BabyNameAus

Decade Trends

How the most popular names changed from the 1940s to the 2010s in South Australia.

1940s

95,043 registrations
Boys
  1. John (3,274)
  2. Robert (3,009)
  3. Peter (2,732)
  4. David (1,880)
  5. Trevor (1,377)
Girls
  1. Margaret (1,890)
  2. Christine (1,513)
  3. Helen (1,476)
  4. Judith (1,237)
  5. Jennifer (1,093)

1950s

195,712 registrations
Boys
  1. Peter (5,889)
  2. David (4,498)
  3. John (4,098)
  4. Robert (3,910)
  5. Michael (3,385)
Girls
  1. Christine (2,909)
  2. Susan (2,847)
  3. Jennifer (2,360)
  4. Julie (2,269)
  5. Helen (1,999)

1960s

225,526 registrations
Boys
  1. David (5,934)
  2. Peter (4,498)
  3. Michael (4,465)
  4. Andrew (4,302)
  5. Mark (4,294)
Girls
  1. Karen (2,663)
  2. Susan (2,558)
  3. Julie (2,103)
  4. Michelle (1,902)
  5. Sharon (1,847)

1970s

212,187 registrations
Boys
  1. David (3,626)
  2. Matthew (3,550)
  3. Michael (3,526)
  4. Jason (3,330)
  5. Andrew (3,233)
Girls
  1. Michelle (2,375)
  2. Rebecca (2,023)
  3. Kylie (1,983)
  4. Lisa (1,595)
  5. Amanda (1,582)

1980s

197,246 registrations
Boys
  1. Matthew (3,926)
  2. Michael (3,369)
  3. Daniel (3,301)
  4. Benjamin (2,450)
  5. Christopher (2,381)
Girls
  1. Sarah (2,696)
  2. Jessica (2,453)
  3. Rebecca (2,140)
  4. Melissa (1,666)
  5. Emma (1,496)

1990s

193,609 registrations
Boys
  1. Matthew (2,818)
  2. Joshua (2,683)
  3. Daniel (2,416)
  4. James (2,251)
  5. Thomas (2,060)
Girls
  1. Jessica (2,607)
  2. Sarah (1,803)
  3. Emily (1,614)
  4. Emma (1,409)
  5. Lauren (1,116)

2000s

181,623 registrations
Boys
  1. Jack (1,856)
  2. Joshua (1,798)
  3. Lachlan (1,683)
  4. Thomas (1,545)
  5. James (1,405)
Girls
  1. Emily (1,445)
  2. Chloe (1,299)
  3. Ella (1,133)
  4. Charlotte (1,095)
  5. Sophie (1,082)

2010s

153,652 registrations
Boys
  1. Oliver (1,308)
  2. Jack (1,070)
  3. William (1,029)
  4. Noah (870)
  5. Lucas (853)
Girls
  1. Charlotte (1,094)
  2. Ava (853)
  3. Olivia (836)
  4. Mia (835)
  5. Ruby (816)

Based on South Australia complete birth registration data (1944–2017).