The NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM) has released the Top 100 baby names list for 2016.
There are some interesting changes in baby name trends:
- Olivia and Oliver have taken out the number one spots for the second time in three years.
- Classic names are making a comeback, such as Leo, Henry and Max for boys. Evelyn was the 18th most popular baby name.
- Scarlett and Matilda for girls, and Charlie and Cooper for boys, have dropped out of the Top 20 baby names in the state.
- Harper ranked 19th as the most popular name for newborn girls, although it was regarded as a boy’s name in the 1800s.
Top 20 baby names of 2016
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver | Olivia |
| 2 | William | Charlotte |
| 3 | Jack | Amelia |
| 4 | Noah | Ava |
| 5 | Lucas | Mia |
| 6 | James | Chloe |
| 7 | Ethan | Emily |
| 8 | Thomas | Grace |
| 9 | Alexander | Isla |
| 10 | Leo | Ruby |
| 11 | Lachlan | Isabella |
| 12 | Liam | Zoe |
| 13 | Jacob | Sophia |
| 14 | Isaac | Evie |
| 15 | Samuel | Sophie |
| 16 | Harrison | Ivy |
| 17 | Benjamin | Ella |
| 18 | Henry | Evelyn |
| 19 | Joshua | Harper |
| 20 | Max | Sienna |
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