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Our baby names database is jam packed with popular names, boy names, girl names, unique baby names and name meanings - we even suggest matching middle names. We compile our list from Australian birth announcements; making our database the most modern, up-to-date and useful name finder online.

 

Tips on Creating Your Baby Names List

Selecting one perfect name for your baby is often a daunting and colossal task. This section of our site devoted to helping new parents create your ultimate baby names list. We hope you find some great new ideas to add to your list of potentials! Don't forget to enjoy the exciting task that you have at hand.

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• Start making a list of your favourite baby names now.
• Look at your list carefully. Do you notice any trends in what you favour? Do you seem to favour names starting with letters K, J and S? Do your names all seem to end with the same 'a' sound? Being consciously aware of what you like, will help in your continuing search.
• Buy the paper on the day of the birth announcements and look for ideas. Also keep your eye out in January for the special editions newspapers issue of all the preceding year's birth announcements.
• Say your favourite baby names out loud often. Yell it down the backyard or at the beach. Does it sound good and feel comfortable to you? (o.k., perhaps you're not too comfortable at the beach calling your imaginary child's name, but you get the drift).
• There are many wonderful baby names meanings - perhaps you would like to find a name that means 'beautiful', perhaps 'Bella' may appeal?
• Choose a name that you would like to have yourself.
• Be careful when seeking other's opinions. Despite their best intentions, they will show like or dislike for the name in their body language or more direct feedback. This can often confuse you even more. If you really are chasing an opinion, hand your friends your whole shortlist and ask for their overall opinions. Ask them how they would pronounce any unusual names. They represent the society that's going to be hearing, and judging, your child's name for a lifetime.
• Popular names to be avoided? Bollocks! Parents are the ones who worry about a name standing out; kids are happy to fit in. A study quoted in the book "1 Perfect Name for My Baby" by David John Ward, found that the kids that liked their names most had "two given names, a well-known spelling, a well known name (but not overly common - look at the second half of the top 100 lists), a non-unisex name and a name that was 5-7 characters long. It is great book, worth the read. Boys tend to be less concerned with having an original name.
• "Pick an original name" you hear your friends say. This idea is unrealistic. There are 6 billion + people on the earth, everyone will hear some repetition in their name. Meeting someone with a similar name to you often forms an instant bond with that person.
• Pick a name that won't get teased! Don't get too caught up in this. Every person will undergo some form of teasing and playful fun at some stage of your life. We are creative individuals, a particular name will not guarantee that you'll have a lifetime free of teasing! Getting made fun of is part of life!
• Think outside the box. Just because you partner loves Jennifer, but you are not so sure, doesn't necessarily mean you should dismiss it immediately. Try variations of the name - you may just find the gem you are looking for. Your partner's Jennifer might turn into Jenae, Janella, Jenee, Jenna, Jenny-Lee or Jemma.
• Avoid a name because you know a horrible person with that name? Dismiss this thought. Every mean and nasty person in the world has a name. By nature, individuals breathe a new meaning and life into their name, and make it their own through their own personality.
• If you and your partner are having difficultly agreeing.take a structured approach. Agree that you will both write down your top 10 lists of names for boys and girls and then get together to discuss at a set date. Get ready to negotiate!
• Wanting to honour a family member? This can get tricky. all good names date, and the name you would like to use may not be hip enough for your bouncing baby. If you like the name, or a variation of a name. use it. If you are not so sure.think outside the box. Can the name be rearranged to a different name, shorted, modernized or spelt differently. For instance the name Lorraine (incidentally this name is making a comeback) could become Lori, Lainee, Luella, Raine, Lorayne, and Lorena.
• Play the devil's advocate with your favourite baby names. How does it match with the surname, what nicknames could exist, how does it sound on a job application, is it difficult to spell or pronounce, is it becoming a popular name used by opposite sex, will it stand the test of time. How does Grandpa X sound; what do the initials spell; how does it sounds as the CEO of a multinational company?
• Get back to the basics. Try not to get too caught up in all the do's and don'ts. Parents need to just pick a name they like. If you like the way it sounds, and you like the name, you're done. That's it. It's the parent's responsibility and the parent's privilege to name their child, so you shouldn't give it up to anybody else, and their opinions.
• Remember that you have 60 days to lodge your babies' name. Use that time to see if your baby name suits your baby. You may decide another one your list is better suited.

