Most popular baby names in New South Wales, 1973

The top girls’ name was Michelle, given to 981 babies. The top boys’ name was Jason, given to 1,680 babies.

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

Top 100 girls’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michelle	981
2	Kylie	944
3	Nicole	898
4	Melissa	778
5	Lisa	712
6	Karen	704
7	Rebecca	700
8	Belinda	581
9	Amanda	526
10	Jennifer	468
11	Joanne	435
12	Julie	419
13	Rachel	389
14	Natalie	383
15	Fiona	381
16	Sharon	379
17	Jodie	375
18	Samantha	374
19	Kelly	372
20	Kim	372
21	Elizabeth	353
22	Leanne	344
23	Angela	338
24	Sarah	330
25	Donna	325
26	Alison	324
27	Danielle	319
28	Linda	319
29	Tracey	319
30	Vanessa	311
31	Melanie	307
32	Catherine	300
33	Melinda	286
34	Deborah	282
35	Louise	274
36	Maria	274
37	Tracy	268
38	Susan	266
39	Tanya	263
40	Katrina	255
41	Simone	238
42	Jacqueline	230
43	Megan	223
44	Kellie	217
45	Katherine	215
46	Christine	209
47	Kathryn	207
48	Sandra	205
49	Emma	199
50	Natasha	196
51	Rachael	196
52	Jane	195
53	Helen	190
54	Suzanne	181
55	Sonia	168
56	Anna	158
57	Tania	156
58	Tammy	155
59	Sally	153
60	Tina	149
61	Patricia	140
62	Renee	140
63	Kerrie	139
64	Heidi	138
65	Justine	131
66	Wendy	130
67	Anne	129
68	Kerry	128
69	Cindy	127
70	Naomi	121
71	Allison	119
72	Annette	117
73	Paula	110
74	Vicki	109
75	Stephanie	105
76	Kathleen	104
77	Bronwyn	102
78	Jodi	100
79	Janelle	98
80	Cassandra	97
81	Margaret	96
82	Narelle	96
83	Caroline	94
84	Carolyn	93
85	Janine	92
86	Kate	92
87	Peta	92
88	Kirsty	90
89	Mary	90
90	Anita	86
91	Penelope	86
92	Leah	85
93	Yvette	85
94	Georgina	84
95	Leonie	84
96	Teresa	83
97	Cherie	81
98	Robyn	80
99	Debra	79
100	Debbie	78

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jason	1,680
2	David	1,590
3	Michael	1,555
4	Matthew	1,370
5	Andrew	1,269
6	Mark	1,104
7	Paul	1,045
8	Scott	966
9	Christopher	956
10	Peter	885
11	Adam	827
12	Robert	762
13	Craig	752
14	Daniel	746
15	John	741
16	Shane	733
17	Anthony	716
18	James	611
19	Darren	557
20	Stephen	551
21	Brett	530
22	Steven	508
23	Bradley	502
24	Richard	470
25	Simon	463
26	Gregory	461
27	Benjamin	424
28	Troy	411
29	Timothy	403
30	Justin	347
31	Jamie	325
32	Nathan	320
33	Rodney	309
34	Glenn	279
35	Wayne	278
36	Mathew	270
37	Dean	260
38	Nicholas	251
39	Stuart	236
40	Gavin	232
41	Grant	228
42	Ian	228
43	Sean	228
44	Adrian	224
45	Damien	213
46	Phillip	212
47	George	210
48	Glen	207
49	Brendan	200
50	Aaron	192
51	William	190
52	Luke	189
53	Martin	182
54	Cameron	176
55	Brian	169
56	Tony	169
57	Geoffrey	163
58	Gary	160
59	Joshua	159
60	Joseph	158
61	Todd	155
62	Jeffrey	153
63	Kevin	151
64	Christian	143
65	Jeremy	140
66	Philip	138
67	Patrick	137
68	Colin	132
69	Shannon	129
70	Warren	128
71	Thomas	127
72	Graham	125
73	Nigel	124
74	Jonathan	121
75	Damian	113
76	Raymond	110
77	Trevor	110
78	Alexander	107
79	Allan	101
80	Trent	96
81	Neil	93
82	Ashley	92
83	Garry	92
84	Edward	87
85	Shaun	86
86	Charles	84
87	Heath	84
88	Lee	84
89	Brendon	82
90	Kenneth	82
91	Alan	79
92	Malcolm	78
93	Ross	77
94	Ryan	75
95	Dale	73
96	Julian	73
97	Barry	72
98	Marcus	72
99	Danny	71
100	Micheal	68