Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1953

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Christine	1,279
2	Susan	1,188
3	Jennifer	964
4	Margaret	961
5	Judith	761
6	Robyn	753
7	Julie	739
8	Lynette	658
9	Helen	648
10	Patricia	646
11	Elizabeth	608
12	Cheryl	602
13	Anne	500
14	Kerry	462
15	Sandra	453
16	Barbara	448
17	Diane	446
18	Wendy	440
19	Marilyn	430
20	Dianne	411
21	Mary	411
22	Denise	410
23	Pamela	398
24	Gail	392
25	Suzanne	388

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rhonda	379
27	Linda	358
28	Catherine	350
29	Lorraine	348
30	Vicki	316
31	Janice	314
32	Deborah	311
33	Kathleen	301
34	Carol	293
35	Karen	286
36	Janet	270
37	Ann	264
38	Lesley	264
39	Kerrie	257
40	Sharon	249
41	Maureen	246
42	Beverley	232
43	Roslyn	231
44	Annette	220
45	Kay	208
46	Colleen	205
47	Maria	204
48	Carolyn	199
49	Heather	199
50	Rosemary	190
51	Lynne	179
52	Leonie	172
53	Kathryn	163
54	Yvonne	159
55	Pauline	156
56	Jane	154
57	Kim	154
58	Janette	152
59	Narelle	152
60	Marie	150
61	Ruth	150
62	Shirley	148
63	Jeanette	146
64	Frances	143
65	Glenda	142
66	Jan	140
67	Bronwyn	134
68	Jill	133
69	Maree	132
70	Joy	122
71	Jacqueline	119
72	Michelle	114
73	Louise	113
74	Alison	112
75	Debra	110
76	Joan	110
77	Michele	106
78	Susanne	104
79	Elaine	97
80	Joanne	97
81	Irene	96
82	Virginia	95
83	Dorothy	94
84	Robin	89
85	Jillian	86
86	Sally	85
87	Lynn	83
88	Marion	82
89	Brenda	81
90	Carmel	81
91	Donna	76
92	June	76
93	Gayle	74
94	Sue	74
95	Diana	73
96	Valerie	72
97	Stephanie	71
98	Lynda	69
99	Gloria	67
100	Paula	67