The most popular names recorded in 1957 were Jennifer for girls and Peter for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,367 |
| 2 | Susan | 1,083 |
| 3 | Deborah | 985 |
| 4 | Julie | 924 |
| 5 | Karen | 818 |
| 6 | Margaret | 795 |
| 7 | Christine | 751 |
| 8 | Kim | 697 |
| 9 | Debra | 685 |
| 10 | Robyn | 583 |
| 11 | Wendy | 582 |
| 12 | Kerry | 574 |
| 13 | Vicki | 558 |
| 14 | Anne | 545 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 538 |
| 16 | Helen | 536 |
| 17 | Lynette | 513 |
| 18 | Judith | 475 |
| 19 | Cheryl | 462 |
| 20 | Catherine | 444 |
| 21 | Linda | 434 |
| 22 | Mary | 430 |
| 23 | Patricia | 425 |
| 24 | Sharon | 412 |
| 25 | Sandra | 402 |
| 26 | Suzanne | 378 |
| 27 | Diane | 337 |
| 28 | Kerrie | 330 |
| 29 | Rhonda | 308 |
| 30 | Joanne | 288 |
| 31 | Maria | 282 |
| 32 | Barbara | 280 |
| 33 | Dianne | 280 |
| 34 | Carol | 273 |
| 35 | Ann | 263 |
| 36 | Denise | 256 |
| 37 | Gail | 249 |
| 38 | Lorraine | 244 |
| 39 | Pamela | 244 |
| 40 | Narelle | 240 |
| 41 | Jane | 225 |
| 42 | Kathleen | 225 |
| 43 | Michelle | 225 |
| 44 | Louise | 216 |
| 45 | Annette | 213 |
| 46 | Kathryn | 211 |
| 47 | Janet | 202 |
| 48 | Carolyn | 195 |
| 49 | Leonie | 195 |
| 50 | Colleen | 181 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter | 2,741 |
| 2 | John | 1,762 |
| 3 | David | 1,655 |
| 4 | Stephen | 1,589 |
| 5 | Michael | 1,492 |
| 6 | Mark | 1,395 |
| 7 | Robert | 1,354 |
| 8 | Gregory | 1,277 |
| 9 | Paul | 1,155 |
| 10 | Anthony | 802 |
| 11 | Wayne | 790 |
| 12 | Ian | 756 |
| 13 | Christopher | 705 |
| 14 | Gary | 605 |
| 15 | Geoffrey | 566 |
| 16 | Garry | 491 |
| 17 | Phillip | 486 |
| 18 | Brian | 482 |
| 19 | James | 479 |
| 20 | William | 467 |
| 21 | Steven | 465 |
| 22 | Kevin | 464 |
| 23 | Richard | 450 |
| 24 | Bruce | 444 |
| 25 | Colin | 429 |
| 26 | Graham | 419 |
| 27 | Raymond | 394 |
| 28 | Alan | 377 |
| 29 | Kenneth | 376 |
| 30 | Glenn | 361 |
| 31 | Andrew | 356 |
| 32 | Ronald | 318 |
| 33 | Allan | 316 |
| 34 | Philip | 310 |
| 35 | Barry | 308 |
| 36 | Jeffrey | 301 |
| 37 | Neil | 299 |
| 38 | Rodney | 290 |
| 39 | Trevor | 280 |
| 40 | Ross | 274 |
| 41 | Graeme | 267 |
| 42 | Timothy | 224 |
| 43 | Warren | 219 |
| 44 | Craig | 208 |
| 45 | Leslie | 193 |
| 46 | Donald | 191 |
| 47 | Thomas | 186 |
| 48 | George | 179 |
| 49 | Martin | 175 |
| 50 | Keith | 173 |