Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1954

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	1,175
2	Christine	1,126
3	Margaret	899
4	Jennifer	833
5	Julie	831
6	Robyn	707
7	Lynette	667
8	Judith	657
9	Helen	612
10	Patricia	561
11	Anne	541
12	Wendy	530
13	Karen	521
14	Cheryl	512
15	Elizabeth	501
16	Kerry	471
17	Sandra	450
18	Deborah	435
19	Suzanne	403
20	Vicki	395
21	Rhonda	392
22	Diane	383
23	Dianne	371
24	Gail	367
25	Barbara	358

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Denise	356
27	Linda	350
28	Mary	350
29	Catherine	338
30	Pamela	336
31	Lorraine	312
32	Ann	284
33	Marilyn	280
34	Carol	276
35	Sharon	276
36	Janice	272
37	Kerrie	266
38	Maria	254
39	Kathleen	251
40	Annette	227
41	Maureen	226
42	Janet	220
43	Lesley	220
44	Heather	206
45	Beverley	194
46	Carolyn	191
47	Roslyn	190
48	Kay	189
49	Kim	181
50	Narelle	180
51	Leonie	178
52	Pauline	177
53	Glenda	174
54	Debra	173
55	Colleen	166
56	Kathryn	163
57	Michelle	158
58	Janette	157
59	Jane	154
60	Louise	153
61	Ruth	146
62	Frances	143
63	Susanne	142
64	Jeanette	137
65	Jan	136
66	Maree	136
67	Marie	136
68	Rosemary	133
69	Lynne	129
70	Michele	129
71	Jill	127
72	Shirley	125
73	Yvonne	123
74	Bronwyn	115
75	Joanne	114
76	Joy	104
77	Alison	103
78	Janelle	102
79	Elaine	100
80	Jacqueline	100
81	Sally	96
82	Irene	95
83	Dorothy	88
84	Amanda	87
85	Jillian	86
86	Brenda	85
87	Joan	84
88	Lynn	84
89	Donna	83
90	Lynda	83
91	Robin	81
92	Anna	80
93	Marion	78
94	Sue	76
95	Carmel	75
96	Virginia	75
97	Maxine	74
98	Toni	73
99	Dawn	72
100	Paula	70