Justlocal Dictionary: Is your name in the Australian spellcheck dictionary?

Did you know, that since 1930 in Victoria there have been around 4 million births registered using 100,000 first names?

What is really interestingly is the top 100 boys names and the top 100 girls names cover 2.4 million of the 4 million births.

This means by including just 200 names out of 100,000 in the dictionary, more than 60% of first names would be covered by the dictionary. 

It is not possible to enter all names into the Australian English dictionary as the volume would overwhelm the dictionary. However it is possible and desirable to include the more common names.

The following sites provide lists of the most popular names.

ACT - http://www.ors.act.gov.au/bdm/WebPages/bdm4.html
SA - http://www.ocba.sa.gov.au/bdm/babynames.html
NSW - http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/births/popularBabyNames.htm
QLD - http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/4704.htm
VIC - https://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/popular-names
WA - http://www.justice.wa.gov.au/B/babyname.aspx?uid=1698-5030-2186-7313

For a limited time, if your first name is in one of the top 100 lists of names from any of the sites, and is not already in Word Check, let me know by adding a comment with your first name, the state listing your name and the year.

If you or a friend are having a baby, you may wish to keep in mind the list of popular names can make for very interesting reading.

Please enjoy,

- Kelvin