Most Popular Names Japan 2012
| Description: | Most popular names for male 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: | Ryunosuke (new at 5), Itsuki (new at 10) |
| Largest rises: | Yuto +4 (now at 5), Haruto +4 (now at 4) |
| Largest falls: | Sota -5 (now at 9), Souta -5 (now at 9) |
| Rank | Name | Kanji | Hiragana | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuuma | 悠真 | ゆうま |  2 |
| 2 | Hiroto | 大翔 | ひろと |  1 |
| 3 | Ren | 蓮 | れん | 1 |
| 4 | Haruto | 陽斗 | はると | 4 |
| 5 | Yuto | 悠斗 | ゆうと | 4 |
| 5 | Ryunosuke | 龍之介 | りゅうのすけ |  |
| 7 | Haruto | 陽翔 | はると | 2 |
| 8 | Sora | 蒼空 | そら | 3 |
| 9 | Sota + Souta | 颯太 | そうた | 5 |
| 10 | Itsuki | 樹 | いつき | |