Cute Combinations, Girls U-V

The last in the ongoing series of Cute Combinations for girls, look out for Cute Combinations for boys in the next few weeks!

U
Unique: Ulani Georgia

V
Classic: Violet Pearl
Conservative: Victoria Nicole
Pretty and sweet: Valerie Rose
Modern: Veronica Brianne
Unique: Valencia Daisy

W
Classic: Winifred Faye
Pretty and sweet: Wendy Sue
Modern: Willow Iris
Unusual: Whitney Teresa

X
Unique: Xantha Grace

Y
Unusual: Yasmine Cadence
Unique: Yelena Hope

Z
Pretty and sweet: Zoe Gabriella
Modern: Zayley Anabella
Unusual: Zara Rose
Unique: Zella Sophie

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Nicknames for Girls.

Many parents like names which have nicknames for their children. There are many good reasons for having nicknames, some are:
1. Having a cute pet name for the child .
2. Being able to give their child a very formal name, but having something more cute and young or childhood or casual occasions.
3. Being able to choose a long name.
4. Having a more unique nickname for a child with a common name, so they're not Jessica B or Jessica W but Essie.
5. For when the child is a Junior or are named after someone who they'll have close contact with to avoid confusion.
6. For girls, a name with a unisex nickname in case they're a tomboy.

See below for my favorites, some good ideas and examples.

Nickname reason one: General Reasons, to have a cute, pet name.
There are millions of these, examples: "Allie" for Allison, "Dani" for Danielle, "Jo" for Joanna.

Nickname reason two: To shorten and soften a formal name during childhood and in casual situations.

Some of my favorites:
Adelaide, "Addie", "Delle", "Deli", "Della", "Lady"
Amelia, "Mimi", "Meeley", "Mia", "Lia", "Millie"
Arabella, "Abby", "Ari", "Belle", "Bella"
Beatrice, "Bea", "Triss", "Trissie", "Trissa"
Carlotta, "Carly", "Carla", "Carlo", "Arlo", "Lottie"
Cecelia, "CC", "Seal", "Sealey", "Lia"
Corinne, "Corey", "Cora", "Rin"
Diana, "Di", "Dido", "Annie", "Ana"
Dominique, "Dom", "Minnie", "Nicki", "Neek"
Eleanor, "Elle", "Ellie, "Ella", "Nor", "Norah"
Elizabeth, "Ellie", "Elle", "Ella", "Eliza", "Lizzie" "Izzie", "Libby", "Beth", "Zeth"
Ellen, "Elle", "Ellie", "Ella", "Leni"
Frances, "Frannie", "Cessie"
Georgiana, "Georgie", "GG", "Gia", "Giana", "Giarn"
Gwyneth, "Gwyn", "Wyn", Gwynnie", "Wynnie", "Netty"
Harriet, "Harry", "Ria", "Rietta"
Hazel, "Hay", "Haze", "Zelle", "Zella"
Jane, "Jay", "Janie", "JJ", "Ane"
Lenore, "Leni", "Nore", "Norah"
Lillian, "Lil", "Lilly"
Maude, "Maurie", "Aude", "Audie"
Miranda, "Mirrie", "Anda", "Andy"
Nicolette, "Nic", "Nicky", "Cole", "Lettie", "Etta"
Rachel, "Rae", "Rach", "Chel" or "Chels" (like the starting sound in Chelsea)
Rosalie, "Ro", "Rose", "Rosie", "Rosa", "Zali"
Rowan, "Ro", "Rowie", "Rory"
Sophia, "So", "Soph", "Phia", "Fifi"
Theodora, "Thea", "Tia", "Teddy", "Dora"
Victoria, "Vee", "Vic", "Vicky", "Tori", "Ria", "Via", "Vita", "Vito"

Nickname reason three: For parents who love long names, but don't find it practical to use such a long name in every day life.
Some of my favorites:

