Australia Top Baby Names 2023

There are no big surprises in Australia’s top baby names 2023. In fact both the top 10 boys names 2023 and the top 10 girls names 2023 were the same as the most popular baby names for 2022 – aside from some just a bit of a rearranging of position on the list. 

With the exception of Luca replacing Lucas in the top 10 boys names in 2023.

Oliver has held the most popular boys’ name in Australia every year since 2013. 

Charlotte is back in the top spot having been the most popular girls name in Australia every year since 2015 – with the exception of last year where the name briefly dropped to number 2. 

In the top 5 boy names Oliver, Noah, Leo, William and Henry the only change is William and Henry changing position and Leo swapped positions with Jack jumping from number 6 to number 3.

The top 5 girls names Charlotte, Amelia, Isla, Olivia and Mia similarly to the boys names – just a bit of jostling for position, and Mia bumping Ava down to number 6. 

Trends for Baby Names 2023

Old Fashioned Names

Influenced by a fascination with royal families as well as TV shows like Bridgeton, Queen Charlotte and The Crown the trend towards old fashion and regal sounding names is staying strong in 2023.

Botanical/Nature Inspired Names

Willow, Lily/Lilly, Ivy, Hazel, Violet, Daisy, Poppy, Olive, Delilah, Rose, Rosie and Jasmine (Honorary mentions to Ruby, Sienna, Scarlett)

While the boys’ names didn’t follow this trend, you could say Oliver and River fit the theme.

Ending in vowel sounds

75 out of the top 100 baby girl names in 2023 ended in either “ah” “ee” or “oh” sounds. Of these

The boys including the names ending in “er” pronounced “ah” with an Australian accent (Oliver, Alexander, Spencer) and “eye” sounds (Levi, Kai) only half the boy names ended in a vowel sound. 

In fact the seemed to be more of a theme when it comes to the ending sound of names than the first letter of popular names.

Girl Name ending sound trends

Boy Name ending sound trends

*(pronounced “ah”) 

Name Length

While the girls’ names trend towards longer names with three syllable girl names including

Matilda, Sienna, Savannah, Sophia, Aurora, Eleanor, Mackenzie, Aaliyah) and even the short girl are two syllables (for example Ava, Mia, Ivy, Eva, Zoe) 

With several four syllable girl names including Amelia, Olivia, Isabella, Penelope.

While the only single syllable girl names on the list were Grace, Maeve, Olive, Quinn and Rose. 

The boys names included several short and sweet single syllable names (Jack, James, Max, George, Kai, Finn, Beau, Flynn, Charles, Jude)

Although some three syllable boy names did make the list (William, Theodore, Elijah, Alexander, Harrison, Benjamin, Muhammad, Zachary and Sebastian*. As well as Leonardo and with four syllables.)

Top Baby Names Australia and New Zealand 2013 – 2023

Australia’s Top 200 Baby Names 2023

Source: mccrindle.com.au