Australia Top Baby Names 2021

top 200 baby names Australia 2021

Is it just me or is naming a baby so much harder that it seemed like it would be? We agonised over our children’s names trying to find the PERFECT name. For us, the perfect name would ideally feature in the top 100 baby names for the year, so it would sound familiar and current, but not in the top 20. So they wouldn’t have to share their name with four other children in their year. (I say this as a “Rachel S”)

While there have been some changes between this year and last some things have stayed the same.

Charlotte for girls and Oliver for boys are still in the top position since 2020.

Also the top five names for both boys and girls unchanged since last year, just a little shuffling for positions. So in order, the top baby names for 2021 are Charlotte, Amelia, Olivia, Isla and Mia for the girls and Oliver, Noah, William, Jack and Leo for the boys.

The names debuting on the top 100 list for the girls are Remi, Harlow, Hallie, Maeve, Molly, Maggie, Delilah and Eliza.

Fewer new names for the boys for the top baby names list for 2021 with the addition of Leonardo, River, Luka, Lewis and Lennox.

The biggest drop in ranking for the boys was Ezra dropping down 22 positions from 66 on the list in 2020 to 88 in 2021. Followed by Hamish with a drop of ranking 21 and Zachary with a drop of 18. The biggest drop for the girls was Sarah 28, Claire 16 and Eden 16.

The biggest rise in position for the girls was Addison going up 33 positions from 94 in 2020 to 61 in 2021 (interesting to see where the name lands in 2022!), Rosie rose by 17 and Billie 14. For the boys, the biggest rising names were Ryder, Caleb and Ari – all rising by 15 positions.

Naming trends of botanical names for girls is still strong – Willow, Ivy, Lily, Hazel, Violet, Daisy, Poppy, Jasmine, Rose, Rosie and Delilah.

Whereas for boys we’re still seeing the influence of royal names – William, Archie, Harry, George, Louis and Charles. This trend is present in the girl’s names with Charlotte and Elizabeth. Unfortunately it looks like Victoria has dropped off the list since 2020.

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Top 100 Baby Names For Girls 2021

RankNameChange in rank from
previous year     
Babies named
in 2021
Charlotte1556
Amelia↑ 11473
Olivia↓ 11456
Isla 1397
Mia 1287
Ava1237
Grace1083
Chloe↑ 21010
Willow ↓  1982
10Matilda↑  2971
11Ella965
12Harper ↓  3955
13Sophie930
14Ivy↑  1918
15Isabella ↑  2906
16Zoe 850
17Ruby ↓  3845
18Evie 844
19Evelyn 823
20Sophia 786
21Lily ↑  1772
22Mila ↑  4754
23Lucy 743
24Sienna 723
25Hazel ↑  8677
26Emily ↓  5671
27Hannah ↑  4638
28Aria ↓  3605
29Layla ↑  5604
30Zara ↑  2598
31Audrey ↓  2596
32Georgia ↓  5581
33Scarlett ↓  5580
34Violet ↑  5558
35Ellie ↑  2558
36Isabelle ↑  4546
37Frankie ↓  1543
38Elsie ↑  4517
39Florence ↑  7516
40Abigail ↓ 10500
41Alice ↓  3498
42Emma ↓  7475
43Emilia ↑  5466
44Luna ↑  5464
45Freya ↑  6462
46Sofia ↓  2462
47Daisy ↑  9461
48Ayla ↑  6447
49Penelope ↓  4447
50Poppy ↓  7443
51Mackenzie ↑  1437
52Billie ↑ 14436
53Aurora ↓  3429
54Eleanor ↓  7418
55Eva ↓ 14418
56Jasmine ↑  4395
57Stella 384
58Sadie ↑  7381
59Harriet 362
60Maya ↓  7354
61Addison ↑ 33346
62Savannah ↑  9346
63Elizabeth ↓  8335
64Millie ↑  5328
65Lola ↓  1327
66Piper ↓  4326
67Imogen ↓  6325
68Bonnie ↑  5323
69Eloise ↓  1321
70Rose ↑  6316
71Summer ↓ 13307
72Phoebe ↓  5289
73Remi  ↑283
74Charlie ↑  1272
75Olive ↓  5267
76Bella ↑ 12244
77Harlow  ↑238
78Annabelle ↓  6235
79Aaliyah ↑  8233
80Elena ↑  6227
81Rosie ↑ 17224
82Maddison ↓  5224
83Hallie  ↑209
84Peyton ↑  5196
85Quinn ↑  5196
86Maeve  ↑193
87Ariana ↓  2192
88Lara ↓  4191
89Anna ↓  6189
90Claire ↓ 16186
91Sarah ↓ 28178
92Adeline  ↑176
93Molly  ↑167
94Maggie  ↑167
95Eden ↓ 16165
96Delilah  ↑158
97Eliza  ↑157
98Clara ↓  6152
99Isabel  ↑149
100Pippa ↓  5141

