The Top 100 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Australia

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It’s too soon yet to call the top 100 baby names in 2021, but as expectant parents prepare to name their newborn bubs, we’re looking to the top 100 baby boy names from recent years as inspiration — and perhaps to avoid our kid from sharing a name with 10 others in his class. 

If avoiding popular names is your plan, then you’d better steer away from Oliver. Though a beautiful and classic name, Oliver has been consistently popular over the last decade, taking out the top spot for the past seven years since it overtook Jack as the number one boys name in 2013, according to records from McCrindle

William and its shorter counterpart Liam have been in the top 10 consistently for years, but in 2020, Liam was pushed out in favour of Charlie. William held on, coming in at number four, even though it was overtaken by newcomer Noah. Experts speculate the rising popularity of actor Noah Centineo to be an influence on this name’s popularity. 

The celebrity effect is real when it comes to baby names, and looking at the list, it’s clear to see where new parents took their inspiration. Lovers of Leonardo DiCaprio may have opted for Leo (5). Fans of the royal family and in particular, of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, took after the couple to name their son Archie (25). Further down the list at number 73, we see Sonny, which may have found new popularity after Hamish and Zoe Foster Blake named their first-born.

Here are the top 100 baby boy names in Australia:

  1. Oliver
  2. Noah
  3. Jack 
  4. William
  5. Leo 
  6. Lucas 
  7. Thomas 
  8. Henry 
  9. Charlie
  10. James
  11. Liam 
  12. Alexander
  13. Elijah
  14. Ethan 
  15. Harrison
  16. Hudson
  17. Oscar
  18. Mason
  19. Theodore
  20. Hunter
  21. Levi 
  22. Max 
  23. Harry
  24. Harvey
  25. Archie
  26. Isaac 
  27. Archer
  28. Lachlan 
  29. Cooper
  30. Samuel 
  31. Luca
  32. Xavier
  33. George
  34. Jacob 
  35. Arlo
  36. Benjamin 
  37. Sebastian
  38. Ryan
  39. Joshua 
  40. Logan 
  41. Lincoln
  42. Finn 
  43. Riley 
  44. Hugo
  45. Jackson 
  46. Eli 
  47. Edward
  48. Louis
  49. Arthur
  50. Daniel
  51. Jaxon 
  52. Carter
  53. Kai 
  54. Jasper
  55. Patrick
  56. Jayden 
  57. Michael
  58. Jordan
  59. Flynn 
  60. Connor
  61. Austin
  62. Joseph
  63. Beau
  64. Aiden 
  65. Angus
  66. Ezra
  67. Ashton
  68. Muhammad 
  69. Zachary
  70. Spencer 
  71. Matthew 
  72. Felix 
  73. Sonny 
  74. Hamish 
  75. Asher
  76. Owen 
  77. Adam 
  78. Charles 
  79. Theo 
  80. Tyler 
  81. Dylan 
  82. Darcy 
  83. Gabriel 
  84. Jude 
  85. Leon 
  86. Bodhi 
  87. Jake 
  88. Marcus 
  89. Ryder
  90. Luke
  91. Fletcher 
  92. Caleb 
  93. Ali
  94. Christian
  95. Parker 
  96. Nate 
  97. Ari
  98. Aaron
  99. Vincent
  100. Billy

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