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Contents
The Australian Top 10....................................................................................................................................... 3
More babies, less convergence ................................................................................................................ 3
The ‘Hundred-Year Return’ influences Australia’s top baby names ...............................................4
William first across four states but Oliver most popular across the nation .................................. 5
Charlotte takes a strong lead 3 years in a row .................................................................................... 5
Top 10 boy trends and insights ................................................................................................................ 5
Top 10 girl trends and insights ................................................................................................................. 5
8 new boy names and 11 new girl names in Top 100 list ................................................................... 6
Most significant leaps and declines ........................................................................................................ 6
There’s a ring to it ......................................................................................................................................... 7
Boys names feature less syllables ........................................................................................................... 7
Gendered names triumph and popular boys’ names not just for boys ......................................... 8
Creative spellings prominent, especially for girls ............................................................................... 8
Australian states versus states ................................................................................................................. 9
Rising with the stars..................................................................................................................................... 9
Religious influences strong and ongoing ............................................................................................. 10
We’ll never be royals, but we’ll name our kids after them ............................................................... 10
Most popular Australian royal names ..................................................................................................... 11
12 of 22 current royal names are top baby names too ...................................................................... 11
New Zealand’s Top 10 Baby Names .......................................................................................................... 12
New Zealand baby names see royal influence decline ................................................................... 12
Sources .............................................................................................................................................................. 13
Contact Us .................................................................................................................................................... 13
Australia’s Top 100 Girls’ Names................................................................................................................. 14
Australia’s Top 100 Boys’ Names ................................................................................................................ 15
New Zealand’s Top 100 Girls’ Names ........................................................................................................ 16
New Zealand’s Top 100 Boys’ Names ....................................................................................................... 17
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The Australian Top 10
Rank
Boys
Girls
1
Oliver
Charlotte
2
William
Olivia
3
Jack
Ava
4
Noah
Emily
5
Jackson/Jaxon
Mia
6
James
Amelia
7
Thomas
Ruby
8
Ethan
Sophia/Sofia
9
Lucas
Chloe
10
Cooper
Sophie
Table 1. Top 10 most popular baby names in Australia, 2013.
In 2013, 1 in 10 Australian babies were given one of the Top 10 most popular baby names –
31,983 babies out of just over 300,000 births! There were more than 2,082 boys born named
Oliver and 1,969 girls named Charlotte last year.
More babies, less convergence
While Australia is setting new records in the number of babies born
per year – having reached over 315,000 in 2013 – parents are being
more original in the baby names they choose with fewer babies
being given one of the Top 20 names.
While in 2012 the Top 20 baby names accounted for 28,301 baby
girls and 29,083 baby boys, these figures dropped to 26,788 baby
girls and 28,198 baby boys in the 2013 calendar year.
Parents are congregating less around the most popular names as part of an ongoing trend
towards choosing less common names for their newborns.
In fact, 40.6% of babies born in the 2012 calendar year were named one of the Top 100 baby
names, with this figure reducing to 39.6% for the 2013 calendar year.
Parents are more likely to choose more common names for baby boys, with 9,267 baby boys
in Australia given a Top 5 name in 2013, compared with only 8,239 baby girls given a Top 5
name. Growing is parental desire to impart uniqueness and individuality to their children,
especially for baby girls!
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The ‘Hundred-Year Return’ influences Australia’s top baby names
The trend in baby-naming in Australia is for the traditional over the
trendy.
There is a ‘Hundred-Year Return’ theme taking place in Australia, with
many of the top names of today also in the top names of a century ago,
while names of a few decades ago have fallen out of favour.
Many of today’s most common baby names were popular in the early 20th century and have
seen a significant resurgence in the early 21st century. This is illustrated by the NSW
Government, which records nearly two fifths (39%) of all of Australia’s births, in an interactive
baby names data visualisation.
William is an example of the ‘hundred-year’ return, having ranked 2nd overall in NSW in the
1910s and ranking in top place again in NSW from 2009 onwards.
Jack climbed up to 5th place in the 1920s in NSW before seeing a steep decline from the
1940s to 1970s, with a marked resurgence between the year 2000 and 2004.
Ruby was a popular girls’ name at the turn of the 20th century, coming to a near decline from
the 19050s to 1970s but climbing significantly in popularity since the 1990s.