Alexandra, "Al", "Alex", "Allie", "Lex", "Lexie", "Lexa", "Xandra", "Andra", "Andy"
Angelina, "Ange", "Angie", "Annie", "Gel", "Gelly", "Angel", "Lina"
Ariana, "Ari", "Riarn", "Ria", "Riana".
Eleanora, "Elle", "Ellie", "Ella", "Nora"
Elliana, "Elle", "Ellie", "Ella", "Liana", "Lia"
Felicity, "Flick", "Lissie", "Lissa"
Indiana, "Indi", "Dee", "Deanne", "Deanna", "Annie", "Ana"
Isabella, "Izzy", "Bella", "Belle"
Isadora, "Izzy", "Dora"
Liliana, "Lil", "Lilly", "Liana", "Leanne", "Ana", "Annie"
Mirabella, "Mira", "Bella", "Belle"
Olivia, "Olly", "Liv", "Livvy", "Livia", "Via", "Vee"
Tatiana, "Tia", "Tiarne", "Tiana"

Nickname reason four: A unique nickname for a common name.
Some recent popular names with unique nickname alternatives:

Abigail, "Gail", "Aila", "Ailey", "Aggie"
Alexandra, "Alexi", "Xandra", "Andra", "Andy
Alison, "Alice", "Lis", "Lissie", "Sunny", "Lissa"
Alyssa, "Lys", "Lyssie", "Al"
Ariana, "Ari", "Ria", "Ri", "Riarn", "Rina", "Arna"
Ashley, "Asha", "Sharlee", "Shel"
Ava, "Aven", "Avey", "Ave"
Brianna, "Bree", "Ri", "Ranna"
Chloe, "Lola", "Lo", "Loey", "O"
Elizabeth, "Zeth", "Lizza", "Eth", "Bette", "Eli", "Leeza"
Ella, "El", "Els"
Emily, "Millie", "Miller", "Elle", "Ellie"
Emma, "Emmy", "Mae", "Emmy-(middle name). E.g Emmylou for Emma Louise.
Caitlyn, "Aita", "Aitie", "Lyndy", "Lynna"
Grace, "Gray", "Race", "Raysa"
Hailey, "Halo", "Ailey", "Haila", "Aila"
Hannah, "Nan", "Nana", "Hannie"
Isabella/Isabelle, "Sally", "Sab", "Sabby", "Elle", "Ellie"
Jasmine, "Az", "Azzie", "Minnie", "Minna"
Kayley/Kayla, "Ayla", "Ayley",
Lillian, "Leni'
Lilly, "Lilsy", "Ilsa"
Madeline, "Madda", "Addie", "Adda", "Delle", "Della", "Deli", "Linna"
Madison, "Madda", "Dizzy", "Sunny", "Addie", "Adda"
Maya, "Aya", "Eye"
Mia, "Mimi", "E", "Ia"
Mikayla, "Mikky", "Ayla", "Ayley", "Mimi"
Natalie, "Tali", "Attie",
Olivia, "Olly", "Ola" "Vee", "Via", "Libby", "Lia"
Sarah, "Sairy", "Aira", "Sally", "Sadie"
Sophia, "Fifi", "Fia", "Fi", "Opie"
Taylor, "Aylor", "Lori", "Tayli"
Victoria, "Ori", "Ria", "Vita", "Vito", "Via"
Zoe, "O", "Zozo", "Z"

Nickname reason five: To avoid confusion when children are named after others (see reason one and four for ideas)

Nickname reason six: For a unisex nickname for a girl who may be a tomboy.
Some of my favorites are:

