The most popular names recorded in 2012 were Charlotte for girls and William for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 567 |
| 2 | Ruby | 549 |
| 3 | Emily | 547 |
| 4 | Olivia | 544 |
| 5 | Chloe | 536 |
| 6 | Mia | 519 |
| 7 | Amelia | 517 |
| 8 | Sophie | 503 |
| 9 | Isabella | 497 |
| 10 | Ava | 465 |
| 11 | Sienna | 425 |
| 12 | Grace | 421 |
| 13 | Sophia | 415 |
| 14 | Ella | 397 |
| 15 | Lily | 368 |
| 16 | Zoe | 339 |
| 17 | Emma | 324 |
| 18 | Matilda | 271 |
| 19 | Hannah | 269 |
| 20 | Lucy | 254 |
| 21 | Isla | 239 |
| 22 | Ivy | 238 |
| 23 | Scarlett | 235 |
| 24 | Jessica | 225 |
| 25 | Evie | 211 |
| 26 | Eva | 208 |
| 27 | Zara | 208 |
| 28 | Georgia | 204 |
| 29 | Layla | 202 |
| 30 | Abigail | 195 |
| 31 | Jasmine | 195 |
| 32 | Isabelle | 194 |
| 33 | Sarah | 193 |
| 34 | Chelsea | 181 |
| 35 | Sofia | 180 |
| 36 | Audrey | 176 |
| 37 | Harper | 164 |
| 38 | Alexis | 162 |
| 39 | Annabelle | 160 |
| 40 | Elizabeth | 160 |
| 41 | Savannah | 158 |
| 42 | Madison | 156 |
| 43 | Maddison | 153 |
| 44 | Willow | 153 |
| 45 | Summer | 146 |
| 46 | Claire | 145 |
| 47 | Lilly | 143 |
| 48 | Alice | 141 |
| 49 | Bella | 140 |
| 50 | Maya | 137 |
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William | 1,128 |
| 2 | Jack | 1,060 |
| 3 | Oliver | 1,002 |
| 4 | Noah | 983 |
| 5 | Ethan | 980 |
| 6 | Thomas | 942 |
| 7 | Lucas | 914 |
| 8 | James | 879 |
| 9 | Joshua | 839 |
| 10 | Lachlan | 821 |
| 11 | Cooper | 760 |
| 12 | Alexander | 745 |
| 13 | Jacob | 732 |
| 14 | Liam | 724 |
| 15 | Benjamin | 686 |
| 16 | Max | 649 |
| 17 | Samuel | 641 |
| 18 | Charlie | 612 |
| 19 | Xavier | 611 |
| 20 | Ryan | 606 |
| 21 | Mason | 590 |
| 22 | Isaac | 584 |
| 23 | Oscar | 556 |
| 24 | Harry | 535 |
| 25 | Daniel | 533 |
| 26 | Henry | 519 |
| 27 | Harrison | 518 |
| 28 | Riley | 495 |
| 29 | Jayden | 488 |
| 30 | Tyler | 473 |
| 31 | Levi | 466 |
| 32 | Logan | 419 |
| 33 | Jackson | 410 |
| 34 | Dylan | 403 |
| 35 | Sebastian | 403 |
| 36 | Hunter | 400 |
| 37 | Jake | 397 |
| 38 | Archie | 396 |
| 39 | Nicholas | 391 |
| 40 | Patrick | 373 |
| 41 | Blake | 372 |
| 42 | Matthew | 372 |
| 43 | Flynn | 370 |
| 44 | Luke | 367 |
| 45 | Michael | 359 |
| 46 | Aiden | 354 |
| 47 | Zachary | 349 |
| 48 | Jaxon | 328 |
| 49 | Leo | 325 |
| 50 | Elijah | 322 |