The best baby names in WA revealed
Oliver and Isla have topped the list of Western Australia’s most popular baby names for the fourth year in a row.
According to WA’s Register of Births, Deaths and Marriages, more than 220 Olivers were registered this year, while 166 Islas were recorded.
It is the ninth time in ten years that Oliver has been number one for boys’ names.
Noah was the second most popular boys’ name for the fourth year in a row, while Olivia came in second for girls’ names for the second year in a row.
Matilda and Lucas were the only new names to enter the top 10 this year.
The top baby names in Western Australia have been released with Isla topping the pack for girls and Oliver topping the pack for boys
Noah was the second most popular boy’s name for the fourth year in a row
However, the regions had some different names for the overall state results.
Amelia was the most popular name for girls in the South/West Great Southern, while Kai topped the boys’ names in the Kimberley/Pilbara/Gascoyne.
Arthur and Grace came first in the Wheatbelt/Midwest, while Noah was number one for boys in Goldfields-Esperance and Hudson took first place for boys in Peel.
Margaret and John remain WA’s most popular names ever.
John was the most popular boys’ name for 21 consecutive years, from 1930 (when published data began) to 1950, and remained in the top 10 for a whopping 42 consecutive years.
Margaret was the number one girl’s name for 22 years between 1930 and 1951.
As of December 27, there had been 32,143 births recorded in WA this year.
Western Australia’s regions had a number of different names for the overall state results