Alaina, Alessandra, Alexa, Alexandra, Alexis, Alice, Alison, Allegra, Alyssa= which can all be shortened to "Al"
Alessandra, Cassandra= Sandy
Alexa, Alexandra, Alexis, Alexandria, Alexia= Lex, Alex, Xander, Alexi
Alexandra, Andrea, Cassandra, Miranda= Andy
Alison, Emerson, Madison= Sonny
Ashley, Ashlyn= Ash
Calista= Cal
Camille= Cam, Miller
Carlotta, Carly, Scarlett= Carl
Cassandra= Casey
Charlize, Charlotte= Charlie
Christa= Chris
Claudia= Claude
Constance, Corinne= Connie, Con
Cora, Corinne= Corey
Dominique= Dom
Elizabeth, Elliana= Eli
Elizabeth= Zeth
Ellen, Eleanora, Elena, Eleni, Lenore, Helena= Lenny
Evelyn= Ev
Frances= Frankie
Georgiana= George
Grace= Gray
Hallie, Harmony, Harriet, Hazel, Helena= Hal
Harriet= Harry
Hilary= Larry
Jayda, Jane= Jay
Jazlyn= Az
Jessica= Jesse
Joanna, Joanne= Joe, Joey
Leanne, Ainsley, Amelia, Angelina, Angeline, Angelique, Annaliese, Ashley, Beverly (ETC, this list gets long, just ones that end in Lee or have a Lee sound in them) = Lee
Leona= Leo, Lee
Louisa, Lucia, Lucille, Lucinda, Louella= Lou, Louie
Mallory= Mal
Martina= Marty
Matilda= Matt, Matty
Maude= Maurie
Mikayla= Micky
Natasha, Natalie= Nat, Nate
Nicolette= Nic, Nicky, Cole
Olive, Olivette, Olivia, Holly, Molly= Olly
Prudence= Denny
Rachel/ Raine= Ray
Sandra= Sandy
Skye/ Skyler= Kye
Tatiana= Tate
Theodora= Theo, Theodore
Vanessa= Van
Veronique= Ron, Ronny
Victoria= Victor
Willow= Will

Another way of getting unisex nicknames is to use initials. For example, Alice Jane is a very feminine name, but can be shortened to "AJ", if they turn out to be a tomboy. Similarly, the starting letter of a name can be another option, "E" for Elizabeth, or "Z" for Zara are a lot more unisex sounding.

Got any other cute nicknames? Other reasons why someone in your life had a nickname, or you gave your baby one? Any funny nickname stories? Comment below!

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Cute combinations, Girls P-T

Cute combinations continued :)

P
Classic: Phyllis Jane
Conservative: Paige Elizabeth
Pretty and sweet: Penelope Rose
Modern: Piper Isabelle
Unusual: Paisley Amanda
Unique: Poppy May
Unisex: Peyton Riley

Q
Unique: Querida Lillian
Unisex: Quincey Isabelle

R
Classic: Rachel Grace
Conservative: Rose Olivia
Pretty and sweet: Ruby Delilah
Modern: Raine Avery
Unusual: Renee Claire
Unique: Rhea Beth
Unisex: Rylan Elise

S
Classic: Stella Genevieve
Conservative: Sarah Katherine
Pretty and sweet: Sophie Faye
Modern: Sienna Eden
Unusual: Shayna Rose
Unique: Sabella Jazlyn
Unisex: Sydney Taylor

T
Classic: Tabitha Beatrice
Conservative: Taylor Nicole
Pretty and sweet: Tessa Jasmine
Modern: Trinity Sophia
Unusual: Tatum Hope
Unique: Tallulah Marie
Unisex: Tanner Madison

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Special name meanings for girls.

A few days ago I did a post on names with special meanings for boys.
For many parents, the meaning of a name is a significant or the total factor in choosing out a name for their precious child, so here are some idea's and cute meanings for little girls.


Special meaning: feelings for your child.
Names representing your love and feelings for your child in the meaning.

• Abigail, meaning "fathers joy" in Hebrew.
• Adesina, meaning "my arrival opens up the way for more", given to girls from West Africa from parents who previously had no children.
  
• Aida, meaning "reward" in Arabic.
• Amanda, meaning "worthy of love" and "lovable" in Latin.
• Amorette, meaning "beloved", "sweetheart" and "little dear" in Latin. For a little girl you adore.
  
• Amy, meaning "love" in Latin.
• Annabelle, meaning "lovable" in Latin.
• Bo, meaning "precious" in Chinese.
• Cara, meaning "beloved" in Italian.
• Carys, meaning "love" in Welsh.
• Charmaine, meaning "joy" in Greek.
• Chere, meaning "dear" and "beloved" in French.
• Darleen, meaning "darling" and "beloved" in Old English.
• Davina, meaning "beloved" in Hebrew.
• Edwina, meaning "happiness" in Old English. For a baby girl who brings great happiness.
  
