Australian Baby Names

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These are the top 10 names in Australia for 2006.

1. Chloe
2. Charlotte
3. Ella
4. Emily
5. Olivia
6. Jessica
7. Isabella
8. Mia
9. Sophie
10. Sienna

1. Jack
2. Joshua
3. William
4. Lachlan
5. Thomas
6. James
7. Daniel
8. Noah
9. Ryan
10. Ethan

Top 100 girls and boys and the article.

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Comments

[lacuna.livejournal.com]

Imogen is name that first appeared in Shakespeare and is not uncommon in the UK - or Australia, it appears.

The Queen of the UK and Australia has a granddaughter by the name of Zara.

I'm really surprised Gemma isn't familiar, as it's a fairly common name here. I probably come across as many Gemmas as Emmas.

I've only ever heard of Jorja on the actress Jorja Fox (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0289080/). I had read - here, I think - that it might be pronounced Yor-ya, but she pronounces it Georgia and that's the pronunciation behindthename gives.

Hamish and Callum are Scottish, Rhys is Welsh; the last two are also popular in the UK. I've never heard Beau (French for beautiful, attractive) on anyone outside the States - it always seems like a jock name on bad TV films!