The top 100 baby names in Australia in 2020

A massive 2206 boys were named Oliver making it the top baby name in Australia in 2020 whereas 1609 girls were given the first name Charlotte.

Top 100 girls names

The top 10 Australian girls names are:

1. Charlotte
2. Olivia
3. Amelia
4. Isla
5. Mia
6. Ava
7. Grace
8. Willow
9. Harper
10. Chloe

11. Ella

12. Matilda

13. Sophie

14. Ruby

15. Ivy

16. Zoe

17. Isabella

18. Evie

19. Evelyn

20. Sophia

21. Emily

22. Lily

23. Lucy

24. Sienna

25. Aria

26. Mila

27. Georgia

28. Scarlett

29. Audrey

30. Abigail

Most popular girls names continued …

On the list of most popular baby names for girls are Audrey and some slightly more unusual names like Mila and Zara.

31. Hannah

32. Zara

33. Hazel

34. Layla

35. Emma

36. Frankie

37. Ellie

38. Alice

39. Violet

40. Isabelle

41. Eva

42. Elsie

43. Poppy

44. Sofia

45. Penelope

46. Florence

47. Eleanor

48. Emilia

49. Luna

50 Aurora

Flower girls

Botanical names like Ivy, Daisy, Lily, Willow and Violet feature common in the most popular Aussie names for girls.

51. Freya

52. Mackenzie

53. Maya

54. Ayla

55. Elizabeth

56. Daisy

57. Stella

58. Summer

59. Harriet

60. Jasmine

61. Imogen

62. Piper

63. Sarah

64. Lola

65. Sadie

66. Billie

67. Phoebe

68. Eloise

69. Millie

70. Olive

71. Savannah

72. Annabelle

73. Bonnie

74. Claire

75. Charlie

76. Rose

77. Maddison

78. Heidi

79. Eden

80. Madeline

81. Riley

82. Alexis

83. Anna

84. Lara

85. Ariana

86. Elena

87. Aaliyah

88. Bella

89. Peyton

90. Quinn

Number 91-100 most popular girls names in Australia

At number 98 is Rosie which entered the list for the first time in 2020, although a shorter version of the name, Rose, sits in the 76th spot.  

91. Victoria

92. Clara

93. Madison

94. Addison

95. Pippa

96. Lilly

97. Chelsea

98. Rosie

99. Indiana

100. Thea

Top 100 boys names

The name Henry hadn't been in the top 10 for over 6 years but re-entered the top 10 most poplar names for a boy in 2019. Possibly since Prince Harry (whose official name is Henry) married Meghan Markle in May 2018.

The name Archie has also been on the rise, climbing four positions to number 25 after Meghan and Harry announced the birth of their son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.

The top 10 Australian boys names are:

1. Oliver
2. Noah
3. Jack
4. William
5. Leo
6. Lucas
7. Thomas
8. Henry
9. Charlie
10. James

A name for both sexes

Only two names made it to both Top 100 lists, Charlie which sits 75th for girls and 9th for boys, and Riley at 81st which debuted on the girls list in 2019 and sits 43rd on the boys list. 

11. Liam

12. Alexander

13. Elijah

14. Ethan

15. Harrison

16. Hudson

17. Oscar

18. Mason

19. Theodore

20. Hunter

21. Levi

22. Max

23. Harry

24. Harvey

25. Archie

26. Isaac

27. Archer

28. Lachlan

29. Cooper

30. Samuel

Unusual names

Names with unusual spellings like Jaxon as opposed to Jackson are sometimes considered bogan.

A study published in PLos says that people with familiar sounding names are more likely considered to be telling the truth. 

31. Luca

32. Xavier

33. George

34. Jacob

35. Arlo

36. Benjamin

37. Sebastian

38. Ryan

39. Joshua

40. Logan

41. Lincoln

42. Finn

43. Riley

44. Hugo

45. Jackson

46. Eli

47. Edward

48. Louis

49. Arthur

50. Daniel

51. Jaxon

52. Carter

53. Kai

54. Jasper

55. Patrick

56. Jayden

57. Michael

58. Jordan

59. Flynn

60. Connor

61. Austin

62. Joseph

63. Beau

64. Aiden

65. Angus

66. Ezra

67. Ashton

68. Muhammad

69. Zachary

70. Spencer

Most popular boys names continued…

Names like Ryder, Parker and Felix have a strong sound that denotes strength.

Popular boys names often end in 's' whereas popular girls names end in a softer, 'ah' sound. Think: Olivia and Matilda.

71. Matthew

72. Felix

73. Sonny

74. Hamish

75. Asher

76. Owen

77. Adam

78. Charles

79. Theo

80. Tyler

81. Dylan

82. Darcy

83. Gabriel

84. Jude

85. Leon

86. Bodhi

87. Jake

88. Marcus

89. Ryder

90. Luke

Number 91-100 most popular boys names in Australia

91. Fletcher

92. Caleb

93. Ali

94. Christian

95. Parker

96. Nate

97. Ari

98. Aaron

99. Vincent

100. Billy

Picking the name is the hard part, but once that's decided comes the fun part where you get to dress them up in adorable, mini Australiana rompers and coveralls!

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