Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1952

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

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

Rank	Name	Babies
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