--- title: Top 100 baby names by year, Queensland, 1960 to 2005 resource: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/ publisher: Department of Justice licence: CC BY 3.0 AU licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/ version: 2026-03-30 rows: 9200 fields: 4 source: https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/2785b0e3-7926-4f23-bd13-7c81b232b744/resource/3ae0300d-4835-4829-b3d7-69ed0792bc59/download/20180718_bdm_top-100-baby-names-1960-to-2005.csv source_sha256: 4bd6d5b53d61d3346b218b1781b95977f2dbcca01cda5491ef23bab2089b9b92 language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Top 100 baby names by year, Queensland, 1960 to 2005 The 100 most registered girl and boy names in Queensland for each year from 1960 to 2005, one row per name, sex and year, with the count of babies. Published by Department of Justice under CC BY 3.0 AU and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. 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Also called: Historical baby names Queensland, Popular baby names Queensland 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s, QLD baby name history. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/v/2026-03-30/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/latest/data.csv (233 KB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/latest/data.xlsx (191 KB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/latest/data.json (520 KB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/latest/data.parquet (30 KB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/latest/data.sqlite (467 KB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/latest/data.duckdb (200 KB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/latest/data.ndjson (510 KB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/latest/data.arrow (79 KB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/latest/data.csv.gz (41 KB) Pinned version 2026-03-30: `https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/v/2026-03-30/data.`. Dated versions never change. ## Query The query API returns only the rows you ask for, as JSON, NDJSON or CSV, from the same typed rows as the files. It needs no key. Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/rows?year=eq.2005&limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/aggregate?group=name&metric=sum.count&year=eq.2005 Each filter is `field=operator.value` in the query string, and every filter must match. A number or date field compares as a number or date, and a text field compares as text. Values are case-sensitive except with `ilike`. Prefix `not.` to negate a filter, as `not.eq.value`. Operators: `eq.value`, `neq.value`, `gt.value`, `gte.value`, `lt.value`, `lte.value`, `like.*text*`, `ilike.*text*`, `in.(a,b,c)`, `is.null`. - `select`: Fields to return, comma-separated. Every field when absent. - `order`: `field.asc` or `field.desc`, comma-separated. The publisher's row order when absent. - `limit`: Rows per page, 1 to 10,000. 100 when absent. - `offset`: Rows to skip. The `next` URL in each answer sets it for you. - `group`: On `aggregate`, fields to group by, comma-separated. - `metric`: On `aggregate`, `count`, `sum.field`, `avg.field`, `min.field` or `max.field`, comma-separated. `count` when absent. - `format`: `json`, `ndjson` or `csv`. JSON carries the provenance header, and the others carry it in response headers. Without a version the API answers from the newest loaded version, and that answer changes when the publisher releases again. Put `versions//` before `rows` or `aggregate` for an answer that never changes. `/api/v1/datasets//versions` lists the loaded versions. The API allows 60 requests in 10 seconds from one address. Above that it answers 429 for 10 seconds with a `Retry-After` header, a `RateLimit-Policy` header and a JSON body that gives the limit. Every API answer carries the same `RateLimit-Policy`. A client should wait the `Retry-After` seconds, or read the files, which have no limit. OpenAPI for this dataset: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Smaller files - by `sex`: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/v/2026-03-30/by/sex/index.json lists 2 files ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `name` | string | Name | | | `sex` | string | Sex | | | `year` | integer | Year | | | `count` | integer | Count | | Key: `name, sex, year`. ## Versions - 2026-03-30: 9200 rows, 4 fields, sha256 4bd6d5b53d61. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/v/2026-03-30/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/history.tar.zst ## Part of Births, deaths and baby names registered in Queensland - [Top 100 baby names, Queensland, latest year](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names/) - [Births registered by month, Queensland, latest year](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-births-by-month/) - [Births registered by mother's postcode, Queensland, latest year](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-births-by-mothers-postcode/) - [Deaths registered by month, Queensland, latest year](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-deaths-by-month/) - [Deaths registered by suburb, Queensland, latest year](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-deaths-by-suburb/) - [Deaths registered by residential postcode and quarter, Queensland, latest year](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-deaths-by-postcode-and-quarter/) ## Same subject, other publishers - [Popular baby names by year and