Names for boys and girls like Charlie, Riley, Jordan, Jesse, Casey, Morgan are rising up the top 100 list, research shows
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Oliver and Charlotte have continued to dominate the lists of most popular names for baby boys and girls, despite shifting preferences towards gender-neutrality and shorter names by millennial parents.
2,276 babies were named Oliver in 2022, making it Australia’s most popular boys’ name for the 10th year in a row, according to new data by McCrindle Research, while Charlotte (1,394) has reclaimed the crown as the most popular girls’ name , after Isla claimed the top spot in 2021.
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