Most popular baby names in New South Wales, 1966

The top girls’ name was Karen, given to 1,088 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 2,116 babies.

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

Top 100 girls’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Karen	1,088
2	Michelle	1,050
3	Sharon	815
4	Lisa	695
5	Donna	693
6	Jennifer	691
7	Kim	670
8	Susan	616
9	Julie	611
10	Leanne	599
11	Catherine	551
12	Joanne	543
13	Maria	459
14	Deborah	453
15	Elizabeth	441
16	Linda	436
17	Tracey	425
18	Sandra	418
19	Helen	403
20	Christine	356
21	Fiona	332
22	Wendy	330
23	Suzanne	324
24	Robyn	290
25	Jane	287
26	Jacqueline	286
27	Louise	282
28	Anne	267
29	Tracy	265
30	Kathryn	262
31	Alison	259
32	Angela	259
33	Patricia	253
34	Margaret	252
35	Mary	248
36	Amanda	239
37	Belinda	237
38	Melissa	229
39	Nicole	212
40	Cheryl	209
41	Tania	209
42	Kathleen	198
43	Annette	193
44	Kerry	186
45	Vicki	186
46	Dianne	185
47	Debra	181
48	Tanya	181
49	Carolyn	176
50	Janelle	173
51	Lynette	160
52	Debbie	159
53	Kerrie	157
54	Anna	155
55	Kylie	151
56	Judith	147
57	Katherine	144
58	Megan	143
59	Narelle	142
60	Diane	140
61	Carol	137
62	Michele	133
63	Jodie	132
64	Ann	131
65	Denise	130
66	Bronwyn	127
67	Rhonda	125
68	Sally	124
69	Katrina	121
70	Natalie	121
71	Leonie	118
72	Maree	117
73	Roslyn	117
74	Janine	112
75	Barbara	109
76	Sarah	105
77	Toni	104
78	Allison	102
79	Samantha	101
80	Kelly	99
81	Lynda	98
82	Lorraine	94
83	Diana	93
84	Paula	93
85	Simone	93
86	Pauline	91
87	Stephanie	86
88	Caroline	85
89	Ruth	84
90	Heather	83
91	Tina	83
92	Rebecca	81
93	Lee	79
94	Gail	78
95	Melinda	78
96	Therese	78
97	Bernadette	77
98	Teresa	77
99	Sonya	75
100	Colleen	74

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	2,116
2	Michael	1,653
3	Peter	1,595
4	Paul	1,468
5	Mark	1,405
6	John	1,347
7	Andrew	1,106
8	Robert	1,053
9	Stephen	1,012
10	Darren	945
11	Anthony	931
12	Craig	852
13	Gregory	710
14	Scott	621
15	Steven	587
16	Christopher	586
17	Rodney	550
18	Wayne	543
19	James	509
20	Richard	470
21	Brett	467
22	Ian	466
23	Unnamed	406
24	Matthew	367
25	Timothy	356
26	Glenn	333
27	Shane	327
28	Brian	292
29	Phillip	289
30	William	289
31	Gary	282
32	Grant	270
33	Kevin	260
34	Geoffrey	254
35	Bradley	244
36	George	241
37	Stuart	234
38	Jason	230
39	Glen	225
40	Raymond	222
41	Colin	220
42	Jeffrey	216
43	Simon	214
44	Dean	207
45	Bruce	199
46	Warren	199
47	Adam	198
48	Philip	191
49	Graham	190
50	Garry	186
51	Trevor	184
52	Kenneth	181
53	Martin	179
54	Sean	177
55	Patrick	165
56	Daniel	162
57	Tony	159
58	Joseph	158
59	Alan	157
60	Ross	153
61	Allan	148
62	Neil	148
63	Nicholas	142
64	Barry	138
65	Thomas	136
66	Ronald	133
67	Darrin	132
68	Malcolm	128
69	Gavin	127
70	Graeme	127
71	Troy	120
72	Jonathan	103
73	Douglas	101
74	Russell	98
75	Edward	96
76	Adrian	93
77	Terry	92
78	Darryl	89
79	Todd	88
80	Murray	87
81	Jamie	85
82	Donald	81
83	Charles	76
84	Gerard	75
85	Shaun	75
86	Keith	71
87	Leslie	71
88	Dennis	70
89	Bernard	69
90	Roger	69
91	Nigel	64
92	Frank	62
93	Micheal	61
94	Cameron	60
95	Justin	59
96	Mathew	59
97	Antonio	58
98	Brendan	58
99	Gordon	57
100	Ricky	57