Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1970
The top 100 as published, with the number of babies given each name.
| 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 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |