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Popularity of the baby name Isla


Posts that mention the name Isla

Popular baby names on the Isle of Man, 2018

Flag of the Isle of Man
Flag of the Isle of Man

According to the Civil Registry of the Isle of Man, the most popular baby names on the island in 2018 were Grace/Gracie and Harry.

The news release didn’t assign rankings to the rest of the top names, so I’ll give them to you in the order in which they were listed…

Girl Names

  • Grace
  • Sophia
  • Amelia
  • Isla
  • Ava
  • Phoebe

Boy Names

  • Harry
  • Alexander
  • Charles
  • George
  • Theodore

Interestingly, neither Olivia nor Oliver (the top names of 2017) made it into the top 5 in 2018.

Source: Isle of Man’s most popular baby names in 2018 revealed as Harry and Grace

Image: Adapted from Flag of the Isle of Man (public domain)

Popular baby names in Northern Territory (Australia), 2018

According to the government of Northern Territory, Australia, the most popular baby names in NT in 2018 were (again) Charlotte and Jack.

Here are Northern Territory’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names

  1. Charlotte, 20 baby girls
  2. Evelyn, 14 (tie)
  3. Isla, 14 (tie)
  4. Olivia, 13
  5. Amelia, 12 (tie)
  6. Ruby, 12 (tie)
  7. Abigail, 10 (6-way tie)
  8. Isabella, 10 (6-way tie)
  9. Matilda, 10 (6-way tie)
  10. Mia, 10 (6-way tie)
  11. Sophia, 10 (6-way tie)
  12. Zoe, 10 (6-way tie)

Boy Names

  1. Jack, 20 baby boys
  2. Oliver, 18
  3. Michael, 17
  4. Noah, 15
  5. Alexander, 14 (tie)
  6. Ethan, 14 (tie)
  7. William, 13
  8. Cooper, 12 (4-way tie)
  9. John, 12 (4-way tie)
  10. Joseph, 12 (4-way tie)
  11. Thomas, 12 (4-way tie)

Evelyn and Isla weren’t even top-10 girl names in 2017, and now they’re tied for 2nd and 3rd.

Michael’s jump was even bigger: from outside the boys’ top 20 in 2017 to 3rd in 2018. (Conversely, Mason, ranked 2nd in 2017, fell to 17th in 2018.)

Source: Popular Baby Names – NT.gov.au

Popular baby names in New South Wales (Australia), 2018

According to data released NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, the most popular baby names in New South Wales, Australia, in 2018 were (again) Charlotte and Oliver.

Here are NSW’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names

  1. Charlotte, 530 baby girls
  2. Amelia, 488
  3. Olivia, 474
  4. Mia, 471
  5. Ava, 430
  6. Isla, 372
  7. Grace, 361
  8. Chloe, 358
  9. Harper, 325
  10. Emily, 317

Boy Names

  1. Oliver, 616 baby boys
  2. William, 567
  3. Noah, 539
  4. Jack, 517
  5. Henry, 405
  6. Thomas, 404
  7. Lucas, 394
  8. Liam, 383
  9. Leo, 375
  10. Alexander, 370

In the girls’ top 10, Harper and Emily replaced Zoe (now ranked 14th) and Ella (17th).

In the boys’ top 10, Liam and Leo replaced James (now ranked 11th) and Ethan (12th).

Source: NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages – Popular Baby Names – 2018 (PDF)

Popular baby names in Western Australia, 2018

According to Western Australia’s Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the most popular baby names in Western Australia in 2018 were Ava and Charlotte (tied!) and Oliver.

Here are WA’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:

Girl Names

  1. Ava and Charlotte, 186 baby girls each (tie)
  2. Mia, 171
  3. Olivia, 166
  4. Amelia, 151
  5. Isla, 149
  6. Harper, 142
  7. Grace, 135
  8. Chloe 125
  9. Willow, 124
  10. Zoe, 123

Boy Names

  1. Oliver, 244 baby boys
  2. Jack, 223
  3. Noah, 200
  4. William, 176
  5. Leo, 155
  6. James, 147
  7. Thomas, 145
  8. Ethan, 143
  9. Logan & Charlie, 126 each (tie)
  10. Lucas, 125

In the girls’ top 10, Willow and Zoe replaced Ella (now ranked 12th).

In the boys’ top 10, Leo replaced Liam (now ranked 20th).

The girls’ top 50 includes Imogen (36th), Freya (41st), and Billie (44th).

The boys’ top 50 includes Archer (28th), Arlo (31st), and Bodhi (46th).

In 2017, the top names were Isla and Oliver.

Source: Popular Baby Names – DOJ – Govt of Western Australia