Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1971

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michelle	1,248
2	Kylie	951
3	Nicole	934
4	Karen	916
5	Lisa	895
6	Joanne	742
7	Melissa	633
8	Sharon	619
9	Kim	607
10	Julie	601
11	Jennifer	581
12	Tracey	522
13	Amanda	519
14	Donna	483
15	Fiona	477
16	Belinda	474
17	Rebecca	457
18	Leanne	449
19	Catherine	431
20	Elizabeth	421
21	Jodie	416
22	Angela	405
23	Alison	389
24	Vanessa	386
25	Susan	383

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Natalie	371
27	Samantha	361
28	Maria	353
29	Rachel	344
30	Tanya	335
31	Louise	333
32	Linda	330
33	Tracy	326
34	Christine	313
35	Jacqueline	309
36	Katrina	287
37	Jane	277
38	Megan	270
39	Sarah	270
40	Deborah	269
41	Kelly	268
42	Sandra	268
43	Danielle	265
44	Kathryn	262
45	Helen	256
46	Suzanne	255
47	Simone	247
48	Melinda	240
49	Katherine	228
50	Tania	222
51	Kellie	217
52	Sonia	210
53	Tina	205
54	Wendy	194
55	Anna	191
56	Justine	187
57	Patricia	181
58	Rachael	179
59	Melanie	170
60	Anne	168
61	Mary	165
62	Paula	159
63	Allison	158
64	Kerrie	156
65	Emma	152
66	Toni	149
67	Jody	147
68	Robyn	146
69	Janelle	143
70	Natasha	143
71	Kerry	139
72	Narelle	139
73	Annette	138
74	Cheryl	137
75	Kathleen	137
76	Janine	136
77	Vicki	133
78	Bronwyn	132
79	Carolyn	129
80	Margaret	129
81	Sally	124
82	Tammy	123
83	Peta	113
84	Michele	112
85	Victoria	112
86	Stephanie	109
87	Cassandra	107
88	Dianne	106
89	Leah	106
90	Heidi	105
91	Jo-Anne	101
92	Julia	101
93	Penelope	101
94	Cindy	100
95	Leonie	99
96	Maree	97
97	Debbie	96
98	Naomi	96
99	Sonya	96
100	Jodi	95