Charlotte and Oliver claim Queensland's top baby name honours for 2024
- Charlotte reclaims the title as the most popular girls' baby name for the first time in four years
- Hazel and Grace are new entries in the top 10
- Oliver makes it 12 straight years as the most popular boys' baby name
Charlotte has reclaimed the title as the most popular baby name for girls in Queensland, while Oliver was the number one pick for boys in the State – for an impressive 12th year in a row.
Data released by the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages shows there were 445 newborns in Queensland named Oliver in 2024, which was well ahead of second-placed Theodore with 344 registrations.
Noah came in third, followed by Henry, Hudson, Luca and Leo. Rounding out the top 10 for boys' names in 2024 were William, Charlie and Jack.
It was a similar one-sided race for the most popular girls' name with 319 newborns named Charlotte in 2024.
The next most popular name was Isla, followed very closely by Olivia, then Amelia, Matilda, Harper, Mia, Hazel, Willow and Grace.
Hazel and Grace, which were 11th and 14th respectively in 2023, replaced Ivy (11th in 2024) and Ava (17th) in this year's top 10.
Charlotte reclaimed the title as the most popular baby name for girls in Queensland for the first time since 2020.
Attorney-General and Minster for Justice Deb Frecklington said she was always keen to see the names that were trending.
"It's often a huge decision for parents what to name their new arrival and one that many agonise over for the whole nine months, if not more," Ms Frecklington said.
"Oliver has been the number one pick for boys for more than a decade and I can just imagine how many Olivers there are, not only at mothers' groups rights now, but also in kindy and school classrooms across Queensland.
"As a mother of three girls, I'm also interested to see which girls' names are the most popular and Charlotte has been a strong contender for a number of years.
"Unfortunately, having looked through the top 100 girls' names, there were no variations of Deb in sight though."
While Charlotte and Oliver reigned supreme on a state-wide basis, they were not the number one names in all regions.
Matilda was number one on the Sunshine Coast and in Toowoomba, while Hudson was the most popular boys' name in Mackay, and Leo topped the list in Cairns.
"In the Wide Bay, which includes my electorate of Nanango, Willow was the most popular girls' name and Oliver was the most popular boys' name," Ms Frecklington said.
The 2024 summary shows there were 6,252 different first names given for boys, and 7,019 different first names for girls across the State.
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