Motherhood & Baby Trends in Australia

Mothers & Babies Australia Current trends in births, families & baby names a 23m T 个 T 个 5.1m 3.58m 300,000 Australians children U18 households babies with children born annually All births Mums U25 34% 28% #1 to married couples not married 72% 66% Avg age of mums not married to married couples giving birth: 30.7 GIRLS BOYS ТОР 10 NAMES ACROSS AUSTRALIA 1. William 2. Jack 1. Lily 2. Ruby 3. Chloe 4. Mia 5. Olivia 6. Isabella 7. Charlotte 8. Sophie 9. Sienna 10. Εlla 6. Noah 7. Lachlan 8. Соорer 9. Thomas 10. James 3. Ethan 4. Oliver 5. Lucas Children in couple family All children aged under 15 by family type 83% 15% Lone mother family Lone father family 2% MARCH Most popular month for births FOR EVERY THERE ARE 中華 105 which means a 『 个 100 winter conception BOYS GIRLS BORN BORN RISE IN FL RAL NAMES 7 FLORAL NAMES BLOOMED IN THE TOP 100 Jasmine (30) * Poppy (58) * Violet (68) * Rose (82) * Daisy (100) Lily (1) * Holly (35) ** CELEBRITY BABY NAMES ★* Aussies are continuing to be influenced by what celebs call their kids. MATILDA - daughter of Michelle Williams & Heath Ledger (19) HARPER - daughter of Victoria & David Beckham (55) FLYNN - son of Miranda Kerr & Orlando Bloom (47) ETHAN - son of Danni Minogue & Kris Smith (3) MIA & AVA - daughters of Lleyton & Bec Hewitt (4 & 12) Trends & Changes How popular names from the 70s compare. Name 1970 rank Today Name 1970 rank Today Michelle 1 Not in top 100 Michael 1 44 Kylie Not in top 100 David 2 82 Nicole 3 Not in top 100 Jason 3 Not in top 100 Rebecca 4 Not in top 10O Matthew 4 37 Catherine Not in top 100 Andrew 67 Unusual Spelling recorded 3 TAS Makayla different ways Uncommon names are Jaxon now commonplace, and Australian parents Ryder are altering the way they spell. Rubi of spelling Hanah Charli ISABELLE / ISABEL / IZABEL Lilly Abbey Emilia Tayla ABC Fictional Characters Mums today have a 1/65 chance% of having a multiple birth Influences from pop-culture, including books & films. Isabella (6) Harry (27) This is 43% higher than 20 years ago, and the numbers are continuing to rise. Jacob (13) Darcy (99) Edward (63) Hugo (87) Original baby boom peaked at A BOY TODAY IS. 250,000 14x more likely to be named JAKE than JOHN annual births. MAX 11x more likely to be named COOPER than CHRIS Current baby boom exceeds 4x more likely to be named MASON than ANDREW 3x more likely to be named JAYDEN or HAYDEN than DAVID 300,000 births. 2x more likely to be named MAX than MATTHEW ABS., Births, Deaths & Marriages McCrindle Research, 2012 mccrindle mccrindle.com.au know the times research Mothers & Babies Australia Current trends in births, families & baby names a 23m T 个 T 个 5.1m 3.58m 300,000 Australians children U18 households babies with children born annually All births Mums U25 34% 28% #1 to married couples not married 72% 66% Avg age of mums not married to married couples giving birth: 30.7 GIRLS BOYS ТОР 10 NAMES ACROSS AUSTRALIA 1. William 2. Jack 1. Lily 2. Ruby 3. Chloe 4. Mia 5. Olivia 6. Isabella 7. Charlotte 8. Sophie 9. Sienna 10. Εlla 6. Noah 7. Lachlan 8. Соорer 9. Thomas 10. James 3. Ethan 4. Oliver 5. Lucas Children in couple family All children aged under 15 by family type 83% 15% Lone mother family Lone father family 2% MARCH Most popular month for births FOR EVERY THERE ARE 中華 105 which means a 『 个 100 winter conception BOYS GIRLS BORN BORN RISE IN FL RAL NAMES 7 FLORAL NAMES BLOOMED IN THE TOP 100 Jasmine (30) * Poppy (58) * Violet (68) * Rose (82) * Daisy (100) Lily (1) * Holly (35) ** CELEBRITY BABY NAMES ★* Aussies are continuing to be influenced by what celebs call their kids. MATILDA - daughter of Michelle Williams & Heath Ledger (19) HARPER - daughter of Victoria & David Beckham (55) FLYNN - son of Miranda Kerr & Orlando Bloom (47) ETHAN - son of Danni Minogue & Kris Smith (3) MIA & AVA - daughters of Lleyton & Bec Hewitt (4 & 12) Trends & Changes How popular names from the 70s compare. Name 1970 rank Today Name 1970 rank Today Michelle 1 Not in top 100 Michael 1 44 Kylie Not in top 100 David 2 82 Nicole 3 Not in top 100 Jason 3 Not in top 100 Rebecca 4 Not in top 10O Matthew 4 37 Catherine Not in top 100 Andrew 67 Unusual Spelling recorded 3 TAS Makayla different ways Uncommon names are Jaxon now commonplace, and