• Farah, meaning "happiness, joy" in Arabic.
• Faustine, meaning "fortunate"in Italian and Spanish.
• Filomena, meaning "beloved" in Greek.
• Frayda, meaning "joy" in Yiddish.
• Gayle, meaning "source of joy" and "fathers joy" in Hebrew. Perfect for a daddy's little girl.
  
• Gemma, meaning "precious.
• Gila, meaning "joy" in Hebrew.
• Grainne, meaning "love" in Irish.
• Hana, meaning "bliss, happiness" in Arabic.
• Hulda, meaning "beloved" in German.
• Imelda, meaning "wishful" in Latin. For the little girl you've been wishing for.
  
• Inoke, meaning "devoted" in Hawaiian.
• Jamie, meaning "I love" in French.
• Jessie, meaning "a gift" in Hebrew.
• Jessica, meaning "a gift" in Jewish.
• Kalila, meaning "beloved" in Arabic.
• Meave, meaning "joy" in Irish.
• Mia, meaning "mine" in Latin. For the little girl who belongs to you.
  
• Mina, meaning "love" in German.
• Mona, meaning "wish" in Arabic.
• Myfanwy, meaning "my treasure" in Welsh.
• Naama, meaning "good fortune" in Arabic. For a baby girl you're lucky to have.
  
• Tatum, meaning "dear" in Old English.
• Winona, meaning "blissfully happy" and "joy" in Old High German and Old English.
  
  

Special meaning: surviving through hardship.
This is for babies who have been born premature, through complications or have disabilities but are looking positive, enduring it or hanging in there.
Some ideas:

• Abira, meaning "strong" in Hebrew.
• Aisha, meaning "alive and well" in Arabic. For a baby girl who went through complications in pregnancy, but was born healthy.
  
• Bridget, meaning "strong" in Celtic.
• Khadiya, meaning "premature baby" in Arabic.
• Rita, meaning "brave, strong" in Indian.
• Valentina, Valerie, meaning "healthy, strong" in Latin.
  

Special meaning: nice characeristics
Names simply with positive characteristics such as "happy" or "good looking".

• Aditi, meaning "unbounded creativity" in Sanskrit. For parents with artistic talent and flair.
• Angelique, meaning "like an angel" in Latin.
• Belle, meaning "beautiful" in French.
• Bella, meaning "beautiful" in Italian.
• Bonita, meaning "pretty" in Italian.
• Calista, meaning "most beautiful" in Greek.
• Celina, meaning "always smiling" in French. For a little girl who's always happy.
  
• Charity, meaning "grace" in Greek.
• Delwyn, meaning "pretty" in Welsh.
• Dilys, meaning "genuine", "perfect" and "true" in Welsh.
• Dulcie, meaning "sweet" in Latin.
• Farah, meaning "beautiful" in Middle English.
• Ferelith, meaning "perfect princess" in Scottish and Old Irish. For your little princess.
  
• Gaye, meaning "merry, cheerful" in English,
• Gwyneth, meaning "happy" in Celtic.
• Hilary, meaning "jovial, cheerful" in Greek.
• Hulda, meaning "gracious" in German.
• Ilona, meaning "beautiful" in Hungarian.
• Imogen, meaning "innocent" in Latin.
  
• Indira, meaning "splendid" in Hindi.
• Jamelia, meaning "beautiful" in Arabic. For your pretty little girl.
  
• Jolie, meaning "pretty one" in French, and "jolly" in Middle English.
• Joy, meaning "merry" and "happy" in Old French.
• Kalila, meaning "sweetheart" in Arabic.
• Kamila, meaning "perfect" and "perfect one" in Arabic.
• Kanani, meaning "beautiful" in Hawaiian.
• Karen, meaning "pure" in Greek.
• Karima, meaning "noble" and "generous" in Arabic.
• Karis, meaning "graceful" in Greek. For a girl who shows grace.
  
