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Selecting one perfect name for your baby is often a daunting and colossal task. This section of our site devoted to helping new parents in their search for that ultimate name. We hope you find some great new ideas to add to your list of potentials! Don't forget to enjoy the exciting task that you have at hand.

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Naming tips:

  • Start making a list of your favourite names now.
  • Look at your list carefully. Do you notice any trends in what you favour? Do you seem to favour names starting with letters K, J and S? Do your names all seem to end with the same 'a' sound? Being consciously aware of what you like, will help in your continuing search. Use baby name search engines to look for names following these patterns. Also look for ideas in the birth announcements. We found that people often follow a first name that begins with 'J' with a middle name beginning with 'L' - a great combo as it flows so well.
  • Buy the paper on the day of the birth announcements. Also keep your eye out in January for the special editions newspapers issue of all the preceding year's birth announcements.
  • Say your favourite names out loud often. Yell it down the backyard or at the beach. Does it sound good and feel comfortable to you? (o.k., perhaps you're not too comfortable at the beach calling your imaginary child's name, but you get the drift).
  • Choose a name that you would like to have yourself.
  • Be careful when seeking other's opinions. Despite their best intentions, they will show like or dislike for the name in their body language or more direct feedback. This can often confuse you even more. If you really are chasing an opinion, hand your friends your whole shortlist and ask for their overall opinions. Ask them how they would pronounce any unusual names. They represent the society that's going to be hearing, and judging, your child's name for a lifetime.
  • Popular names to be avoided? Bollocks! Parents are the ones who worry about a name standing out; kids are happy to fit in. A study quoted in the book "1 Perfect Name for My Baby, World's Biggest Alphabetical Name List" by David John Ward, found that the kids that liked their names most had "two given names, a well-known spelling, a well known name (but not overly common - look at the second half of the top 100 lists), a non-unisex name and a name that was 5-7 characters long. It is great book, worth the read. Boys tend to be less concerned with having an original name.
  • I want an original name! Pick an original name you hear your friends say. This idea is unrealistic. There are 6 billion + people on the earth, everyone will hear some repetition in their name. Meeting someone with a similar name to you often forms an instant bond with that person.
  • Pick a name that won't get teased! Don't get too caught up in this. Every person will undergo some form of teasing and playful fun at some stage of your life. We are creative individuals, a particular name will not guarantee that you'll have a lifetime free of teasing! Getting made fun of is part of life!
  • Think outside the box. Just because you partner loves Jennifer, but you are not so sure, doesn't necessarily mean you should dismiss it immediately. Try variations of the name, its alternative in another country, names with a similar meaning or names beginning with the same first letter or string of letters. Yeah Baby! is great for a finely tuned search criteria. You may just find the gem you are looking for. Your partner's Jennifer might turn into Jenae, Janella, Jenee, Jenna, Jenny-Lee or Jemma. Or Jaydon might turn into Jaylen, Zayden, or Braydon.
  • Avoid a name because you know a horrible person with that name? Dismiss this thought. Every mean and nasty person in the world has a name. By nature, individuals breathe a new meaning and life into their name, and make it their own through their own personality. Think of two people you know with the same name - I bet that same name takes on a different subconscious meaning when you think about each person.
  • If you and your partner are having difficultly agreeing.take a structured approach. Agree that you will both write down your top 10 lists of names for boys and girls and then get together to discuss at a set date. Get ready to negotiate!
  • Wanting to honour a family member? This can get tricky. all good names date, and the name you would like to use may not be hip enough for your bouncing baby. If you like the name, or a variation of a name. use it. If you are not so sure.think outside the box. Can the name be rearranged to a different name, shorted, modernized or spelt differently. If my baby bump turns out to be a girl, I would love to honour my mother's name Lorraine as a middle name (incidentally this name is making a comeback). So far on my list I have the variations Lori, Lainee, Luella, Raine, Lorayne, and Lorena.
  • Play the devil's advocate with your favourite name. How does it match with the surname, what nicknames could exist, how does it sound on a job application, is it difficult to spell or pronounce, is it becoming a popular name used by opposite sex, will it stand the test of time.how does Grandpa xxxx sound, what do the initials spell, how does it sounds as the CEO of a multinational company?
  • Get back to the basics. Try not to get too caught up in all the do's and don'ts. Parents need to just pick a name they like. If you like the way it sounds, and you like the name, you're done. That's it. It's the parent's responsibility and the parent's privilege to name their child, so you shouldn't give it up to anybody else, and their opinions.
  • Remember that you have 60 days to lodge your babies' name. Use that time to see if your baby name suits your baby. You may decide another one your list is better suited.