Figure 1 William’s ‘Hundred-Year Return,’ NSW,
NSW Government
Figure 2 Jack’s ‘Hundred-Year Return,’ NSW,
NSW Government
Figure 3 Ruby's 'Hundred-Year Return,' NSW,
NSW Government
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William first across four states but Oliver most popular across the nation
Oliver has emerged as Australia’s top boy baby name for the
first time in Australia’s history. Climbing steadily from a rank of
4th in 2010, 5th in 2011, and 3rd in 2012, Oliver has leaped to 1st
place in 2013, overtaking both William (1st in 2010 and 2012) and
Jack (1st in 2011).
Oliver was the top boys’ name in three states/territories (QLD, SA, TAS), while William topped
the list in four states/territories (NSW, ACT, VIC, and NT) and Jack took the lead in WA.
While William topped the list across more states than any other boys’ name, numerically there
were 37 more occurrences of Oliver than William across the nation. In 2013, there were 2,082
babies named Oliver, 2,045 named William, and 1,909 named Jack.
While Jack is currently in 3rd place, the strength and popularity of the name is highlighted by
the rise of Jackson/Jaxon – making its way into the Top 5 for the first time (and into the Top
10 for the first time in 2012)! If the names Jack, Jackson, and Jaxon were to be combined, they
would tally 3,481 baby boys – clearly the most popular name!
Charlotte takes a strong lead 3 years in a row
Since 2011 Charlotte has taken the lead in girls’ names,
remaining strong in 1st place and the choice for 1969 girls in
2013. The popularity of the name Charlotte is evident – while
last year Charlotte outnumbered the 2nd place name Ruby by
only 47 occurrences, this year Charlotte tops the list with an
astounding 355 more occurrences than Olivia in 2nd place.
Top 10 boy trends and insights
All of the Top 10 boys’ names from 2013 have held on to their Top 10 ranking in
2014, with the most notable rise by Jackson/Jaxon climbing from 10th to 5th place.
James saw a rise of two places while Noah held 4th place for the second year.
Thomas and Cooper both dropped by one place, Lucas dropped by 2, and Ethan
dropped 3 places in the Top 3 list.
Top 10 girl trends and insights
Sophia/Sofia has entered the Top 10 girls’ list in 2013 for the first time, ahead of
Sophie by two places. If the names Sophie, Sophia, and Sofia were to be
combined, they would tally a total of 2,899 baby girls in 2013 and be the clear first
in girls’ names!
Ava has had the most significant increase in popularity since 2012, climbing 7
places from 10th to 3rd. Emily, Mia, and Amelia have each climbed by 3 rankings and Emily
climbed by 2 ranks from 6th to 4th.
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The most significant decrease in popularity of the Top 10 girls’ names was experienced by
Lily/Lilly, dropping from 3rd place in 2012 to 12th in 2013. Ruby remained in the Top 10 list but
dropped by 5 places – from 2nd to 7th – and Chloe and Sophie both dropped by 2 rankings.
8 new boy names and 11 new girl names in Top 100 list
The Top 100 list saw 8 new boys’ names and 11 new girls’ names enter
the list.
The names Louis, Nathaniel, Felix, Aaron, Lewis, Parker, Jett, and Seth
entered the Top 100 in place of Declan, Cameron, Zac, Gabriel,
Christopher, Callum, Andrew, and Muhammad which dropped out of the
Top 100.
The shift in baby girl names saw an entrance into the Top 100 list of Penelope, Ayla, Harriet,
Daisy, Elsie, Indie, Pippa, Indigo, Nevaeh, Payton, and Ariana, which replaced 11 names which
dropped below 100th: Amy, Tahlia, Kayla, Gabriella, Josephine, Mariam, Angelina, Elise, Ebony,
Lacy and Lauren.
Most significant leaps and declines
Ryder, Hudson, and Lincoln had the most significant increases in
popularity among boys’ names – Ryder leaped 21 places to 65th, Hudson
jumped 18 places to 33rd, and Lincoln moved 17 places to 50th.
Leo and George also increased their ranking by more than 10 places –
Leo jumping to 39th from 54th and George taking 60th place from 71st in
the previous year.
Hamish was not so lucky, experiencing the largest drop of the boys, falling 17 places to 89th.
Dylan and Hayden shared in their misfortune, both names plunging 16 places to 56th and 68th,
respectively.
The most significant leap in girls’ names was found among Aria which rose 26 places to 57th
overall. Eloise, Lillian, and Evelyn saw increases of 19, 18, and 16 places, respectively.
