Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1957

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,367
2	Susan	1,083
3	Deborah	985
4	Julie	924
5	Karen	818
6	Margaret	795
7	Christine	751
8	Kim	697
9	Debra	685
10	Robyn	583
11	Wendy	582
12	Kerry	574
13	Vicki	558
14	Anne	545
15	Elizabeth	538
16	Helen	536
17	Lynette	513
18	Judith	475
19	Cheryl	462
20	Catherine	444
21	Linda	434
22	Mary	430
23	Patricia	425
24	Sharon	412
25	Sandra	402

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Suzanne	378
27	Diane	337
28	Kerrie	330
29	Rhonda	308
30	Joanne	288
31	Maria	282
32	Barbara	280
33	Dianne	280
34	Carol	273
35	Ann	263
36	Denise	256
37	Gail	249
38	Lorraine	244
39	Pamela	244
40	Narelle	240
41	Jane	225
42	Kathleen	225
43	Michelle	225
44	Louise	216
45	Annette	213
46	Kathryn	211
47	Janet	202
48	Carolyn	195
49	Leonie	195
50	Colleen	181
51	Michele	177
52	Maree	171
53	Heather	169
54	Lesley	169
55	Rosemary	164
56	Donna	163
57	Amanda	162
58	Janice	159
59	Beverley	157
60	Janelle	152
61	Roslyn	152
62	Glenda	150
63	Debbie	140
64	Maureen	140
65	Lynne	137
66	Pauline	134
67	Bronwyn	126
68	Fiona	126
69	Ruth	126
70	Janette	125
71	Kay	123
72	Shirley	121
73	Jan	118
74	Frances	114
75	Jeanette	111
76	Yvonne	109
77	Sally	105
78	Anna	103
79	Victoria	103
80	Alison	102
81	Marie	102
82	Virginia	101
83	Lynda	99
84	Jacqueline	97
85	Susanne	95
86	Toni	95
87	Angela	91
88	Therese	89
89	Penelope	87
90	Janine	84
91	Jill	83
92	Belinda	76
93	Katherine	75
94	Caroline	74
95	Diana	74
96	Leanne	74
97	Carmel	73
98	Joy	71
99	Irene	70
100	Lee	68