name, consider going with the original spelling.
  14. Kendyl
    • Jionni
      • Jaycob
        • Origin:

          Spelling variation of Jacob
        • Description:

          No, adding a Y does not do enough to separate this name from the ever-popular Jacob.
      • Masen
        • Jazzlyn