Australian parents Ryder are altering the way they spell. Rubi of spelling Hanah Charli ISABELLE / ISABEL / IZABEL Lilly Abbey Emilia Tayla ABC Fictional Characters Mums today have a 1/65 chance% of having a multiple birth Influences from pop-culture, including books & films. Isabella (6) Harry (27) This is 43% higher than 20 years ago, and the numbers are continuing to rise. Jacob (13) Darcy (99) Edward (63) Hugo (87) Original baby boom peaked at A BOY TODAY IS. 250,000 14x more likely to be named JAKE than JOHN annual births. MAX 11x more likely to be named COOPER than CHRIS Current baby boom exceeds 4x more likely to be named MASON than ANDREW 3x more likely to be named JAYDEN or HAYDEN than DAVID 300,000 births. 2x more likely to be named MAX than MATTHEW ABS., Births, Deaths & Marriages McCrindle Research, 2012 mccrindle mccrindle.com.au know the times research Mothers & Babies Australia Current trends in births, families & baby names a 23m T 个 T 个 5.1m 3.58m 300,000 Australians children U18 households babies with children born annually All births Mums U25 34% 28% #1 to married couples not married 72% 66% Avg age of mums not married to married couples giving birth: 30.7 GIRLS BOYS ТОР 10 NAMES ACROSS AUSTRALIA 1. William 2. Jack 1. Lily 2. Ruby 3. Chloe 4. Mia 5. Olivia 6. Isabella 7. Charlotte 8. Sophie 9. Sienna 10. Εlla 6. Noah 7. Lachlan 8. Соорer 9. Thomas 10. James 3. Ethan 4. Oliver 5. Lucas Children in couple family All children aged under 15 by family type 83% 15% Lone mother family Lone father family 2% MARCH Most popular month for births FOR EVERY THERE ARE 中華 105 which means a 『 个 100 winter conception BOYS GIRLS BORN BORN RISE IN FL RAL NAMES 7 FLORAL NAMES BLOOMED IN THE TOP 100 Jasmine (30) * Poppy (58) * Violet (68) * Rose (82) * Daisy (100) Lily (1) * Holly (35) ** CELEBRITY BABY NAMES ★* Aussies are continuing to be influenced by what celebs call their kids. MATILDA - daughter of Michelle Williams & Heath Ledger (19) HARPER - daughter of Victoria & David Beckham (55) FLYNN - son of Miranda Kerr & Orlando Bloom (47) ETHAN - son of Danni Minogue & Kris Smith (3) MIA & AVA - daughters of Lleyton & Bec Hewitt (4 & 12) Trends & Changes How popular names from the 70s compare. Name 1970 rank Today Name 1970 rank Today Michelle 1 Not in top 100 Michael 1 44 Kylie Not in top 100 David 2 82 Nicole 3 Not in top 100 Jason 3 Not in top 100 Rebecca 4 Not in top 10O Matthew 4 37 Catherine Not in top 100 Andrew 67 Unusual Spelling recorded 3 TAS Makayla different ways Uncommon names are Jaxon now commonplace, and Australian parents Ryder are altering the way they spell. Rubi of spelling Hanah Charli ISABELLE / ISABEL / IZABEL Lilly Abbey Emilia Tayla ABC Fictional Characters Mums today have a 1/65 chance% of having a multiple birth Influences from pop-culture, including books & films. Isabella (6) Harry (27) This is 43% higher than 20 years ago, and the numbers are continuing to rise. Jacob (13) Darcy (99) Edward (63) Hugo (87) Original baby boom peaked at A BOY TODAY IS. 250,000 14x more likely to be named JAKE than JOHN annual births. MAX 11x more likely to be named COOPER than CHRIS Current baby boom exceeds 4x more likely to be named MASON than ANDREW 3x more likely to be named JAYDEN or HAYDEN than DAVID 300,000 births. 2x more likely to be named MAX than MATTHEW ABS., Births, Deaths & Marriages McCrindle Research, 2012 mccrindle mccrindle.com.au know the times research Mothers & Babies Australia Current trends in births, families & baby names a 23m T 个 T 个 5.1m 3.58m 300,000 Australians children U18 households babies with children born annually All births Mums U25 34% 28% #1 to married couples not married 72% 66% Avg age of mums not married to married couples giving birth: 30.7 GIRLS BOYS ТОР 10 NAMES ACROSS AUSTRALIA 1. William 2. Jack 1. Lily 2. Ruby 3. Chloe 4. Mia 5. Olivia 6. Isabella 7. Charlotte 8. Sophie 9. Sienna 10. Εlla 6. Noah 7. Lachlan 8. Соорer 9. Thomas 10. James 3. Ethan 4. Oliver 5. Lucas Children in couple family All children aged under 15 by family type 83% 15% Lone mother family Lone father family 2% MARCH Most popular month for births FOR EVERY THERE ARE 中華 105 which means a 『 个 100 winter conception BOYS GIRLS BORN BORN RISE IN FL RAL NAMES 7 FLORAL NAMES BLOOMED IN THE