http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22929779-5006009,00.html
December 16, 2007 12:00am
PARENTS are continuing to reject celebrity-style names and are opting to give their babies more Biblical and Victorian names.
The next big trend in baby names, however, is likely to be the emergence of Arabic names such as Mohammed and Fatima.
Data from the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages reveals parents have shown a strong preference for traditional favourites such as Ella, Emily, Olivia and Charlotte for girls and William, Joshua, Thomas, James and Noah for boys.
This year, a Gaelic influence has also entered the boys' list, with Cooper, Riley and Lachlan featuring among the top 10.
Jack has topped the boys' list for the past four years, but Isabella has skyrocketed from sixth place last year to knock Chloe from the number one spot.
Hollywood baby names such as Shiloh, Suri and Apple have not yet infiltrated the top 100.
However, the toddler daughter of tennis pro Lleyton Hewitt and his actress wife Bec is called Mia, which has risen to fifth on the girls' list.
Although the most popular names are overwhelmingly conventional, immigration is expected to diversify the list significantly within the next couple of decades.
Mohammed is already the second most popular name for baby boys in Britain and is forecast to take over the top spot from Jack in 2008.
Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages spokeswoman Alana Sheil said baby names tended to come in and out of fashion but some classics withstood the test of time.
"Jack, William, Joshua and Thomas have been popular for a number of years. They're proving to be names the community likes," Ms Sheil said.
"There has always been a strong biblical presence, but over the coming years, we would expect to see a rise in Arabic names.
"People like to give children names from their culture."
The top 10 girls names for 2007 are the same as last year, albeit in different positions.
Within the top 30 are more recently trendy names such as Matilda, Amelia, Chelsea and Madison.
Sienna entered the top 10 for the first time last year, partly attributed to the rise in popularity of British actress Sienna Miller.
"Isabella has had strong interest for many years but Mia is on the rise," Ms Sheil said.
"Names like Mia have a cross-cultural appeal because they're simple and can be spoken in any language because there's no accent."
Danny and Kylie Paulson, who live at Wauchope, on the NSW north coast, named their two-year-old daughter Isabella in memory of her grandmother Isabelle, who died 10 months before her birth.
"I like pretty names for girls; our other daughter is called Amelia, and I like the name Jasmine too," Mr Paulson said.
"Our Isabella is a bit of a tomboy, though. "I was surprised to hear it was the most popular girls' name, because we don't know any other Isabellas."
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