Most popular baby names in New South Wales, 1958

The top girls’ name was Jennifer, given to 1,215 babies. The top boys’ name was Peter, given to 2,572 babies.

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

Top 100 girls’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,215
2	Susan	1,131
3	Deborah	1,036
4	Julie	1,002
5	Karen	821
6	Debra	794
7	Kim	761
8	Christine	648
9	Margaret	596
10	Wendy	578
11	Kerry	562
12	Vicki	558
13	Sharon	540
14	Robyn	525
15	Cheryl	522
16	Lynette	518
17	Elizabeth	513
18	Helen	510
19	Judith	452
20	Catherine	439
21	Anne	429
22	Linda	420
23	Sandra	417
24	Mary	400
25	Patricia	377
26	Suzanne	358
27	Joanne	355
28	Michelle	332
29	Dianne	314
30	Diane	305
31	Barbara	288
32	Maria	280
33	Jane	277
34	Debbie	266
35	Annette	261
36	Denise	261
37	Kerrie	261
38	Louise	254
39	Kathleen	249
40	Gail	248
41	Ann	244
42	Rhonda	244
43	Carol	233
44	Michele	233
45	Narelle	233
46	Kathryn	219
47	Pamela	219
48	Donna	200
49	Leonie	200
50	Lorraine	197
51	Maree	187
52	Tracey	182
53	Rosemary	174
54	Amanda	172
55	Janet	169
56	Roslyn	162
57	Heather	156
58	Carolyn	155
59	Colleen	152
60	Fiona	152
61	Janice	151
62	Janelle	148
63	Lesley	148
64	Leanne	146
65	Sally	138
66	Bronwyn	137
67	Kay	132
68	Beverley	125
69	Ruth	117
70	Janette	116
71	Diana	113
72	Jacqueline	113
73	Lynne	113
74	Jan	112
75	Maureen	110
76	Glenda	109
77	Jeanette	109
78	Belinda	108
79	Bernadette	108
80	Frances	107
81	Shirley	107
82	Angela	106
83	Lynn	104
84	Anna	103
85	Alison	102
86	Marie	94
87	Pauline	94
88	Victoria	93
89	Therese	92
90	Katherine	89
91	Penelope	89
92	Brenda	88
93	Virginia	87
94	Lee	86
95	Yvonne	85
96	Lynda	84
97	Sue	83
98	Megan	81
99	Joy	80
100	Toni	79

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Peter	2,572
2	John	1,701
3	David	1,698
4	Michael	1,622
5	Stephen	1,527
6	Mark	1,513
7	Gregory	1,358
8	Robert	1,343
9	Paul	1,050
10	Wayne	852
11	Anthony	836
12	Ian	754
13	Christopher	742
14	Gary	561
15	Geoffrey	552
16	Steven	503
17	Kevin	472
18	Brian	470
19	Phillip	461
20	William	431
21	James	427
22	Garry	426
23	Graham	418
24	Colin	414
25	Bruce	412
26	Richard	398
27	Kenneth	365
28	Andrew	354
29	Philip	334
30	Raymond	334
31	Glenn	323
32	Alan	318
33	Jeffrey	304
34	Ross	299
35	Neil	291
36	Ronald	290
37	Graeme	284
38	Allan	281
39	Rodney	281
40	Barry	275
41	Timothy	262
42	Warren	256
43	Craig	246
44	Trevor	243
45	Malcolm	181
46	Russell	177
47	Martin	176
48	Leslie	169
49	George	164
50	Brett	162
51	Donald	162
52	Thomas	162
53	Bradley	158
54	Grant	156
55	Shane	156
56	Terry	154
57	Glen	153
58	Keith	152
59	Patrick	152
60	Douglas	150
61	Joseph	145
62	Scott	137
63	Tony	127
64	Edward	125
65	Dennis	123
66	Gordon	115
67	Darryl	114
68	Neville	112
69	Roger	110
70	Daniel	108
71	Terrence	105
72	Stuart	103
73	Matthew	101
74	Terence	100
75	Bernard	98
76	Noel	98
77	Charles	96
78	Eric	93
79	Larry	85
80	Nicholas	85
81	Frank	84
82	Norman	84
83	Simon	84
84	Kim	80
85	Daryl	79
86	Warwick	79
87	Jeffery	75
88	Adrian	73
89	Leonard	67
90	Maxwell	67
91	Alexander	66
92	Allen	65
93	Arthur	65
94	Frederick	65
95	Murray	65
96	Francis	64
97	Grahame	64
98	Lindsay	62
99	Dean	61
100	Gerard	60