When you're choosing a name for your baby, why should you care which names were most popular last year? What really matters is which baby names are going to be popular next year and into the future. You want to know which names you're going to hear most on the playground and in the classroom, which of today's stylish choices will become tomorrow's Top Ten and which will remain distinctive.
Nameberry's top names list, tallied from nearly six million views of our individual name pages, is an indication of which names parents will be using for their babies in 2012 and beyond.
The biggest news on the list: Asher as the new Number 1 for boys, taking over from Finn. Charlotte remains the top girls' name, though Unisex Number 1 Harper is attracting interest mostly for girls. New entries to the girls' Top 10 are Scarlett and Lila, and to the boys', the fashionable classic James.
While these may be Nameberry's favorite names, which on this list are your favorites? Check this space early in the New Year for our brackets competition to pick the favorite baby names of Huffington Post Parents.
LOOK: Nameberry's Top 10 Girls and Boys Names
2012 Baby Names
Top 100 Girls' Names
*rising fastest
1.Charlotte2.Seraphina3.Amelia4.Violet5.Isla6.Imogen 7.Adelaide 8.Alice9.Scarlett *10.Lila *11.Stella12.Eleanor *13.Maeve 14.Ruby15.Ava16.Eliza17.Claire18.Olivia19.Lucy20.Matilda 21.Sophia22.Isabella23.Grace24.Beatrice*25.Hazel*26.Cora*27.Aurora28.Clara*29.Nora30.Clementine31.Evangeline32.Elizabeth33.Ella34.Lily35.Evelyn36.Ivy37.Poppy38.Audrey39.Arabella*40.Genevieve41.Penelope*42.Josephine43.Elodie*44.Mae*45.Maisie46.Emma47.Iris48.Pippa*49.Elula*50.Eloise*51.Willa52.Wren53.Caroline54.Adeline55.Gemma56.Aurelia*57.Mila*58.Jane59.Lydia60.Margaret61.Rose62.Piper63.Delilah64.Emmeline65.Chloe66.Esme67.Cordelia*68.Juliet69.Zoe70.Madeline71.Phoebe72.Georgia73.Harlow74.Olive75.Sadie76.Katniss77.Anna78.Adele79.Eva80.Louisa81.Lola82.Hadley*83.Emily84.Beatrix*85.Hannah86.Mia87.Julia88.Willow89.Maya90.Kate91.Cecilia92.Vivian93.Sophie94.Eden95.Molly96.Leila97.Cecily98.Ada99.Millie100Fiona
Top 100 Boys' Names
*rising fastest
1.Asher2.Finn3.Henry4.Milo5.Jasper6.Atticus7.Oliver8.James9.Jude10.Felix11.Owen12.Liam13.Miles14.Kai15.Hudson16.Silas*17.Levi18.Leo19.Emmett*20.Sebastian21.Declan22.Oscar23.Jack24.Noah25.Rhys26.August27.Max28.Dashiell29.Everett*30.William31.Caleb32.Ezra33.Eli34.Beckett35.Ethan36.Theodore*37.Charlie38.Elliot39.Bentley*40.Theo41.Arlo*42.Julian43.Alexander44.Mason45.Gabriel*46.Benjamin47.Jacob48.Dexter49.Luke50.Jonah51.Phineas52.Wyatt*53.Flynn*54.Archer*55.Jackson56.Isaac57.Hugo*58.Elijah59.Nathaniel60.Lucas61.Arthur62.Ryan63.Callum64.Thomas65.Logan66.Roman67.Cole68.Elias69.Auden70.Xavier71.Tristan72.Evan73.George74.Gideon75.Holden76.Edward77.Aidan78.Rufus79.John80.Samuel81.Grayson*82.Hayden83.Simon84.Aiden85.Andrew86.Ryder*87.Nicholas88.Charles89.Orion90.Harrison91.Michael92.Axel*93.Soren*94.Liev95.Tobias96.Nathan97.Kieran98.Reed99.Zachary100. Landon
Top 25 Unisex Names
*rising fastest
1.Harper2.Quinn3.Rowan4.Avery5.Sawyer6.Rory7.Riley8.Emerson9.Finley10.Dylan11.Luca12.Micah*13.Sasha14.Emery15.Nico16.Peyton*17.Remy*18.Blake19.Aubrey20.Sage21.Parker22.Carter23.River24.Teagan25.Cameron