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Girls’ Names 2012: Nameberry’s Top 100
Girls’ Names 2012: Nameberry’s Top 100
Nov 8, 2024 11:39 AM

  Around this time every year, we peek behind the Nameberry curtain to see which names are the most popular with our visitors.  This Top 100 for each gender, which reflects views of the name pages on our site, indicates which names have captured the most interest since the start of the year.

  The girls’ list is evidence of both pop culture events along with future baby name trends.  Some analysis:

  — The Hunger Games is the obvious inspiration for Katniss at Number 1.  We don’t ever expect to see Katniss — or Primrose or Rue — in the U.S. Top 100 for real live baby girls.  But the appeal of the heroine inspires a great amount of curiosity about her unusual name.

  — Celebrities and their babies attract a lot of page views, which sometimes translate into baby name trends.  Names high on the Nameberry list thanks to celebrities and starbabies include Harper, Seraphine, Penelope, Violet, Isla, and Scarlett.  And these are all names that will continue to rise in the national name statistics as well, we predict.

  — The berries are ahead of their time.  While there are some crossovers between the Nameberry and the U.S. Top 100, there are more notable differences.  Most important: Classic, stylish names little used in the country at large are popular among our visitors: Imogen, Maeve, Aurelia, Elodie, Pearl.

  Here, the Nameberry Girls’ Top 100 for 2012 so far:

  Katniss

  Charlotte

  Harper

  Seraphina

  Imogen

  Penelope

  Amelia

  Violet

  Isla

  Eleanor

  Adelaide

  Alice

  Quinn

  Cora

  Eliza

  Evelyn

  Aurora

  Claire

  Sophia

  Lila

  Maeve

  Scarlett

  Nora

  Hazel

  Grace

  Ivy

  Ava

  Olivia

  Elizabeth

  Stella

  Lucy

  Clara

  Ruby

  Ella

  Wren

  Matilda

  Beatrice

  Poppy

  Clementine

  Avery

  Emma

  Isabella

  Willa

  Chloe

  Aurelia

  Audrey

  Evangeline

  Iris

  Lily

  Mila

  Josephine

  Maisie

  Rose

  Arabella

  Adeline

  Aria

  Elodie

  Mae

  Genevieve

  Lydia

  Merida

  Eloise

  Caroline

  Jane

  Juliet

  Phoebe

  Gemma

  Margaret

  Harlow

  Emmeline

  Zoe

  Emily

  Delilah

  Esme

  Cordelia

  Georgia

  Olive

  Sadie

  Piper

  Madeline

  Mia

  Hannah

  Anna

  Emery

  Willow

  Hadley

  Cecilia

  Zara

  Luna

  Maya

  Pearl

  Kate

  Mabel

  Lola

  Isadora

  Ellie

  Eden

  Amelie

  Eva

  Beatrix

  Look for the boys’ list tomorrow.

  

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