Top Names of 2016
The most popular names recorded in 2016 were Charlotte for girls and Jack for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.
Girls
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 2,709 |
| 2 | Mia | 2,397 |
| 3 | Ella | 2,349 |
| 4 | Emily | 2,341 |
| 5 | Olivia | 2,335 |
| 6 | Chloe | 2,312 |
| 7 | Isabella | 2,074 |
| 8 | Ava | 2,008 |
| 9 | Sophie | 1,924 |
| 10 | Amelia | 1,855 |
| 11 | Grace | 1,782 |
| 12 | Lily | 1,711 |
| 13 | Sienna | 1,618 |
| 14 | Ruby | 1,590 |
| 15 | Hannah | 1,402 |
| 16 | Georgia | 1,305 |
| 17 | Emma | 1,258 |
| 18 | Zoe | 1,226 |
| 19 | Matilda | 1,161 |
| 20 | Jessica | 1,127 |
| 21 | Lucy | 1,110 |
| 22 | Sophia | 1,029 |
| 23 | Sarah | 1,013 |
| 24 | Madison | 973 |
| 25 | Jasmine | 934 |
| 26 | Evie | 917 |
| 27 | Maddison | 906 |
| 28 | Chelsea | 860 |
| 29 | Hayley | 859 |
| 30 | Abigail | 849 |
| 31 | Isabelle | 843 |
| 32 | Isla | 842 |
| 33 | Scarlett | 841 |
| 34 | Summer | 789 |
| 35 | Eva | 777 |
| 36 | Zara | 765 |
| 37 | Layla | 764 |
| 38 | Lilly | 722 |
| 39 | Paige | 693 |
| 40 | Elizabeth | 673 |
| 41 | Bella | 671 |
| 42 | Holly | 671 |
| 43 | Imogen | 657 |
| 44 | Mackenzie | 643 |
| 45 | Savannah | 634 |
| 46 | Ivy | 603 |
| 47 | Claire | 590 |
| 48 | Harper | 578 |
| 49 | Evelyn | 565 |
| 50 | Phoebe | 548 |
Boys
| # | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Jack | 3,943 |
| 2 | William | 3,549 |
| 3 | Oliver | 3,168 |
| 4 | Lachlan | 2,985 |
| 5 | Cooper | 2,701 |
| 6 | Thomas | 2,700 |
| 7 | Noah | 2,621 |
| 8 | Ethan | 2,603 |
| 9 | Joshua | 2,487 |
| 10 | James | 2,281 |
| 11 | Samuel | 2,250 |
| 12 | Riley | 2,228 |
| 13 | Liam | 2,046 |
| 14 | Benjamin | 1,970 |
| 15 | Alexander | 1,960 |
| 16 | Lucas | 1,945 |
| 17 | Harrison | 1,921 |
| 18 | Jacob | 1,912 |
| 19 | Ryan | 1,911 |
| 20 | Max | 1,743 |
| 21 | Charlie | 1,607 |
| 22 | Isaac | 1,579 |
| 23 | Daniel | 1,571 |
| 24 | Jackson | 1,511 |
| 25 | Matthew | 1,511 |
| 26 | Jayden | 1,448 |
| 27 | Hunter | 1,388 |
| 28 | Tyler | 1,384 |
| 29 | Harry | 1,354 |
| 30 | Henry | 1,349 |
| 31 | Mason | 1,326 |
| 32 | Xavier | 1,286 |
| 33 | Levi | 1,275 |
| 34 | Connor | 1,248 |
| 35 | Oscar | 1,248 |
| 36 | Jake | 1,240 |
| 37 | Luke | 1,231 |
| 38 | Blake | 1,191 |
| 39 | Nicholas | 1,153 |
| 40 | Elijah | 1,151 |
| 41 | Dylan | 1,147 |
| 42 | Jordan | 1,085 |
| 43 | Hayden | 1,058 |
| 44 | Michael | 1,032 |
| 45 | Logan | 1,029 |
| 46 | Zachary | 1,018 |
| 47 | Sebastian | 1,009 |
| 48 | Joseph | 998 |
| 49 | Hudson | 994 |
| 50 | Lincoln | 994 |