girl's name
Australia
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 9
- Births on record 350
Australia is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2020 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1923, when 13 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- First appears in US birth records in 1900.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Australia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 17 |
| 1910s | 76 |
| 1920s | 77 |
| 1930s | 17 |
| 1940s | 7 |
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 12 |
| 1980s | 30 |
| 1990s | 66 |
| 2000s | 26 |
| 2010s | 10 |
| 2020s (to 2020) | 7 |
How popular is Australia?
In 2020, Australia was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Australia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Australia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Australia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Australia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Australia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Australia
How popular is the name Australia?
In 2020, Australia was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Australia a girl's or a boy's name?
Australia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Australia?
Australia has 3 syllables.
When was Australia most popular?
Australia peaked in 1923, when 13 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.