New South Wales (NSW) parents love affair with traditional names continues with Oliver, Noah, William, Amelia registering as some of the most popular baby names in the state, according to the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriage (BDM). Oliver has been NSW’s favourite boys’ name for seven straight years since overtaking William in 2014, while Noah, having remained in the top four since 2012, closely follows. Meanwhile, parents of girls have also leaned towards more traditional names with Amelia climbing up from the third position to claim the crown for the top girls’ name, beating Olivia and Charlotte for the first time. The tendency towards more traditional names echoes the trend noted by BDM in 2020 which revealed that names that were popular in the 1980s such as Rebecca, Amanda, David or Christopher are no longer in fashion today. “Parents want their children to stand out and choosing a unique name is …