Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,079
2	Karen	1,041
3	Susan	1,009
4	Sharon	880
5	Julie	816
6	Deborah	684
7	Donna	677
8	Michelle	668
9	Catherine	664
10	Joanne	600
11	Kim	597
12	Leanne	585
13	Sandra	557
14	Elizabeth	527
15	Christine	516
16	Linda	513
17	Robyn	488
18	Wendy	472
19	Tracey	471
20	Helen	464
21	Margaret	457
22	Vicki	424
23	Debra	397
24	Suzanne	392
25	Lisa	370

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Anne	363
27	Louise	361
28	Maria	355
29	Lynette	352
30	Patricia	323
31	Kerry	319
32	Cheryl	318
33	Debbie	308
34	Carolyn	304
35	Mary	302
36	Kathryn	301
37	Annette	290
38	Jane	290
39	Judith	287
40	Kerrie	281
41	Kathleen	260
42	Diane	258
43	Amanda	254
44	Narelle	249
45	Dianne	239
46	Fiona	222
47	Jacqueline	221
48	Tracy	221
49	Carol	217
50	Alison	214
51	Rhonda	214
52	Denise	206
53	Belinda	197
54	Michele	186
55	Ann	182
56	Barbara	176
57	Janelle	174
58	Maree	164
59	Leonie	163
60	Angela	161
61	Tanya	158
62	Gail	157
63	Pamela	156
64	Janet	154
65	Bronwyn	145
66	Heather	143
67	Roslyn	141
68	Anna	138
69	Katherine	137
70	Rosemary	126
71	Ruth	122
72	Lesley	121
73	Janine	120
74	Sally	117
75	Therese	117
76	Colleen	114
77	Brenda	112
78	Melissa	111
79	Frances	108
80	Megan	105
81	Lee	104
82	Lorraine	104
83	Lynne	103
84	Diana	102
85	Katrina	100
86	Lynda	96
87	Susanne	96
88	Caroline	94
89	Maureen	94
90	Jeanette	93
91	Toni	93
92	Kay	92
93	Tania	90
94	Cathy	89
95	Yvonne	89
96	Christina	87
97	Melinda	87
98	Pauline	83
99	Janette	81
100	Sharyn	81