Friday, May 19, 2017

Australian Top 100 Boy Names for 2016

Last post was the girl names, and here are the boys. As the mother of a boy I almost find the boys list more fascinating. What do you think?


Position Name Change
Position Name Change

1 Oliver (-)
51 Theodore (+15)

2 William (-)
52 Arlo (+43)

3 Jack (-)
53 Jordan (+14)

4 Noah (-)
54 Hugo (-4)

5 James (+1)
55 Luca (-6)

6 Thomas (-1)
56 Connor (-5)

7 Ethan (+1)
57 Kai (+12)

8 Lucas (+1)
58 Michael (-11)

9 Jackson/Jaxon/Jaxson (-2)
59 Zachary (+9)

10 Lachlan (-)
60 Austin (+2)

11 Mason (+3)
61 Angus (+3)

12 Alexander (+3)
62 Louis (+11)

13 Henry (-)
63 Ashton (-)

14 Liam (-3)
64 Joseph (-4)

15 Charlie (-3)
65 Luke (-8)

16 Max (+2)
66 Blake (-8)

17 Harrison (-1)
67 Hamish (+3)

18 Leo (+6)
68 Owen (+9)

19 Samuel (-2)
69 Matthew (-13)

20 Hunter (+8)
70 Beau (-9)

21 Jacob (-)
71 Nicholas (-)

22 Isaac (-2)
72 Dylan (-13)

23 Hudson (+4)
73 Chase (-8)

24 Benjamin (-1)
74 Jake (-19)

25 Cooper (-6)
75 Carter (+4)

26 Oscar (-)
76 Jasper (+5)

27 Levi (-5)
77 Charles (-1)

28 Harry (+1)
78 Caleb (+9)

29 Joshua (-4)
79 Adam (-4)

30 Xavier (+1)
80 Muhammad (+8)

31 Elijah (+2)
81 Toby (+8)

32 Ryan (-2)
82 Nathaniel (-2)

33 Archer (+6)
83 Felix (+7)

34 Archie (-2)
84 Sonny new!

35 Riley (-)
85 Nathaniel (-5)

36 Sebastian (+1)
86 Ryder (-12)

37 Harvey (+16)
87 Darcy (+10)

38 George (-2)
88 Dominic (-3)

39 Daniel (-1)
89 Christian (-5)

40 Jayden (+3)
90 Spencer (+2)

41 Logan (-7)
91 Fletcher (+8)

42 Patrick (-2)
92 Gabriel (-6)

43 Finn (+11)
93 Ali (-)

44 Lincoln (+2)
94 John new!

45 Flynn (-)
95 Lewis (+5)

46 Nate (-4)
96 Maxwell (-14)

47 Elijah (-14)
97 Marcus (-6)

48 Edward (-)
98 Hayden (-20)

49 Tyler (-8)
99 Vincent new!

50 Aiden (+2)
100 Parker new!


New Entrants to the Top 100
Sonny, John, Vincent and Parker

Fastest Rising Names
Arlo, Sonny, Harvey, Theodore, Jordan, Kai, Louis and Finn

Fastest Falling Names
Hayden, Jake, Braxton, Elijah, Maxwell, Matthew, Dylan, Ryder and Michael

Gone From The Top 100
Braxton, Jesse, Harley and Jett

Australian Top 100 Girl Names for 2016

There's been a lot of excitement recently about the release of the top names in America for 2016. But a couple of weeks before that the top 100 Australian names for 2016 were also revealed.  While our Aussie top 10 names closely resembles the U.S. top 10, the rest of the top 100 tends to have its' own Australian flair. Here are the girl names, with a post on the boy names to follow soon.


Position Name Change
Position Name Change

1 Charlotte (-)
51 Maya (+1)

2 Olivia (-)
52 Poppy (+11)

3 Mia (+2)
53 Phoebe (+2)

4 Ava (-)
54 Penelope (+8)

5 Amelia (-2)
55 Frankie (+13)

6 Isla (+8)
56 Sarah (-6)

7 Sophia/Sofia (-1)
57 Eleanor (+14)

8 Chloe (-1)
58 Hazel (+25)

9 Grace (+1)
59 Summer (-14)

10 Emily (-2)
60 Emilia (+30)

11 Evie (+5)
61 Chelsea (+3)

12 Sophie (-3)
62 Addison (-2)

13 Lily/Lilly (-2)
63 Anna (-5)

14 Ella (-2)
64 Harriet (+11)

15 Isabella (-)
65 Claire (+1)

16 Zoe (+1)
66 Indiana (-10)

17 Ruby (-4)
67 Billie (+15)

18 Harper (+1)
68 Eloise (+5)

19 Evelyn (+5)
69 Ayla (+1)

20 Ivy (-)
70 Bella (+7)

21 Matilda (-3)
71 Paige (-10)

22 Scarlett (-1)
72 Lola (-13)

23 Lucy (+3)
73 Elsie (+1)

24 Sienna (-1)
74 Eliza (+6)

25 Isabelle/Isabel (-)
75 Jessica (-21)

26 Maddison/Madison (-4)
76 Rose (-)

27 Willow (+3)
77 Aurora (+1)

28 Georgia (-)
78 Eden (-9)

29 Aria (+5)
79 Daisy (+9)

30 Emma (-3)
80 Ariana (-13)

31 Zara (-)
81 Olive (+8)

32 Hannah (-3)
82 Bonnie new!

33 Eva (-1)
83 Alyssa (-18)

34 Mila/Milla (+2)
84 Hayley (+10)

35 Layla (-)
85 Thea new!

36 Abigail (-3)
86 Victoria (-5)

37 Audrey (+3)
87 Holly (-30)

38 Violet (+1)
88 Aaliyah (+5)

39 Alice (-2)
89 Charlie (-17)

40 Piper (+9)
90 Quinn new!

41 Savannah (+6)
91 Molly (-12)

42 Ellie (+1)
92 Heidi (-)

43 Annabelle (-2)
93 Eve (-6)

44 Stella (+4)
94 Aisha (-3)

45 Imogen (-7)
95 Lara (-10)

46 Jasmine (-4)
96 Peyton (-1)

47 Mackenzie (-1)
97 Florence new!

48 Madeleine/Madeline (+5)
98 Alexandra (-14)

49 Elizabeth (+2)
99 Brooklyn new!

50 Alexis (-6)
100 Sadie (-1)


New Entrants to the Top 100
Bonnie, Thea, Quinn, Florence and Brooklyn

Fastest Rising Names
Emilia, Hazel, Bonnie, Thea, Billie, Eleanor, Frankie, Harriet, Poppy and Quinn

Fastest Falling Names
Holly, Jessica, Alyssa, Charlie, Lillian, Summer, Alexandra, Lola, Ariana and Molly

Gone from the Top 100
Lillian, Leah, Gabriella, Maryam and Maggie