Drum roll please … Australia’s most popular baby names for 2024 have been unveiled, with the top boys’ name continuing its five-year reign.

Once again, Oliver has topped the most popular boys’ name list, for the 11th consecutive year. Not to be outdone, Isla has returned to the head of the girls’ list after duelling it out with Charlotte, which was at the top of the 2023 most popular baby names list.

Every year Australia’s states and territories release the names of every baby born in the nation, and McCrindle analyses the data to reveal baby naming trends and insights.

Australia’s Most Popular Baby Names 2024

The top 10 boys’ names remain unchanged with only a shift in position for Hudson, Theodore and Luca which have gained in popularity.

Lily, Hazel and Harper have snuck into the girls’ top 10, booting out Ella, Grave and Willow.

2024 Baby Name Inspiration

So what influenced the latest crop of baby names? According to McCrindle, thirty per cent of the parents it surveyed said a family name influenced their decision.

That was followed by baby name websites and cultural and religious influence.

Top Baby Naming Trends

Classic names like William, Alexander, Harrison and George remain ever-popular in the top 100, but there are more parents opting for one-syllable names like Jack, Max, Finn and Kai.

The girls are also being bestowed with classic names, like Amelia, Charlotte, Matilda, Sophia and Audrey. Short names have also gained in popularity, including Isla, Lily, Evie and Ruby.

Most Popular Names In Australia Over The Decades

McCrindle also crunched the data across the past few decades, to see which names were popular, and have made a comeback, and which have disappeared.

1950s: Maxine, Joy, Jill, Sue, Lynne, Marilyn, Kaye, Rosalie, Dorothy, Marlene, Frederick, Larry, Denis, Victor, Grahame, Allen, Jeffery, Norman and Warwick were popular baby names in Australia.

1960s: Ruth, Diane, Denise, Rhonda, Roslyn, Jillian, Lesley, Rosemary, Sharyn, Lynette, Maree, Leonie, Michele, Judith, Trudy, Debbie and Janine. Popular boys’ names included Neville, Frank, Terence, Lindsay, Darly, Murray, Leslie, Donald, Noel, Roger, Garry, Graeme and Darrin.

1970s: Anne, Narelle, Janelle, Annette, Allison, Wendy, Sonia, Teresa, Robyn, Bronwyn, Sharon, Deborah, Suzanne, Kym, Tania, Tracy, Tina and Sandra. Popular baby boy names of the 1970s included Graham, Keith, Warren, Bruce, Derek, Nigel, Kenneth, Neil, Trevor, Rodney and Clint.

1980s: Kylie, Jodie, Fiona, Joanna, Andrea, Kellie, Anita, Julie, Melinda, Jane, Sally, Candice, Kristen, Kimberly, Carly, Belinda, Kristy, Kirsty and Simone. Popular baby boy names included Marc, Lee, Wayne, Ian, Dane, Clinton, Russell, Glen, Philip, Geoffrey, Colin, Alan, Chad, Ross, Ricky, Grant, Damian, Stuart, Gregory, Martin and Brenton.

1990s: Michaela, Amanda, Renee, Melanie, Lisa, Tegan, Kimberley, Stacey, Ellen, Katherine, Michelle, Tiffany, Morgan, Shannon, Rhiannon, Kelly, Cassandra, Casey, Rebekah, Vanessa, Brittany, Rachael, Georgina and Jennifer. Popular baby boy names in the 1990s included Mathew, Shaun, Dean, Mark, Kevin, Trent, Scott, Steven, Brendan, Adrian, Reece and Jared.

2000s: Alicia, Natasha, Bianca, Laura, Katie, Ashley, Taylah, Brianna, Claudia, Kayla, Angelina, Kate, Makayla, Tayla, Gemma and Alana. For the baby boys, Brayden, Peter, Jamie, Jeremy, Justin, Jason, Tristan, Bradley, Rhys, Sam, Zane and Callum were popular baby names.

2010s: Mila, Eleanor, Ayla, Elsie, Harriet, Esther, Penelope, Ariana, Hazel, Frankie, Aurora, Florence, Sadie, Brooklyn, Eve, Aria, Emilia, Freya, Millie, Peyton, Olive, Daisy and Harper. For baby boys, popular names included Arlo, Arthur, Sonny, Vincent, Theo, Elliot, Wyatt, Hugh, Theodore, Jude, Maxwell, Parker, Reuben, Billy, Spencer, Braxton, Fletcher, Felix, Rory, Harley, Ryan and Hugo.

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