The most popular names recorded in 2005 were Emily for girls and Jack for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 970 |
| 2 | Ella | 922 |
| 3 | Chloe | 908 |
| 4 | Olivia | 907 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 876 |
| 6 | Jessica | 801 |
| 7 | Isabella | 759 |
| 8 | Sophie | 745 |
| 9 | Mia | 624 |
| 10 | Emma | 603 |
| 11 | Grace | 602 |
| 12 | Hannah | 575 |
| 13 | Lily | 574 |
| 14 | Sarah | 559 |
| 15 | Georgia | 551 |
| 16 | Sienna | 504 |
| 17 | Amelia | 486 |
| 18 | Hayley | 470 |
| 19 | Jasmine | 462 |
| 20 | Zoe | 443 |
| 21 | Ruby | 428 |
| 22 | Jade | 379 |
| 23 | Ava | 363 |
| 24 | Holly | 361 |
| 25 | Madison | 360 |
| 26 | Caitlin | 349 |
| 27 | Lucy | 345 |
| 28 | Chelsea | 329 |
| 29 | Maddison | 311 |
| 30 | Sophia | 298 |
| 31 | Amy | 282 |
| 32 | Paige | 282 |
| 33 | Samantha | 271 |
| 34 | Tahlia | 266 |
| 35 | Alyssa | 264 |
| 36 | Molly | 263 |
| 37 | Bella | 257 |
| 38 | Lara | 257 |
| 39 | Abbey | 248 |
| 40 | Elizabeth | 244 |
| 41 | Lauren | 240 |
| 42 | Isabelle | 236 |
| 43 | Alexandra | 234 |
| 44 | Imogen | 233 |
| 45 | Brooke | 218 |
| 46 | Phoebe | 216 |
| 47 | Lilly | 214 |
| 48 | Laura | 211 |
| 49 | Summer | 209 |
| 50 | Kayla | 207 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | 1,585 |
| 2 | Lachlan | 1,321 |
| 3 | Joshua | 1,153 |
| 4 | William | 1,124 |
| 5 | Thomas | 1,094 |
| 6 | Ryan | 916 |
| 7 | Ethan | 908 |
| 8 | James | 881 |
| 9 | Samuel | 837 |
| 10 | Daniel | 835 |
| 11 | Matthew | 817 |
| 12 | Benjamin | 754 |
| 13 | Liam | 747 |
| 14 | Luke | 735 |
| 15 | Nicholas | 732 |
| 16 | Jacob | 716 |
| 17 | Noah | 700 |
| 18 | Riley | 666 |
| 19 | Dylan | 646 |
| 20 | Cooper | 618 |
| 21 | Alexander | 617 |
| 22 | Harrison | 580 |
| 23 | Jayden | 551 |
| 24 | Bailey | 546 |
| 25 | Oliver | 537 |
| 26 | Connor | 522 |
| 27 | Jake | 519 |
| 28 | Jordan | 460 |
| 29 | Mitchell | 441 |
| 30 | Jackson | 440 |
| 31 | Max | 440 |
| 32 | Zachary | 434 |
| 33 | Blake | 431 |
| 34 | Michael | 421 |
| 35 | Joseph | 419 |
| 36 | Hayden | 410 |
| 37 | Isaac | 409 |
| 38 | Nathan | 382 |
| 39 | Tyler | 366 |
| 40 | Patrick | 352 |
| 41 | Charlie | 344 |
| 42 | Adam | 342 |
| 43 | Angus | 338 |
| 44 | Caleb | 336 |
| 45 | Cameron | 324 |
| 46 | Oscar | 323 |
| 47 | Cody | 316 |
| 48 | Harry | 316 |
| 49 | Logan | 315 |
| 50 | Andrew | 288 |