Molly experienced the biggest decline in popularity from 2012 to 2013, dropping 19 places to
57th. Jade and Caitlin both dropped 15 places and Rose, which saw a rise of 19 places from
2011 to 2012, fell 13 places in 2013 to sit at 76th.
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There’s a ring to it
The rise of gentle, softer-sounding names for girls and firmer sounding names
for boys is an ongoing trend with baby names in Australia.
95% of the girls’ names (19) in the Top 20 list end with a vowel or ‘y’, with over
half (11) of these ending with the letter ‘a’, producing the gentle ‘ah’ finish.
Only 1 of the Top 20 names ends with a consonant – Maddison/Madison.
On the boy’s list, however, 90% of the top 20 names end with a consonant
sound! ‘N’ is most popular ending consonant for 5 names in the Top 20, and just two names
in the Top 20 boys’ list – Noah and Joshua – feature a soft ‘a’ or ‘ah’ ending.
Figure 4. Name Sounds and Endings in Top 20 Baby Names List, 2013.
Boys names feature less syllables
Parents are increasingly choosing longer, flowing names for their
daughters and shorter, solid-sounding names for their sons.
Eight girls’ names (i.e. Indianna/Indiana, Elizabeth, and Penelope)
have 4 syllables while only 1 boys’ name (Alexander) on the Top 100 list features 4 syllables.
Boys are twice as likely as girls to have a single-syllable name, and girls are twice as likely as
boys to have three syllables in their name.
Names most commonly have just two syllables, with two thirds (67%) of boys names and just
over half (54%) of the girls names on the Top 100 list comprising of double syllables.
Figure 5. Number of Syllables in Top 100 Baby Names List, 2013.
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Gendered names triumph and popular boys’ names not just for boys
Only one name in the Top 100 appears on both the girls’ and boys’ list
in its unchanged form – Charlie (21st on the boys’ list and 71st on the
girls’ list when combined with Charli and Charlee). Charlie is commonly
considered to be interchangeable between the two sexes.
While all of the names except Charlie are most often distinctly boys’ or
girls’ names, a number of girls’ names from the Top 100 can be
interchanged for boys’ names – these include Harper, Jade, and Mackenzie. In similar
fashion, parents are increasingly using popular boys’ names when naming their daughters –
names such as Riley, Jayden, Tyler, Leo, Dylan, Hayden, Jordan, Luca, Ashton, Kai, Bailey,
Alex, and Jesse are oftentimes used for girls.
Creative spellings prominent, especially for girls
Not content in simply finding a distinctive name for their newborn,
parents are often turning to the use of apostrophes, hyphens, or
emphasised phonetic spellings to make their baby’s name unique. In
our Top 100 list, we have combined the occurrences of names which
are phonetically identical but unique in their spelling.
Parents tend to take greater liberty in amending their baby girl’s name than boys’ name,
featuring the following examples in the Top 100 list:
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Sophia/Sofia (8th)
•
Lilly/Lily (12th)
•
Maddison/Madison (16th)
•
Isabelle/Isabel (23rd)
•
Milla/Mila (36th)
•
Madeleine/Madeline (58th)
•
Indiana/Indianna (62nd)
•
Charlie/Charli/Charlee (71st)
The presence of double letters is also an occurrence more frequently observed in popular
girls’ names, as evidenced in 28 girls’ names and just 11 boys’ names in the Top 100 list:
Girls: Charlotte, Isabella, Lilly, Ella, Sienna, Maddison, Emma, Isabelle, Hannah, Scarlett,
Willow, Milla, Summer, Jessica, Savannah, Annabelle, Stella, Bella, Poppy, Holly, Ellie, Alyssa,
Indianna, Anna, Molly, Lillian, Harriet, and Pippa.
Boys: William, Cooper, Harrison, Harry, Flynn, Connor, Matthew, Mitchell, Finn, Jesse, and
Jett.
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Australian states versus states
William topped the list in four states and territories – New South Wales,
Victoria, the ACT, and the Northern Territory – whereas Oliver topped
the list in three states – Queensland, South Australia, and Tasmania.
Jack took first in Western Australia, coming a close second in Victoria
and Tasmania.
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
William
William
Oliver
Jack
Oliver
Oliver
William
William
Oliver
Jack
William
Oliver
William
Jack
Lachlan
Cooper
Jack
Oliver
Jack
Noah
Noah
William
Oliver
Oliver
Noah
Ethan
Cooper
William
Ethan
Noah
Thomas
Lucas
James
Thomas
Noah
Lucas
Jack
Thomas
James
John
Table 2. Most popular baby boy names by state and territories in Australia, 2013.
