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Popular baby names in Western Australia, 2012

The most popular baby names in Western Australia were announced a few days ago.

According to the WA Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the winners were Noah for boys and Charlotte for girls.

Here are Western Australia’s top 20 girl names and top 20 boy names of 2012:

Baby Girl NamesBaby Boy Names
1. Charlotte
2. Olivia
3. Ruby
4. Emily
5. Sophie
6. Chloe
7. Ella
8. Amelia
9. Ava
10. Mia
11. Grace
12. Isabella
13. Lily
14. Isla
15. Sienna
16. Zoe
17. Sophia
18. Matilda
19. Hannah
20. Emma		1. Noah
2. Jack
3. William
4. Ethan
5. James
6. Lucas
7. Jacob
8. Liam
9. Oliver
10. Thomas
11. Joshua [2-way tie]
11. Cooper [2-way tie]
13. Mason [2-way tie]
13. Samuel [2-way tie]
15. Lachlan
16. Riley
17. Max
18. Benjamin
19. Daniel [2-way tie]
19. Jaxon [2-way tie]

The girl names Imogen, Zara and Indiana and the boy names Hudson, Kai and Declan were among the top 50.

And do you want to see WA’s top ten lists going all the way back to 1930? Just click the “search past years” link.

Source: Noah and Charlotte are WA’s most popular baby names for 2012

Popular baby names in Saskatchewan (Canada), 2012

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Flag of Saskatchewan

The most popular baby names in Saskatchewan were announced last week.

According to the ISC’s Vital Statistics registry, Saskatchewan’s top names are Liam for boys and Emma for girls.

Here are the province’s top 20 girl names and top 20 boy names of 2012:

Baby Girl NamesBaby Boy Names
1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Ava
4. Emily
5. Brooklyn
6. Lily
7. Sophia
8. Abigail
9. Ella
10. Sophie [2-way tie]
11. Avery [2-way tie]
12. Madison [2-way tie]
13. Elizabeth [2-way tie]
14. Chloe
15. Hailey
16. Isabella
17. Aubree [2-way tie]
18. Aubrey [2-way tie]
19. Brielle
20. Harper [4-way tie]
21. Alexis [4-way tie]
22. Amelia [4-way tie]
23. Addison [4-way tie]		1. Liam
2. Ethan
3. Carter
4. William
5. Mason
6. Lucas [3-way tie]
7. Noah [3-way tie]
8. Hudson [3-way tie]
9. Jacob
10. Owen
11. Benjamin
12. Alexander
13. Hunter
14. Jack
15. Ryder [2-way tie]
16. Dominic [2-way tie]
17. Aiden
18. Blake
19. Logan
20. Bentley

Gone from the top 20 are Leah, Mya, Sadie and Taylor (for girls) and Caleb, Chase, Cole, Hayden, James, Joshua and Matthew (for boys).

Here are Saskatchewan’s most popular baby names of 2011. (Manitoba, too!)

Sources: Emma and Liam 2012’s top baby names in Saskatchewan, again, ISC – Most Popular Baby Names

Image: Adapted from Flag of Saskatchewan (public domain)

Popular baby names in New Zealand, 2012

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Flag of New Zealand

The most popular baby names in New Zealand were announced the other day.

According to the NZ Department of Internal Affairs, New Zealand’s top names last year were Olivia and Jack.

Here are New Zealand’s top 25 girl names and top 25 boy names of 2012:

Girl Names

  1. Olivia
  2. Sophie
  3. Emily
  4. Charlotte
  5. Ruby
  6. Isabella
  7. Ella
  8. Amelia
  9. Sophia
  10. Ava
  11. Chloe
  12. Isla
  13. Emma
  14. Mia
  15. Lily
  16. Grace
  17. Zoe
  18. Lucy
  19. Eva
  20. Paige
  21. Hannah
  22. Georgia
  23. Jessica
  24. Mila
  25. Sienna

Boy Names

  1. Jack
  2. Oliver
  3. William
  4. Liam
  5. Mason
  6. Samuel
  7. Jacob
  8. Lucas
  9. Ethan
  10. Noah
  11. James
  12. Cooper
  13. Daniel
  14. Blake
  15. Benjamin
  16. Joshua
  17. Max
  18. Thomas
  19. Ryan
  20. Charlie
  21. Jayden
  22. Hunter
  23. Leo
  24. Tyler
  25. Alexander

The name Jack has followed an interesting path in the NZ rankings. It was #1 from 2005 until 2009, sank to 4th in 2010, to 10th in 2011, and is now back in first place.

Sources: Olivia, Jack top baby names, Most Popular Male and Female First Names

Image: Adapted from Flag of New Zealand (public domain)

Popular baby names in Arizona, 2012

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Flag of Arizona

The most popular baby names in Arizona were announced recently.

According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona’s top names are Jacob and Sophia — same as the top names in the nation right now.

Here are Arizona’s top 20 girl names and top 20 boy names of 2012:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Sophia
2. Isabella
3. Emma
4. Mia
5. Olivia
6. Emily
7. Ava
8. Abigail
9. Madison
10. Sofia
11. Victoria
12. Camila
13. Natalie
14. Zoey
15. Elizabeth
16. Ella
17. Aaliyah
18. Zoe
19. Charlotte
20. Brooklyn		1. Jacob
2. Ethan
3. Daniel
4. Liam
5. Alexander
6. Anthony
7. Noah
8. Mason
9. Aiden
10. Michael
11. David
12. Jayden
13. Julian
14. Matthew
15. Andrew
16. Elijah
17. Isaac
18. William
19. Gabriel
20. Joshua

(For more, see the full list of Arizona’s top 100 baby names of 2012.)

To compare, here are Arizona’s top names of 1912:

Girl Names (1912)Boy Names (1912)
1. Mary
2. Maria
3. Helen
4. Dorothy
5. Margaret
6. Ruth
7. Mildred
8. Anna
9. Elizabeth
10. Frances		1. John
2. Jose
3. William
4. James
5. Robert
6. Joseph
7. George
8. Charles
9. Edward
10. Frank

José was the second most popular name in the state in 2002 and 2007 as well. It didn’t even make the top 20 in 2012, though.

Source: Arizona’s top baby names of 2012: Sophia, Isabella, Jacob, Ethan

Image: Adapted from Flag of Arizona (public domain)