First Baby Names of 2012 By State

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The website namecandy.com released a list of the names of the first babies born in each state in 2012 exemplifying some trends in baby naming. Here's a partial list along with local times of births, courtesy NameCandy:

Alabama: Karis, 12:13 a.m.

Alaska: Mathea Jeannine, 12:02 a.m.

Arizona: Eviana Maye, 12:00 am and Cooper Jones, 12:01 a.m.

Arkansas: Wesley Ren, 12:20 a.m.

California: Sophia, 12:00 a.m.

Colorado: Aubrey Faith, 12:01 a.m.

Connecticut: Carolyn, 12:02 a.m.

Delaware: Austin Dean, 2:20 a.m.

Florida:  Marcos Jarett Dante 12:01:40 a.m.

Georgia: Thatcher James, 12:00:07 a.m.

[See the rest at namecandy.com]

[Read the full article about 2012 naming trends]

Stephanie Pappas
Stephanie Pappas
Live Science Contributor

Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science, covering topics ranging from geoscience to archaeology to the human brain and behavior. She was previously a senior writer for Live Science but is now a freelancer based in Denver, Colorado, and regularly contributes to Scientific American and The Monitor, the monthly magazine of the American Psychological Association. Stephanie received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.