There’s a good chance in 40-50 years we will have a Prime Minister named Noah – or Charlotte.
That’s because right here, right now they are the two most popular names for newborn boys and girls.
Noah bumped Oliver from the top spot for the first time in eight years, becoming the most popular boys name in 2022.
Both remain clear favourites with each name recording almost 200 more registrations than Leo, which landed in third place.
A PM called Leo? Now that would be something.
Charlotte jumped two places from last year to take out most popular name for girls, replacing Olivia, which fell to fourth, while Amelia has gone back-to-back in second place.
Remy rocketed into 78th spot, with more than 100 boys taking the unisex name along with 23 girls.
It was Remi, however, that proved a more popular spelling for girls with 161 counts and just 41 for boys.
Amongst the biggest movers and shakers, Joshua dropped 27 places from 2021 – 2022.
For the girls, Lara fell 24 spots, while Hallie jumped 31 places to land at 67.
Other traditional names such as Muhammad and Gabriella have also increased in popularity, with both jumping eight and 11 spots respectively since last year.
Classic names like Grace, Evelyn, Jack and Henry have remained popular ranking within the top 20 in both 1922 and 2022.
William however is the stand-out name across the generations, ranking second in 1922 and in the top five last year. Other old favourites like Dorothy, Joan and Joyce are yet to make a comeback.
Oran Park saw the most growth in the number of babies born with more than a 90 per cent increase compared to that in 2012.
Top 5 names in 2022 were:
Number 1. Noah for boys and Charlotte for girls.
Number 2. Oliver and Amelia.
Number 3. Leo and Isla.
Number 4. William and Olivia.
Number 5. Theodore and Mia
