According to Access Canberra, the most popular baby names in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in 2020 were Charlotte and Henry.
Here are the ACT’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2020:
Girl Names
- Charlotte
- Amelia
- Matilda
- Isla
- Emily
- Chloe [tie]
- Evelyn [tie]
- Zoe
- Eleanor [3-way tie]
- Grace [3-way tie]
- Olivia [3-way tie]
Boy Names
- Henry
- Noah
- William
- Leo
- Charlie [tie]
- Oliver [tie]
- Theodore
- George [tie]
- Jack [tie]
- Alexander [4-way tie]
- Harvey [4-way tie]
- James [4-way tie]
- Thomas [4-way tie]
These 2020 rankings are based on provisional data covering the year up to December 7th; by that time, the ACT had 5,865 registered births.
In 2019, the top two names were Amelia and Oliver. (I didn’t blog about the 2019 rankings, but I did post the 2018 rankings.)
Update, 12/2021: The finalized 2020 rankings show that Charlotte and William were the top names that year. Henry ended up in second place.
Sources: ACT’s most popular baby names 2020, Pick the ACT’s most popular baby names for 2020, Most popular baby names by year