Australia’s most popular baby and pet names have been revealed – with major influences from celebrities, British royalty and the Bible
- The Bonds Baby Search reveals Australia’s most loved names for babies and pets
- Royal-inspired names like Charlotte, Mia and Isla dominated the baby girls list
- Biblical names like Noah and Elijah proved hugely popular for baby boys
- Charlie and Oliver were among the top picks for boys as well as dogs and cats
- Animal lovers were more likely to give their ‘fur baby’ a boys name than a girls
Celebrity offspring and the British royal family had the greatest influence on Australian parents naming newborns and pets last year, research reveals.
The iconic Bonds Baby Search provides a snapshot of the nation’s most-used baby and pet names by sifting through the more than 100,000 entries for its annual competition.
Royalty served as inspiration for thousands of parents over the past 12 months, with Charlotte – Prince William and Kate Middleton’s four-year-old daughter – taking the top spot as the most popular name for baby girls.
Trailing in second was Mia, the name of Zara Tindall’s six-year-old daughter who is Princess Charlotte’s cousin. Isla, another of Charlotte’s royal cousins, came fifth.
Royal babies even had influence over pet owners, with Archie – the first name of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s infant son – ranking as the eighth most popular name for cats in Australia.
Celebrity offspring and the British royal family had the greatest influence on Australian parents naming newborns and ‘fur babies’ last year, according to research (stock image)
Hollywood offspring also inspired many of the nation’s most popular girls names, with Harper – the name of David and Victoria Beckham’s only daughter – in seventh, and Willow, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s daughter, in eighth.
Ivy, which is the second name of superstar couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s first child Blue Ivy, came ninth.
The celebrity trend continued for baby boys, with Mason – reality stars Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick’s eldest son – in sixth.
Hudson, the name of Australian celebrity chef Curtis Stone’s young son, was just behind in seventh.
Biblical names proved equally popular for boys, with monikers like Noah in second and Elijah in tenth.
Human names also inspired new pet owners, with thousands of dogs named Frankie and equal numbers of cats called Leo.
Animal lovers were more likely to give their ‘fur baby’ a male than female name, with Charlie among the top picks for dogs and cats as well as human baby boys.
Oliver, or the abbreviated Ollie, topped the list of most popular boy’s names along with making the cut for both dogs and cats.
Luna continues its reign as the most popular name for female pets for the third year running, with other classics like Coco and Bella still featuring well inside the top 10.
Animal lovers were more likely to give their ‘fur baby’ a male than female name, with Charlie among the top picks for dogs and cats as well as human baby boys (stock image)
Now in its 16th year, the Bonds Baby Search voting system was changed after being criticised for cruel comments on the appearance of babies in recent years.
Winners are now picked randomly by Bonds staff.
‘You asked, we listened — no more voting, fur babies welcome and over $40k in prizes to be won,’ the Bonds website reads.