Looking for inspiration? Or just curious how unique your baby’s name is? The top baby names for 2025 are in.
Market research company McCrindle has crunched the numbers and uncovered the hottest names for 2025, using data from the top names given to babies last year in every Australian state and territory.
“There’s an increasing trend towards traditional names being modified through spelling changes and shortenings to create new variations,” McCrindle’s Baby Names Australia Report 2025 states. “Nicknames are continuing to be used as first names. . . . For a nation known for shortening most words, the fact that this trend has extended to names seems fitting.”
After getting bumped into 3rd place last year by Isla, Charlotte reclaims the position as Australia’s top baby girl name. Over in the boys’ list, Oliver continues to reign as the most popular boy’s name in Australia for the 12th year in a row.
And while the rest of the top 10 boys’ list look pretty similar to last year, Sophie and Grace have made their way into the girls’ list, replacing Ava and Lily.
Top 10 girls’ names
- Charlotte
- Amelia
- Isla
- Olivia
- Mia
- Hazel
- Harper
- Matilda
- Sophie
- Grace
Top 10 boys’ names
- Oliver
- Noah
- Theodore
- Henry
- Luca
- Leo
- Hudson
- Charlie
- Jack
- William
New names enter the Top 100
Sixteen boys’ and girls’ names each made a debut in the Top 100 this year.
The new names for boys are:
- Elias
- Vincent
- Grayson
- Isaiah
- Finley
- Julian
- Caleb
- Rory
- Maverick
Over in the girls’ camp, new names this year are:
- Lyla
- Jasmine
- Charlie
- Elodie
- Amara
- Claire
- Lainey
Other trending names of 2025
Based on the the popularity of some names over the past decade, it is predicted these will make it into the top 10 in the next few years.
Girls:
- Millie
- Maeve
- Remi
- Eden
- Delilah
- Eliana
- Margot
- Lottie
Boys:
- Beau
- Theo
- Ezra
- Miles/Myles
- Luka
- Billy
- Louie
- Roman
This year, McCrindle has found parents of Gen Alpha babies prefer unique names as well as those ending in vowels. Take Hugo, Arlo, Beau and Ali for example for the boys and Zara, Bonnie, Evie and Billie for the girls. And if you’ve wondered how name discussions unfold in households around the country, you might be surprised to learn that half of parents (49%) say they agreed on a name with their partner immediately. A further 36% say that while they had different ideas to their partner, they compromised reasonably quickly.
A peek into trending middle names
For the first time, New South Wales has released the top 10 middle names for babies over the past year. “The list reveals a different story to the top 100 baby names, as it’s clear that when it comes to middle names, parents tend to prefer traditional choices over trendy ones,” the report states.
These include Mae, Anne, Jane, John, James and Robert, reflecting the role family names play when choosing a child’s middle name.
The influence of family, royalty and pop culture
While parents are increasingly likely to choose a unique name for their child, many still draw inspiration from their family (30%) and baby name websites (21%).
Names from the British Royal Family also feature in the top 100, including William, Archie, George, Charlotte, Sophie and Lily. Many children born last year also have names in common with TV characters and actors, such as Luna, Ivy, Willow, Elijah, Sonny and Jude.
This year’s report also marks the last year of Generation Alpha data, with Generation Beta being born in 2025.
