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Most popular baby girls names in 2020

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

4 Jan 2021

Most popular girls names at St John of God maternity hospitals in 2020

This year Isla jumped four spots to take the most popular girls name. 2019’s most popular name, Olivia, fell one spot to come in a close second.   

Charlotte maintained the third place position and there were four new names in our list this year including Ella, Mia, Elsie and Ivy. 

2020 position Name 2019 position
 1  Isla  ↑ 4
 2  Olivia  ↓ 1
 3  Charlotte  Same position
 4  Ella  New
 5  Mia  New
 6  Grace  ↓ 2
 7  Chloe  ↑ 2
 8  Matilda  ↓ 1
 9 Elsie New
 10  Ivy  New

Welcoming thousands of babies into the world each year, our baby name list provides a snapshot of the most popular names for girls born in St John of God Health Care maternity hospitals across WA, NSW and Victoria.

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