Top Names of 1996

The most popular names recorded in 1996 were Jessica for girls and Joshua for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Jessica1,655
2Emily1,171
3Sarah1,124
4Emma840
5Samantha742
6Chloe611
7Courtney606
8Lauren599
9Georgia590
10Hannah571
11Rebecca541
12Stephanie530
13Amy491
14Maddison485
15Brooke469
16Caitlin466
17Laura466
18Sophie432
19Taylor422
20Ashleigh420
21Brittany399
22Rachel399
23Tayla393
24Madison369
25Grace355
26Alexandra354
27Elizabeth352
28Kate349
29Jasmine348
30Isabella346
31Olivia340
32Jade338
33Zoe338
34Natalie308
35Danielle304
36Kayla304
37Natasha304
38Madeleine299
39Madeline295
40Nicole294
41Melissa281
42Holly266
43Hayley259
44Ashley257
45Erin255
46Brianna253
47Shannon253
48Bianca248
49Chelsea248
50Lucy241

Boys

#NameBabies
1Joshua1,965
2Matthew1,445
3Daniel1,429
4James1,330
5Jack1,271
6Thomas1,151
7Nicholas1,064
8Benjamin997
9Jake978
10Mitchell964
11Michael962
12Luke924
13Dylan904
14Samuel897
15Liam888
16Jordan885
17Jacob852
18Lachlan848
19Ryan805
20Christopher796
21Nathan786
22Alexander753
23William733
24Andrew706
25Jesse576
26Adam573
27David542
28Blake530
29Zachary516
30Aaron514
31Hayden496
32Bradley488
33Cameron486
34Jayden461
35Timothy449
36Joseph447
37Connor430
38Brandon420
39Corey414
40Anthony412
41Patrick402
42Joel390
43John379
44Robert367
45Harrison365
46Jackson355
47Jason349
48Kyle338
49Justin333
50Peter330