By LIA SPENCER
THERE is still hope for the Nigels, Bruces, Carols and Debbies of the world. These names are on the brink of extinction but if this year’s baby name popularity list is anything to go by, they may eventually come back into fashion.
The most popular baby names in Cardinia Shire last year (2015) were traditional names, some dating back hundreds of years, made famous by poets, inventors, politicians, actresses and classical literature characters.
Amelia and Oliver took the top spot with 16 girls and 15 boys. There were 13 girls named Ava and 11 boys named Jack. Twelve babies were named Charlotte and Lachlan; Noah and Lucas tied in third place with nine babies sharing the name.
Mia, Chloe, and Maddison also made the list with Scarlett, Willow and Zoe tied in seventh place and Violet, Evie, Olivia, Matilda, Ivy and Holly tied in eighth place.
Patrick, Chase and Dylan came in level at fourth place and William, Xavier, Black, Max, Mason, Lincoln, Levi and Liam tied in fifth.
The most popular baby names in Cardinia Shire echo those across the state with Oliver, Jack, William, Olivia, Charlotte and Mia topping the most recent list released by Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria.
Whilst these names are popular with new babies, you will most likely have a friend, family member of colleague named John or Margaret, which are the most popular names in the state with 66,550 and 29,062 registered with the government department.
There are also 59,392 registered Peters and 58120 Davids. For women, there are 26,179 Jennifers and 23874 Sarahs. Also making the list are Michael, Robert, James and Andrew and Jessica, Elizabeth, Susan and Michelle.
