Attempting to create original baby names has repercussions Giving baby names a unique twist could spell trouble. ADDING a twist on traditional names is a rising trend for parents - but it could spell trouble. Charlee, Lilly and Jaxon are among the modern versions of baby names being favoured by mums and dads wanting to stand out from the pack. A new baby names report, analysing Australia's most popular monikers in 2012, found girls were more likely than boys to cop unusual spellings. McCrindle Research director Mark McCrindle said many parents were now "designing" rather than choosing names, often driven by phonetics. But he warned it could lead to a lifetime of grief for children whose names are now attached to their digital profile. "More than ever, people are saying, 'it's my child's name, I am going to give it some difference'," he said. But I think sometimes parents are being a bit short-sighted in the designing of their children's names. Jack has clawed back to the top for boys after falling behind William in the past two years, McCrindle Research reveals. Nationwide, Charlotte was the most popular name for girls. In Victoria, Olivia took the crown. Among the fastest climbers in popularity last year were Harper, Rose and Heidi, and Mason, Jackson and Jaxon. But some dropped off the top-100 list, including Daisy, Rachel, Stephanie, Ashley, Aaron, Tyson, Jett and Seth. Australia's Top 100 Girls" Names Charlotte 1854 Lily/Lilly 1768 Olivia 1676 Chloe 1642 Sophie 1611 Emily 1600 Amelia 1555 Isabella 1441 Sophia/Sofia1428 Grace 1320 Sienna 1249 Maddison/Madison 1144 Matilda 938 Emma 870 Isla 865 Hannah 864 Isabelle/Isabel 820 Lucy 778 Scarlett 747 Evie 669 Mila/Milla 668 Jessica 616 Abigail 610 Zara 608 Layla 599 Jasmine 591 Georgia 587 Harper 556 Summer 551 Sarah 539 Chelsea 532 Alexis 522 Willow 477 Stella 477 Savannah 471 Alice 467 Mackenzie 449 Imogen 448 Elizabeth 437 Holly 435 Annabelle 427 Hayley 412 Bella 411 Audrey 407 Charlie/Charli/Charlee 404 Maya 379 Paige 372 Addison 365 Molly 341 Poppy 341 Phoebe 313 Evelyn 312 Violet 311 Claire 306 Alyssa 305 Rose 299 Indiana/ Indianna 285 Piper 279 Madeleine 278 Ellie 274 Jade 252 Mikayla/ Makayla 249 Eliza 240 Lara 236 Eden 233 Anna 232 Lola 232 Heidi 226 Tahlia 225 Alexandra 222 Leah 206 Kayla 195 Victoria 191 Aria 175 Amber 175 Caitlin 169 Eloise 164 Aaliyah 158 Gabriella 152 Samantha 135 Olive 133 Amelie 125 Skye 108 Josephine 77 Mariam 76 Angelina 76 Elise 76 Ebony 76 Lacey 75 Lauren 74 100.Lillian 69 Australia's Top 100 Boys" Names William 1927 Ethan 1723 Oliver 1696 Thomas 1570 Lucas 1555 James 1516 Cooper 1490 Jackson/Jaxon 1473 Lachlan 1458 Joshua 1323 Jacob 1281 Samuel 1198 Alexander 1194 Mason 1134 Benjamin 1131 Charlie 1098 Riley 1064 Xavier 1056 Ryan 991 Harrison 985 Isaac 935 Tyler 930 Daniel 921 Harry 916 Henry 905 Oscar 879 Levi 877 Jayden 863 Hunter 845 Aiden/Aidan 789 Jake 735 Blake 732 Flynn 695 Logan 689 Sebastian 660 Dylan 654 Braxton 641 Patrick 630 Matthew 629 Elijah 609 Luke 604 Archie 594 Nicholas 590 Michael 583 Connor 583 Hudson 569 Hayden 558 Zachary 550 Mitchell 523 Nate 514 Angus 502 Beau 471 Chase 450 Jordan 449 Archer 443 Nathan 440 Joseph 436 Finn 428 Adam 417 Lincoln 414 Edward 411 Caleb 391 Owen 367 George 364 Hamish 363 Marcus 362 Luca 360 Bailey 348 Hugo 341 Jasper 328 Toby 326 Charles 323 Ashton 323 Austin 322 Alex 315 Christian 275 Declan 271 Darcy 269 Ryder 245 Anthony 218 Dominic 217 Cameron 213 Jesse 209 Gabriel 207 Christopher 197 Callum 192 David 182 Andrew 137 John 130 Jonathan 128 Muhammad 109 Source: McCrindle Research