• Katherine, meaning "pure" in Greek.
• Keeley, meaning "beautiful girl" and "graceful" in Irish Gaelic.
• Kiara, meaning "bright" in Italian.
• Kyna, meaning "wisdom" and "intelligence" in Irish Gaelic.
• Lalita, meaning "charming" in Sanskrit.
• Lana, meaning "cheerful" and "darling" in Irish Gaelic. For a little girl who's sweet and precious.
  
• Larissa, meaning "playful" and "cheery" in Latin.
• Leilani, meaning "heavenly child" in Hawaiian.
• Latifah, meaning "gentle" in Arabic.
• Leticia, meaning "joyful" in Latin.
• Lyzelle, meaning "beautiful".
• Marini, meaning "pretty" in Swahili.
  
• Meera, meaning "radiant" in Hebrew. For a little girl who shines.
  
• Merle, meaning "bright" in Irish Gaelic.
• Milan, meaning "grace" in Czech.
• Mirabelle, meaning "marvelous", "admirable" and "lovely" in Latin, and "beautiful" in Spanish.
• Miranda, meaning "wonderful" and "admirable" in Latin.
• Mona, meaning "noble" and "angel" in Gaelic. For your little angel.
  
• Morgan, meaning "bright" in Welsh.
• Naama, meaning "beautiful" in Hebrew.
• Naomi, meaning "delightful", "pleasant" and "charming" in Hebrew.
• Ngaire, meaning "clever" in Maori.
• Reagan, meaning "wise" in Hebrew and Old German.
• Sophia, meaning "wisdom" in Greek.
• Tatum, meaning "cheerful" in Middle English. For a happy baby girl.
  
• Vashti, meaning "beautiful" in Persian.
• Yoshiko, meaning "good" and "respectful" in Japanese.
  

Special meaning: naming after a loved one.
Names which can be used to name after a loved one, or used in combination with a family or friends name to create a great name.

• Alvina, meaning "friend" in Old English.
• Cara, meaning "friend" in Irish Gaelic.
• Delta, meaning "D" in Greek. For naming after people who's names starts with a 'D'
  
• Omega, meaning "O" in Greek.
• Shannon, meaning "descendant of Sean" in Gaelic. Cute for a little girl who's daddy is named Sean.
  

Special meaning: Physical Feature
This is a name which has a literal meaning to describe your daughters. Features such as hair color or gender are good examples for this, the feature you chose is more factual than bias such as "good-looking" ;)

• Blanche, given to girls who were blonde or fair-haired in Old French times.
• Colleen, meaning "girl" in Irish Gaelic.
• Delwyn, meaning "white, fair" in Welsh.
• Doreen, meaning "daughter" and "white, fair" in Irish.
• Fenella, meaning "white, fair" in Gaelic.
• Fiona, meaning "white, fair" in Celtic.
• Jillian, meaning "soft-haired" and "fair-complexioned" in Greek.
• Halina, meaning "likeness" or "resemblance" in Hawaiian. For a little girl who looks like someone in the family.
  
• Imogen, meaning "likeness" in Latin, and "girl" and "daughter" in Celtic.
• Julia, Juliana, Julie, Juliette, meaning "fair skinned" in Old Roman.
• Keira, meaning "little dark one" and "dark-haired" in Celtic.
• Kiara, meaning "dark-one" or "dark-haired" in Celtic.
• Layla, meaning "dark-haired" in Arabic. For a baby girl with dark hair.
  
• Martha, meaning "lady" in Aramaic.
• Olwyn, meaning "white, fair" in Welsh.
• Paige, meaning "child" in Greek.
• Paula, meaning "small" in Latin.
• Rowan, meaning "red-haired" in Gaelic.
• Yoko, meaning "female" in Japanese.
• Zita, meaning "child" in Italian.
  

Special meanings: Misc, other cute meanings.
Other cute meanings which don't fit in other categories!

• Adelpha, meaning "sisterly, sisterhood" in Greek. For little girls who have an older sibling, especially a sister.
  
