Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michelle	1,204
2	Kylie	1,025
3	Nicole	978
4	Karen	812
5	Lisa	790
6	Joanne	667
7	Melissa	661
8	Rebecca	654
9	Jennifer	558
10	Sharon	551
11	Amanda	544
12	Julie	526
13	Kim	493
14	Jodie	457
15	Leanne	450
16	Fiona	443
17	Tracey	416
18	Elizabeth	404
19	Belinda	402
20	Catherine	393
21	Donna	385
22	Alison	383
23	Samantha	381
24	Rachel	380
25	Vanessa	369

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Natalie	362
27	Angela	356
28	Kelly	329
29	Linda	323
30	Maria	313
31	Susan	310
32	Danielle	300
33	Deborah	298
34	Louise	297
35	Tanya	297
36	Sarah	293
37	Christine	289
38	Tracy	285
39	Jacqueline	281
40	Melinda	280
41	Sandra	273
42	Jane	263
43	Megan	261
44	Katrina	246
45	Simone	245
46	Katherine	231
47	Melanie	221
48	Helen	219
49	Kathryn	219
50	Sonia	208
51	Kellie	205
52	Suzanne	203
53	Rachael	193
54	Tina	181
55	Natasha	175
56	Tania	175
57	Wendy	170
58	Justine	168
59	Kerrie	159
60	Anna	156
61	Patricia	153
62	Tammy	149
63	Allison	144
64	Emma	136
65	Janine	136
66	Renee	136
67	Kathleen	133
68	Janelle	132
69	Stephanie	132
70	Mary	131
71	Victoria	131
72	Paula	129
73	Sally	129
74	Robyn	126
75	Anne	125
76	Annette	125
77	Jody	124
78	Vicki	124
79	Kerry	122
80	Carolyn	121
81	Narelle	119
82	Bronwyn	116
83	Debra	112
84	Cassandra	110
85	Debbie	110
86	Toni	110
87	Heidi	108
88	Cindy	106
89	Naomi	106
90	Peta	106
91	Jodi	103
92	Leonie	103
93	Margaret	102
94	Cheryl	101
95	Michele	100
96	Alexandra	99
97	Dianne	99
98	Penelope	96
99	Cherie	95
100	Leah	95