Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1955

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	1,303
2	Jennifer	1,226
3	Christine	963
4	Margaret	865
5	Julie	824
6	Lynette	674
7	Karen	630
8	Robyn	616
9	Judith	598
10	Helen	577
11	Elizabeth	531
12	Deborah	530
13	Anne	526
14	Kerry	510
15	Wendy	509
16	Patricia	498
17	Cheryl	485
18	Vicki	462
19	Sandra	441
20	Linda	424
21	Suzanne	385
22	Mary	372
23	Sharon	366
24	Dianne	363
25	Gail	350

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rhonda	344
27	Pamela	340
28	Denise	335
29	Diane	316
30	Debra	315
31	Ann	314
32	Catherine	307
33	Lorraine	284
34	Carol	279
35	Barbara	276
36	Kim	251
37	Narelle	249
38	Janet	238
39	Lesley	236
40	Maria	233
41	Kathleen	230
42	Kerrie	220
43	Janice	216
44	Annette	215
45	Heather	211
46	Beverley	208
47	Michelle	192
48	Maureen	190
49	Joanne	181
50	Colleen	180
51	Maree	179
52	Marilyn	172
53	Rosemary	172
54	Roslyn	170
55	Lynne	167
56	Kay	166
57	Leonie	166
58	Jane	161
59	Louise	161
60	Glenda	149
61	Kathryn	149
62	Pauline	147
63	Marie	142
64	Jeanette	132
65	Frances	127
66	Carolyn	126
67	Janette	125
68	Ruth	125
69	Michele	124
70	Yvonne	124
71	Jill	121
72	Jacqueline	117
73	Donna	116
74	Jan	116
75	Susanne	115
76	Shirley	113
77	Bronwyn	110
78	Alison	104
79	Janelle	104
80	Amanda	97
81	Dorothy	96
82	Irene	96
83	Lynn	95
84	Joan	93
85	Joy	93
86	Anna	90
87	Jillian	90
88	Carmel	82
89	Sally	82
90	Sue	82
91	Virginia	81
92	Robin	80
93	Brenda	79
94	Elaine	79
95	Lynda	72
96	Paula	72
97	Penelope	71
98	Gayle	70
99	Janine	70
100	Angela	66