The most popular names recorded in 2001 were Emily for girls and Joshua for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 1,146 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,122 |
| 3 | Chloe | 982 |
| 4 | Sarah | 832 |
| 5 | Georgia | 761 |
| 6 | Hannah | 733 |
| 7 | Sophie | 723 |
| 8 | Isabella | 712 |
| 9 | Olivia | 668 |
| 10 | Emma | 663 |
| 11 | Grace | 620 |
| 12 | Caitlin | 496 |
| 13 | Amy | 469 |
| 14 | Ella | 469 |
| 15 | Jasmine | 464 |
| 16 | Madison | 460 |
| 17 | Zoe | 458 |
| 18 | Lauren | 407 |
| 19 | Charlotte | 399 |
| 20 | Maddison | 368 |
| 21 | Jade | 365 |
| 22 | Samantha | 365 |
| 23 | Lily | 344 |
| 24 | Chelsea | 337 |
| 25 | Holly | 325 |
| 26 | Hayley | 322 |
| 27 | Brooke | 321 |
| 28 | Amber | 288 |
| 29 | Taylah | 288 |
| 30 | Ruby | 287 |
| 31 | Lucy | 286 |
| 32 | Rebecca | 285 |
| 33 | Courtney | 281 |
| 34 | Laura | 278 |
| 35 | Mia | 278 |
| 36 | Kate | 260 |
| 37 | Kayla | 258 |
| 38 | Stephanie | 257 |
| 39 | Amelia | 256 |
| 40 | Elizabeth | 256 |
| 41 | Natasha | 251 |
| 42 | Taylor | 251 |
| 43 | Ashleigh | 239 |
| 44 | Erin | 238 |
| 45 | Alexandra | 237 |
| 46 | Rachel | 237 |
| 47 | Gabrielle | 236 |
| 48 | Alyssa | 233 |
| 49 | Tahlia | 230 |
| 50 | Tayla | 229 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua | 1,608 |
| 2 | Jack | 1,427 |
| 3 | Lachlan | 1,354 |
| 4 | Thomas | 1,186 |
| 5 | Matthew | 1,018 |
| 6 | James | 983 |
| 7 | Benjamin | 971 |
| 8 | Daniel | 941 |
| 9 | William | 928 |
| 10 | Nicholas | 909 |
| 11 | Jacob | 876 |
| 12 | Liam | 833 |
| 13 | Ethan | 799 |
| 14 | Samuel | 787 |
| 15 | Dylan | 768 |
| 16 | Ryan | 767 |
| 17 | Luke | 754 |
| 18 | Mitchell | 653 |
| 19 | Harrison | 646 |
| 20 | Michael | 643 |
| 21 | Jordan | 641 |
| 22 | Alexander | 630 |
| 23 | Connor | 613 |
| 24 | Nathan | 610 |
| 25 | Jayden | 566 |
| 26 | Jake | 562 |
| 27 | Jackson | 526 |
| 28 | Riley | 517 |
| 29 | Bailey | 473 |
| 30 | Zachary | 466 |
| 31 | Cameron | 455 |
| 32 | Blake | 432 |
| 33 | Adam | 431 |
| 34 | Patrick | 420 |
| 35 | Kyle | 411 |
| 36 | Joseph | 394 |
| 37 | Christopher | 391 |
| 38 | Andrew | 390 |
| 39 | Hayden | 384 |
| 40 | Isaac | 377 |
| 41 | Noah | 365 |
| 42 | Caleb | 347 |
| 43 | Aaron | 330 |
| 44 | Joel | 325 |
| 45 | Anthony | 324 |
| 46 | Callum | 321 |
| 47 | Cody | 321 |
| 48 | Angus | 320 |
| 49 | Cooper | 319 |
| 50 | Tyler | 317 |