BabyNameAus

Decade Trends

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

1940s

68,887 registrations
Boys
  1. John (1,042)
  2. Robert (988)
  3. Peter (865)
  4. David (622)
  5. Trevor (472)
Girls
  1. Margaret (1,900)
  2. Helen (1,435)
  3. Christine (1,354)
  4. Judith (1,228)
  5. Jennifer (1,059)

1950s

149,400 registrations
Boys
  1. Peter (4,085)
  2. David (3,051)
  3. John (2,933)
  4. Robert (2,829)
  5. Michael (2,246)
Girls
  1. Susan (2,611)
  2. Christine (2,536)
  3. Jennifer (2,147)
  4. Julie (2,102)
  5. Margaret (1,812)

1960s

191,813 registrations
Boys
  1. David (3,565)
  2. Michael (2,686)
  3. Mark (2,670)
  4. Peter (2,665)
  5. Andrew (2,588)
Girls
  1. Karen (2,837)
  2. Susan (2,797)
  3. Julie (2,393)
  4. Michelle (2,078)
  5. Sharon (2,028)

1970s

203,005 registrations
Boys
  1. Matthew (3,269)
  2. David (3,150)
  3. Michael (3,118)
  4. Jason (2,923)
  5. Andrew (2,781)
Girls
  1. Michelle (2,243)
  2. Rebecca (2,074)
  3. Kylie (2,014)
  4. Lisa (1,577)
  5. Amanda (1,550)

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

185,424 registrations
Boys
  1. Oliver (1,664)
  2. Jack (1,313)
  3. William (1,271)
  4. Noah (1,082)
  5. Lucas (1,057)
Girls
  1. Charlotte (1,218)
  2. Ava (949)
  3. Olivia (933)
  4. Mia (924)
  5. Amelia (921)

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