sex, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-popular-baby-names/) (NSW) - [Top three names registered for girls by council area, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-top-baby-names-by-lga-female/) (NSW) - [Top three names registered for boys by council area, New South Wales](https://publicdata.au/d/nsw-top-baby-names-by-lga-male/) (NSW) - [Top 100 baby names for boys, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-baby-names-boys/) (SA) - [Top 100 baby names for girls, South Australia](https://publicdata.au/d/sa-baby-names-girls/) (SA) - [Tasmanian deaths index, 1803 to 1939](https://publicdata.au/d/tas-deaths-1803-1939/) (Tas) - [Registrable life events by financial year, Victoria](https://publicdata.au/d/vic-registered-events-by-financial-year/) (Vic) - [Historic death index, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-historic-death-index/) (ACT) - [Historic marriage index, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-historic-marriage-index/) (ACT) - [Birth, death and marriage registrations by month, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-bdm-registrations/) (ACT) - [Registered births by age of mother and nuptiality, Australia, 1975 onwards](https://publicdata.au/d/au-births-by-age-of-mother/) (Cth) - [Registered births by age of father and nuptiality, Australia, 1975 onwards](https://publicdata.au/d/au-births-by-age-of-father/) (Cth) ## Attribution and citation Department of Justice, Queensland Government, Top 100 Baby Names, sourced 3 October 2026, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/top-100-baby-names, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. The licence requires the publisher's attribution. We ask that you also name publicdata.au and link to the version you used. Plain text: Department of Justice, Queensland Government, Top 100 Baby Names, sourced 3 October 2026, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/top-100-baby-names, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/v/2026-03-30/ Harvard: Department of Justice (2026) Top 100 baby names by year, Queensland, 1960 to 2005, version 2026-03-30 [data set], CC BY 3.0 AU, sourced 3 October 2026. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au. Available at: https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/v/2026-03-30/ Markdown: Data: [Births, deaths and baby names registered in Queensland](https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/top-100-baby-names), Department of Justice, [CC BY 3.0 AU](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/), sourced 3 October 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/v/2026-03-30/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Top 100 baby names by year, Queensland as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/v/2026-03-30/data.csv today. The same path serves Excel, JSON, Parquet, SQLite, DuckDB, NDJSON, Arrow. A dated URL never changes, so use it when the file must stay the same. ### Can I open Top 100 baby names by year, Queensland in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/v/2026-03-30/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 9,200 rows on a records sheet, the field list on a second sheet and the provenance on a third. The CSV also opens in Excel. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/v/2026-03-30/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### What years does Top 100 baby names by year, Queensland cover? The current version covers 1960 to 2005. Each release from Justice becomes a new dated version here, and earlier versions stay online. ### How often is Top 100 baby names by year, Queensland updated? Justice no longer updates it. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes. ### Can I use Top 100 baby names by year, Queensland commercially? Yes. CC BY 3.0 AU allows commercial use, redistribution and derived works as long as the attribution is kept. The attribution string is in this page's side column and inside every file. ### Is this the official source for Top 100 baby names by year, Queensland? No. The publisher is Department of Justice, and its page is https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/top-100-baby-names. This site republishes the publisher's file without changing its content. The original sits beside every version as source.csv with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared. ### How do I get only the rows for one sex? Every version has one JSON file per value of sex, 2 files in the current version, listed with row counts at https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/v/2026-03-30/by/sex/index.json. For example https://publicdata.au/d/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005/v/2026-03-30/by/sex/female.json holds the 4,600 rows where sex is Female. ### What is in each row? One first name, one sex and one year from 1960 to 2005, with the number of babies registered with that name. The registry gives the top 100 names for each sex in each year, so a name appears only in the years it was in the top 100. ### Why are the names in capitals? The registry wrote them in capitals in this file. They are kept as published. ## What this site did to the data Cells were typed, headers were renamed to snake_case and the encoding was made UTF-8. Rows were left alone. Nothing is derived. The publisher's file is beside every version as `source.csv`. ## Improve this dataset This page is built from [register/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/qld-top-baby-names-1960-2005.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.