| Description: | Most popular names for female newborns in the most populous Australian state of New South Wales 2012 |
| Source: | NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages |
| Series: | Australia/NSW |
| Following list: | 2013 |
| Previous list: | 2011 |
| Highest new entries: | Aria (new at 85), Heidi (new at 87), Amy (new at 89), Mariam (new at 94), Elise (new at 94) |
| Largest rises: | Mackenzie +27 (now at 55), Isabel +22 (now at 77), Eden +21 (now at 73), Harper +20 (now at 37), Audrey +17 (now at 35) |
| Largest falls: | Jade -18 (now at 89), Samantha -17 (now at 91), Paige -17 (now at 84), Lara -16 (now at 63), Milla -13 (now at 97) |