Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1974

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michelle	1,057
2	Kylie	1,013
3	Nicole	892
4	Melissa	757
5	Rebecca	731
6	Belinda	729
7	Lisa	639
8	Amanda	572
9	Karen	549
10	Jennifer	506
11	Joanne	422
12	Rachel	406
13	Angela	383
14	Sarah	375
15	Natalie	371
16	Kim	363
17	Fiona	356
18	Samantha	353
19	Julie	351
20	Kelly	345
21	Sharon	339
22	Vanessa	334
23	Jodie	330
24	Melanie	319
25	Alison	311

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Leanne	310
27	Elizabeth	308
28	Tracey	307
29	Catherine	301
30	Megan	281
31	Susan	277
32	Danielle	270
33	Donna	265
34	Maria	254
35	Linda	251
36	Louise	246
37	Tanya	243
38	Katrina	241
39	Christine	236
40	Tracy	236
41	Rachael	231
42	Emma	229
43	Jacqueline	229
44	Natasha	221
45	Katherine	219
46	Jane	218
47	Melinda	216
48	Kathryn	215
49	Kellie	212
50	Deborah	207
51	Sally	189
52	Sandra	187
53	Helen	186
54	Simone	181
55	Cassandra	172
56	Renee	170
57	Anna	159
58	Tammy	156
59	Tania	156
60	Suzanne	150
61	Kirsty	146
62	Tina	142
63	Sonia	140
64	Kristy	136
65	Naomi	136
66	Wendy	131
67	Heidi	126
68	Kate	125
69	Anne	120
70	Stephanie	120
71	Kerrie	119
72	Bronwyn	117
73	Patricia	114
74	Peta	112
75	Jody	109
76	Cindy	108
77	Shannon	106
78	Kathleen	105
79	Allison	102
80	Caroline	100
81	Carolyn	100
82	Vicki	97
83	Kerry	96
84	Mary	96
85	Robyn	96
86	Leah	95
87	Narelle	92
88	Paula	91
89	Cherie	90
90	Janelle	90
91	Jodi	89
92	Janine	88
93	Margaret	87
94	Brooke	86
95	Penelope	84
96	Teresa	84
97	Justine	83
98	Alexandra	81
99	Annette	79
100	Debbie	79