Most popular baby names in New South Wales, 1968

The top girls’ name was Karen, given to 1,109 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 2,032 babies.

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

Top 100 girls’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Karen	1,109
2	Lisa	1,058
3	Michelle	1,049
4	Sharon	809
5	Jennifer	682
6	Leanne	612
7	Donna	611
8	Susan	544
9	Catherine	523
10	Kim	521
11	Julie	512
12	Joanne	504
13	Nicole	463
14	Tracey	453
15	Elizabeth	424
16	Maria	412
17	Fiona	397
18	Linda	395
19	Jacqueline	379
20	Helen	356
21	Melissa	350
22	Sandra	349
23	Deborah	337
24	Christine	329
25	Jodie	312
26	Amanda	300
27	Tracy	294
28	Suzanne	286
29	Angela	282
30	Louise	282
31	Kylie	278
32	Alison	261
33	Wendy	257
34	Jane	248
35	Kathryn	247
36	Belinda	245
37	Tanya	242
38	Patricia	223
39	Robyn	220
40	Carolyn	209
41	Mary	205
42	Kerrie	204
43	Vicki	201
44	Kelly	200
45	Vanessa	199
46	Natalie	198
47	Anne	197
48	Tania	193
49	Samantha	187
50	Katrina	185
51	Cheryl	184
52	Megan	182
53	Melinda	182
54	Kerry	180
55	Margaret	180
56	Anna	166
57	Debra	166
58	Annette	161
59	Katherine	160
60	Kathleen	152
61	Rebecca	152
62	Lynette	142
63	Janelle	139
64	Dianne	136
65	Paula	134
66	Narelle	132
67	Simone	132
68	Debbie	126
69	Maree	126
70	Sarah	126
71	Kellie	125
72	Danielle	124
73	Toni	123
74	Bronwyn	122
75	Rachel	120
76	Sally	120
77	Michele	119
78	Judith	117
79	Leonie	111
80	Caroline	107
81	Penelope	106
82	Allison	105
83	Ann	105
84	Diane	105
85	Janine	101
86	Sonia	101
87	Tina	101
88	Diana	99
89	Stephanie	98
90	Carol	97
91	Denise	97
92	Teresa	91
93	Heather	90
94	Rhonda	90
95	Leah	88
96	Lynda	88
97	Jodi	87
98	Therese	86
99	Ruth	81
100	Sonya	81

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	2,032
2	Michael	1,729
3	Mark	1,476
4	Paul	1,439
5	Peter	1,407
6	Andrew	1,266
7	John	1,221
8	Anthony	993
9	Craig	950
10	Robert	948
11	Stephen	911
12	Scott	875
13	Darren	864
14	Matthew	761
15	Christopher	738
16	Steven	659
17	Gregory	594
18	Richard	502
19	Wayne	494
20	James	491
21	Brett	487
22	Rodney	420
23	Ian	412
24	Jason	402
25	Timothy	376
26	Dean	360
27	Adam	356
28	Simon	337
29	Unnamed	315
30	Shane	309
31	Stuart	297
32	Sean	295
33	Gary	288
34	Phillip	281
35	Bradley	280
36	Geoffrey	269
37	Grant	259
38	William	257
39	Glenn	248
40	Kevin	246
41	Daniel	240
42	Brian	227
43	Jeffrey	217
44	Martin	210
45	George	209
46	Troy	208
47	Warren	207
48	Colin	202
49	Philip	196
50	Joseph	188
51	Glen	181
52	Nicholas	179
53	Bruce	178
54	Patrick	178
55	Graham	168
56	Tony	164
57	Gavin	156
58	Raymond	156
59	Ronald	149
60	Neil	143
61	Garry	140
62	Alan	136
63	Graeme	131
64	Ross	130
65	Allan	129
66	Shaun	127
67	Barry	122
68	Trevor	122
69	Kenneth	121
70	Malcolm	119
71	Justin	118
72	Adrian	112
73	Russell	105
74	Todd	103
75	Jamie	100
76	Thomas	92
77	Douglas	86
78	Edward	86
79	Nigel	86
80	Mathew	85
81	Benjamin	81
82	Murray	81
83	Cameron	80
84	Brendan	79
85	Giuseppe	79
86	Roger	78
87	Keith	77
88	Alexander	75
89	Jonathan	74
90	Luke	74
91	Terry	74
92	Dale	72
93	Darrin	72
94	Ricky	70
95	Antonio	69
96	Dennis	68
97	Charles	67
98	Lee	67
99	Leslie	67
100	Warwick	66