Most popular baby names in New South Wales, 1960

The top girls’ name was Jennifer, given to 1,159 babies. The top boys’ name was Peter, given to 2,236 babies.

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

Top 100 girls’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,159
2	Susan	1,026
3	Julie	972
4	Karen	857
5	Deborah	835
6	Kim	695
7	Debra	635
8	Sharon	626
9	Christine	585
10	Robyn	577
11	Catherine	529
12	Donna	528
13	Margaret	527
14	Helen	523
15	Sandra	515
16	Vicki	505
17	Elizabeth	502
18	Wendy	502
19	Michelle	493
20	Joanne	481
21	Cheryl	445
22	Anne	421
23	Lynette	407
24	Linda	401
25	Patricia	400
26	Kerry	396
27	Mary	394
28	Suzanne	383
29	Kerrie	376
30	Tracey	362
31	Judith	360
32	Debbie	354
33	Leanne	341
34	Louise	329
35	Maria	318
36	Annette	314
37	Kathryn	286
38	Kathleen	277
39	Carol	259
40	Diane	252
41	Jane	249
42	Dianne	237
43	Rhonda	221
44	Carolyn	219
45	Gail	210
46	Narelle	210
47	Denise	208
48	Pamela	201
49	Ann	200
50	Janelle	198
51	Amanda	196
52	Janet	190
53	Michele	184
54	Maree	182
55	Barbara	179
56	Fiona	178
57	Lisa	177
58	Leonie	163
59	Tracy	153
60	Alison	152
61	Heather	150
62	Bronwyn	145
63	Angela	138
64	Lynne	137
65	Lesley	135
66	Lorraine	131
67	Colleen	130
68	Roslyn	130
69	Sally	130
70	Belinda	124
71	Rosemary	124
72	Anna	121
73	Maureen	121
74	Ruth	119
75	Jacqueline	118
76	Frances	113
77	Tanya	112
78	Katherine	111
79	Pauline	108
80	Janice	107
81	Jeanette	106
82	Toni	105
83	Yvonne	103
84	Beverley	100
85	Janette	98
86	Kay	97
87	Jan	96
88	Janine	96
89	Therese	96
90	Jo-Anne	94
91	Megan	94
92	Glenda	92
93	Diana	90
94	Susanne	87
95	Victoria	87
96	Cathy	86
97	Bernadette	85
98	Shirley	85
99	Carmel	83
100	Penelope	76

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Peter	2,236
2	Mark	1,940
3	David	1,884
4	Michael	1,721
5	John	1,628
6	Stephen	1,523
7	Robert	1,246
8	Gregory	1,173
9	Paul	1,111
10	Anthony	948
11	Ian	760
12	Wayne	738
13	Christopher	732
14	Steven	725
15	Craig	545
16	Richard	523
17	Andrew	521
18	James	512
19	Brett	456
20	Garry	436
21	Phillip	433
22	Brian	428
23	Kevin	428
24	William	426
25	Geoffrey	422
26	Gary	419
27	Colin	385
28	Rodney	382
29	Bradley	370
30	Glenn	355
31	Graham	349
32	Bruce	324
33	Kenneth	315
34	Graeme	314
35	Raymond	310
36	Allan	296
37	Alan	292
38	Jeffrey	288
39	Philip	288
40	Ronald	282
41	Timothy	280
42	Neil	279
43	Warren	257
44	Shane	255
45	Trevor	243
46	Barry	241
47	Ross	235
48	Grant	199
49	Scott	199
50	George	190
51	Thomas	181
52	Martin	180
53	Stuart	180
54	Malcolm	179
55	Russell	170
56	Tony	159
57	Glen	156
58	Keith	156
59	Donald	153
60	Douglas	149
61	Matthew	148
62	Leslie	147
63	Terry	136
64	Joseph	133
65	Patrick	131
66	Nicholas	130
67	Darryl	126
68	Edward	124
69	Daniel	118
70	Dennis	117
71	Ricky	117
72	Simon	114
73	Noel	106
74	Terrence	106
75	Charles	98
76	Murray	98
77	Gordon	97
78	Eric	94
79	Frank	93
80	Roger	92
81	Alexander	91
82	Neville	86
83	Darren	85
84	Dean	85
85	Gerard	82
86	Bernard	80
87	Dale	77
88	Lindsay	73
89	Daryl	72
90	Francis	72
91	Terence	72
92	Adrian	71
93	Allen	68
94	Grahame	68
95	Danny	63
96	Stewart	63
97	Norman	62
98	Antony	60
99	Arthur	60
100	Guy	60