According to Queensland Government, the most popular baby names in the Australian state in 2020 were Charlotte and Oliver.
Here are Queensland’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2020:
Girl Names
- Charlotte, 359 baby girls
- Olivia, 320
- Isla, 319
- Amelia, 295
- Mia, 256
- Ava, 247
- Harper, 227
- Willow, 226
- Grace, 222
- Sophie, 206
Boy Names
- Oliver, 525 baby boys
- Noah, 383
- Jack, 324
- William, 322
- Henry, 307
- Theodore, 283
- Elijah, 273
- Leo, 267
- Thomas, 266
- Hudson, 263
In the girls’ top 10, Sophie replaced Matilda.
In the boys’ top 10, Theodore replaced Harrison.
Notably, the name Maverick entered the top 100 for the first time last year, jumping from 169th in 2019 to 84th in 2020.
The other big movers among boys’ names were Luka (154th most popular to 95th most popular) and Gabriel (No.139 to No.96).
And there were three girls’ names that made similar leaps – Holly (No.139 to No.79), Billie (No.109 to No.52) and Hallie (No.137 to No.88).
In 2019, the top two baby names in Queensland were Olivia and Oliver.
Sources: Top 100 Baby Names – Queensland Government, Charlotte and Oliver are the new David and Michelle