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Popular baby names in Victoria (Australia), 2012

The most popular baby names in Victoria, Australia, were announced recently.

According to the Department of Justice, Victoria’s top names are Jack for boys and Olivia for girls.

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

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

If you want to see more, a lot of Victoria’s baby name data for 2012 has been posted at the Herald Sun site.

Sources: 2012 Top Baby Names Revealed, Jack tops the list of most popular baby names in Victoria, 2012 Top Victorian Names (Thank you to Waltzing More Than Matilda for those last two!)

Popular baby names in Manitoba (Canada), 2012

The most popular baby names in Manitoba were announced recently.

According to the Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency, Manitoba’s top names are Liam for boys and Emily for girls.

Here are Manitoba’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2012:

Baby Girl NamesBaby Boy Names
1. Emily
2. Emma
3. Olivia
4. Sophia
5. Ava
6. Lily
7. Chloe
8. Avery
9. Abigail
10. Haley		1. Liam
2. Mason
3. Carter
4. Noah
5. Logan
6. Lucas
7. William
8. Benjamin
9. Jacob
10. Hunter

From 2011 to 2012, the girls’ top ten lost Sophie and Isabella, but gained Avery and Abigail. (It also seems to have lost Hailey and gained Haley, but this might be due to a typo in my source article.)

The boy’s top ten lost Ethan and Jayden, but gained William and Hunter. (Ethan was #2 last year, notably.)

Sources: Liam if it’s a boy, Emily if it’s a girl, Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency

Popular baby names in New Zealand, 2012

Flag of New Zealand
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)