• Aine, meaning "little fire" in Irish Gaelic. For parents who are fire fighters!
  
• Amalia, meaning "toil" and "hard work" in Latin. For babies who parents worked for, e.g through problems conceiving or IVF
  
• Arden, meaning "sparkle", "dazzle" and "glitter" in Latin. For little girls who shine.
  
• Aubrey, meaning "elf-ruler" in Germanic. For a little girl with elfish ears!
  
• Beatrice, meaning "voyager" in Latin. For little girls conceived while on travels.
• Bijou, meaning "jewel" in French.
• Cecelia, meaning "sixth" in Welsh and "blind" in Latin. For the sixth child in the family! Or if you're not quite that broody, the sixth grandchild or female grandchild. Or for girls born on the 6th of a month.
  
• Charity, meaning "brotherly love" in Latin. For a little girl with one or more big brothers.
  
• Cicely meaning "blind" in Roman. Not just for girls who are blind, but when combined with a name such as Carys, like Carys Cicely with a final combinations meaning "blind love"
  
• Daria, meaning "royalty" in Persian. For your little princess.
• Delma, meaning "of the sea" in Spanish. For a little sea baby.
• Dervla, meaning "daughter of a poet" in Gaelic.
• Erin, meaning "peace" in Irish.
• Estelle, Estella, meaning "star" in Old French.
  
• Ella, meaning "fairy maiden" in Old English.
• Fay, meaning "fairy" in Old French.
• Hoshi, meaning "star" in Japanese.
• Kamila, meaning "complete" in Arabic. For a little girl who completes your family!
  
• Keisha, meaning "favorite" in African.
• Kimi, meaning "best" in Japanese.
• Lavern, meaning "springtime" in Latin. For little girls born in spring.
  
• Lucinda, meaning "to shine, glitter" in Latin.
• Maybelle, meaning "worthy of love" in Latin.
• Malu, meaning "peace" in Hawaiian.
• Maria, Mariah, Mary, Marilyn, Marissa, Marylou, May, Moira, Molly, meaning "longed for child" in Hebrew. For a little girl you've been waiting for, for a long time
  
• Marini, meaning "healthy" in Swahili.
• Merle, meaning "sea" in Irish Gaelic.
• Morag, meaning "princess" in Hebrew.
• Morgan, meaning "sea" in Welsh.
• Morwenna, meaning "a maiden" in Welsh.
• Myfanwy, meaning "rare one" in Welsh.
• Natalie, meaning "anniversary" and "birthday" in Latin. For a little girl born on a special anniversary or birthday.
  
• Nona, meaning "ninth" in Latin.
• Nova, meaning "new" in Latin.
• Octavia, meaning "eighth" in Latin.
• Orla, meaning "golden princess" in Irish.
• Phillipa, meaning "someone who loves horses" in Greek.
• Quintana, Quinn meaning "fifth" in Latin.
• Salome, meaning "peace" in Hebrew.
• Sarah, meaning "princess" in Hebrew.
• Stella, meaning "star" in Latin.
• Tamsin, meaning "twin" in Arabic. For a little girl who's a twin.
  
• Tatiana, meaning "fairy queen".
• Winona, meaning "first born daughter" in Native American.
• Zara, meaning "splendor of the dawn" in Arabic. For little girls born in the morning.

DISCLAIMER: Many names have more then one meaning, or the meaning is derived from a word or not a 100% certain. I have only added in relative meanings for this article, and while the meanings have come from an accurate source I apologize for any mistakes.

