Oliver and Isla have topped the list of Western ‘s most popular baby names for the fourth year in a row.
According to WA’s Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages more than 220 Olivers were registered this year, while 166 Islas were recorded.
It is the ninth time in 10 years that Oliver has been ranked number one for boy names.
Noah was the second most popular boy name for the fourth year in a row, while Olivia came second for girl names for the second consecutive year.
Matilda and Lucas were the only new names to join the top 10 lists this year.
The top baby names in Western has been released with Isla at the top of the group for girls and Oliver at the top for the boys
Noah was the second most popular boy name for the fourth year in a row
However, the regions had some different names to the overall state results.
Amelia was the most popular name for girls in the South/West Great Southern, while Kai topped the boys’ names in the Kimberley/Pilbara/ Gascoyne.
Arthur and Grace came first in the Wheatbelt/Midwest, while Noah was the boys’ number one in Goldfields-Esperance and Hudson took the top spot for boys in Peel.
Margaret and John remain WA’s most popular names on record.
John was the most popular boy name for 21 consecutive years from 1930 – when published records began – to 1950 and remained in the top 10 for a whopping 42 consecutive years.
Margaret was the number one girls name for 22 consecutive years from 1930 to 1951.
There were 32,143 births registered in WA this year as at December 27.
The regions across Western had some different names to the overall state results