Most popular baby names in New South Wales, 1996

The top girls’ name was Jessica, given to 1,073 babies. The top boys’ name was Joshua, given to 1,254 babies.

The top 100 as published, with the number of babies given each name.

Top 100 girls’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	1,073
2	Emily	748
3	Sarah	722
4	Emma	573
5	Samantha	473
6	Lauren	395
7	Georgia	380
8	Chloe	371
9	Rebecca	357
10	Stephanie	352
11	Courtney	345
12	Hannah	331
13	Laura	323
14	Amy	321
15	Maddison	315
16	Caitlin	306
17	Sophie	296
18	Brooke	284
19	Taylor	255
20	Isabella	254
21	Rachel	254
22	Olivia	250
23	Brittany	247
24	Ashleigh	240
25	Alexandra	232
26	Elizabeth	232
27	Tayla	226
28	Natalie	220
29	Grace	218
30	Jasmine	215
31	Zoe	213
32	Kate	204
33	Danielle	203
34	Natasha	202
35	Madeleine	201
36	Jade	199
37	Madison	194
38	Ashley	192
39	Melissa	192
40	Nicole	191
41	Madeline	179
42	Kayla	178
43	Claudia	172
44	Hayley	170
45	Lucy	166
46	Bianca	165
47	Paige	163
48	Brianna	160
49	Holly	154
50	Amanda	152
51	Cassandra	152
52	Chelsea	150
53	Anna	148
54	Erin	148
55	Monique	148
56	Michelle	145
57	Amelia	143
58	Shannon	139
59	Jennifer	137
60	Megan	137
61	Taylah	137
62	Gabrielle	131
63	Eliza	128
64	Jordan	123
65	Victoria	123
66	Angela	121
67	Claire	115
68	Rachael	113
69	Ebony	111
70	Amber	109
71	Katherine	109
72	Tahlia	108
73	Ellen	106
74	Tegan	106
75	Vanessa	106
76	Alana	104
77	Katie	100
78	Melanie	100
79	Renee	98
80	Chantelle	96
81	Christina	96
82	Abbey	95
83	Rhiannon	95
84	Tara	95
85	Lisa	94
86	Molly	92
87	Charlotte	91
88	Jessie	91
89	Naomi	91
90	Gemma	88
91	Julia	88
92	Kimberley	86
93	Isabelle	84
94	Nicola	84
95	Tamara	84
96	Alicia	83
97	Alison	83
98	Bethany	83
99	Alice	82
100	Bronte	82

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Joshua	1,254
2	Daniel	956
3	James	933
4	Matthew	910
5	Jack	802
6	Thomas	749
7	Nicholas	680
8	Jake	640
9	Luke	635
10	Michael	634
11	Benjamin	631
12	Mitchell	619
13	Dylan	558
14	Jordan	552
15	Christopher	538
16	Samuel	532
17	Nathan	526
18	Jacob	517
19	Liam	516
20	Alexander	495
21	Ryan	495
22	Andrew	486
23	William	485
24	Lachlan	483
25	Blake	408
26	Adam	385
27	Aaron	375
28	David	360
29	Bradley	344
30	Jesse	332
31	Cameron	324
32	Zachary	317
33	Anthony	305
34	Hayden	297
35	Timothy	296
36	Patrick	293
37	Joseph	274
38	Corey	263
39	Jayden	261
40	John	258
41	Brandon	255
42	Jason	249
43	Jackson	245
44	Joel	243
45	Peter	229
46	Connor	226
47	Robert	226
48	Justin	222
49	Harrison	219
50	Kyle	199
51	Brendan	189
52	Jarrod	179
53	Cody	174
54	Sean	173
55	Alex	172
56	Ethan	169
57	Mark	169
58	Angus	168
59	Dean	166
60	Jeremy	163
61	Jonathan	159
62	Scott	158
63	Kevin	156
64	Steven	155
65	Jamie	146
66	Tyler	141
67	Sam	131
68	Rhys	130
69	Oliver	129
70	Adrian	127
71	Callum	126
72	Edward	125
73	Brodie	124
74	Isaac	123
75	Mathew	121
76	George	120
77	Bryce	112
78	Caleb	112
79	Harry	111
80	Aidan	110
81	Christian	109
82	Henry	107
83	Shane	104
84	Dominic	102
85	Ben	101
86	Max	101
87	Riley	100
88	Travis	100
89	Stephen	98
90	Charles	97
91	Reece	97
92	Bailey	95
93	Tyson	94
94	Lucas	93
95	Richard	92
96	Jay	90
97	Tristan	90
98	Shaun	88
99	Kurt	87
100	Simon	87