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Popular baby names in New Zealand, 2017

Flag of New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand

According to New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs, the most popular baby names in the country in 2017 were Charlotte and Oliver.

Here are New Zealand’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:

Girl Names
1. Charlotte, 277 baby girls
2. Harper, 236
3. Isla, 232
4. Olivia, 225
5. Ava, 217
6. Amelia, 215
7. Mia, 205
8. Mila, 201
9. Sophie, 197
10. Emily, 190

Boy Names
1. Oliver, 314 baby boys
2. Jack, 284
3. Noah, 257
4. William, 251
5. Hunter, 245
6. James, 242
7. George, 234
8. Mason, 230
9. Lucas, 227
10. Arlo, 194

In the girls’ top 10, Mila replaced Ella.

In the boys’ top 10, George and Arlo replaced Leo and Max.

Arlo is rising fast — it first entered the top 100 in 2013, and it ranked 23rd in 2016.

Matilda’s upward ride, on the other hand, seems to be over. It slipped from 24th in 2016 to 33rd in 2017. (I mentioned Matilda in the 2016 rankings post.)

Sources: Charlotte, Oliver top the list of New Zealand’s most popular baby names, Most Popular Male and Female First Names

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

Popular baby names in Canberra/ACT (Australia), 2017

According to ACT Government, the most popular baby names in Canberra in 2017 were Charlotte and Oliver.

Here are the Australian Capital Territory’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:

Girl Names
1. Charlotte
2. Olivia
3. Chloe (tie)
3. Sophie (tie)
5. Amelia (3-way tie)
5. Isla (3-way tie)
5. Ivy (3-way tie)
8. Ava (3-way tie)
8. Grace (3-way tie)
8. Mia (3-way tie)

Boy Names
1. Oliver
2. William
3. Henry (tie)
3. James (tie)
5. Jack (3-way tie)
5. Samuel (3-way tie)
5. Noah (3-way tie)
8. Charlie (tie)
8. Alexander (tie)
10. Lachlan (3-way tie)
10. Leo (3-way tie)
10. Thomas (3-way tie)

Olivia, which was tied for #2 in 2015, dropped out of the top 10 in 2016, and is now back in 2nd place.

These rankings are based on provisional data covering most (but not all) of 2017.

Source: Top baby names of 2017 revealed

Popular baby names in Prince Edward Island (Canada), 2017

According Prince Edward Island’s Vital Statistics, the most popular baby names on the island in 2017 were Ava and Liam.

Here are PEI’s top girl names and top boy names of 2017:

Girl Names
1. Ava, 11 baby girls
2. Elizabeth & Emma, 8 each (tie)
3. Ella, 7
4. Charlotte, Ellie & Sophia, 6 each (3-way tie)
5. Isla & Lilly, 5 each (tie)
6. Amelia, Aubrey, Lydia, Millie, Ruby & Willow, 4 each (6-way tie)

Boy Names
1. Liam, 12 baby boys
2. Henry & William, 10 each (tie)
3. Jackson, 9
4. Declan & Hudson, 8 each (tie)
5. Grayson & James, 7 each (tie)
6. Jacob, Joseph, Owen & Thomas, 6 each (4-way tie)

These rankings are based on provisional data covering the year up to December 20th.

In 2016, the top two names were Olivia (which is nowhere to be seen on the 2017 list, interestingly) and William.

Source: Here are P.E.I.’s top baby names of 2017

Popular baby names in Western Australia, 2016

According to data from the Western Australia Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, the most popular baby names in Western Australia in 2016 were Charlotte and Jack.

Here are WA’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2016:

Girl Names
1. Charlotte, 127 baby girls
2. Ava, 120
3. Mia, 113
4. Isla, 109
5. Amelia, 107
6. Olivia, 93
7. Ella, 91
8. Harper, 82
9. Grace, 79
10. Evie, 78

Boy Names
1. Jack, 159 baby boys
2. Oliver, 158
3. Noah, 123
4. William, 114
5. Lucas, 100
6. Ethan + James, 98 each (tie)
7. Thomas + Liam, 88 each (tie)
8. Charlie, 85
9. Jacob, 80
10. Mason, 79

In 2015, the top names were Olivia and Oliver.

New to the girls’ list are Ella, Harper and Evie. They replaced Sophie, Ruby, and Chloe.

New to the boys’ list are Lucas, Charlie, and Jacob. Gone from the boys’ list is Lachlan.

Source: Popular Baby Names (Births, Deaths and Marriages)