Top Names of 1999

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.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Emily1,270
2Jessica1,125
3Sarah1,047
4Chloe998
5Georgia867
6Olivia794
7Emma757
8Isabella589
9Hannah586
10Sophie579
11Samantha521
12Grace486
13Lauren477
14Caitlin472
15Courtney456
16Brooke439
17Amy431
18Maddison430
19Jasmine419
20Rebecca397
21Chelsea393
22Laura374
23Brittany348
24Jade345
25Rachel341
26Zoe338
27Alexandra334
28Stephanie313
29Taylor311
30Brianna310
31Natasha309
32Ashleigh302
33Hayley300
34Madison295
35Kate293
36Gabrielle292
37Elizabeth280
38Natalie275
39Lucy272
40Tayla269
41Kayla264
42Amber258
43Charlotte247
44Kiara241
45Erin237
46Taylah233
47Holly230
48Lily230
49Tahlia228
50Claudia226

Boys

#NameBabies
1Joshua1,561
2Lachlan1,528
3Jack1,430
4Thomas1,384
5Matthew1,233
6James1,137
7Daniel1,129
8Nicholas1,047
9Jacob986
10William947
11Liam921
12Samuel921
13Benjamin918
14Luke811
15Dylan769
16Ryan742
17Mitchell718
18Jordan710
19Michael702
20Jake685
21Nathan668
22Alexander644
23Jayden584
24Harrison558
25Connor530
26Kyle529
27Christopher514
28Bailey495
29Andrew489
30Ethan481
31Zachary476
32Cameron462
33Jackson462
34Adam454
35Blake449
36Patrick401
37Joseph398
38Jesse385
39Hayden362
40David359
41Joel357
42Brandon356
43Isaac355
44Aaron350
45Anthony343
46Callum331
47Timothy328
48Angus306
49Bradley304
50John298