Top Names of 2002

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.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Emily1,098
2Chloe969
3Jessica951
4Isabella754
5Sarah754
6Georgia718
7Sophie689
8Hannah683
9Olivia669
10Ella636
11Grace633
12Emma568
13Jasmine504
14Caitlin487
15Charlotte454
16Jade414
17Madison400
18Lauren399
19Lily397
20Amy396
21Zoe377
22Maddison360
23Holly357
24Hayley356
25Chelsea344
26Mia333
27Samantha324
28Lucy298
29Lara294
30Laura292
31Alyssa286
32Ruby286
33Paige275
34Elizabeth271
35Brooke269
36Abbey265
37Amber260
38Stephanie255
39Taylah254
40Amelia251
41Courtney248
42Kayla245
43Rebecca243
44Tahlia243
45Alexandra242
46Phoebe242
47Brianna236
48Tayla233
49Gabrielle232
50Erin230

Boys

#NameBabies
1Joshua1,583
2Lachlan1,439
3Jack1,383
4Ethan1,132
5Thomas1,075
6Benjamin960
7Matthew939
8Nicholas923
9Daniel911
10William908
11James894
12Liam857
13Samuel833
14Luke767
15Jacob765
16Ryan706
17Dylan679
18Jayden654
19Jordan637
20Connor583
21Harrison581
22Alexander578
23Riley559
24Jake541
25Michael530
26Mitchell524
27Bailey505
28Nathan490
29Jackson477
30Zachary453
31Blake425
32Cameron411
33Cooper405
34Noah404
35Hayden391
36Joseph391
37Max388
38Patrick382
39Adam380
40Kyle374
41Andrew370
42Angus337
43Christopher332
44Tyler328
45Caleb327
46Joel327
47Oliver327
48Harry317
49Isaac306
50Anthony295