🏛️ Official NSW BDM Open Data (1952–2025)

NSW Baby Names Historical Explorer

Explore all 732 registered baby names from the official NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages dataset (14,801 total records).

💡 Why early peak birth numbers were much higher: In the 1950s & 1960s, baby naming was highly concentrated around traditional names. For example, in 1956, PETER peaked at 2,796 births in NSW alone! In 1962, DAVID reached 2,660 births. Today, due to name diversification, 2025's #1 name (NOAH) has 589 births.
1956
Historical Peak Year
2,796
Peak Annual Births (NSW BDM)
#83
Latest Rank (2025 BDM Data)

🏆 All-Time Single-Year Peak Birth Leaders (1952–2025)

Boys All-Time Peaks

NamePeak YearPeak Births
PETER19562,796
DAVID19622,660
JASON19722,304
JOHN19522,205
MARK19612,021

Girls All-Time Peaks

NamePeak YearPeak Births
JESSICA19901,648
JENNIFER19561,418
CHRISTINE19521,346
SUSAN19551,303
MICHELLE19711,248