Most Popular Baby Names of the 1980s

Top Australian baby names ranked by registrations from 1980 to 1989

Top Boys

#1 Matthew 14,039 in decade Falling now #2 Daniel 13,538 in decade Falling now #3 Michael 12,982 in decade Falling now #4 Christopher 12,357 in decade Falling now #5 Andrew 10,465 in decade Falling now #6 David 10,307 in decade Falling now #7 Benjamin 9,796 in decade Falling now #8 James 9,051 in decade Falling now #9 Luke 8,621 in decade Falling now #10 Adam 8,574 in decade Falling now #11 Joshua 7,314 in decade Falling now #12 Nathan 7,288 in decade Falling now #13 Timothy 6,934 in decade Falling now #14 Scott 5,852 in decade Falling now #15 Peter 5,767 in decade Falling now #16 Mark 5,713 in decade Falling now #17 Nicholas 5,550 in decade Falling now #18 Jason 5,341 in decade Falling now #19 Robert 5,330 in decade Falling now #20 John 4,804 in decade Falling now #21 Paul 4,702 in decade Falling now #22 Aaron 4,485 in decade Falling now #23 Ryan 4,459 in decade Falling now #24 Mitchell 4,313 in decade Falling now #25 Thomas 4,280 in decade Falling now #26 Anthony 4,271 in decade Falling now #27 Steven 4,212 in decade Falling now #28 Bradley 3,455 in decade Falling now #29 Stephen 3,343 in decade Falling now #30 Shane 3,236 in decade Falling now #31 Simon 3,211 in decade Falling now #32 Alexander 3,158 in decade Falling now #33 Mathew 3,089 in decade Falling now #34 Brendan 3,074 in decade Falling now #35 Joel 2,864 in decade Falling now #36 Samuel 2,847 in decade Falling now #37 William 2,714 in decade Steady #38 Justin 2,632 in decade Falling now #39 Dean 2,474 in decade Falling now #40 Craig 2,403 in decade Falling now #41 Brett 2,331 in decade Falling now #42 Cameron 2,211 in decade Falling now #43 Joseph 2,184 in decade Steady #44 Patrick 2,113 in decade Falling now #45 Richard 2,015 in decade Falling now #46 Jonathan 1,981 in decade Falling now #47 Shaun 1,892 in decade Falling now #48 Adrian 1,852 in decade Falling now #49 Jamie 1,841 in decade Falling now #50 Phillip 1,771 in decade Falling now

Top Girls

#1 Sarah 9,736 in decade Falling now #2 Jessica 9,629 in decade Falling now #3 Rebecca 9,063 in decade Falling now #4 Amanda 6,659 in decade Falling now #5 Melissa 6,539 in decade Falling now #6 Nicole 5,667 in decade Falling now #7 Emma 5,645 in decade Falling now #8 Amy 5,456 in decade Falling now #9 Lauren 5,244 in decade Falling now #10 Samantha 4,636 in decade Falling now #11 Lisa 4,378 in decade Falling now #12 Michelle 4,357 in decade Falling now #13 Natalie 4,015 in decade Falling now #14 Kate 3,906 in decade Falling now #15 Kylie 3,724 in decade Falling now #16 Elizabeth 3,530 in decade Falling now #17 Danielle 3,303 in decade Falling now #18 Erin 3,184 in decade Falling now #19 Kristy 3,182 in decade Falling now #20 Laura 3,131 in decade Falling now #21 Rachel 3,067 in decade Falling now #22 Belinda 2,968 in decade Falling now #23 Kelly 2,951 in decade Falling now #24 Jennifer 2,893 in decade Falling now #25 Renee 2,661 in decade Falling now #26 Emily 2,518 in decade Falling now #27 Angela 2,502 in decade Falling now #28 Stephanie 2,489 in decade Falling now #29 Megan 2,460 in decade Falling now #30 Katherine 2,433 in decade Falling now #31 Katie 2,263 in decade Falling now #32 Melanie 2,171 in decade Falling now #33 Alison 2,156 in decade Falling now #34 Brooke 2,069 in decade Falling now #35 Alexandra 2,038 in decade Falling now #36 Hayley 1,945 in decade Falling now #37 Natasha 1,942 in decade Falling now #38 Katrina 1,905 in decade Falling now #39 Catherine 1,857 in decade Falling now #40 Anna 1,836 in decade Falling now #41 Vanessa 1,823 in decade Falling now #42 Cassandra 1,800 in decade Falling now #43 Stacey 1,745 in decade Falling now #44 Jade 1,664 in decade Falling now #45 Alicia 1,661 in decade Falling now #46 Louise 1,652 in decade Falling now #47 Kathryn 1,600 in decade Falling now #48 Jacqueline 1,573 in decade Falling now #49 Tara 1,489 in decade Falling now #50 Sally 1,476 in decade Falling now