According to the government of Northern Territory, Australia, the most popular baby names in NT in 2015 were Charlotte and Jack.
Here are Northern Territory’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2015:
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
|---|---|
| 1. Charlotte, 20 baby girls 2. Ava, 14 (tie) 3. Ella, 14 (tie) 4. Emily, 14 (tie) 5. Lucy, 14 (tie) 6. Olivia, 14 (tie) 7. Isla, 13 (tie) 8. Matilda, 13 (tie) 9. Sophie, 13 (tie) 10. Chloe, 12 (tie) | 1. Jack, 24 baby boys 2. James, 22 3. William, 19 4. Thomas, 18 5. Levi, 16 6. Oliver, 15 (tie) 7. Ryan, 15 (tie) 8. Lucas, 14 9. Hunter, 13 (tie) 10. Isaac, 13 (tie) |
Tied with Chloe was Evie (in 11th place), and tied with Hunter and Isaac were Lachlan, Liam and Samuel (in 11th, 12th and 13th place).
Here are Northern Territory’s 2014 rankings.
Update, 8/22/2016: Just learned that, technically, the top baby name in NT last year was “not stated.”
Why? Because parents of ninety of the nearly 4,000 babies born in 2015 weren’t able to get a name registered within NT’s 60-day naming deadline.
Most of these parents simply weren’t able to decide in time. Others did decide in time, but the names they chose were rejected by the registrar.
Sources:
- Popular Baby Names – NT.GOV.AU
- Source: Terzon, Emilia. “Why ‘not stated’ tops the baby names list in the Territory.” ABC Radio Darwin 21 Aug. 2016.