Names That Peaked In 2012

These names hit their all-time highest U.S. ranking in 2012 and have never ranked as high since — the sound of that moment, frozen in the data. (The #1 names that year were Sophia and Jacob — reigning champions usually peak in a different year than they reign.)

Peaked in 2011 Peaked in 2013 Full 2012 top 100 The 2010s as a whole

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Blake	1,080#316	Down 107 rank positions in five years	2012
Eli	3,418#104	Down 44 rank positions in five years	2012
Ivan	2,240#163	Down 10 rank positions in five years	2004
Aubrey	2,003#146	Down 90 rank positions in five years	2012
Zoey	3,427#69	Down 37 rank positions in five years	2012
Aaliyah	2,607#101	Down 36 rank positions in five years	2012
Ayden	1,343#257	Down 135 rank positions in five years	2012
Camille	1,299#240	Up 25 rank positions in five years	2012
Elise	1,367#223	Down 11 rank positions in five years	2012
Kendall	932#328	Down 14 rank positions in five years	2012
Reagan	1,244#248	Down 134 rank positions in five years	2016
Reese	1,631#192	Down 46 rank positions in five years	2012
Alayna	927#332	Down 84 rank positions in five years	2013
Brynn	767#407	Down 74 rank positions in five years	2011
Madilyn	662#464	Down 138 rank positions in five years	2008
Kinley	409#692	Down 258 rank positions in five years	2012
Kolton	489#594	Down 151 rank positions in five years	2012
Kellen	202#1,069	Down 270 rank positions in five years	2012
Aubrie	163#1,353	Down 604 rank positions in five years	2012
Skyla	257#986	Down 353 rank positions in five years	2012
Yaretzi	422#672	Down 167 rank positions in five years	2012
Giuliana	287#915	Down 215 rank positions in five years	2012
Landyn	190#1,126	Down 504 rank positions in five years	2012
Brylee	255#992	Down 210 rank positions in five years	2011
Aliya	330#823	Up 40 rank positions in five years	2012
Boston	451#620	Down 26 rank positions in five years	2014
Dominik	232#986	Down 40 rank positions in five years	2012
Kenia	179#1,253	Down 327 rank positions in five years	2016
Addisyn	147#1,458	Down 574 rank positions in five years	2012
Miah	144#1,490	Down 432 rank positions in five years	2012
Aryanna	86#2,157	Down 987 rank positions in five years	2012
Lilianna	300#891	Down 52 rank positions in five years	2012
Jaylee	171#1,302	Down 383 rank positions in five years	2012
Jagger	269#885	Down 165 rank positions in five years	2012
Channing	91#1,772	Down 417 rank positions in five years	2012
Ayleen	313#863	Up 109 rank positions in five years	2012
Maxim	114#1,524	Down 410 rank positions in five years	2012
Jovanni	191#1,118	Down 150 rank positions in five years	2012
Harper	77#1,980	Down 734 rank positions in five years	2012
Karis	94#2,030	Down 584 rank positions in five years	2012
Cambria	96#1,993	Down 731 rank positions in five years	2012
Landry	229#996	Down 43 rank positions in five years	2012
Alaysia	81#2,256	Down 782 rank positions in five years	2014
Bayleigh	78#2,332	Down 1,028 rank positions in five years	2012
Kendyl	34#4,223	Down 1,525 rank positions in five years	2012
Aubri	63#2,722	Down 1,369 rank positions in five years	2012
Kaelynn	79#2,310	Down 847 rank positions in five years	2012
Sofie	138#1,539	Down 233 rank positions in five years	2012
Aleigha	53#3,067	Down 1,143 rank positions in five years	2012
Mayson	98#1,686	Down 683 rank positions in five years	2012
Aubrianna	40#3,721	Down 1,795 rank positions in five years	2012
Abrielle	82#2,239	Down 511 rank positions in five years	2012
Jaycob	81#1,926	Down 357 rank positions in five years	2012
Kymani	89#1,802	Down 542 rank positions in five years	2012
Jazzlyn	101#1,918	Down 438 rank positions in five years	2012
Bentlee	94#1,730	Down 838 rank positions in five years	2012
Makhi	90#1,787	Down 482 rank positions in five years	2012
Temperance	94#2,034	Down 567 rank positions in five years	2014
Lillyana	81#2,268	Down 241 rank positions in five years	2012
Karsen	81#1,928	Down 680 rank positions in five years	2018
Jael	147#1,317	Down 133 rank positions in five years	2012
Aubriana	25#5,116	Down 2,516 rank positions in five years	2012
Masen	44#2,867	Down 1,216 rank positions in five years	2012
Graeme	27#3,979	Down 1,830 rank positions in five years	2012
Jionni	33#3,473	Down 1,416 rank positions in five years	2012

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How this list is built

A name “peaked” in 2012 when that year holds its best-ever position in the national rankings — rank, not raw count, because raw counts track how many babies were born and would pile every “peak” into the boom years. To qualify, a name must have reached the top 1,000 at its height and have at least 500 all-time applications. Lists are ordered by that peak rank.

Ranks come from U.S. births, counted separately for girls and boys. “Unranked” today means fewer than 5 applications in the latest year — uncommon, never invalid.