Top Ten Names - 2005 & 1970's - How Popular Was Your Name?
October 5th 2006 04:04
Baby Name Trends
Love you name, hate your name? What are our names and what are we naming our children? How many class mates did you share your name with? Chances are higher than you'd think.
Here is a list of the most popular baby names for 2005
Boys
1. Jack
2. James
3. Lachlan
4. Benjamin
5. Joshua
6. Ryan
7. John
8. Patrick
9. Samuel
10. William
Girls
1. Emily
2. Lily
3. Sophie
4. Chloe
5. Grace
6. Jessica
7. Charlotte
8. Emma
9. Georgia
10. Mia
Here is a list of the most popular baby names for the 1970s, the names our parents gave us...
Boys
1. Michael
2. David
3. John
4. James
5. Robert
6. Christopher
7. William
8. Mark
9. Richard
10. Brian
Girls
1.Jennifer
2. Lisa
3. Kimberly
4. Michelle
5. Angela
6. Maria
7. Amy
8. Melissa
9. Mary
10. Tracey
http://www.babynames.com.au/
But how popular is popular? How likely are you to have a name in the Top Ten? From the NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages website, here are the most popular names for 2005, with the number of registered births per name
Boys
1. Jack 900
2. Lachlan 743
3. William 689
4. Joshua 687
5. Thomas 673
6. James 577
7. Ryan 527
8. Daniel 525
9. Matthew 477
10. Samuel 476
Total 6,274
Total Births 44,828
13.9% of all boys
have names in the Top Ten
Girls
1. Olivia 566
2. Charlotte 561
3. Emily 553
4. Chloe 527
5. Ella 524
6. Jessica 500
7. Isabella 484
8. Sophie 445
9. Mia 374
10. Emma 364
Total 4,898
Total Births 42,436
11.5% of all girls
have names in the Top Ten
http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au
More number crunching (In NSW) – 52.6% of boys named in 2005 are in the Top 100. 41.1% of girls named in 2005 are in the Top 100.
“In 2002, the median age of all women giving birth was 30.2 years…The median age of fathers was 32.5 years.”
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/mediareleasesbyReleaseDate/FE3E4E3DF8389321CA256DE1008030C0?OpenDocument
Love you name, hate your name? What are our names and what are we naming our children? How many class mates did you share your name with? Chances are higher than you'd think.
Here is a list of the most popular baby names for 2005
Boys
1. Jack
2. James
3. Lachlan
4. Benjamin
5. Joshua
6. Ryan
7. John
8. Patrick
9. Samuel
10. William
Girls
1. Emily
2. Lily
3. Sophie
4. Chloe
5. Grace
6. Jessica
7. Charlotte
9. Georgia
10. Mia
Here is a list of the most popular baby names for the 1970s, the names our parents gave us...
Boys
1. Michael
2. David
3. John
4. James
5. Robert
6. Christopher
7. William
8. Mark
9. Richard
10. Brian
Girls
1.Jennifer
2. Lisa
3. Kimberly
4. Michelle
5. Angela
6. Maria
7. Amy
8. Melissa
9. Mary
10. Tracey
http://www.babynames.com.au/
But how popular is popular? How likely are you to have a name in the Top Ten? From the NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages website, here are the most popular names for 2005, with the number of registered births per name
Boys
1. Jack 900
2. Lachlan 743
3. William 689
4. Joshua 687
5. Thomas 673
6. James 577
7. Ryan 527
8. Daniel 525
9. Matthew 477
10. Samuel 476
Total 6,274
Total Births 44,828
13.9% of all boys
have names in the Top Ten
Girls
1. Olivia 566
3. Emily 553
4. Chloe 527
5. Ella 524
6. Jessica 500
7. Isabella 484
8. Sophie 445
9. Mia 374
10. Emma 364
Total 4,898
Total Births 42,436
11.5% of all girls
have names in the Top Ten
http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au
More number crunching (In NSW) – 52.6% of boys named in 2005 are in the Top 100. 41.1% of girls named in 2005 are in the Top 100.
“In 2002, the median age of all women giving birth was 30.2 years…The median age of fathers was 32.5 years.”
http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/mediareleasesbyReleaseDate/FE3E4E3DF8389321CA256DE1008030C0?OpenDocument
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Comment by Anonymous
To add to the above comment, here is a list you won't see anywhere else -- the top baby names of the 20th Century!
http://www.babynamesgarden.com/Decade.aspx
Comment by Ash
Flashes of memories
Cheers you have given me some interesting things to go in search of over the next hour or so!
Ash
Comment by Little Angry Doll
Falling Haiku Leaf
Inner West Life
Thanks for the link.