Top 100 Australian boy names in 2011 (NSW, Australia):

1	William	26	Harrison	51	Flynn	76	Zac
2	Lucas	27	Mason	52	Connor	77	john
3	Lachlan	28	Jake	53	Zachary	78	David
4	Ethan	29	Levi	54	Patrick	79	Luca
5	Oliver	30	Harry	55	Ashton	80	Mitchell
6	Jack	31	Oscar	56	Christian	81	Kai
7	Noah	32	Matthew	57	George	82	Lincoln
8	Thomas	33	Luke	58	Finn	83	Aidan
9	Joshua	34	Logan	59	Nathan	84	Christopher
10	Cooper	35	Michael	60	Nate	85	Chase
11	Benjamin	36	Nicholas	61	Angus	86	Dominic
12	James	37	Aiden	62	Toby	87	Austin
13	Jacob	38	Sebasitan	63	Jordan	88	Jonathon
14	Samuel	39	Henry	64	Bailey	89	Owen
15	Liam	40	Jackson	65	Leo	90	Hugo
17	Alexander	41	Dylan	66	Anthony	91	Aaron
16	Max	42	Hayden	67	Hamish	92	Alex
18	Charlie	43	Jospeh	68	Edward	93	Ryder
19	Isaac	44	Elijah	69	Caleb	94	Jett
20	Riley	45	Eli	70	Andrew	95	Felix
21	Jayden	46	Blake	71	Ali	96	Koby
22	Xavier	47	Archie	72	Marcus	97	Jaxon
23	Ryan	48	Hunter	73	Charles	98	Gabriel
24	Daniel	49	Adam	74	Cameron	99	Jasper
25	Tyler	50	Beau	75	Callum	100	Braxton

Top 100 Australian boy names in 2010 (NSW, Australia):

1	William	26	Xavier	51	Jordan	76	Zac
2	Jack	27	Harry	52	Zachary	77	Mitchell
3	Oliver	28	Jayden	53	Caleb	78	Jett
4	Joshua	29	Nicholas	54	Hunter	79	Jesse
5	Thomas	30	Harrison	55	Ashton	80	Gabriel
6	Lachlan	31	Levi	56	Toby	81	Leo
7	Cooper	32	Luke	57	Aidan	82	Declan
8	Noah	33	Adam	58	Hayden	83	Charles
9	Ethan	34	Henry	59	Mason	84	Jasper
10	Lucas	35	Aiden	60	Hamish	85	Jonathan
11	James	36	Dylan	61	Edward	86	Aaron
12	Samuel	37	Oscar	62	Angus	87	Hugo
13	Jacob	38	Michael	63	Eli	88	David
14	Liam	39	Jackson	64	Sebastian	89	Christopher
15	Alexander	40	Logan	65	Christian	90	Chase
17	Benjamin	41	Joseph	66	Patrick	91	Owen
16	Max	42	Blake	67	Andrew	92	Justin
18	Isaac	43	Nathan	68	Anthony	93	Ali
19	Daniel	44	Connor	69	Luca	94	Darcy
20	Riley	45	Elijah	70	Kai	95	Lincoln
21	Ryan	46	Nate	71	Beau	96	Cody
22	Charlie	47	Archie	72	Alex	97	Phoenix
23	Tyler	48	Bailey	73	George	98	Sam
24	Jake	49	Marcus	74	Callum	99	John
25	Matthew	50	Cameron	75	Finn	100	Joel

Top 100 Australian girl names in 2010 (NSW, Australia):