Top 100 Australian baby boy names in 2007 (NSW):

1Jack26 Max 51 Toby 76 Brodie
2 William 27 Jackson 52 Aidan 77 Darcy
3 Joshua 28 Charlie 53 Alex 78 Ali
4Lachlan29 Dylan 54 Christopher 79 Luca
5Thomas30 Harry 55 Ashton 80 Brock
6 Riley 31 Jake 56 Xavier 81 Hamish
7 Cooper 32 Bailey 57 Andrew 82 Archie
8 James 33 Blake 58 Connor 83 Jesse
9 Noah 34Christian59 Sebastian 84 Sean
10Ethan35 Adam 60 Cody 85 Owen
11 Daniel 36 Michael 61 Marcus 86 Aaron
12 Oliver 37 Oscar 62 Aidan 87 Elijah
13 Ryan 38 Tyler 63 Hunter 88 Finn
14 Samuel 39 Cameron 64 Johnathon 89 Dominic
15 Benjamin 40 Nathan 65 Seth 90 Justin
17Matthew41 Logan 66 John 91 Brayden
16 Liam 42 Joseph 67 Charles 92 Tristan
18 Lucas 43 Patrick 68 Caleb 93Flynn
19 Alexander 44 Hayden 69 Joel 94 Jett
20 Jayden 45 Zachary 70 Kai 95 Levi
21 Jacob 46 Jordan 71 Callum 96 Jamie
22 Luke 47 Angus 72 Zac 97 Ben
23 Nicholas 48 Anthony 73 Mason 98 Sam
24 Harrison 49 Henry 74 David 99 Dean
25 Isaac 50 Mitchell 75 George 100 Jai

Top 100 Australian baby girl names in 2007 (NSW):

1 Isabella 26 Matilda 51 Maya76 Bianca
2 Ella 27 Hayley 52 Summer77 Alicia
3 Emily 28 Alyssa 53 Kiara78 Laura
4 Chloe 29 Lara 54 Angelina79 Brooke
5 Mia 30 Isabelle 55 Natalie80 Alexis
6 Olivia 31 Holly 56 Phoebe81 Amelie
7 Charlotte 32 Maddison 57 Molly82 Brianna
8 Sophie 33 Jade 58 Abbey83 Victoria
9 Sienna 34 Zara 59Eliza84 Stephanie
10 Jessica 35 Imogen 60 Anna85 Evie
11 Ava 36 Caitlin 61 Sofia86 Natasha
12 Lily 37 Elizabeth 62 Kate87 Katie
13Hannah38 Eva 63 Mikayla88 Rebecca
14 Grace 39 Lilly 64 Madeleine89 Erin
15 Amelia 40 Samantha 65 Isabel90 Gabriella
17 Sarah 41 Bella 66 Layla91 Makayla
16 Ruby 42 Claire 67 Kayla92 Alana
18Zoe43 Lauren 68 Amber93 Madeline
19 Georgia 44 Tahlia 69 Ashley94 Lillian
20 Emma 45 Scarlett 70 Savannah95 Sara
21 Jasmine 46 Annabelle 71 Ellie96 Skye
22 Lucy 47 Keira 72 Rachel97 Gemma
23 Madison 48 Abigail 73 Gabrielle98 Kaitlyn
24 Sophia 49 Amy 74 Mackenzie99 Stella
25 Chelsea 50 Paige75 Alexandra100 Bethany