Charlotte emerged as the defined winner across the states and territories, topping the girls’
list in 6 states and territories and taking second in the ACT and Western Australia. Chloe took
first in the ACT and Olivia, second overall, took 1st place in WA.
NSW
VIC
QLD
WA
SA
TAS
ACT
NT
Charlotte
Charlotte
Charlotte
Olivia
Charlotte
Charlotte
Chloe
Charlotte
Olivia
Ava
Ruby
Charlotte
Ava
Ruby
Charlotte
Olivia
Amelia
Olivia
Emily
Ava
Ruby
Amelia
Ava
Amelia
Chloe
Mia
Mia
Emily
Emily
Ella
Olivia
Ruby
Mia
Emily
Amelia
Ruby
Grace
Mia
Amelia
Chloe
Table 3. Most popular baby girl names by state and territories in Australia, 2013.
Rising with the stars
Actors, actresses, sports and music stars continue to significantly influence
the popularity of babies within Australia.
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Mason (rising to 13th from 17th last year) and Penelope (having
entered the list and jumped to 81st place) are the children of reality
TV star Kourtney Kardashian (born 2009 and 2012).
Harper (rising to 27th from 35th last year) is the daughter of David and Victoria
Beckham (2011).
Willow (rising to 29th from 40th a year ago) is the daughter of pop musician Pink (2011)
and the name of Will Smith’s 13-year-old daughter.
Noah (remaining strong in 4th place) was born to Michael Bublé in 2013.
Elijah was chosen by Elton John for his second son in 2013 (rising to 36th from 44th)
and Lincoln (50th up from 67th) was born to actress Kristen Bell (2013).
Olive (77th up from 90th) is the daughter of Drew Barrymore (2012) and actors Sacha
Baron and Isla Fisher (2007).
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Influences from popular culture are seen among Australia’s most popular baby names, with
characters such as Emily and Jack from the television series Revenge making it to the Top 10
list, Braxton from Home and Away in 46th place and Charlotte from Sex and the City in 1st
place.
Popular movies such as Ruby Sparks (2012) and Noah (2014) also feature some of today’s
Top 10 names.
Religious influences strong and ongoing
While Australia has seen an increase of baby names that are indecipherably
spelled and incongruously pronounced, the Top 100 list also shows a strong
pull towards more traditional names with Biblical origins, especially in the
boys’ list.
More than 1 in every 4 boys’ names (27) in the Top 100 list are derived from
the Bible, including four of the Top 10 names – Noah (4th), James (6th), Thomas
(7th) and Ethan (8th). Less common Biblical names such as Caleb, Eli, Levi, Nathaniel, Felix,
Jesse, Abigail, Phoebe, and Chloe are also present on the list.
The following Biblical names have increased in popularity since 2012: Joshua (12th up from
13th), Alexander (15th up from 16th), Isaac (23rd up from 25th), Levi (29th up from 31st), Elijah (36th
up from 44th), Michael (42nd up from 49th), Joseph (57th up from 64th), Jesse (87th up from 91st)
and John (92nd up from 99th).
Arabic names are also seeing an increase, with Layla at 30th (up from 32nd) and Zahra
approaching the Top 100 list in 108th place. Ali rose to 93rd place (up from 97th). While
Muhammad didn’t quite make the list this year, he is not far behind in 101st place, down from
100th last year.
We’ll never be royals, but we’ll name our kids after them
The original category of celebrities – the royals – have not only captured
the loyalty and affections of modern Australians but continue to
significantly influence their choice in baby names.
Prince William’s popularity first placed William in the Top 10 in 2001 and
the name’s popularity has grown significantly since then. In 2011, the
year of the royal wedding, William became the most popular boy’s name Australia-wide and
maintained this position until 2012. While William is the 2nd most popular name overall, it is still
the most popular boy’s name in New South Wales, Victoria, the ACT, and the NT.
The birth of Prince George (George Alexander Louis) in July 2013 has positively impacted the
use of George by Australian parents, increasing George’s rank from 71st to 60th – its highest
ranking since the 1970s. Alexander’s popularity has also been impacted with an increase in
rank from 16th to 15th in 2013.
