Simon Corbell has brought the happy news that the scourge of the letter y is a thing of the past with the most popular baby names of 2011 out of the 5,241 new arrivals in the last year:
Top 10 Boys Names 2011
— Thomas
— William
— Lachlan
— James
— Jack
— Samuel
— Lucas
— Liam
— Oliver
— BenjaminTop 10 Girls Names 2011
— Olivia
— Emily
— Ella
— Amelia
— Sophie
— Chloe
— Grace
— Isabella
— Charlotte
— Abigail
Well done parents of Canberra, I think we can allow a pass for “Emily”.