| Description: | Most popular names for male 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: | Hudson (new at 73), Archer (new at 92), Jesse (new at 92), Muhammad (new at 98), Darcy (new at 100) |
| Largest rises: | Braxton +49 (now at 51), Jaxon +42 (now at 53), Hugo +23 (now at 67), Chase +22 (now at 63), Kai +21 (now at 60) |
| Largest falls: | Callum -24 (now at 98), Ashton -23 (now at 78), Bailey -21 (now at 85), David -19 (now at 96), Zac -18 (now at 94) |
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