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Despite having only influenced parents for a period of less than 6 months in the 2013
calendar year, the number of baby boys named George increased from 364 in 2012 to 490 in
2013.
Most popular Australian royal names
GIRLS
BOYS
Rank
Name
Royal Heritage
Rank
Name
Royal Heritage
1
Charlotte
Prince Charles
2
William
Prince William
47
Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth II
22
Henry
King Henry I - VII
69
Alexandra
Princess Alexandra
59
Edward
Prince Edward
71
Charlie (Charles)
Prince Charles
60
George King George I - VII
79
Victoria
Queen Victoria
81
Charles
Prince Charles
Table 4. Royal name popularity among Australian baby names.
12 of 22 current royal names are top baby names too
Of the 22 names present within the current British royal family, 12 are in the Top 100 current
baby names lists. Indeed the number of royal names in the Top 100 is an indication of the
influence the British royals still have on baby naming trends, and this trend is looking strong,
particularly with the influence of the next generation of royals.
Title
Full Name
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary
Duke of Edinburgh
Philip
Prince of Wales
Charles Philip Arthur George
Princess Anne
Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise
Prince Andrew
Andrew Albert Christian Edward
Prince Edward
Edward Antony Richard Louis
Prince William
William Arthur Philip Louis
Duchess of Cambridge Catherine Elizabeth
Prince Harry
Henry Charles Albert David
Prince George
George Alexander Louis
Table 5. Names of Royal family members in the top 100 baby names in Australia, 2013.
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New Zealand’s Top 10 Baby Names
Rank
Boys
Girls
1
Oliver
Charlotte
2
Jack
Emily
3
James
Ruby
4
William
Sophie
5
Mason
Olivia
6
Liam
Isla
7
Samuel
Amelia
8
Lucas
Ava
9
Noah
Isabella
10
Thomas
Ella
Table 6. Top 10 most popular baby names in New Zealand, 2013.
As close geographical neighbours, the ties between the most popular names in New Zealand
and Australia are strong, and the Top 10 lists of both countries closely correspond.
Oliver and Charlotte both take 1st place in New Zealand – Oliver winning with just 6 more
occurrences than Jack, and Charlotte having just 19 occurrences more than Emily.
The boy names Mason, Liam, and Samuel are found in the NZ Top 10 boys’ list but not on the
Australian list, as are the girls’ names Isla, Isabella, and Ella.
New Zealand baby names see royal influence decline
There has been a decline in the popularity of common royal names in
New Zealand, as is evidenced by a drop of the number of babies
named George, William, and Harry in the last year.
George has seen the most significant down-shift in ranking to 35th
place from 26th a year ago, with 29 fewer boys taking Prince George’s
name. William has declined from 3rd in 2012 to 4th in 2013 as well as
decreasing in number – 267 boys in 2013 in New Zealand were named
William, compared to 317 the previous year.
Harry has also declined decreasing from 135 occurrences in 2012 to 123 occurrences in 201
and thus moving from 37th to 40th place.
The name Kate has had a consistent tally at 50 occurrences for the last two years, but has
been declining overall in ranking since 2010 – sitting at 25th in 2008, 38th in 2009, 53rd in
2010, 71st in 2011, 90th in 2012 and 81st in 2013.
Based on these trends a New Zealand royal tour is overdue and no doubt the April 2014 royal
tour will lead to a reversal in these trend lines.
