Most popular baby names in New South Wales, 1959

The top girls’ name was Jennifer, given to 1,192 babies. The top boys’ name was Peter, given to 2,312 babies.

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

Top 100 girls’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,192
2	Susan	1,089
3	Julie	982
4	Deborah	970
5	Karen	886
6	Kim	757
7	Debra	659
8	Christine	618
9	Sharon	610
10	Catherine	581
11	Margaret	581
12	Vicki	577
13	Robyn	542
14	Wendy	534
15	Elizabeth	533
16	Helen	515
17	Cheryl	510
18	Joanne	462
19	Lynette	462
20	Donna	455
21	Michelle	439
22	Kerry	434
23	Anne	432
24	Linda	426
25	Judith	403
26	Mary	389
27	Sandra	386
28	Patricia	383
29	Maria	337
30	Kerrie	330
31	Debbie	323
32	Suzanne	321
33	Annette	309
34	Louise	280
35	Dianne	264
36	Jane	260
37	Rhonda	259
38	Diane	256
39	Kathleen	253
40	Leanne	247
41	Kathryn	242
42	Narelle	240
43	Carol	233
44	Ann	224
45	Denise	214
46	Tracey	206
47	Barbara	204
48	Pamela	203
49	Carolyn	200
50	Leonie	199
51	Amanda	194
52	Heather	184
53	Gail	179
54	Michele	179
55	Janelle	162
56	Janet	162
57	Lorraine	160
58	Fiona	159
59	Maree	156
60	Rosemary	150
61	Roslyn	146
62	Lesley	141
63	Janice	135
64	Lisa	134
65	Lynne	134
66	Alison	131
67	Maureen	131
68	Colleen	130
69	Sally	128
70	Frances	127
71	Angela	115
72	Anna	115
73	Yvonne	114
74	Glenda	112
75	Shirley	110
76	Susanne	108
77	Jan	107
78	Janette	106
79	Ruth	105
80	Therese	105
81	Pauline	104
82	Beverley	103
83	Jeanette	101
84	Jacqueline	99
85	Katherine	99
86	Belinda	97
87	Bronwyn	96
88	Tanya	95
89	Marie	94
90	Toni	94
91	Lynda	92
92	Megan	88
93	Kay	84
94	Diana	81
95	Lee	81
96	Victoria	80
97	Virginia	80
98	Janine	79
99	Bernadette	78
100	Jill	77

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Peter	2,312
2	David	1,800
3	Mark	1,754
4	Michael	1,709
5	John	1,633
6	Stephen	1,429
7	Gregory	1,295
8	Robert	1,223
9	Paul	1,067
10	Anthony	843
11	Wayne	798
12	Ian	739
13	Christopher	689
14	Steven	592
15	Gary	487
16	Geoffrey	479
17	Richard	476
18	James	445
19	Garry	439
20	Brian	437
21	William	437
22	Kevin	435
23	Phillip	430
24	Craig	422
25	Colin	402
26	Graham	393
27	Bruce	365
28	Rodney	352
29	Glenn	347
30	Andrew	346
31	Raymond	340
32	Brett	339
33	Philip	331
34	Jeffrey	325
35	Kenneth	324
36	Alan	311
37	Bradley	298
38	Ronald	293
39	Neil	288
40	Ross	268
41	Barry	258
42	Timothy	249
43	Graeme	248
44	Trevor	240
45	Warren	226
46	Allan	215
47	Shane	203
48	George	196
49	Terry	187
50	Glen	186
51	Martin	177
52	Thomas	168
53	Russell	165
54	Leslie	160
55	Malcolm	160
56	Stuart	159
57	Joseph	156
58	Scott	156
59	Donald	154
60	Keith	154
61	Grant	153
62	Tony	152
63	Patrick	145
64	Edward	144
65	Noel	136
66	Douglas	130
67	Matthew	122
68	Daniel	120
69	Gordon	118
70	Terrence	118
71	Dennis	109
72	Charles	108
73	Dean	108
74	Frank	101
75	Roger	100
76	Dale	96
77	Darryl	95
78	Nicholas	94
79	Simon	91
80	Murray	88
81	Eric	87
82	Terence	86
83	Neville	85
84	Francis	82
85	Bernard	80
86	Norman	79
87	Alexander	76
88	Grahame	73
89	Daryl	72
90	Gerard	72
91	Jeffery	71
92	Ricky	71
93	Lee	68
94	Adrian	66
95	Perry	64
96	Frederick	63
97	Warwick	63
98	Maxwell	61
99	Arthur	60
100	Guy	59