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Popular baby names in Western Australia, 2014

According to data from the Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, the most popular baby names in Western Australia in 2014 were Emily and Oliver.

Here are WA’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2014:

Girl names

  1. Emily, 204 baby girls
  2. Ava, 199
  3. Charlotte, 186
  4. Olivia, 181
  5. Amelia and Mia, 180 each (tie)
  6. Ella, 171
  7. Isla, 166
  8. Sophie, 164
  9. Chloe, 162
  10. Grace, 157

Boy names

  1. Oliver, 254 baby boys
  2. Jack, 239
  3. Noah, 216
  4. William, 198
  5. Lucas, 183
  6. Thomas, 182
  7. James, 175
  8. Ethan, 170
  9. Liam and Jacob, 147 each (tie)
  10. Mason, 146

The girls’ top 50 includes Zara (18th), Evie (19th), Imogen (23rd), Indiana (39th) and Indi (49th).

The boys’ top 50 includes Harrison (16th), Jaxon (21st), Flynn (40th), Archer (41st) and Jai (48th).

One article also noted that Frozen name Elsa “saw a small, but noticeable, boost from three in 2013 to 17 last year.”

Here are Western Australia’s rankings for 2013 and 2012.

Sources: Popular Baby Names – Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, Oliver and Emily WA’s most popular baby names for 2014 while Disney’s Frozen inspires some parents

Popular baby names in Tennessee, 2014

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According to data from the Tennessee Department of Health, the most popular baby names in Tennessee in 2014 were Emma and William.

Here are Tennessee’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2014:

Girl NamesBoy Names
1. Emma
2. Ava
3. Olivia
4. Sophia
5. Isabella
6. Abigail
7. Harper
8. Elizabeth
9. Madison
10. Ella		1. William
2. Elijah
3. Mason
4. James
5. Noah
6. Liam
7. Jackson
8. John
9. Jacob
10. Ethan

Harper and Ella replaced Emily and Addison in the girls’ top ten.

Elijah crept up a spot to become the #2 boy name behind William, which has been the #1 name since 2007.

Here are Tennessee’s rankings from 2013 and 2012.

Source: Emma And William Remain The Most Popular Baby Names In Tennessee

Image: Adapted from Flag of Tennessee (public domain)

Popular baby names in Victoria (Australia), 2014

According to the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the most popular baby names in the Australian state of Victoria in 2014 were Olivia and Oliver.

Here are Victoria’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2014:

Girl namesBoy names
1. Olivia, 531 baby girls
2. Charlotte, 463
3. Mia, 432
4. Ava, 411
5. Chloe, 397
6. Sophie, 371
7. Amelia, 370
8. Emily, 357
9. Ruby, 337 (tie)
10. Ella, 337 (tie)		1. Oliver, 616 baby boys
2. William, 573
3. Jack, 550
4. Noah, 460
5. Thomas, 424
6. Lucas, 387
7. James, 382
8. Ethan, 376
9. Alexander, 335
10. Mason, 323

Ella replaced Isabella in the girls’ top 10.

Alexander replaced Joshua in the boys’ top 10.

Beyond the top 10…the girls’ top 100 includes both Mila (36th) and Milla (60th), plus the adorable Frankie (95th). The boys’ top 100 includes the conspicuously Scottish Angus (45th) and Hamish (69th), plus the ever-humble Lenny (100th).

“Among the big movers were Arya and Aria, which leapt 18 spots on the list of female names following the popularity of TV series Game of Thrones.”

Here are Victoria’s rankings from 2013 and 2012. And here are more details about Victoria’s top 100 names of 2014 from Waltzing More Than Matilda.

(Olivia and Oliver topped the England and Wales list in both 2009 and 2010, btw.)

Source: Victoria’s top 100 baby names for boys and girls in 2014

UPDATE, Jan. 2016: The rankings have changed slightly since I posted this, so I revised them. (Alexander is now top-10 and Lachlan has been bumped down to 11th.) I didn’t bother changing the text. The 2015 rankings will be up soon.

Popular baby names in Nova Scotia (Canada), 2014

According to data from the Nova Scotia Registry of Vital Statistics, the most popular baby names in Nova Scotia in 2014 were Emma and Liam.

Here are Nova Scotia’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2014:

Girl namesBoy names
1. Emma, 64 baby girls
2. Olivia, 48
3. Ava, 45
4. Sadie, 44
5. Sophia, 42
6. Abigail, 41
7. Ella and Lily, 40 each
8. Brooklyn, 38
9. Chloe, 37
10. Charlotte, 33		1. Liam, 60 baby boys
2. Benjamin, 58
3. Owen, 56
4. William, 55
5. Lucas, 52
6. Carter, 51
7. Ethan, 50
8. Hunter, 49
9. Jacob, 44
10. Jack, 42

Sadie was 16th last year, and not in the top 20 any of the years before, so I’m thinking there are some Duck Dynasty fans up in Nova Scotia… :)

My source article says that Claire, Amelia, Sarah, Nora, and Peyton are new to the girls’ top 20 and Oliver, Luke, Gavin, Connor, John and Gabriel are new to the boys’ top 20.

Here are Nova Scotia’s rankings for 2012, 2010 and 2007.

Sources: Most popular baby names in Nova Scotia this year, Nova Scotia Open Data