Top Australian Girls Names.

There are many great website for baby name popularity, but I am ashamed to say, however, that there is no compiled list of name popularity from Australia as a whole. Most States and Territories release a top 10-100 list, but there is no total Australia list published.

So! I have sat down and compiled the top Australian names for 2006 and grouped them by spelling to create the greatest accuracy. This isn't the complete picture, but its the biggest and best available out there. Most sites currently list a top 100 from one state only in Australia, however this doesn't give an accurate picture. This list can be replicated with permission, which can be attained from Annie-Kate at anni.ekate@yahoo.com.au

This list was taken from:
The top 100 list from Queensland
The top 100 list from South Australia
A top 10 list from the Australian Capital Territory (with estimated numbers)
A top 20 list from the Northern Territory
A top 100 list from New South Wales
A top 100 list from Victoria. (My State :)!)
And, a top 50 list from Western Australia.
(Unfortunately no data from Tasmania could be found after countless Google searches)

So, without further ado, I welcome the top 115 girls names from Down Under!

No.		Name.	Amount
1		Ella	1626
2		Chloe	1547
3		Emily	1540
4		Charlotte	1536
5		Olivia	1430
6		Lily (988), Lilly (355)	1343
7		Jessica	1259
8		Mia	1256
9		Isabella	1252
10		Sophie	1221
11		Georgia (858), Jorja (294)	1152
12		Sienna	1087
13		Grace	1051
14		Madison (585), Maddison (447)	1032
15		Hannah	957
16		Ava	913
17		Amelia	886
18		Emma	877
19		Caitlin (529), Kaitlyn (220), Katelyn (42), Caitlyn (37)	828
20		Sarah	818
21		Zoe	789
22		Jasmine	770
23		Ruby	753
24		Hayley	645
25		Isabelle (316), Isabel (323)	639
26		Abbey (367), Abby (272)	620
27		Lucy	616
28		Mikayla (315), Makayla (287)	602
29		Chelsea	559
30		Holly	555
31		Matilda	553
32		Sophia (387), Sofia (108)	495
33		Amy	492
34		Jade	486
35		Tahlia	446
36		Alyssa	430
37		Paige	417
38		Madeleine (163), Madeline (240)	403
39		Imogen	402
40		Lara	387
41		Molly	380
42		Elizabeth	377
43		Amber	373
44		Lauren	367
45		Taylah (131), Tayla (187), Taylor (37)	355
46		Kate	354
47		Stephanie	353
48		Kayla	352
49		Samantha	344
50		Mackenzie	342
51		Bella	336
52		Summer	329
53		Phoebe	322
54		Abigail	311
55		Brooke	306
56		Gemma (211), Jemma (86)	297
57		Keira	283
58 #		Eliza	281
		Eva
60		Zara	279
61		Charli (218), Charlie (60)	278
62		Erin	269
63		Maya	264
64		Ebony	263
65		Claire	262
66		Laura	260
67		Kiara	258
68		Alana (195), Alannah (61)	256
69		Ellie	255
70		Alice	247
71		Scarlett	239
72		Claudia	212
73		Rebecca	210
74		Ashley (89), Ashlee (65), Ashleigh (55)	209
75		Annabelle	205
76		Angelina	201
77		Layla (180), Leila (16)	196
78. #		Tara	193
		Stella
80		Brianna	191
81		Gabrielle	190
82		Anna	178
83		Natalie	177
84		Katie	158
85		Natasha	152
86		Bianca	145
87		Dakota	123
88		Alexandria	118
89		Alexis	116
90		Skye	111
91		Leah	102
92		Rachel	97
93		Savannah	88
94		Amelie	84
95		Poppy	81
96		Victoria	76
97		Gabriella	74
98		Tiana	73
99		Tia	69
100		Piper	65
101		Julia	63
102		Daisy	60
103		Megan	55
104		Indiana	53
105		Evie	48
106		Jacinta	47
107		Trinity	42
108		Kirra	39
109		Jordan	31
110		Charlize	23
111		Monique	20
112		Bethany	19
113		Elise	16
114		India	15

(Guys, this table took me over two hours just to make it work in blogger, and many more hours to make, round of applause to me!)

For Residents of Australia, i'd suggest to steer clear from the top 25, and even the top 50 if you want to be safe.

How does the top 15 here compare to the top 15 in America? (Top 15 lifted from: http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/top06xx.html which gives a more accurate list which incorporates spellings)

No.		Aus		USA
1		Ella		Emily
2		Chloe		Madison
3		Emily		Isabella
4		Charlotte		Emma
5		Olivia		Sophia
6		Lily		Hailey
7		Jessica		Caitlyn
8		Mia		Abigail
9		Isabella		Ava
10		Sophie		Olivia
11		Georgia		Hannah
12		Sienna		Brianna
13		Grace		Sarah
14		Madison		Ashley
15		Hannah		Jasmine

Which list is your favorite? Let me know and comment below!

Whats different from Australian girl names and American girl names? And what can we learn from that.

Names which Americans (and others) can steal from the top Australian names (cause they aren't too popular in the US!).
Holly (no. 346 in USA)
Matilda
Tahlia
Imogen
Lara (no. 834)
Gemma
Eliza (no.324)
Zara (no. 858)
Charlie (no. 761)
Ebony
Alice (no. 383)
Scarlett (no. 297)
Claudia (no. 339)
Tara (no. 463)
Skye (no. 433)
Amelie (no. 784)
Poppy
Tiana (no. 477)
Tia (no. 608)
Indiana
Evie
Jacinta
Kirra
Charlize (no.751)
Monique (no. 655)
India (no. 568)

Some interesting features of Australian girls names:
The spelling of Georgia as Jorja in Australian, which is becoming a lot more popular.

The spelling Madison, with another "d" to Maddison, which is becoming nearly as popular as the original version.

The spelling of Hailey, nearly always is Hayley. Just an Australian thing!

While Makayla is the most popular spelling in the US, Mikayla is more favored here in Aus.

The name Taylor here is very rarely spelled 'Taylor' and very rarely used on boys. It is mostly spelled as Tayla, or Taylah.

The unisex use of the name Charlie, being most commonly spelled Charli (this is because of an Australian childrens band member being called Charli)

The name Ebony has no stigma, and tons of white girls are often called it.

Unisex names such as Dakota, Jordan, Riley, Cameron and Bailey are very rarely used for girls here, but often on boys.

The name Sophie, is much more popular than Sophia.

Names Aussie parents should steal from the US top list and run! (theres a lot, grab your pen and paper!)
Kayley
Addison
Ariana
Alison
Sydney
Alexandra
Lillian
Jocelyn
Morgan
Brooklyn
Maria
Avery
Jayda
Evelyn
Adriana
Kimberley
Aubrey
Faith
Melanie
Peyton
Audrey
Mariah
Sierra
Natalia
Juliana
Vanessa
Kaylen
Diana
Jenna
Gianna
Marissa
Daniella
Liliana
Ashlyn
Autumn
Reagan
Makenna
Skyler
Cadence
Amanda
Erica

(And theres a whole bigger list at http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/top06xx.html for Australian Parents)

Stay tuned for the Australian top boys names!

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