Top 100 Baby Names For Boys 2021

RankNameChange in rank from
previous year  
   
Babies named
in 2021
Oliver –2138
Noah –1844
William↑ 11500
Jack↓ 11414
Leo –1326
Henry↑ 21290
Charlie↑ 21228
Thomas↓ 11193
Lucas↓ 31158
10Elijah↑ 31126
11Levi↑ 101043
12Liam↓ 11041
13Theodore↑ 61036
14Hudson↑ 21036
15James↓ 51031
16Archie↑ 91028
17Oscar –943
18Alexander↓ 6927
19Harrison↓ 4893
20Ethan↓ 6855
21Mason↓ 3852
22Hunter↓ 2852
23Archer↑ 4780
24Harvey –762
25Luca↑ 6760
26Harry↓ 3745
27Cooper↑ 2744
28Lachlan –741
29Max↓ 7729
30Isaac↓ 4714
31George↑ 2709
32Benjamin↑ 4684
33Arlo↑ 2669
34Hugo↑ 10668
35Xavier↓ 3662
36Jacob↓ 2653
37Finn↑ 5652
38Samuel↓ 8645
39Sebastian↓ 2637
40Arthur↑ 9623
41Lincoln –594
42Jackson↑ 3554
43Edward↑ 4542
44Joshua↓ 5540
45Ryan↓ 7540
46Eli517
47Riley↓ 4505
48Kai↑ 5493
49Jordan↑ 9491
50Logan↓ 10487
51Jayden↑ 5487
52Jasper↑ 2483
53Patrick↑ 2483
54Austin↑ 7478
55Louis↓ 7457
56Flynn↑ 3451
57Beau↑ 6424
58Daniel↓ 8423
59Joseph↑ 3422
60Jaxon↓ 9421
61Sonny↑ 12418
62Aiden↑ 2418
63Connor↓ 3412
64Spencer↑ 6406
65Michael↓ 8406
66Carter↓ 14364
67Muhammad↑ 1361
68Angus↓ 3345
69Charles↑ 9338
70Owen↑ 6335
71Gabriel↑ 12335
72Ashton↓ 5329
73Felix↓ 1318
74Ryder↑ 15313
75Matthew↓ 4303
76Asher↓ 1300
77Caleb↑ 15293
78Jude↑ 6284
79Adam↓ 2283
80Leonardo277
81Luke↑ 9273
82Ari↑ 15271
83Darcy↓ 1270
84Parker↑ 11268
85Theo↓ 6268
86Bodhi –266
87Zachary↓ 18254
88Ezra↓ 22230
89Ali↑ 4226
90River217
91Luka208
92Leon↓ 7206
93Fletcher↓ 2204
94Marcus↓ 6202
95Hamish↓ 21196
96Billy↑ 4187
97Dylan↓ 16179
98Lewis171
99Vincent –164
100Lennox162

Source: McCrindle.com.au

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Rachel Stewart

Rachel is the founder of Parenting Central. She is raising two children, boy and girl, with her partner. Rachel is obsessed prams, car seats, carriers and all things baby. She has worked in the baby industry for several years, for both suppliers and also in a retail setting and has developed a passion for connecting parents with the right products to make their lives easier. When Rachel isn't playing with prams she's enjoys crocheting, drinking coffee (sometimes wine) and spending a little too much time on Facebook.

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