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Sources
Baby Names Australia is the only analysis of all of the registered baby names across the 8
Births, Deaths and Marriages offices in Australia and in New Zealand. The data which we
have analysed has been provided by the following government departments:
NSW Registry of Births, Deaths, & Marriages
NSW Government (‘Hundred-Year Return’ Graphs)
ACT Births, Deaths, & Marriages
Births, Deaths, Marriages Victoria
SA Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Office
QLD Births, Deaths, and Marriages
WA Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages
TAS Births, Deaths, and Marriages
NT Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages
New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs
Australian Bureau of Statistics (Australian Birth Numbers)
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Australia’s Top 100 Girls’ Names
Name
Occurrence
34
Imogen
569
69
Alexandra
267
1
Charlotte
1969
35
Jasmine
551
70
Piper
263
2
Olivia
1614
36
Milla/Mila
551
3
Ava
1576
37
Summer
524
71
259
4
Emily
1541
38
Jessica
522
Charlie/
Charli/
Charlee
5
Mia
1539
39
Alexis
518
72
Claire
255
6
Amelia
1519
40
Savannah
489
73
Lara
254
7
Ruby
1489
41
Sarah
476
74
Samantha
250
8
Sophia/
Sofia
1469
42
Mackenzie
467
75
Molly
241
43
Evelyn
462
76
Rose
240
9
Chloe
1448
44
Annabelle
459
77
Olive
234
10
Sophie
1430
45
Alice
449
78
Aaliyah
218
11
Isabella
1417
46
Stella
442
79
Victoria
202
12
Lilly/Lily
1403
47
Elizabeth
430
80
Amelie
194
13
Ella
1292
48
Bella
421
81
Penelope
189
14
Grace
1243
49
Chelsea
411
82
Lillian
176
15
Sienna
1100
50
Audrey
410
83
Eve
172
16
Maddison/
Madison
1007
51
Violet
408
84
Jade
157
52
Poppy
385
85
Mikayla
153
17
Isla
976
53
Addison
379
86
Amber
152
18
Matilda
955
54
Holly
360
87
Ayla
142
19
Zoe
935
55
Paige
360
88
Heidi
138
20
Emma
866
56
Ellie
358
89
Harriet
137
21
Ivy
841
57
Aria
354
90
Daisy
134
22
Lucy
812
345
Elsie
128
23
805
Madeleine/
Madeline
91
Isabelle/
Isabel
58
92
Skye
127
59
Phoebe
343
93
Leah
125
24
Hannah
760
60
Alyssa
342
94
Indie
125
25
Scarlett
742
61
Hayley
340
95
Pippa
125
26
Evie
740
116
727
324
Indigo
Harper
Indiana/
Indianna
96
27
62
97
Nevaeh
112
28
Zara
709
63
Maya
322
98
Peyton
100
29
Willow
651
64
Anna
310
99
Caitlin
89
30
Layla
650
65
Eden
290
100
Ariana
88
31
Abigail
648
66
Lola
289
32
Georgia
639
67
Eliza
277
33
Eva
622
68
Eloise
267
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Australia’s Top 100 Boys’ Names
Name
Occurrence
34
Logan
755
69
Jordan
403
1
Oliver
2082
35
Tyler
755
70
Luca
396
2
William
2045
36
Elijah
749
71
Ashton
388
3
Jack
1909
37
Flynn
718
72
Caleb
388
4
Noah
1659
38
Sebastian
706
73
Owen
382
5
Jackson/
Jaxon
1572
39
Leo
663
74
Louis
353
40
Blake
644
75
Kai
352
6
James
1487
41
Jake
621
76
Toby
348
7
Thomas
1449
42
Michael
609
77
Bailey
341
8
Ethan
1435
43
Connor
604
78
Adam
339
9
Lucas
1388
44
Archie
595
79
Nathaniel
339
10
Cooper
1363
45
Zachary
584
80
Austin
338
11
Lachlan
1331
46
Braxton
580
81
Charles
323
12
Joshua
1278
47
Luke
578
82
Jasper
318
13
Mason
1238
48
Eli
574
83
Marcus
309
14
Liam
1227
49
Matthew
568
84
Christian
292
15
Alexander
1203
50
Lincoln
558
85
Alex
285
16
Samuel
1177
51
Aiden
556
86
Felix
274
17
Harrison
1161
52
Patrick
549
87
Jesse
267
18
Jacob
1111
53
Nate
541
