Popular names in Australia in 2022 are led by Charlotte and Oliver in the Number 1 spots. At first glance, the Australian Top 100 looks a lot like the popularity charts from England and US. Along with Charlotte, the most popular names for girls in Australia include Amelia, Isla, Olivia, and Mia.
There were 2,276 babies who were named Oliver in 2022, making it Australia's most popular boys' name for the 10th year in a row, according to new data by McCrindle Research, while Charlotte (1,394) has reclaimed the crown as the most popular girls' name, after Isla claimed the top spot in 2021.
The most popular baby names 2022 in the US are led by Olivia in the top spot for girls and Liam as the #1 name for boys. The most recent list of popular names ranks all the names given to five or more newborns born in the US in 2022.
The ratio of male to female births, called the sex ratio, is about 105 to 100, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This means about 51% of deliveries result in a baby boy.
We fondly recall Shane (Shayno), Steve (Stevo), Peter (Poida), Lance (Lancey boy) and Greg (Greggo). Don't forget Lyn, Debbie, Sue, Carol, Janet, Charlene, Charmaine and Raelene. Going further back in time, we had Beryl, Hazel, Madge, Dorothy, Beverley (Bev), Betty, Shirley and Joyce (Joycie).
You might consider Dahlia, which means “Dahl's flower;” Eden, which means “place of pleasure, delight;” Flora, which means “flower;” Flo or Florence, which mean “blossoming or flowering;” Jasmine, which means “gift from God;” Laurel, which means “laurel tree or sweet bay tree;” Lavender, which means “purple flower;” ...
Names: Amadeus, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Cleopatra, Esmeray, Lazarus, Magnus, Myfanwy, Oberon, Octavius, Ophelia, Persephone, Venus, Wednesday, Wolfgang, Zebedee.
Australian names are traditionally patrilineal, whereby children are given their father's family name. However, this is not an enforced custom. Some parents may choose to give their children a hyphenated surname that contains the family name of both parents (e.g. Jack Samuel WILSON-ADAMS).
Australia's Child Naming Regulations
The surname, by law, has to take the surname of the parents, while the given name and middle name are at the parents discretion. Some parents adopt the maiden name of the mother to be the child's middle name.
Up on the board there's Stigz, Butch, Rat, Pook, Wozzel, Boof, Bullpit, Foxy, Snake, Sparra, Nobby, Froggy, Bear, Ferret and Stall. And it doesn't stop at nicknames for people.
After Dutch navigators charted the northern, western and southern coasts of Australia during the 17th Century this newly found continent became known as 'New Holland'. It was the English explorer Matthew Flinders who suggested the name we use today.
Interestingly, the nickname “Oz” is not only used to refer to Australia but also to the Australian people themselves. Australians often refer to each other as “Ozzies” or “Aussies,” and the nickname has become a term of endearment for the country as a whole.
Naughty baby names
For the girls, Alexandra, Lydia, Libby, Aimee, and Imogen have been added to the naughtiest names, whereas boys with the names Logan, Jamie, Owen, Connor, and Archie are also said to be causing some mischief.
However, a 2018 Gallup poll found that 54% of Americans said boys were easier to raise than girls, while only 27% said girls were easier, and 14% said there was no difference. Some research suggests girls are better communicators in the younger years, but this may change later on.
When we look at the statistics the chances of having a boy or a girl are almost the same and there's no medical evidence to suggest we can influence this. You may, however, have heard about the 'Shettles Method'. In the 1970s Dr Shettles found that female and male sperm had different characteristics.
Nature is designed to favour the conception of boys from September to November and girls from March to May because of an evolutionary mechanism aimed at keeping the overall sex ratio as near to 50:50 as possible, the scientists said.