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So I've finally finished my tally of names of children who started school this January in the Ipswich, Queensland area here in Australia. There were 4137 children from 93 schools, all of whom are 5 or turning 5 before the end of June.

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This year I also did a tally of children who started school in the Gold Coast area (which I posted last month). There were a few names that ranked high on one list but not the other: Ava, Isla and Savannah were more popular on the GC whereas Amelia, Jack and Charlotte were higher on the Ipswich list. Ava and Oliver topped the GC; Oliver and Amelia won out in Ipswich. Here is the link:

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https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/5009074

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As for the comparison from the same area last year, Ruby and Jackson blitzed the rest in 2018. This year there were only 15 students named Ruby compared to last year's 40! Jackson, also the name of 40 kids last year, dropped to 31 in 2019. A lot more 5-year-old-Aussies are named Sophia, Harrison and Jack than the now 6-year-olds of last year. Link:

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https://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4929128

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Anyway, enough of that. Here were the top names from Ipswich schools, 2019. I counted the different spellings but, for simplicity, didn't include them here. Out of 4137 children:

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Oliver – 37
Amelia – 34
Cooper – 31
Jack – 31
Jackson – 31
Charlotte – 30
Sophia – 30
Chloe – 29
Isabella – 29
Charlie – 28
Lily – 28
Olivia – 28
Emily – 27
Eli – 25

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(=418 meaning that 10% of all the children had one of the above names)

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Mia – 25
Noah – 25
William – 25
Sophie – 24
Harrison – 23
Hunter – 23
Mason – 23
Riley – 23
Ella – 21
Isaac – 20
Tyler – 20
Xavier – 20
Braxton – 19
Elijah – 19
Grace – 19
Ethan – 18
Hayden – 18
Isabelle – 18
Liam – 18
Mackenzie – 18
Sienna – 18
Alexander – 17
Ava – 17
Chase – 17
Henry – 17
Lachlan – 17
Levi – 17
Samuel – 17
Hayley – 16
Jayden – 16
Layla – 16
Madison – 16
Chelsea – 15
Emma – 15
Lucas – 15
Ruby – 15
Caden – 14
Flynn – 14
Isaiah – 14
Kaylee – 14
Lincoln – 14
Aaliyah – 13
Connor – 13
Evelyn – 13
Georgia – 13
Hannah – 13
Harry – 13
Indie – 13
Jacob – 13
Aidan – 12
Benjamin – 12
Isla – 12
James – 12
Jasmine – 12
Jordan – 12
Matthew – 12
Michael – 12
Michaela – 12
Nate – 12
Alyssa – 11
Annabelle – 11
Blake – 11
Dominic – 11
Joshua – 11
Lewis – 11
Lyla – 11
Patrick – 11
Phoenix – 11
Ryan – 11
Scarlett – 11
Seth – 11
Summer – 11
Taylor – 11
Abigail – 10
Caitlin – 10
Caleb – 10
Carter – 10
Declan – 10
Ivy – 10
Koby – 10
Lexie – 10
Malachi – 10
Matilda – 10
Nathaniel – 10
Sebastian – 10
Skylar – 10
Xander – 10

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(=1686 meaning that less than half of the children had one of the listed names)

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Here are some of the names I came across that I thought were worth mentioning:

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Bae (x 2)
Bluebell
Bibi-Chanel
Coolie
Elyishianah
Ennvy
Eyring
Gladman
Hail
Harinarayanan
Harshita (x 2)
Iolanthe
Jazzaivea
Jessi-James
Jewelistah
Kooch
Longard
Monalisa
Nullah-Joe
Odysseus
Pa'Neecya
Pisces
Psalm / Psalms (esp. considering the recent K&K BA)
Reginald
Shade
Slicer
Stark (x 2)
Subrahmanyam
Taedym
Talyn-Reef
TeRangiwaitatao
Vendukla
Xylee-Zoel
Yaak
Zendaya

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Last year I did a shout out to the parents making their child's name stand out by hyphenating it. This year, my shout out goes to parents making their child's reasonably normal name stand out from the crowd by spelling it in an unnecessary way:

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Abbiegail
Aliviah
Amelijah
Auralayah
Aynslee
Charleigh
Dontaii
Elliey
Emersynn
Emjaei (I think that's “MJ”...)
Izaeya
Julhea
Mykal
Nadalee
Nowah
Patt'reek
Raevyn
Rhyon
Rosealeigh
Ruksanna
Seianna
Sharlette
Zebastyn

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So WDYT? Any surprises? Likes? Dislikes?

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I'll post the complete list as a reply for anyone who wants to glance over it. =)