Discover the most popular baby names in NSW

The most popular baby names are published each year using NSW birth registration data. Browse the latest rankings to discover which names are growing in popularity.

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Top 10 names for boys and girls

Our annual list of the most popular baby names in NSW is based on the names registered in the previous calendar year.

See the top 10 baby names in NSW for last 10 years below or dive deeper with our data set of top 100 names from 1952 to 2025.

PositionBoysGirls
1NoahCharlotte
2OliverAmelia
3TheodoreOlivia
4LucaIsla
5LeoMia
6HenrySophia
7ElijahChloe
8Hudson, Levi (joint 8th)Hazel
9 Lily
10JackSienna
PositionBoysGirls
1NoahCharlotte
2OliverAmelia
3TheodoreOlivia
4LucaMia
5HenryIsla
6LeoChloe
7HudsonHarper
8CharlieHazel
9LucasSophia
10ElijahEvelyn
PositionBoysGirls
1OliverIsla
2NoahAmelia
3LeoOlivia
4HenryMia
5TheodoreCharlotte
6LucaAva
7HudsonLily
8WilliamSophia, Evelyn (equal eighth)
9Lucas 
10CharlieMatilda
PositionBoysGirls
1NoahCharlotte
2OliverAmelia
3LeoIsla
4WilliamOlivia
5TheodoreMia
6JackAva
7LucaElla
8HenryMatilda
9ThomasSienna
10CharlieWillow
PositionBoysGirls
1OliverOlivia
2NoahAmelia
3JackCharlotte
4WilliamIsla
5HenryAva
6LeoMia
7LucasGrace
8TheodoreChloe
9LeviMatilda
10LiamElla
PositionBoysGirls
1OliverAmelia
2NoahOlivia
3WilliamCharlotte
4LeoIsla
5LucasMia
6HenryAva
7Elijah, Thomas (equal seventh)Chloe
8 Grace
9JackSophia
10LiamElla
PositionBoysGirls
1OliverCharlotte
2NoahOlivia
3WilliamMia
4JackAmelia
5LeoIsla
6LucasAva
7HenryChloe
8ThomasGrace
9JamesSophia
10EthanElla
PositionBoysGirls
1OliverCharlotte
2WilliamAmelia
3NoahOlivia
4JackMia
5HenryAva
6ThomasIsla
7LucasGrace
8LiamChloe
9LeoHarper
10AlexanderEmily
PositionBoysGirls
1OliverCharlotte
2WilliamOlivia
3NoahAva
4JackAmelia
5JamesMia
6HenryIsla
7ThomasChloe
8LucasGrace
9EthanElla
10AlexanderZoe
PositionBoysGirls
1OliverOlivia
2WilliamCharlotte
3NoahAmelia
4JackAva
5LucasMia
6JamesChloe
7EthanEmily
8ThomasGrace
9AlexanderIsla
10LeoRuby

Top 10 names for boys

Top 10 names for girls

Top 10 middle names for boys and girls

PositionBoysGirls
1JamesRose
2JohnGrace
3WilliamMae
4MichaelMay
5RobertJane
6DavidAnne
7ThomasLouise
8GeorgeElizabeth
9JosephMaree
10Alexander Marie 

This 2024 data is accurate as of 31 January 2025. The 2024 data is subject to change as births can be registered within 60 days of a child being born. 

FInd out the top 100 middle names in NSW in 2024 (PDF 143.46KB). 

Top 100 baby names from 1952 to 2025

See the most popular baby names in NSW from 1952 to 2025.

This data set includes the top 100 names registered in NSW each year.

Place of birth

Where are babies born in NSW? See our list of top 100 places of birth in NSW 2023 to 2013 (PDF 224.92KB).

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