88
Darcy
262
19
Max
1061
54
Nicholas
537
89
Hamish
253
20
Benjamin
1022
55
Archer
536
90
Dominic
251
21
Charlie
1019
56
Dylan
520
91
Jett
235
22
Henry
989
57
Joseph
519
92
John
219
23
Isaac
985
58
Chase
519
93
Ali
218
24
Xavier
979
59
Edward
496
94
Aaron
216
25
Hunter
947
60
George
490
95
David
210
26
Riley
904
61
Mitchell
477
96
Seth
209
27
Oscar
895
62
Finn
461
97
Lewis
202
28
Harry
881
63
Nathan
453
98
Parker
138
29
Levi
857
64
Beau
443
99
Anthony
136
30
Daniel
843
65
Ryder
443
100
Jonathan
134
31
Ryan
812
66
Angus
439
32
Jayden
803
67
Hugo
429
33
Hudson
802
68
Hayden
423
15
New Zealand’s Top 100 Girls’ Names
Name
Occurrence
35
Sienna
89
70
Nevaeh
53
1
Charlotte
303
36
Summer
88
71
Natalie
53
2
Emily
284
37
Maddison
88
72
Victoria
53
3
Ruby
276
38
Elizabeth
87
73
Nina
52
4
Sophie
275
39
Ivy
86
74
Ellie
52
5
Olivia
257
40
Poppy
81
75
Sarah
52
6
Isla
228
41
Hazel
80
76
Alyssa
52
7
Amelia
227
42
Abigail
80
77
Charlie
52
8
Ava
217
43
Alexis
79
78
Phoebe
52
9
Isabella
210
44
Pippa
77
79
Lola
51
10
Ella
207
45
Isabelle
77
80
Keira
51
11
Chloe
199
46
Samantha
75
81
Kate
50
12
Grace
191
47
Violet
74
82
Alexandra
49
13
Mia
178
48
Holly
73
83
Isabel
48
14
Lily
177
49
Lilly
73
84
Amber
48
15
Emma
176
50
Leah
70
85
Jade
48
16
Sophia
175
51
Sofia
69
86
Hayley
47
17
Lucy
169
52
Indie
69
87
Taylor
47
18
Mila
163
53
Olive
68
88
Brooke
47
19
Harper
157
54
Jasmine
68
89
Florence
47
20
Zoe
155
55
Alice
67
90
Millie
46
21
Georgia
144
56
Aaliyah
66
91
Imogen
46
22
Paige
130
57
Stella
66
92
Esther
45
23
Hannah
126
58
Layla
65
93
Aurora
45
24
Aria
123
59
Molly
65
94
Madeleine
45
25
Jessica
114
60
Addison
63
95
Matilda
44
26
Eva
110
61
Caitlin
61
96
Claire
43
27
Madison
109
62
Anna
61
97
Faith
43
28
Maia
104
63
Annabelle
60
98
Mikayla
43
29
Scarlett
97
64
Peyton
59
99
Kayla
43
30
Eden
97
65
Piper
59
100
Indi
42
31
Bella
94
66
Brooklyn
57
32
Zara
93
67
Rose
56
33
Willow
91
68
Ayla
54
34
Mackenzie
90
69
Evelyn
53
16
New Zealand’s Top 100 Boys’ Names
Name
Occurrence
35
George
137
70
Lincoln
69
1
Oliver
307
36
Henry
130
71
Adam
67
2
Jack
301
37
Nathan
130
72
Jordan
67
3
James
279
38
Caleb
130
73
Felix
65
4
William
267
39
Eli
123
74
Jesse
64
5
Mason
262
40
Harry
123
75
Andrew
63
6
Liam
254
41
Carter
121
76
Ashton
63
7
Samuel
249
42
Joseph
119
77
Aiden
63
8
Lucas
247
43
Connor
116
78
Maxwell
62
9
Noah
238
44
Harrison
116
79
Joel
61
10
Thomas
214
45
Finn
104
80
Patrick
60
11
Hunter
214
46
Toby
102
81
Beau
60
12
Ethan
208
47
Jaxon
101
82
Sam
58
13
Jacob
207
48
Flynn
100
83
Phoenix
58
14
Benjamin
206
49
Logan
99
84
Declan
58
15
Daniel
205
50
Dylan
94
85
Arlo
57
16
Max
203
51
Xavier
90
86
Kingston
57
17
Joshua
201
52
Jake
89
87
Theodore
57
18
Ryan
199
53
Matthew
87
88
Jonathan
56
19
Cooper
194
54
Luca
86
89
Aaron
55
20
Blake
182
55
Alex
85
90
Marcus
55
21
Lachlan
180
56
Zachary
80
91
Angus
54
22
Charlie
173
57
Archie
80
92
Aidan
53
23
Levi
162
58
Sebastian
79
93
Isaiah
53
24
Leo
159
59
Charles
78
94
Roman
53
25
Elijah
157
60
John
76
95
Archer
52
26
Jackson
156
61
Austin
75
96
Christian
52
27
Jayden
155
62
Cameron
75
97
Gabriel
51
28
Alexander
155
63
Louis
75
98
Vincent
51
29
Braxton
147
64
Ryder
74
99
Tyson
50
30
Riley
144
65
Michael
74
100
Dominic
50
31
Luke
144
66
David
73
32
Isaac
143
67
Hugo
71
33
Tyler
138
68
Fletcher
71
34
Oscar
138
69
Edward
70
17