Girls' name · since 1900
Australia
Since 1900, U.S. Social Security records show 339 babies named Australia, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,897 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 339
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Australia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 339 have been recorded since 1900.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Australia has been recorded 339 times among girls since 1900, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2020.
- #14,897 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 339 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Australia ranks #14,897 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 339 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,897 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 339
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Australia's 339 recorded births place it above 79.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Australia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Australia's SSA record in two at 1942 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1901, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Australia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2020
- Peak year (1917)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Australia popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1910 (Australia as boys' name)
Australia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (72 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Australia's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Australia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s
1910s
70 births
- 1920s
1920s
72 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 7
1940s
7 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
66 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 72 births (21% of all-time use).
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What to do with Australia's data
- Australia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Australia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~120 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1900–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Australia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.