Top 10 Baby Names

As Australia is set to hit 23 million this evening, Tuesday 23 April at 9.57pm, there has been speculation as to who the 23 millionth person might be. While migrants currently make up 60% of our population growth, there is a 40% likelihood that a newborn child might claim the title, with one birth taking place every 1 minute and 44 seconds around the nation (that’s more than 300,000 births each year!)

With 105 boys born for every 100 females, there is a strong correlation that our 23 millionth resident, taking today’s most popular boy’s name, could be a newborn boy named William.

In 2012, there were 1,997 boys named William (only 22 clear of its nearest rival Jack). While Jack was the number one name nationally for 5 years until 2010, William has dominated for the last three years.

The top girls’ name for 2012 was Charlotte – the choice for 1,854 girls, and, for the very first time, the most popular girls’ name across the nation (making a significant jump from its place at 7th in 2011!