Released 25/07/2017
The top 10 most popular baby names in the ACT for 2016 have been revealed.
Minister for Regulatory Services, Gordon Ramsay said Canberra’s new parents continued to choose traditional names.
“For the second year running, Charlotte topped the list of girl’s names and William continued its popularity with top spot on the boy’s list,” Mr Ramsay said.
“Charlotte has now been in the top 10 list for girls each year since 2003 and William has previously topped the list of boys’ names in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013 and 2014.”
Audrey, Lily and Evelyn were new to the top 10 list for girl names with favourites Amelia, Ava, Zoe and Grace appearing again as top girl’s names for 2016. On average 18 babies were born each day in Canberra in 2016.
Joining William, other popular names re-appearing in the top 10 baby boy names were Lachlan, Jack, Thomas and Oliver.
Top 10 Canberra baby names 2016
| Girl | Boy | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | William |
| 2 | Amelia | Lachlan |
| 3 | Ava | Thomas |
| 4 | Zoe | Jack |
| 5 | Grace | Oliver |
| 6 | Evelyn | Liam |
| 7 | Mia | James |
| 8 | Abigail | Alexander |
| 9 | Audrey | Leo |
| 10 | Lily | Ethan |
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