Most popular baby names in New South Wales, 1952

The top girls’ name was Christine, given to 1,346 babies. The top boys’ name was John, given to 2,205 babies.

The top 100 as published, with the number of babies given each name.

Top 100 girls’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Christine	1,346
2	Susan	1,170
3	Margaret	1,112
4	Judith	825
5	Jennifer	823
6	Lynette	756
7	Robyn	747
8	Patricia	739
9	Helen	648
10	Elizabeth	612
11	Cheryl	601
12	Julie	543
13	Anne	497
14	Dianne	457
15	Gail	454
16	Wendy	452
17	Sandra	448
18	Barbara	434
19	Mary	433
20	Pamela	417
21	Diane	412
22	Rhonda	412
23	Kerry	388
24	Denise	381
25	Suzanne	375
26	Carol	362
27	Lorraine	360
28	Marilyn	336
29	Kathleen	329
30	Linda	301
31	Maureen	294
32	Janice	291
33	Catherine	286
34	Lesley	271
35	Karen	263
36	Janet	255
37	Ann	254
38	Vicki	252
39	Kay	247
40	Carolyn	246
41	Colleen	243
42	Beverley	235
43	Annette	234
44	Roslyn	203
45	Heather	199
46	Maria	199
47	Sharon	185
48	Shirley	178
49	Lynne	177
50	Glenda	176
51	Deborah	171
52	Ruth	163
53	Pauline	160
54	Kerrie	157
55	Kathryn	156
56	Rosemary	155
57	Jeanette	152
58	Yvonne	151
59	Leonie	148
60	Marie	147
61	Irene	139
62	Jill	138
63	Jan	130
64	Frances	129
65	Narelle	127
66	Janette	126
67	Joan	125
68	Joy	125
69	Susanne	123
70	Jane	121
71	Elaine	120
72	Maree	118
73	Louise	116
74	Bronwyn	115
75	Jacqueline	99
76	Alison	98
77	Joanne	94
78	Michele	91
79	Dorothy	90
80	Gayle	90
81	Robin	89
82	Valerie	89
83	June	88
84	Penelope	87
85	Carmel	86
86	Gloria	85
87	Jillian	84
88	Marion	84
89	Diana	81
90	Lynn	79
91	Virginia	77
92	Paula	76
93	Sally	74
94	Kaye	72
95	Michelle	72
96	Brenda	70
97	Fay	67
98	Kim	67
99	Sue	66
100	Jean	65

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	John	2,205
2	Peter	1,903
3	Robert	1,787
4	Stephen	1,485
5	David	1,340
6	Michael	1,222
7	Paul	1,046
8	Gary	834
9	Gregory	811
10	Ian	748
11	Christopher	718
12	William	645
13	Brian	624
14	Phillip	596
15	Geoffrey	586
16	Kenneth	548
17	Raymond	525
18	Anthony	520
19	Garry	512
20	Graham	512
21	James	511
22	Colin	508
23	Bruce	504
24	Ronald	495
25	Richard	494
26	Kevin	480
27	Mark	475
28	Alan	474
29	Wayne	423
30	Barry	395
31	Allan	372
32	Philip	358
33	Graeme	332
34	Dennis	328
35	Trevor	296
36	Ross	291
37	Leslie	286
38	Rodney	266
39	Jeffrey	259
40	Keith	244
41	Steven	234
42	Neil	233
43	Warren	221
44	Thomas	220
45	Donald	218
46	George	200
47	Douglas	198
48	Edward	197
49	Russell	189
50	Glenn	176
51	Andrew	172
52	Malcolm	166
53	Terence	163
54	Terrence	158
55	Neville	156
56	Noel	156
57	Charles	146
58	Gordon	146
59	Patrick	141
60	Terry	129
61	Timothy	128
62	Joseph	122
63	Norman	116
64	Roger	113
65	Denis	112
66	Lindsay	111
67	Arthur	106
68	Frederick	104
69	Larry	102
70	Eric	99
71	Maxwell	99
72	Kerry	96
73	Leonard	94
74	Francis	91
75	Warwick	91
76	Stuart	90
77	Lawrence	89
78	Desmond	87
79	Allen	84
80	Alexander	82
81	Grahame	79
82	Martin	79
83	Daniel	78
84	Bernard	75
85	Frank	73
86	Laurence	70
87	Adrian	68
88	Harold	66
89	Jeffery	66
90	Darryl	65
91	Reginald	63
92	Glen	61
93	Kim	61
94	Vincent	60
95	Stanley	59
96	Tony	58
97	Victor	57
98	Maurice	56
99	Darrell	54
100	Daryl	54