1	Isabella	26	Eva	51	Jade	76	Stephanie
2	Ruby	27	Scarlett	52	Ellie	77	Caitlin
3	Chloe	28	Jasmine	53	Sofia	78	Heidi
4	Olivia	29	Chelsea	54	Addison	79	Paige
5	Charlotte	30	Lilly	55	Molly	80	Rose
6	Mia	31	Ivy	56	Phoebe	81	Amber
7	Lily	32	Isla	57	Alice	82	Audrey
8	Emily	33	Evie	58	Savannah	83	Claudia
9	Ella	34	Isabelle	59	Gabriella	84	Taylor
10	Sienna	35	Maddison	60	Kayla	85	Madeline
11	Sophie	36	Layla	61	Mikayla	86	Angelina
12	Amelia	37	Summer	62	Abbey	87	Natalie
13	Grace	38	Annabelle	63	Eliza	88	Charli
14	Ava	39	Alexis	64	Willow	89	Lauren
15	Zoe	40	Elizabeth	65	Alexandra	90	Ashley
17	Emma	41	Bella	66	Poppy	91	Violet
16	Sophia	42	Holly	67	Samantha	92	Mackenzie
18	Matilda	43	Lara	68	Stella	93	Abby
19	Hannah	44	Madison	69	Amy	94	Skye
20	Jessica	45	Alyssa	70	Amelie	95	Lillian
21	Lucy	46	Maya	71	Anna	96	Alana
22	Georgia	47	Tahlia	72	Piper	97	Lola
23	Sarah	48	Claire	73	Gemma	98	Leah
24	Abigail	49	Hayley	74	Isabel	99	Eve
25	Zara	50	Imogen	75	Victoria	100	Kiara

Top 100 Australian boy names in 2009 (NSW, Australia):

1	William	26	Luke	51	Angus	76	Ali
2	Jack	27	Nicholas	52	Nathan	77	Edward
3	Lachlan	28	Harry	53	Cameron	78	Jesse
4	Cooper	29	Jake	54	Nate	79	Joel
5	Joshua	30	Oscar	55	Elijah	80	Beau
6	Thomas	31	Xavier	56	Aidan	81	Finn
7	Oliver	32	Jackson	57	Caleb	82	Owen
8	Noah	33	Dylan	58	Mitchell	83	Christopher
9	Ethan	34	Harrison	59	Kai	84	Seth
10	Riley	35	Aiden	60	Gabriel	85	Lincoln
11	James	36	Michael	61	Marcus	86	Declan
12	Lucas	37	Levi	62	Anthony	87	Aaron
13	Samuel	38	Zachary	63	Hunter	88	Justin
14	Benjamin	39	Bailey	64	Alex	89	John
15	Daniel	40	Logan	65	Andrew	90	David
17	Liam	41	Connor	66	Callum	91	Cody
16	Max	42	Blake	67	Patrick	92	Leo
18	Alexander	43	Christian	68	Toby	93	Koby
19	Ryan	44	Hayden	69	Hamish	94	Eli
20	Jacob	45	Archie	70	Sebastian	95	Hugo
21	Isaac	46	Joseph	71	Luca	96	Mason
22	Matthew	47	Ashton	72	Zac	97	Jonathon
23	Jayden	48	Henry	73	Jett	98	Jasper
24	Charlie	49	Adam	74	George	99	Rhys
25	Tyler	50	Jordan	75	Charles	100	Jai

Top 100 Australian girl names in 2009 (NSW, Australia):

