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The top 100 baby names in Australia for 2024 have been revealed and, while Isla topped the list for girls, Oliver emerged as number one for boys for the 11th year in a row.
McCrindle Research released its annual report on baby names and this year there were some surprising changes.
Some nicknames like Miles and Lottie hit the top 100 for the first time, while others fell out of favor among Australian parents, including Jaxon and Claire.
For the boys, Oliver has continued his 11-year reign at number one, while Noah returned to second and Henry was third, moving Leo down one spot to fourth.
The top 10 boys were shuffled and no new names entered the list.
Australia’s top baby names for 2024 have been revealed: Oliver tops the boys’ list for the 11th year in a row, while Isla returns to number one for girls (file image)
Theodore jumped two spots from seventh to fifth and Hudson moved from eighth to sixth.
Luca, William, Charlie and Jack placed seventh to tenth in that order.
Isla reappeared in the top spot since 2022, knocking Charlotte, who reigned for seven years between 2014 and 2021, to number three.
Amelia sat between them in second place and Olivia, Mia, Ava and Matilda kept their places in fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh respectively.
Harper, Lily and Hazel enter the top ten for girls who surpass Ella, Grace and Willow as of 2023.
Ten names entered the top 100 for the first time, including Miles, who had the biggest jump among all nicknames, going from 101st to 48th.
Cleo rose through the ranks among the girls, rising from 44 places to 91st.
The name proved popular among Generation Alpha parents, as Myles came in at number 85, while August came in at number 100.
Owen and Ollie were also newcomers for the boys and for the girls, Lottie and Riley made the list for the first time.
Kaia and Athena simply made it after not even making the top 200 the year before.
Boys’ names that no longer exist in the top 100 are Ashton, Connor, Vincent, Elias and Jaxon, while Charlie, Jasmine, Claire, Gracie and Lilly were removed from the girls’ list.
