Most Popular Names Japan 2012
| Description: | Most popular names for female newborns in Japan 2012, based on a survey of the Japanese Benesse company for their Tamahiyo line of magazines for parents |
| Source: | Benesse Tamahiyo magazines website |
| Series: | Japan |
| Following list: | 2013 |
| Previous list: | 2011 |
| Highest new entries: | Mei (new at 8), Koharu (new at 9) |
| Largest rises: | Hina +3 (now at 2), Yuuna +2 (now at 3) |
| Largest falls: | Yui -3 (now at 4), Sakura -3 (now at 10) |
| Rank | Name | Kanji | Hiragana | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yua | 結愛 | ゆあ |  2 |
| 2 | Hina | 陽菜 | ひな | 3 |
| 3 | Yuna + Yuuna | 結菜 | ゆな | 2 |
| 4 | Yui | 結衣 | ゆい |  3 |
| 5 | Aoi | 葵 | あおい | 3 |
| 5 | Rin | 凛 | りん | 1 |
| 7 | Saki | 咲希 | さき | 2 |
| 8 | Mei | 芽依 | めい |  |
| 9 | Koharu | 心春 | こはる | |
| 10 | Sakura | 桜 | さくら | 3 |