Most popular baby names in New South Wales, 1970

The top girls’ name was Michelle, given to 1,199 babies. The top boys’ name was David, given to 2,016 babies.

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

Top 100 girls’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michelle	1,199
2	Karen	991
3	Lisa	885
4	Nicole	779
5	Joanne	657
6	Kylie	657
7	Sharon	653
8	Jennifer	582
9	Kim	582
10	Julie	563
11	Tracey	537
12	Melissa	523
13	Leanne	498
14	Fiona	467
15	Amanda	438
16	Donna	438
17	Susan	430
18	Catherine	429
19	Elizabeth	427
20	Jodie	394
21	Tracy	394
22	Maria	370
23	Belinda	366
24	Linda	354
25	Christine	339
26	Louise	329
27	Rebecca	329
28	Sandra	318
29	Vanessa	315
30	Tanya	313
31	Angela	310
32	Natalie	309
33	Deborah	306
34	Alison	297
35	Jacqueline	284
36	Samantha	276
37	Helen	274
38	Kelly	263
39	Jane	258
40	Megan	252
41	Wendy	248
42	Rachel	245
43	Katrina	238
44	Kathryn	236
45	Danielle	229
46	Sarah	213
47	Suzanne	211
48	Katherine	199
49	Anna	190
50	Simone	189
51	Patricia	188
52	Tania	188
53	Carolyn	182
54	Kellie	170
55	Mary	168
56	Vicki	166
57	Justine	165
58	Tina	165
59	Kathleen	162
60	Melinda	157
61	Anne	156
62	Kerrie	153
63	Cheryl	145
64	Bronwyn	144
65	Kerry	143
66	Robyn	142
67	Annette	141
68	Emma	139
69	Margaret	132
70	Janine	129
71	Sally	129
72	Michele	127
73	Sonia	127
74	Narelle	124
75	Dianne	123
76	Debbie	118
77	Rachael	117
78	Julia	116
79	Tammy	116
80	Janelle	115
81	Debra	114
82	Cindy	107
83	Paula	106
84	Penelope	106
85	Peta	106
86	Teresa	106
87	Stephanie	105
88	Toni	105
89	Allison	104
90	Maree	104
91	Sonya	102
92	Leonie	99
93	Cassandra	97
94	Lynette	96
95	Bernadette	94
96	Caroline	94
97	Ann	93
98	Melanie	93
99	Jodi	87
100	Diane	86

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	David	2,016
2	Jason	1,775
3	Michael	1,721
4	Andrew	1,528
5	Paul	1,421
6	Mark	1,314
7	Peter	1,225
8	John	1,087
9	Anthony	973
10	Scott	957
11	Matthew	945
12	Robert	943
13	Darren	936
14	Craig	930
15	Stephen	813
16	Christopher	746
17	Steven	665
18	James	615
19	Shane	589
20	Gregory	566
21	Richard	523
22	Brett	507
23	Adam	486
24	Simon	435
25	Wayne	415
26	Rodney	374
27	Dean	358
28	Timothy	339
29	Glenn	327
30	Ian	321
31	Daniel	319
32	Stuart	307
33	Sean	302
34	Bradley	292
35	Troy	281
36	Justin	248
37	Phillip	245
38	William	245
39	George	243
40	Grant	243
41	Nicholas	236
42	Martin	233
43	Glen	231
44	Geoffrey	230
45	Kevin	215
46	Jeffrey	212
47	Brian	211
48	Jamie	204
49	Gavin	200
50	Warren	193
51	Colin	188
52	Benjamin	187
53	Gary	183
54	Joseph	170
55	Adrian	169
56	Tony	169
57	Patrick	161
58	Philip	156
59	Raymond	155
60	Todd	154
61	Cameron	140
62	Shaun	137
63	Damien	135
64	Graham	134
65	Mathew	131
66	Trevor	128
67	Kenneth	127
68	Alan	126
69	Luke	126
70	Allan	120
71	Neil	118
72	Ronald	118
73	Garry	116
74	Thomas	116
75	Bruce	112
76	Brendan	111
77	Aaron	107
78	Ross	104
79	Edward	103
80	Graeme	102
81	Jonathan	101
82	Barry	98
83	Alexander	96
84	Nigel	96
85	Russell	94
86	Malcolm	93
87	Douglas	88
88	Nathan	86
89	Darrin	81
90	Ricky	80
91	Murray	76
92	Jeremy	75
93	Terry	75
94	Damian	73
95	Guy	73
96	Giuseppe	72
97	Micheal	72
98	Dale	70
99	Charles	69
100	Dennis	69