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Most popular name for baby girls 2019

We have revealed the most popular names for baby girls born at our maternity hospitals across Australia in 2019.

31 Dec 2019

St John of God Health Care maternity care popular names

31 December 2019 

This year, the most popular name is Olivia. Olivia jumped five spots up on the list from last year to take the top spot as most popular girl’s name in 2019.

Amelia also jumped five spots from sixth in 2018 to second in 2019.

Half of the names were new additions into the top ten this year, including Grace, Matilda, Ruby, Chloe and Ava.

 Position Name 2018 position
 1 Olivia  ↑ 5
 2 Amelia   ↑ 6 
 3 Charlotte   ↓ 1
 4 Grace  New
 5 Isla  ↓ 4
 6 Harper  ↑ 8
 7 Matilda  New
 8 Ruby  New
 9 Chloe  New
 10 Ava  New

Welcoming thousands of babies into the world each, our baby name list provides a snapshot of the most popular names for the last year across WA, NSW and Victoria.

Families who choose us for their private maternity care get access to some of the leading obstetricians in their region, and care from our compassionate and experience midwives during pregnancy, birth and early parenthood.

Find out more about our maternity services or you can browse our obstetricians at Find a doctor.