The most popular names recorded in 2006 were Chloe for girls and Jack for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chloe | 619 |
| 2 | Charlotte | 575 |
| 3 | Emily | 564 |
| 4 | Ella | 562 |
| 5 | Olivia | 551 |
| 6 | Jessica | 516 |
| 7 | Isabella | 509 |
| 8 | Mia | 487 |
| 9 | Sophie | 442 |
| 10 | Sienna | 390 |
| 11 | Lily | 372 |
| 12 | Hannah | 365 |
| 13 | Grace | 364 |
| 14 | Amelia | 363 |
| 15 | Georgia | 343 |
| 16 | Sarah | 342 |
| 17 | Ava | 337 |
| 18 | Emma | 311 |
| 19 | Zoe | 305 |
| 20 | Jasmine | 293 |
| 21 | Ruby | 271 |
| 22 | Lucy | 228 |
| 23 | Hayley | 224 |
| 24 | Sophia | 219 |
| 25 | Chelsea | 209 |
| 26 | Madison | 208 |
| 27 | Matilda | 199 |
| 28 | Jade | 198 |
| 29 | Caitlin | 189 |
| 30 | Holly | 182 |
| 31 | Maddison | 181 |
| 32 | Lara | 178 |
| 33 | Isabelle | 175 |
| 34 | Alyssa | 169 |
| 35 | Angelina | 155 |
| 36 | Elizabeth | 150 |
| 37 | Imogen | 149 |
| 38 | Amy | 143 |
| 39 | Kayla | 143 |
| 40 | Alexandra | 138 |
| 41 | Lauren | 138 |
| 42 | Molly | 137 |
| 43 | Phoebe | 137 |
| 44 | Samantha | 137 |
| 45 | Keira | 136 |
| 46 | Tahlia | 135 |
| 47 | Laura | 133 |
| 48 | Paige | 132 |
| 49 | Summer | 132 |
| 50 | Lilly | 130 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack | 839 |
| 2 | Joshua | 770 |
| 3 | Lachlan | 731 |
| 4 | William | 730 |
| 5 | Thomas | 664 |
| 6 | James | 641 |
| 7 | Daniel | 519 |
| 8 | Noah | 509 |
| 9 | Ethan | 497 |
| 10 | Ryan | 493 |
| 11 | Benjamin | 477 |
| 12 | Cooper | 473 |
| 13 | Samuel | 459 |
| 14 | Matthew | 451 |
| 15 | Liam | 439 |
| 16 | Alexander | 434 |
| 17 | Luke | 409 |
| 18 | Oliver | 407 |
| 19 | Jacob | 401 |
| 20 | Nicholas | 399 |
| 21 | Riley | 398 |
| 22 | Harrison | 354 |
| 23 | Lucas | 342 |
| 24 | Jake | 336 |
| 25 | Jayden | 333 |
| 26 | Dylan | 320 |
| 27 | Max | 310 |
| 28 | Bailey | 301 |
| 29 | Isaac | 287 |
| 30 | Charlie | 285 |
| 31 | Adam | 277 |
| 32 | Harry | 267 |
| 33 | Cameron | 259 |
| 34 | Christian | 257 |
| 35 | Tyler | 255 |
| 36 | Blake | 253 |
| 37 | Joseph | 249 |
| 38 | Michael | 248 |
| 39 | Jackson | 244 |
| 40 | Jordan | 242 |
| 41 | Nathan | 242 |
| 42 | Mitchell | 234 |
| 43 | Zachary | 228 |
| 44 | Connor | 224 |
| 45 | Angus | 221 |
| 46 | Oscar | 220 |
| 47 | Hayden | 207 |
| 48 | Jesse | 204 |
| 49 | Patrick | 199 |
| 50 | Logan | 194 |