The most popular names recorded in 2002 were Emily for girls and Joshua for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 1,098 |
| 2 | Chloe | 969 |
| 3 | Jessica | 951 |
| 4 | Isabella | 754 |
| 5 | Sarah | 754 |
| 6 | Georgia | 718 |
| 7 | Sophie | 689 |
| 8 | Hannah | 683 |
| 9 | Olivia | 669 |
| 10 | Ella | 636 |
| 11 | Grace | 633 |
| 12 | Emma | 568 |
| 13 | Jasmine | 504 |
| 14 | Caitlin | 487 |
| 15 | Charlotte | 454 |
| 16 | Jade | 414 |
| 17 | Madison | 400 |
| 18 | Lauren | 399 |
| 19 | Lily | 397 |
| 20 | Amy | 396 |
| 21 | Zoe | 377 |
| 22 | Maddison | 360 |
| 23 | Holly | 357 |
| 24 | Hayley | 356 |
| 25 | Chelsea | 344 |
| 26 | Mia | 333 |
| 27 | Samantha | 324 |
| 28 | Lucy | 298 |
| 29 | Lara | 294 |
| 30 | Laura | 292 |
| 31 | Alyssa | 286 |
| 32 | Ruby | 286 |
| 33 | Paige | 275 |
| 34 | Elizabeth | 271 |
| 35 | Brooke | 269 |
| 36 | Abbey | 265 |
| 37 | Amber | 260 |
| 38 | Stephanie | 255 |
| 39 | Taylah | 254 |
| 40 | Amelia | 251 |
| 41 | Courtney | 248 |
| 42 | Kayla | 245 |
| 43 | Rebecca | 243 |
| 44 | Tahlia | 243 |
| 45 | Alexandra | 242 |
| 46 | Phoebe | 242 |
| 47 | Brianna | 236 |
| 48 | Tayla | 233 |
| 49 | Gabrielle | 232 |
| 50 | Erin | 230 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua | 1,583 |
| 2 | Lachlan | 1,439 |
| 3 | Jack | 1,383 |
| 4 | Ethan | 1,132 |
| 5 | Thomas | 1,075 |
| 6 | Benjamin | 960 |
| 7 | Matthew | 939 |
| 8 | Nicholas | 923 |
| 9 | Daniel | 911 |
| 10 | William | 908 |
| 11 | James | 894 |
| 12 | Liam | 857 |
| 13 | Samuel | 833 |
| 14 | Luke | 767 |
| 15 | Jacob | 765 |
| 16 | Ryan | 706 |
| 17 | Dylan | 679 |
| 18 | Jayden | 654 |
| 19 | Jordan | 637 |
| 20 | Connor | 583 |
| 21 | Harrison | 581 |
| 22 | Alexander | 578 |
| 23 | Riley | 559 |
| 24 | Jake | 541 |
| 25 | Michael | 530 |
| 26 | Mitchell | 524 |
| 27 | Bailey | 505 |
| 28 | Nathan | 490 |
| 29 | Jackson | 477 |
| 30 | Zachary | 453 |
| 31 | Blake | 425 |
| 32 | Cameron | 411 |
| 33 | Cooper | 405 |
| 34 | Noah | 404 |
| 35 | Hayden | 391 |
| 36 | Joseph | 391 |
| 37 | Max | 388 |
| 38 | Patrick | 382 |
| 39 | Adam | 380 |
| 40 | Kyle | 374 |
| 41 | Andrew | 370 |
| 42 | Angus | 337 |
| 43 | Christopher | 332 |
| 44 | Tyler | 328 |
| 45 | Caleb | 327 |
| 46 | Joel | 327 |
| 47 | Oliver | 327 |
| 48 | Harry | 317 |
| 49 | Isaac | 306 |
| 50 | Anthony | 295 |