| Description: | Most popular names for male 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: | Aaron (new at 80), Leon (new at 91), Sonny (new at 93), Darcy (new at 99), Vincent (new at 100) |
| Largest rises: | Arlo +30 (now at 62), Owen +23 (now at 71), Finn +22 (now at 42), Louis +19 (now at 59), Kai +17 (now at 55) |
| Largest falls: | Jake -27 (now at 89), Tyler -19 (now at 69), Michael -19 (now at 63), Nate -17 (now at 69), John -16 (now at 97) |
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