1	Isabella	26	Chelsea	51	Maya	76	Rose
2	Chloe	27	Isabelle	52	Paige	77	Savannah
3	Charlotte	28	Madison	53	Jade	78	Madeline
4	Olivia	29	Eva	54	Mikayla	79	Lillian
5	Mia	30	Holly	55	Anna	80	Ellie
6	Emily	31	Abigail	56	Ivy	81	Addison
7	Sophie	32	Lara	57	Imogen	82	Natalie
8	Ella	33	Lilly	58	Alexis	83	Kiara
9	Sienna	34	Maddison	59	Sofia	84	Stephanie
10	Amelia	35	Isla	60	Kayla	85	Violet
11	Ruby	36	Tahlia	61	Gabriella	86	Skye
12	Ava	37	Hayley	62	Amber	87	Audrey
13	Lily	38	Scarlett	63	Stella	88	Willow
14	Grace	39	Summer	64	Keira	89	Laura
15	Jessica	40	Alyssa	65	Phoebe	90	Katie
17	Matlida	41	Elizabeth	66	Eliza	91	Gabrielle
16	Zoe	42	Evie	67	Taylor	92	Talia
18	Hannah	43	Bella	68	Amelie	93	Lauren
19	Emma	44	Annabelle	69	Poppy	94	Abbey
20	Sarah	45	Molly	70	Alice	95	Abby
21	Georgia	46	Charli	71	Angelina	96	Alana
22	Jasmine	47	Layla	72	Madeleine	97	Aaliyah
23	Lucy	48	Samantha	73	Amy	98	Piper
24	Zara	49	Claire	74	Alexandra	99	Miriam
25	Sophia	50	Caitlin	75	Isabel	100	Rachel

Top 100 Australian boy names in 2008 (NSW, Australia):

1	Jack	26	Charlie	51	Aidan	76	Johnathon
2	William	27	Tyler	52	Zachary	77	Seth
3	Lachlan	28	Harrison	53	Ashton	78	Tristan
4	Joshua	29	Jackson	54	Anthony	79	Zac
5	Cooper	30	Dylan	55	Patrick	80	Callum
6	Riley	31	Jake	56	Sebastian	81	John
7	Thomas	32	Harry	57	Andrew	82	Luca
8	Oliver	33	Angus	58	Kai	83	Ali
9	James	34	Bailey	59	Toby	84	Gabriel
10	Benjamin	35	Adam	60	Xavier	85	Koby
11	Ethan	36	Oscar	61	Cody	86	Brodie
12	Daniel	37	Michael	62	Hunter	87	Nate
13	Noah	38	Hayden	63	Caleb	88	Sam
14	Samuel	39	Joseph	64	David	89	Jai
15	Liam	40	Nathan	65	Marcus	90	Taj
17	Ryan	41	Blake	66	George	91	Beau
16	Alexander	42	Henry	67	Jesse	92	Dominic
18	Max	43	Connor	68	Christopher	93	Elijah
19	Jacob	44	Cameron	69	Aaron	94	Flynn
20	Jayden	45	Christian	70	Hamish	95	Justin
21	Matthew	46	Jordan	71	Levi	96	Owen
22	Lucas	47	Logan	72	Alex	97	Timothy
23	Isaac	48	Mitchell	73	Charles	98	Jeremy
24	Luke	49	Aidan	74	Finn	99	Zane
25	Nicholas	50	Archie	75	Joel	100	Darcy

Top 100 Australian girl names in 2008 (NSW, Australia):

1	Mia	26	Chelsea	51	Bella	76	Bianca
2	Chloe	27	Lara	52	Layla	77	Gemma
3	Isabella	28	Elizabeth	53	Phoebe	78	Ellie
4	Emily	29	Isabelle	54	Isabel	79	Kate
5	Olivia	30	Maddison	55	Caitlin	80	Amber
6	Ella	31	Holly	56	Keira	81	Mary
7	Charlotte	32	Zara	57	Angelina	82	Audrey
8	Sienna	33	Eva	58	Gabriella	83	Abby
9	Sophie	34	Hayley	59	Lauren	84	Brianna
10	Ava	35	Lilly	60	Mackenzie	85	Claudia
11	Amelia	36	Abigail	61	Annabelle	86	Natasha
12	Grace	37	Amy	62	Madeleine	87	Kiara
13	Lily	38	Molly	63	Kayla	88	Madeline
14	Matilda	39	Allysa	64	Abbey	89	Ashley
15	Ruby	40	Scarlett	65	Anna	90	Eliza
17	Jessica	41	Samantha	66	Stepanie	91	Miriam
16	Zoe	42	Paige	67	Laura	92	Rose
18	Hannah	43	Tahlia	68	Natalie	93	Katie
19	Sarah	44	Jade	69	Sofia	94	Brooke
20	Emma	45	Mikayla	70	Alexandra	95	Sara
21	Georgia	46	Imogen	71	Alexis	96	Tayla
22	Jasmine	47	Evie	72	Stella	97	Alicia
23	Lucy	48	Summer	73	Savannah	98	Makayla
24	Madison	49	Maya	74	Isla	99	Alice
25	Sophia	50	Claire	75	Amelie	100	Charlie/Piper/Rebecca

