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Top Boy Names 2012
Mar 15, 2026 10:24 PM

  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:

  Luca

  Micah

  Zane

  Christian

  Cato

  Stellan

  Cyrus

  Nolan

  Daniel

  Griffin

  Matthew

  Joseph

  Seth

  Bodhi

  Harry

  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.

  Get this adorable monkey hat at Nora & Finn on Etsy.

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