The most popular names recorded in 1999 were Emily for girls and Joshua for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 1,270 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,125 |
| 3 | Sarah | 1,047 |
| 4 | Chloe | 998 |
| 5 | Georgia | 867 |
| 6 | Olivia | 794 |
| 7 | Emma | 757 |
| 8 | Isabella | 589 |
| 9 | Hannah | 586 |
| 10 | Sophie | 579 |
| 11 | Samantha | 521 |
| 12 | Grace | 486 |
| 13 | Lauren | 477 |
| 14 | Caitlin | 472 |
| 15 | Courtney | 456 |
| 16 | Brooke | 439 |
| 17 | Amy | 431 |
| 18 | Maddison | 430 |
| 19 | Jasmine | 419 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 397 |
| 21 | Chelsea | 393 |
| 22 | Laura | 374 |
| 23 | Brittany | 348 |
| 24 | Jade | 345 |
| 25 | Rachel | 341 |
| 26 | Zoe | 338 |
| 27 | Alexandra | 334 |
| 28 | Stephanie | 313 |
| 29 | Taylor | 311 |
| 30 | Brianna | 310 |
| 31 | Natasha | 309 |
| 32 | Ashleigh | 302 |
| 33 | Hayley | 300 |
| 34 | Madison | 295 |
| 35 | Kate | 293 |
| 36 | Gabrielle | 292 |
| 37 | Elizabeth | 280 |
| 38 | Natalie | 275 |
| 39 | Lucy | 272 |
| 40 | Tayla | 269 |
| 41 | Kayla | 264 |
| 42 | Amber | 258 |
| 43 | Charlotte | 247 |
| 44 | Kiara | 241 |
| 45 | Erin | 237 |
| 46 | Taylah | 233 |
| 47 | Holly | 230 |
| 48 | Lily | 230 |
| 49 | Tahlia | 228 |
| 50 | Claudia | 226 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua | 1,561 |
| 2 | Lachlan | 1,528 |
| 3 | Jack | 1,430 |
| 4 | Thomas | 1,384 |
| 5 | Matthew | 1,233 |
| 6 | James | 1,137 |
| 7 | Daniel | 1,129 |
| 8 | Nicholas | 1,047 |
| 9 | Jacob | 986 |
| 10 | William | 947 |
| 11 | Liam | 921 |
| 12 | Samuel | 921 |
| 13 | Benjamin | 918 |
| 14 | Luke | 811 |
| 15 | Dylan | 769 |
| 16 | Ryan | 742 |
| 17 | Mitchell | 718 |
| 18 | Jordan | 710 |
| 19 | Michael | 702 |
| 20 | Jake | 685 |
| 21 | Nathan | 668 |
| 22 | Alexander | 644 |
| 23 | Jayden | 584 |
| 24 | Harrison | 558 |
| 25 | Connor | 530 |
| 26 | Kyle | 529 |
| 27 | Christopher | 514 |
| 28 | Bailey | 495 |
| 29 | Andrew | 489 |
| 30 | Ethan | 481 |
| 31 | Zachary | 476 |
| 32 | Cameron | 462 |
| 33 | Jackson | 462 |
| 34 | Adam | 454 |
| 35 | Blake | 449 |
| 36 | Patrick | 401 |
| 37 | Joseph | 398 |
| 38 | Jesse | 385 |
| 39 | Hayden | 362 |
| 40 | David | 359 |
| 41 | Joel | 357 |
| 42 | Brandon | 356 |
| 43 | Isaac | 355 |
| 44 | Aaron | 350 |
| 45 | Anthony | 343 |
| 46 | Callum | 331 |
| 47 | Timothy | 328 |
| 48 | Angus | 306 |
| 49 | Bradley | 304 |
| 50 | John | 298 |