| Description: | Most popular names for female newborns in the most populous Australian state of New South Wales 2016 |
| Source: | NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages |
| Series: | Australia/NSW |
| Following list: | 2017 |
| Previous list: | 2015 |
| Highest new entries: | Florence (new at 85), Heidi (new at 87), Hayley (new at 90), Thea (new at 90), Josephine (new at 94) |
| Largest rises: | Emilia +30 (now at 48), Rose +25 (now at 55), Billie +21 (now at 78), Penelope +18 (now at 52), Madeline +14 (now at 85) |
| Largest falls: | Victoria -29 (now at 79), Jessica -24 (now at 70), Lilly -19 (now at 99), Isabel -16 (now at 87), Molly -16 (now at 90) |