We are likely to see lots of Liams and Noahs going forward but slightly fewer Matthews and Benjamins.

Popular boy names 2021 australia. From Genesis which moved up 608 spots in 2020 to Brixton which rose 110 spots these trendy baby boy names are quickly rising in popularity for 2021. And Ocean which jumped 288 spots. Find names inspired by nature space mythology the Anzac legend and myriad other themes in our baby name ideas section.

May 5 2021 1259pm. New Australian research has found that when it comes to naming babies the parents of Generation Alpha children born after 2010 are leaning towards shorter names and looking towards whats happening in popular culture for inspiration. Liam remained in the 1 spot.

Watch our baby name inspiration video. Baobao ou via Getty Images. Big increases included the name Zyair which surged 590 spots.

Other popular nature-inspired names include Clover Silas and Opal. From 2019 to 2020 the names that increased most in popularity were all rather unique perhaps suggesting that they will continue to be popular in 2021. Liam Noah Oliver William Elijah James Logan Mason Jacob Ethan.

Luna and Arlo took out the top spots while Mia and Oscar were among returning favourites. Nameberrys top boy names are updated monthly to give you an almost real-time look at the names that are most popular among our visitors. Some of these boy names have had their time in the limelight in the past and are making a comeback while other monikers are finally getting their moment in the spotlight.

Boy Names on the Rise. The research from McCrindle took a deep dive into Generation Alpha who are mostly the children of Gen Y and with 25 million Gen Alphas being. River Rowan and Wilder will be huge too in the coming year.