Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1973

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

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

Rank	Name	Babies
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