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Cute Combinations, Girls, K-O

Some more cute combinations!
K
Classic: Kate Elizabeth
Conservative: Katherine Michelle
Pretty and sweet: Kayla Rose
Modern: Kayley Raine
Unusual: Kaylen Alessia
Unique: Katia Eve
Unisex: Kendall Hope

L
Classic: Lillian Kate
Conservative: Lauren Elise
Pretty and sweet: Layla Evelyn
Modern: Leilani Rose
Unusual: Laurel Madeleine
Unique: Lucinda Deanne
Unisex: Laine Alexandra

M
Classic: Maggie Rose
Conservative: Mary Jane
Pretty and sweet: Melody Joy
Modern: Makenna Grace
Unusual: Marley Reese
Unique: Maegan Gabrielle
Unisex: Morgan Anastasia

N
Conservative: Nicole Andrea (I like the English pronunciation- Ann-dree-uh)
Pretty and sweet: Natalie Anne
Modern: Natalia Lynn
Unusual: Naomi Grace
Unique: Noreen Celeste

O
Classic: Octavia Rose
Pretty and sweet: Olivia Lorelei
Unique: Odessa Jane

What do you think about these? Comment below!

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Top Australian Girls Names.

There are many great website for baby name popularity, but I am ashamed to say, however, that there is no compiled list of name popularity from Australia as a whole. Most States and Territories release a top 10-100 list, but there is no total Australia list published.

So! I have sat down and compiled the top Australian names for 2006 and grouped them by spelling to create the greatest accuracy. This isn't the complete picture, but its the biggest and best available out there. Most sites currently list a top 100 from one state only in Australia, however this doesn't give an accurate picture. This list can be replicated with permission, which can be attained from Annie-Kate at anni.ekate@yahoo.com.au

This list was taken from:
The top 100 list from Queensland
The top 100 list from South Australia
A top 10 list from the Australian Capital Territory (with estimated numbers)
A top 20 list from the Northern Territory
A top 100 list from New South Wales
A top 100 list from Victoria. (My State :)!)
And, a top 50 list from Western Australia.
(Unfortunately no data from Tasmania could be found after countless Google searches)

So, without further ado, I welcome the top 115 girls names from Down Under!

No.		Name.	Amount
1		Ella	1626
2		Chloe	1547
3		Emily	1540
4		Charlotte	1536
5		Olivia	1430
6		Lily (988), Lilly (355)	1343
7		Jessica	1259
8		Mia	1256
9		Isabella	1252
10		Sophie	1221
11		Georgia (858), Jorja (294)	1152
12		Sienna	1087
13		Grace	1051
14		Madison (585), Maddison (447)	1032
15		Hannah	957
16		Ava	913
17		Amelia	886
18		Emma	877
19		Caitlin (529), Kaitlyn (220), Katelyn (42), Caitlyn (37)	828
20		Sarah	818
21		Zoe	789
22		Jasmine	770
23		Ruby	753
24		Hayley	645
25		Isabelle (316), Isabel (323)	639
26		Abbey (367), Abby (272)	620
27		Lucy	616
28		Mikayla (315), Makayla (287)	602
29		Chelsea	559
30		Holly	555
31		Matilda	553
32		Sophia (387), Sofia (108)	495
33		Amy	492
34		Jade	486
35		Tahlia	446
36		Alyssa	430
37		Paige	417
38		Madeleine (163), Madeline (240)	403
39		Imogen	402
40		Lara	387
41		Molly	380
42		Elizabeth	377
43		Amber	373
44		Lauren	367
45		Taylah (131), Tayla (187), Taylor (37)	355
46		Kate	354
47		Stephanie	353
48		Kayla	352
49		Samantha	344
50		Mackenzie	342
51		Bella	336
52		Summer	329
53		Phoebe	322
54		Abigail	311
55		Brooke	306
56		Gemma (211), Jemma (86)	297
57		Keira	283
58 #		Eliza	281
		Eva
60		Zara	279
61		Charli (218), Charlie (60)	278
62		Erin	269
63		Maya	264
64		Ebony	263
65		Claire	262
66		Laura	260
67		Kiara	258
68		Alana (195), Alannah (61)	256
69		Ellie	255
70		Alice	247
71		Scarlett	239
72		Claudia	212
73		Rebecca	210
74		Ashley (89), Ashlee (65), Ashleigh (55)	209
75		Annabelle	205
76		Angelina	201
77		Layla (180), Leila (16)	196
78. #		Tara	193
		Stella
80		Brianna	191
81		Gabrielle	190
82		Anna	178
83		Natalie	177
84		Katie	158
85		Natasha	152
86		Bianca	145
87		Dakota	123
88		Alexandria	118
89		Alexis	116
90		Skye	111
91		Leah	102
92		Rachel	97
93		Savannah	88
94		Amelie	84
95		Poppy	81
96		Victoria	76
97		Gabriella	74
98		Tiana	73
99		Tia	69
100		Piper	65
101		Julia	63
102		Daisy	60
103		Megan	55
104		Indiana	53
105		Evie	48
106		Jacinta	47
107		Trinity	42
108		Kirra	39
109		Jordan	31
110		Charlize	23
111		Monique	20
112		Bethany	19
113		Elise	16
114		India	15

