The most popular names recorded in 1958 were Jennifer for girls and Peter for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,215 |
| 2 | Susan | 1,131 |
| 3 | Deborah | 1,036 |
| 4 | Julie | 1,002 |
| 5 | Karen | 821 |
| 6 | Debra | 794 |
| 7 | Kim | 761 |
| 8 | Christine | 648 |
| 9 | Margaret | 596 |
| 10 | Wendy | 578 |
| 11 | Kerry | 562 |
| 12 | Vicki | 558 |
| 13 | Sharon | 540 |
| 14 | Robyn | 525 |
| 15 | Cheryl | 522 |
| 16 | Lynette | 518 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 513 |
| 18 | Helen | 510 |
| 19 | Judith | 452 |
| 20 | Catherine | 439 |
| 21 | Anne | 429 |
| 22 | Linda | 420 |
| 23 | Sandra | 417 |
| 24 | Mary | 400 |
| 25 | Patricia | 377 |
| 26 | Suzanne | 358 |
| 27 | Joanne | 355 |
| 28 | Michelle | 332 |
| 29 | Dianne | 314 |
| 30 | Diane | 305 |
| 31 | Barbara | 288 |
| 32 | Maria | 280 |
| 33 | Jane | 277 |
| 34 | Debbie | 266 |
| 35 | Annette | 261 |
| 36 | Denise | 261 |
| 37 | Kerrie | 261 |
| 38 | Louise | 254 |
| 39 | Kathleen | 249 |
| 40 | Gail | 248 |
| 41 | Ann | 244 |
| 42 | Rhonda | 244 |
| 43 | Carol | 233 |
| 44 | Michele | 233 |
| 45 | Narelle | 233 |
| 46 | Kathryn | 219 |
| 47 | Pamela | 219 |
| 48 | Donna | 200 |
| 49 | Leonie | 200 |
| 50 | Lorraine | 197 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter | 2,572 |
| 2 | John | 1,701 |
| 3 | David | 1,698 |
| 4 | Michael | 1,622 |
| 5 | Stephen | 1,527 |
| 6 | Mark | 1,513 |
| 7 | Gregory | 1,358 |
| 8 | Robert | 1,343 |
| 9 | Paul | 1,050 |
| 10 | Wayne | 852 |
| 11 | Anthony | 836 |
| 12 | Ian | 754 |
| 13 | Christopher | 742 |
| 14 | Gary | 561 |
| 15 | Geoffrey | 552 |
| 16 | Steven | 503 |
| 17 | Kevin | 472 |
| 18 | Brian | 470 |
| 19 | Phillip | 461 |
| 20 | William | 431 |
| 21 | James | 427 |
| 22 | Garry | 426 |
| 23 | Graham | 418 |
| 24 | Colin | 414 |
| 25 | Bruce | 412 |
| 26 | Richard | 398 |
| 27 | Kenneth | 365 |
| 28 | Andrew | 354 |
| 29 | Philip | 334 |
| 30 | Raymond | 334 |
| 31 | Glenn | 323 |
| 32 | Alan | 318 |
| 33 | Jeffrey | 304 |
| 34 | Ross | 299 |
| 35 | Neil | 291 |
| 36 | Ronald | 290 |
| 37 | Graeme | 284 |
| 38 | Allan | 281 |
| 39 | Rodney | 281 |
| 40 | Barry | 275 |
| 41 | Timothy | 262 |
| 42 | Warren | 256 |
| 43 | Craig | 246 |
| 44 | Trevor | 243 |
| 45 | Malcolm | 181 |
| 46 | Russell | 177 |
| 47 | Martin | 176 |
| 48 | Leslie | 169 |
| 49 | George | 164 |
| 50 | Brett | 162 |