Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1976

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Rebecca	904
2	Michelle	864
3	Melissa	772
4	Nicole	747
5	Kylie	702
6	Belinda	688
7	Amanda	633
8	Lisa	533
9	Natalie	513
10	Karen	446
11	Sarah	430
12	Jennifer	405
13	Angela	396
14	Emma	351
15	Melanie	341
16	Joanne	336
17	Rachel	329
18	Kim	313
19	Kelly	311
20	Elizabeth	309
21	Renee	302
22	Fiona	301
23	Jodie	299
24	Danielle	285
25	Alison	281

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Vanessa	278
27	Julie	274
28	Samantha	272
29	Leanne	267
30	Kristy	254
31	Tanya	249
32	Megan	239
33	Sharon	238
34	Catherine	229
35	Tracey	229
36	Susan	214
37	Sally	211
38	Katherine	201
39	Katrina	201
40	Linda	201
41	Christine	197
42	Kathryn	197
43	Louise	192
44	Melinda	191
45	Donna	180
46	Maria	177
47	Amy	176
48	Simone	172
49	Jacqueline	167
50	Natasha	164
51	Tracy	164
52	Jane	162
53	Anna	161
54	Helen	150
55	Rachael	148
56	Deborah	144
57	Kate	141
58	Tammy	141
59	Kellie	137
60	Sandra	135
61	Suzanne	127
62	Tamara	124
63	Naomi	117
64	Wendy	112
65	Kirsty	111
66	Shannon	111
67	Heidi	105
68	Peta	104
69	Caroline	101
70	Cassandra	100
71	Kathleen	100
72	Tina	99
73	Brooke	98
74	Leah	98
75	Katie	97
76	Patricia	93
77	Tania	93
78	Sonia	92
79	Bronwyn	91
80	Anne	90
81	Janelle	89
82	Sara	89
83	Laura	88
84	Stephanie	88
85	Renae	87
86	Allison	86
87	Monique	84
88	Claire	82
89	Mary	82
90	Carolyn	80
91	Cindy	80
92	Amber	79
93	Anita	79
94	Georgina	79
95	Bianca	78
96	Jessica	78
97	Kerry	78
98	Paula	78
99	Joanna	76
100	Felicity	73