The top 100 baby names in Australia in 2019
Gone are the days of Bruce and Sheila, these days in Australia you're way more likely to meet a Jack or a Chloe.
According to data collected by McCrindle.com.au, for the last three consecutive years, the top Aussie baby names have been Charlotte (for a girl), and Oliver (for a boy).
The children of celebrities obviously have an influence on the names we choose to give our babies, with Willow (Pink's daughter) and Luna (Chrissy Teigan's baby) becoming popular choices in 2019.
A massive 2063 boys were named Oliver making it the top baby name in Australia in 2019 whereas 1687 girls were given the first name Charlotte.
Top 100 girls names
The top 10 Australian girls names are:
- Charlotte
- Olivia
- Ava
- Amelia
- Mia
- Isla
- Grace
- Ella
- Chloe
- Harper
11. Zoe
12. Sophie
13. Evie
14. Evelyn
15. Isabella
16. Ruby
17. Emily
18. Ivy
19. Lily
20. Willow
21. Matilda
22. Lucy
23. Sophia
24. Aria
25. Georgia
26. Sienna
27. Scarlett
28. Hannah
29. Emma
30. Zara
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 Maddison (also spelled Madison).
31. Abigail
32. Isabelle
33. Audrey
34. Layla
35. Mila
36. Eva
37. Violet
38. Alice
39. Hazel
40. Piper
41. Ellie
42. Mackenzie
43. Poppy
44. Annabelle
45. Sofia
46. Maya
47. Savannah
48. Penelope
49. Frankie
50 Maddison
Flower girls
Botanical names like Ivy, Jasmine and Violet feature common in the most popular Aussie names for girls.
51. Jasmine
52. Elizabeth
53. Stella
54. Phoebe
55. Aurora
56. Imogen
57. Billie
58. Alexis
59. Summer
60. Addison
61. Harriet
62. Ayla
63. Eleanor
64. Eloise
65. Madison
66. Freya
67. Elsie
68. Claire
69. Rose
70 Emilia
71. Florence
72. Daisy
73. Lily
74. Sarah
75. Eden
76. Anna
77. Eliza
78. Holly
79. Lola
80. Bella
81. Ariana
82. Lara
83. Luna
84. Indiana
85. Harlow
86. Madeleine
87. Chelsea
88. Bonnie
89. Quinn
90. Aaliyah
Number 91-100 most popular girls names in Australia
At number 95 sits the name Peyton with total 143 baby girls were given this first name in 2018. The name is derived from Payton - a place in Devon, England.
91. Heidi
92. Victoria
93. Isabel
94. Elena
95. Peyton
96. Millie
97. Madeline
98. Charlie
99. Jessica
100. Olive
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 top 10 Australian boys names are:
- Oliver
- William
- Jack
- Noah
- Thomas
- James
- Lucas
- Henry
- Ethan
- Mason
A name for both sexes
The name that appears in both the top 100 girls names and boys names is Charlie. It's more popular for a boy than a girl: 983 boys were called Charlie in 2018 and only 128 girls.
11. Charlie
12. Leo
13. Harrison
14. Liam
15. Alexander
16. Hunter
17. Lachlan
18. Samuel
19. Hudson
20. Levi
21. Harry
22. Max
23. Oscar
24. Harvey
25. Elijah
26. Xavier
27. Isaac
28. Cooper
29. Logan
30 Jacob
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. Benjamin
32. Joshua
33. Archie
34. Archer
35. George
36. Ryan
37. Sebastian
38. Theodore
39. Lincoln
40. Arlo
41. Jackson
42. Eli
43. Finn
44. Riley
45. Patrick
46. Daniel
47. Hugo
48. Connor
49. Jaxon
50. Luca
51. Edward
52. Tyler
53. Jordan
54. Flynn
55. Kai
56. Michael
57. Zachary
58. Austin
59. Matthew
60. Darcy
61. Ashton
62. Jayden
63. Joseph
64. Aiden
65. Nate
66. Jasper
67. Caleb
68. Dylan
69. Carter
70. Luke
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: Jessica and Matilda.
71. Angus
72. Hamish
73. Louis
74. Jake
75. Charles
76. Owen
77. Toby
78. Blake
79. Adam
80. Beau
81. Muhammad
82. Gabriel
83. Arthur
84. Nicholas
85. Ali
86. Sonny
87. Spencer
88. Ryder
89. Parker
90. Felix
Number 91-100 most popular boys names in Australia
91. Fletcher
92. Vincent
93. Bodhi
94. Jude
95. Nathaniel
96. Dominic
97. Sher
98. Aaron
99. Harley
100. Leon
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