The most popular names recorded in 2000 were Jessica for girls and Joshua for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 1,174 |
| 2 | Emily | 1,146 |
| 3 | Sarah | 941 |
| 4 | Georgia | 899 |
| 5 | Chloe | 884 |
| 6 | Olivia | 743 |
| 7 | Emma | 715 |
| 8 | Sophie | 702 |
| 9 | Hannah | 681 |
| 10 | Isabella | 604 |
| 11 | Caitlin | 529 |
| 12 | Grace | 504 |
| 13 | Samantha | 468 |
| 14 | Madison | 446 |
| 15 | Jasmine | 445 |
| 16 | Amy | 442 |
| 17 | Lauren | 438 |
| 18 | Maddison | 412 |
| 19 | Courtney | 411 |
| 20 | Brooke | 402 |
| 21 | Zoe | 391 |
| 22 | Chelsea | 382 |
| 23 | Jade | 354 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 350 |
| 25 | Ella | 346 |
| 26 | Laura | 333 |
| 27 | Taylor | 305 |
| 28 | Lily | 303 |
| 29 | Charlotte | 301 |
| 30 | Hayley | 298 |
| 31 | Alexandra | 290 |
| 32 | Brianna | 289 |
| 33 | Rachel | 288 |
| 34 | Elizabeth | 278 |
| 35 | Gabrielle | 276 |
| 36 | Kate | 276 |
| 37 | Stephanie | 272 |
| 38 | Lucy | 270 |
| 39 | Ashleigh | 269 |
| 40 | Natasha | 269 |
| 41 | Holly | 265 |
| 42 | Tayla | 255 |
| 43 | Amber | 252 |
| 44 | Amelia | 247 |
| 45 | Taylah | 240 |
| 46 | Anna | 237 |
| 47 | Natalie | 235 |
| 48 | Tahlia | 235 |
| 49 | Erin | 234 |
| 50 | Kayla | 230 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua | 1,643 |
| 2 | Jack | 1,443 |
| 3 | Lachlan | 1,351 |
| 4 | Thomas | 1,273 |
| 5 | Matthew | 1,193 |
| 6 | Daniel | 1,126 |
| 7 | James | 1,075 |
| 8 | Jacob | 1,010 |
| 9 | Nicholas | 995 |
| 10 | Benjamin | 962 |
| 11 | William | 918 |
| 12 | Liam | 884 |
| 13 | Ryan | 884 |
| 14 | Samuel | 882 |
| 15 | Luke | 781 |
| 16 | Dylan | 774 |
| 17 | Mitchell | 724 |
| 18 | Michael | 678 |
| 19 | Ethan | 668 |
| 20 | Jordan | 648 |
| 21 | Nathan | 646 |
| 22 | Alexander | 631 |
| 23 | Jake | 631 |
| 24 | Harrison | 582 |
| 25 | Jayden | 573 |
| 26 | Connor | 541 |
| 27 | Jackson | 513 |
| 28 | Zachary | 504 |
| 29 | Cameron | 495 |
| 30 | Kyle | 485 |
| 31 | Andrew | 482 |
| 32 | Christopher | 470 |
| 33 | Bailey | 468 |
| 34 | Adam | 466 |
| 35 | Riley | 463 |
| 36 | Blake | 430 |
| 37 | Joseph | 398 |
| 38 | Isaac | 384 |
| 39 | Patrick | 373 |
| 40 | Hayden | 371 |
| 41 | Jesse | 352 |
| 42 | Joel | 350 |
| 43 | Anthony | 344 |
| 44 | Aaron | 340 |
| 45 | Brandon | 328 |
| 46 | Cody | 327 |
| 47 | Angus | 324 |
| 48 | David | 324 |
| 49 | Tyler | 324 |
| 50 | Caleb | 310 |