TOP 100 Jasmine (30) * Poppy (58) * Violet (68) * Rose (82) * Daisy (100) Lily (1) * Holly (35) ** CELEBRITY BABY NAMES ★* Aussies are continuing to be influenced by what celebs call their kids. MATILDA - daughter of Michelle Williams & Heath Ledger (19) HARPER - daughter of Victoria & David Beckham (55) FLYNN - son of Miranda Kerr & Orlando Bloom (47) ETHAN - son of Danni Minogue & Kris Smith (3) MIA & AVA - daughters of Lleyton & Bec Hewitt (4 & 12) Trends & Changes How popular names from the 70s compare. Name 1970 rank Today Name 1970 rank Today Michelle 1 Not in top 100 Michael 1 44 Kylie Not in top 100 David 2 82 Nicole 3 Not in top 100 Jason 3 Not in top 100 Rebecca 4 Not in top 10O Matthew 4 37 Catherine Not in top 100 Andrew 67 Unusual Spelling recorded 3 TAS Makayla different ways Uncommon names are Jaxon now commonplace, and Australian parents Ryder are altering the way they spell. Rubi of spelling Hanah Charli ISABELLE / ISABEL / IZABEL Lilly Abbey Emilia Tayla ABC Fictional Characters Mums today have a 1/65 chance% of having a multiple birth Influences from pop-culture, including books & films. Isabella (6) Harry (27) This is 43% higher than 20 years ago, and the numbers are continuing to rise. Jacob (13) Darcy (99) Edward (63) Hugo (87) Original baby boom peaked at A BOY TODAY IS. 250,000 14x more likely to be named JAKE than JOHN annual births. MAX 11x more likely to be named COOPER than CHRIS Current baby boom exceeds 4x more likely to be named MASON than ANDREW 3x more likely to be named JAYDEN or HAYDEN than DAVID 300,000 births. 2x more likely to be named MAX than MATTHEW ABS., Births, Deaths & Marriages McCrindle Research, 2012 mccrindle mccrindle.com.au know the times research Mothers & Babies Australia Current trends in births, families & baby names a 23m T 个 T 个 5.1m 3.58m 300,000 Australians children U18 households babies with children born annually All births Mums U25 34% 28% #1 to married couples not married 72% 66% Avg age of mums not married to married couples giving birth: 30.7 GIRLS BOYS ТОР 10 NAMES ACROSS AUSTRALIA 1. William 2. Jack 1. Lily 2. Ruby 3. Chloe 4. Mia 5. Olivia 6. Isabella 7. Charlotte 8. Sophie 9. Sienna 10. Εlla 6. Noah 7. Lachlan 8. Соорer 9. Thomas 10. James 3. Ethan 4. Oliver 5. Lucas Children in couple family All children aged under 15 by family type 83% 15% Lone mother family Lone father family 2% MARCH Most popular month for births FOR EVERY THERE ARE 中華 105 which means a 『 个 100 winter conception BOYS GIRLS BORN BORN RISE IN FL RAL NAMES 7 FLORAL NAMES BLOOMED IN THE TOP 100 Jasmine (30) * Poppy (58) * Violet (68) * Rose (82) * Daisy (100) Lily (1) * Holly (35) ** CELEBRITY BABY NAMES ★* Aussies are continuing to be influenced by what celebs call their kids. MATILDA - daughter of Michelle Williams & Heath Ledger (19) HARPER - daughter of Victoria & David Beckham (55) FLYNN - son of Miranda Kerr & Orlando Bloom (47) ETHAN - son of Danni Minogue & Kris Smith (3) MIA & AVA - daughters of Lleyton & Bec Hewitt (4 & 12) Trends & Changes How popular names from the 70s compare. Name 1970 rank Today Name 1970 rank Today Michelle 1 Not in top 100 Michael 1 44 Kylie Not in top 100 David 2 82 Nicole 3 Not in top 100 Jason 3 Not in top 100 Rebecca 4 Not in top 10O Matthew 4 37 Catherine Not in top 100 Andrew 67 Unusual Spelling recorded 3 TAS Makayla different ways Uncommon names are Jaxon now commonplace, and Australian parents Ryder are altering the way they spell. Rubi of spelling Hanah Charli ISABELLE / ISABEL / IZABEL Lilly Abbey Emilia Tayla ABC Fictional Characters Mums today have a 1/65 chance% of having a multiple birth Influences from pop-culture, including books & films. Isabella (6) Harry (27) This is 43% higher than 20 years ago, and the numbers are continuing to rise. Jacob (13) Darcy (99) Edward (63) Hugo (87) Original baby boom peaked at A BOY TODAY IS. 250,000 14x more likely to be named JAKE than JOHN annual births. MAX 11x more likely to be named COOPER than CHRIS Current baby boom exceeds 4x more likely to be named MASON than ANDREW 3x more likely to be named JAYDEN or HAYDEN than DAVID 300,000 births. 2x more likely to be named MAX than MATTHEW ABS., Births, Deaths & Marriages McCrindle Research, 2012 mccrindle mccrindle.com.au know the times research