Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1966

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

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

Rank	Name	Babies
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