Top five girl names
Amelia, Olivia, Charlotte, Mia, and Isla.
AU ranking · 2020
Most popular baby names in Australia (NSW) in 2020.
Amelia and Oliver lead the 2020 list. Explore every reviewed rank through 50, recorded counts, ties, and the exact scope behind the numbers. The publisher scope is New South Wales, Australia.
Amelianumber-one girl name
Olivernumber-one boy name
104ranked names listed
26,436recorded uses in these rows
Top five boy names
Oliver, Noah, William, Leo, and Lucas.
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What changed in 2020?
This is the first reviewed year in our 2020–2025 series, so it provides the baseline for later comparisons.
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Top girl names in 2020
Source-derived rank and recorded count for New South Wales, Australia. Tied positions are preserved.
| Rank | Name | Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amelia | 514 |
| 2 | Olivia | 476 |
| 3 | Charlotte | 460 |
| 4 | Mia | 420 |
| 5 | Isla | 420 |
| 6 | Ava | 391 |
| 7 | Chloe | 375 |
| 8 | Grace | 323 |
| 9 | Sophia | 302 |
| 10 | Zoe | 301 |
| 11 | Harper | 293 |
| 11 | Ivy | 291 |
| 13 | Isabella | 289 |
| 14 | Ella | 289 |
| 15 | Sophie | 276 |
| 16 | Sienna | 273 |
| 17 | Matilda | 270 |
| 18 | Willow | 266 |
| 19 | Lily | 247 |
| 20 | Evelyn | 245 |
| 21 | Mila | 244 |
| 22 | Ruby | 242 |
| 23 | Evie | 240 |
| 24 | Layla | 220 |
| 25 | Audrey | 210 |
| 26 | Emily | 209 |
| 27 | Lucy | 206 |
| 28 | Aria | 205 |
| 29 | Hannah | 201 |
| 30 | Hazel | 200 |
| 31 | Georgia | 195 |
| 32 | Zara | 192 |
| 33 | Sofia | 190 |
| 34 | Scarlett | 179 |
| 35 | Ellie | 171 |
| 36 | Emma | 170 |
| 37 | Frankie | 166 |
| 38 | Abigail | 164 |
| 39 | Florence | 157 |
| 39 | Isabelle | 164 |
| 41 | Eva | 151 |
| 42 | Emilia | 150 |
| 42 | Violet | 151 |
| 44 | Elsie | 141 |
| 45 | Eleanor | 140 |
| 46 | Aurora | 139 |
| 47 | Jasmine | 136 |
| 47 | Penelope | 137 |
| 49 | Poppy | 135 |
| 50 | Alice | 133 |
| 50 | Freya | 132 |
| 50 | Maya | 131 |
Top boy names in 2020
Source-derived rank and recorded count for New South Wales, Australia. Tied positions are preserved.
| Rank | Name | Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver | 637 |
| 2 | Noah | 593 |
| 3 | William | 478 |
| 4 | Leo | 420 |
| 5 | Lucas | 409 |
| 6 | Liam | 383 |
| 7 | Jack | 376 |
| 8 | Henry | 374 |
| 9 | Elijah | 371 |
| 10 | Thomas | 351 |
| 11 | Alexander | 344 |
| 11 | James | 344 |
| 13 | Charlie | 335 |
| 14 | Levi | 317 |
| 15 | Theodore | 313 |
| 16 | Hudson | 307 |
| 17 | Jacob | 293 |
| 18 | Archie | 290 |
| 19 | Ethan | 287 |
| 20 | Harrison | 286 |
| 21 | Mason | 270 |
| 22 | Hunter | 264 |
| 23 | Isaac | 259 |
| 24 | Oscar | 245 |
| 25 | Cooper | 243 |
| 26 | Lachlan | 239 |
| 27 | Luca | 238 |
| 28 | George | 231 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 227 |
| 30 | Harry | 223 |
| 31 | Harvey | 222 |
| 32 | Samuel | 221 |
| 33 | Hugo | 212 |
| 34 | Max | 211 |
| 35 | Archer | 209 |
| 36 | Sebastian | 205 |
| 37 | Arlo | 194 |
| 38 | Logan | 193 |
| 39 | Finn | 190 |
| 39 | Muhammad | 190 |
| 41 | Xavier | 183 |
| 42 | Edward | 182 |
| 42 | Ryan | 182 |
| 44 | Arthur | 181 |
| 45 | Jayden | 180 |
| 46 | Jackson | 176 |
| 47 | Daniel | 175 |
| 47 | Joshua | 175 |
| 49 | Joseph | 173 |
| 50 | Adam | 171 |
| 50 | Jordan | 171 |
| 50 | Kai | 171 |
Publisher
NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
Reviewed data
Publisher artifact
Geographic scope
New South Wales, Australia
Release
Latest reviewed release for 2020
Coverage
52 girl names and 52 boy names
Reviewed data licence
Creative Commons Attribution
Source review
Checked 6 August 2026
Source methodology
NSW registered births; publisher spelling, count, gender category, and rank. All-uppercase source spellings are deterministically converted to Unicode title case for the shared product identity while preserving accents and punctuation. The source can change after late registrations. Rows include every published rank through 50, including ties; publisher rank is authoritative.
Questions about the list
Read the ranking without losing the context.
What are the most popular baby names in Australia (NSW)?
Amelia is the number-one girl name and Oliver is the number-one boy name in the reviewed 2020 release.
What area does this list cover?
It covers New South Wales, Australia exactly. It should not be read as a ranking for a broader geography.
How are tied names shown?
10 tied rank positions are preserved from the reviewed data. After a tie, the next rank advances by the number of names sharing that position.
How complete is the page?
The page includes every reviewed row through rank 50 for both categories: 52 girl names and 52 boy names. Counts are retained from the source; display-casing normalization is documented in the methodology.
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