Prepare for a surge of little Jacks and Rubys appearing in Victorian kindergartens as these two names were the star performers for babies in 2010. William was the top boys name in 2009, but has been succeeded by new favourite Jack, while Ruby stole the crown from 2009's reigning queen Olivia. Discover the other adorable names that made it into the top 10 baby names for VIC.
The favourite baby names for the year 2010:
Top 10 VIC boys names
1. Jack
2. William
3. Thomas
4. Oliver
5. Joshua
6. James
7. Ethan
8. Noah
9. Cooper
10. Max
Top 10 VIC girls names
1. Ruby
2. Charlotte
3. Mia
4. Olivia
5. Chloe
6. Lily
7. Ava
8. Isabella
9. Ella
10. Emily
The favourite baby names for the year 2009:
Top 10 VIC boys names
1. William
2. Jack
3. Oliver
4. Joshua
5. Thomas
6. Lachlan
7. James
8. Ethan
9. Noah
10. Lucas
Top 10 VIC girls names
1. Olivia
2. Mia
3. Chloe
4. Ruby
5. Isabella
6. Charlotte
7. Ella
8. Emily
9. Lily
10. Ava
The favourite baby names for the year 2008:
Top 10 VIC boys names
1. William
2. Jack
3. Thomas
4. James
5. Joshua
6. Lachlan
7. Oliver
8. Riley
9. Cooper
10. Noah
Top 10 VIC girls names
1. Mia
2. Olivia
3. Chloe
4. Isabella
5. Charlotte
6. Sienna
7. Ava
8. Ella
9. Emily
10. Sophie
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Last revised: Saturday, 19 May 2012
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