The most popular names recorded in 2008 were Chloe for girls and William for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chloe | 634 |
| 2 | Mia | 631 |
| 3 | Isabella | 573 |
| 4 | Olivia | 563 |
| 5 | Emily | 562 |
| 6 | Charlotte | 529 |
| 7 | Ella | 507 |
| 8 | Sophie | 483 |
| 9 | Ava | 468 |
| 10 | Sienna | 467 |
| 11 | Amelia | 449 |
| 12 | Grace | 427 |
| 13 | Lily | 390 |
| 14 | Ruby | 390 |
| 15 | Matilda | 375 |
| 16 | Jessica | 358 |
| 17 | Zoe | 355 |
| 18 | Hannah | 345 |
| 19 | Sarah | 307 |
| 20 | Emma | 297 |
| 21 | Jasmine | 266 |
| 22 | Georgia | 260 |
| 23 | Lucy | 230 |
| 24 | Sophia | 227 |
| 25 | Madison | 225 |
| 26 | Chelsea | 196 |
| 27 | Holly | 196 |
| 28 | Lara | 188 |
| 29 | Zara | 183 |
| 30 | Isabelle | 180 |
| 31 | Maddison | 178 |
| 32 | Elizabeth | 177 |
| 33 | Hayley | 172 |
| 34 | Abigail | 171 |
| 35 | Eva | 170 |
| 36 | Lilly | 152 |
| 37 | Alyssa | 149 |
| 38 | Imogen | 149 |
| 39 | Summer | 149 |
| 40 | Jade | 148 |
| 41 | Samantha | 148 |
| 42 | Amy | 147 |
| 43 | Mikayla | 147 |
| 44 | Molly | 145 |
| 45 | Scarlett | 145 |
| 46 | Tahlia | 144 |
| 47 | Paige | 141 |
| 48 | Layla | 137 |
| 49 | Evie | 135 |
| 50 | Caitlin | 131 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William | 1,335 |
| 2 | Jack | 1,319 |
| 3 | Joshua | 1,118 |
| 4 | Lachlan | 1,118 |
| 5 | Thomas | 1,072 |
| 6 | James | 997 |
| 7 | Cooper | 988 |
| 8 | Oliver | 979 |
| 9 | Riley | 952 |
| 10 | Ethan | 866 |
| 11 | Benjamin | 859 |
| 12 | Noah | 817 |
| 13 | Daniel | 786 |
| 14 | Samuel | 771 |
| 15 | Liam | 713 |
| 16 | Alexander | 712 |
| 17 | Ryan | 702 |
| 18 | Lucas | 698 |
| 19 | Max | 692 |
| 20 | Matthew | 632 |
| 21 | Charlie | 607 |
| 22 | Jacob | 605 |
| 23 | Jayden | 541 |
| 24 | Luke | 541 |
| 25 | Nicholas | 539 |
| 26 | Isaac | 511 |
| 27 | Harrison | 510 |
| 28 | Tyler | 510 |
| 29 | Jake | 484 |
| 30 | Angus | 466 |
| 31 | Harry | 459 |
| 32 | Oscar | 459 |
| 33 | Dylan | 458 |
| 34 | Jackson | 442 |
| 35 | Bailey | 413 |
| 36 | Nathan | 408 |
| 37 | Michael | 405 |
| 38 | Xavier | 398 |
| 39 | Blake | 394 |
| 40 | Mitchell | 389 |
| 41 | Jordan | 387 |
| 42 | Hayden | 371 |
| 43 | Henry | 358 |
| 44 | Adam | 357 |
| 45 | Joseph | 355 |
| 46 | Logan | 349 |
| 47 | Christian | 345 |
| 48 | Archie | 342 |
| 49 | Connor | 329 |
| 50 | Patrick | 326 |