We’ve taken the pain out of choosing the right baby name by  serving  up an easy  search for the most popular baby names, their meanings  &  origins plus loads more.

Top tips  when choosing popular baby names:

• Does it sound good? Would you want to have a beer with an Adolph? My daughter has a Prada, second rower, in her rugby team.
• How could it be shortened?
• E.g. Madison will be Mad, and Fatima would be Fat
• What nicknames could be derived? Adolph may have some limitations
• What do the initials spell? e. g. Francis Ursula Cook = FUC?
• Family traditions: To keep everyone happy introduce a 3rd and even 4th name after the Christian name to keep it in the family e.g. My Daughter is Ella, then Blaire (maternal grandmother) Lilly (paternal grandmother), surname
• Has it been overused? Apparently Diana (as in Princess) got a hiding.
• What is the origin or meaning? Search here

TOP 10 BOYS NAMES 2008

1. William
2. Jack
3. Joshua
4. Lachlan
5. Thomas
6. Cooper
7. James
8. Oliver
9. Riley
10. Ethan

TOP 10 GIRLS NAMES 2008

1. Mia
2. Chloe
3. Olivia
4. Isabella
5. Emily
6. Charlotte
7. Ella
8. Sienna
9. Ava
10. Sophie

Need more options, then Click here to find:

• Popularity of a name
• Search specific name
• Alphabetical search
• Category searches

Click any of the following for:

• Biblical names
• Famous names and personalities
• Sports names
• First Fleet names
• Ethnic names, select an origin

Need more?
Go here for 34,000 names with meanings and origins

* Top 10 Australian names referenced from babynames.com.au