Top 100 Australian boy names in 2007 (NSW, Australia):

1	Jack	26	Max	51	Toby	76	Brodie
2	William	27	Jackson	52	Aidan	77	Darcy
3	Joshua	28	Charlie	53	Alex	78	Ali
4	Lachlan	29	Dylan	54	Christopher	79	Luca
5	Thomas	30	Harry	55	Ashton	80	Brock
6	Riley	31	Jake	56	Xavier	81	Hamish
7	Cooper	32	Bailey	57	Andrew	82	Archie
8	James	33	Blake	58	Connor	83	Jesse
9	Noah	34	Christian	59	Sebastian	84	Sean
10	Ethan	35	Adam	60	Cody	85	Owen
11	Daniel	36	Michael	61	Marcus	86	Aaron
12	Oliver	37	Oscar	62	Aidan	87	Elijah
13	Ryan	38	Tyler	63	Hunter	88	Finn
14	Samuel	39	Cameron	64	Johnathon	89	Dominic
15	Benjamin	40	Nathan	65	Seth	90	Justin
17	Matthew	41	Logan	66	John	91	Brayden
16	Liam	42	Joseph	67	Charles	92	Tristan
18	Lucas	43	Patrick	68	Caleb	93	Flynn
19	Alexander	44	Hayden	69	Joel	94	Jett
20	Jayden	45	Zachary	70	Kai	95	Levi
21	Jacob	46	Jordan	71	Callum	96	Jamie
22	Luke	47	Angus	72	Zac	97	Ben
23	Nicholas	48	Anthony	73	Mason	98	Sam
24	Harrison	49	Henry	74	David	99	Dean
25	Isaac	50	Mitchell	75	George	100	Jai

Top 100 Australian girl names in 2007 (NSW, Australia):

1	Isabella	26	Matilda	51	Maya	76	Bianca
2	Ella	27	Hayley	52	Summer	77	Alicia
3	Emily	28	Alyssa	53	Kiara	78	Laura
4	Chloe	29	Lara	54	Angelina	79	Brooke
5	Mia	30	Isabelle	55	Natalie	80	Alexis
6	Olivia	31	Holly	56	Phoebe	81	Amelie
7	Charlotte	32	Maddison	57	Molly	82	Brianna
8	Sophie	33	Jade	58	Abbey	83	Victoria
9	Sienna	34	Zara	59	Eliza	84	Stephanie
10	Jessica	35	Imogen	60	Anna	85	Evie
11	Ava	36	Caitlin	61	Sofia	86	Natasha
12	Lily	37	Elizabeth	62	Kate	87	Katie
13	Hannah	38	Eva	63	Mikayla	88	Rebecca
14	Grace	39	Lilly	64	Madeleine	89	Erin
15	Amelia	40	Samantha	65	Isabel	90	Gabriella
17	Sarah	41	Bella	66	Layla	91	Makayla
16	Ruby	42	Claire	67	Kayla	92	Alana
18	Zoe	43	Lauren	68	Amber	93	Madeline
19	Georgia	44	Tahlia	69	Ashley	94	Lillian
20	Emma	45	Scarlett	70	Savannah	95	Sara
21	Jasmine	46	Annabelle	71	Ellie	96	Skye
22	Lucy	47	Keira	72	Rachel	97	Gemma
23	Madison	48	Abigail	73	Gabrielle	98	Kaitlyn
24	Sophia	49	Amy	74	Mackenzie	99	Stella
25	Chelsea	50	Paige	75	Alexandra	100	Bethany