Most popular baby names in New South Wales, 1969

The top girls’ name was Michelle, given to 1,208 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 2,193 babies.

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

Top 100 girls’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michelle	1,208
2	Karen	1,087
3	Lisa	966
4	Sharon	864
5	Nicole	690
6	Joanne	627
7	Jennifer	619
8	Julie	569
9	Leanne	550
10	Kim	539
11	Susan	523
12	Fiona	491
13	Donna	487
14	Melissa	483
15	Tracey	468
16	Catherine	467
17	Amanda	438
18	Kylie	438
19	Elizabeth	392
20	Maria	369
21	Linda	363
22	Jodie	346
23	Louise	346
24	Angela	328
25	Deborah	325
26	Jacqueline	325
27	Helen	324
28	Christine	323
29	Tracy	309
30	Belinda	301
31	Sandra	298
32	Tanya	296
33	Vanessa	281
34	Kelly	277
35	Suzanne	272
36	Alison	269
37	Samantha	256
38	Natalie	255
39	Kathryn	251
40	Jane	249
41	Rebecca	249
42	Katrina	247
43	Wendy	237
44	Megan	211
45	Vicki	200
46	Melinda	195
47	Rachel	192
48	Robyn	189
49	Anna	186
50	Kellie	186
51	Carolyn	184
52	Patricia	183
53	Tania	177
54	Kerry	174
55	Mary	174
56	Kerrie	171
57	Katherine	169
58	Danielle	166
59	Anne	163
60	Simone	158
61	Annette	157
62	Margaret	156
63	Debra	155
64	Cheryl	154
65	Kathleen	154
66	Tina	152
67	Sarah	148
68	Janelle	145
69	Bronwyn	143
70	Justine	143
71	Sally	131
72	Lynette	127
73	Janine	126
74	Debbie	123
75	Leonie	115
76	Michele	115
77	Sonia	115
78	Dianne	113
79	Maree	113
80	Narelle	111
81	Paula	111
82	Judith	110
83	Ann	106
84	Sonya	104
85	Toni	101
86	Allison	98
87	Penelope	98
88	Victoria	97
89	Diane	95
90	Emma	94
91	Teresa	94
92	Stephanie	93
93	Cindy	92
94	Heather	90
95	Tammy	88
96	Caroline	87
97	Denise	87
98	Barbara	86
99	Cassandra	86
100	Alexandra	85

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	2,193
2	Michael	1,685
3	Mark	1,475
4	Paul	1,388
5	Andrew	1,349
6	Peter	1,298
7	John	1,151
8	Craig	1,046
9	Scott	1,017
10	Robert	995
11	Anthony	981
12	Jason	925
13	Darren	921
14	Stephen	876
15	Matthew	853
16	Christopher	747
17	Steven	655
18	James	599
19	Gregory	570
20	Shane	561
21	Richard	538
22	Brett	477
23	Wayne	471
24	Rodney	428
25	Timothy	397
26	Adam	380
27	Ian	374
28	Simon	368
29	Dean	360
30	Sean	355
31	Stuart	326
32	Phillip	291
33	Glenn	288
34	Bradley	285
35	Daniel	262
36	Brian	250
37	George	250
38	Gary	247
39	Troy	247
40	William	238
41	Kevin	235
42	Geoffrey	234
43	Grant	230
44	Martin	220
45	Jeffrey	219
46	Warren	207
47	Nicholas	203
48	Colin	196
49	Glen	182
50	Graham	179
51	Gavin	177
52	Neil	177
53	Raymond	172
54	Philip	165
55	Tony	164
56	Alan	160
57	Jamie	158
58	Bruce	153
59	Joseph	153
60	Adrian	151
61	Patrick	151
62	Kenneth	149
63	Justin	148
64	Garry	145
65	Ronald	134
66	Thomas	132
67	Trevor	130
68	Benjamin	127
69	Allan	126
70	Ross	124
71	Todd	121
72	Shaun	113
73	Edward	108
74	Graeme	104
75	Jonathan	104
76	Malcolm	102
77	Mathew	101
78	Cameron	98
79	Nigel	98
80	Russell	98
81	Barry	95
82	Luke	83
83	Ricky	83
84	Roger	83
85	Darrin	82
86	Brendan	80
87	Nathan	80
88	Damian	79
89	Damien	79
90	Dale	77
91	Dennis	77
92	Murray	77
93	Charles	76
94	Donald	76
95	Lee	76
96	Douglas	75
97	Keith	75
98	Aaron	71
99	Danny	71
100	Darryl	71