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The most popular baby girl names of 2016.

The most popular girl names in Australia have been released, and Charlotte topped the chart.

It’s probably not a coincidence that a certain rosy-cheeked Princess Charlotte turned one in May of this year. The gorgeous name bumped Olivia, the most popular name for three years running, from top spot.

Hayley saw the biggest drop of any name, falling to 94th place. Penelope (which also happens to be the name of Kourtney Kardashian’s daughter) rose 17 places since last year.

Happy birthday to my little mermaid! Seeing the magic in the world through your eyes makes me so happy.

A photo posted by Kourtney Kardashian (@kourtneykardash) on Jul 8, 2016 at 7:21am PDT

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Here are the top 20 girls’ names of 2016.

  1. Charlotte
  2. Olivia
  3. Amelia
  4. Ava
  5. Mia
  6. Sophia
  7. Chloe
  8. Emily
  9. Sophie
  10. Grace
  11. Lily/Lilly
  12. Ella
  13. Ruby
  14. Isla
  15. Isabella
  16. Evie
  17. Zoe
  18. Matilda
  19. Harper
  20. Ivy

Popsugar notes that Amelia, Chloe and Sophia all rose in popularity this year.

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Trends in girls’ names have changed drastically over the last 50 years, with Lisa, Kimberly and Mary making up the top three.

Other popular names in 1966, like Deborah, Linda and Cynthia are now extremely rare to come by.

Baby names that are virtually extinct.