(Guys, this table took me over two hours just to make it work in blogger, and many more hours to make, round of applause to me!)

For Residents of Australia, i'd suggest to steer clear from the top 25, and even the top 50 if you want to be safe.

How does the top 15 here compare to the top 15 in America? (Top 15 lifted from: http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/top06xx.html which gives a more accurate list which incorporates spellings)

No.		Aus		USA
1		Ella		Emily
2		Chloe		Madison
3		Emily		Isabella
4		Charlotte		Emma
5		Olivia		Sophia
6		Lily		Hailey
7		Jessica		Caitlyn
8		Mia		Abigail
9		Isabella		Ava
10		Sophie		Olivia
11		Georgia		Hannah
12		Sienna		Brianna
13		Grace		Sarah
14		Madison		Ashley
15		Hannah		Jasmine

Which list is your favorite? Let me know and comment below!

Whats different from Australian girl names and American girl names? And what can we learn from that.

Names which Americans (and others) can steal from the top Australian names (cause they aren't too popular in the US!).
Holly (no. 346 in USA)
Matilda
Tahlia
Imogen
Lara (no. 834)
Gemma
Eliza (no.324)
Zara (no. 858)
Charlie (no. 761)
Ebony
Alice (no. 383)
Scarlett (no. 297)
Claudia (no. 339)
Tara (no. 463)
Skye (no. 433)
Amelie (no. 784)
Poppy
Tiana (no. 477)
Tia (no. 608)
Indiana
Evie
Jacinta
Kirra
Charlize (no.751)
Monique (no. 655)
India (no. 568)

Some interesting features of Australian girls names:
The spelling of Georgia as Jorja in Australian, which is becoming a lot more popular.

The spelling Madison, with another "d" to Maddison, which is becoming nearly as popular as the original version.

The spelling of Hailey, nearly always is Hayley. Just an Australian thing!

While Makayla is the most popular spelling in the US, Mikayla is more favored here in Aus.

The name Taylor here is very rarely spelled 'Taylor' and very rarely used on boys. It is mostly spelled as Tayla, or Taylah.

The unisex use of the name Charlie, being most commonly spelled Charli (this is because of an Australian childrens band member being called Charli)

The name Ebony has no stigma, and tons of white girls are often called it.

Unisex names such as Dakota, Jordan, Riley, Cameron and Bailey are very rarely used for girls here, but often on boys.

The name Sophie, is much more popular than Sophia.

Names Aussie parents should steal from the US top list and run! (theres a lot, grab your pen and paper!)
Kayley
Addison
Ariana
Alison
Sydney
Alexandra
Lillian
Jocelyn
Morgan
Brooklyn
Maria
Avery
Jayda
Evelyn
Adriana
Kimberley
Aubrey
Faith
Melanie
Peyton
Audrey
Mariah
Sierra
Natalia
Juliana
Vanessa
Kaylen
Diana
Jenna
Gianna
Marissa
Daniella
Liliana
Ashlyn
Autumn
Reagan
Makenna
Skyler
Cadence
Amanda
Erica

(And theres a whole bigger list at http://www.namenerds.com/uucn/top06xx.html for Australian Parents)

Stay tuned for the Australian top boys names!

Have a suggestion for the blog? Got something you'd like to see on here? Email me at anni.ekate@yahoo.com.au