Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1977

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Rebecca	973
2	Melissa	742
3	Nicole	734
4	Michelle	733
5	Amanda	654
6	Kylie	597
7	Sarah	586
8	Belinda	582
9	Lisa	521
10	Natalie	489
11	Kelly	438
12	Karen	388
13	Jennifer	374
14	Melanie	354
15	Renee	353
16	Kristy	345
17	Angela	322
18	Emma	322
19	Alison	316
20	Elizabeth	310
21	Joanne	306
22	Rachel	293
23	Kim	281
24	Samantha	273
25	Vanessa	252

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Danielle	245
27	Amy	241
28	Jodie	240
29	Leanne	234
30	Catherine	233
31	Fiona	233
32	Katherine	227
33	Kate	223
34	Julie	222
35	Tanya	219
36	Sally	215
37	Melinda	212
38	Louise	203
39	Megan	201
40	Anna	186
41	Kathryn	186
42	Linda	183
43	Katrina	182
44	Sharon	182
45	Kellie	173
46	Maria	171
47	Jacqueline	168
48	Tracey	163
49	Natasha	162
50	Jane	158
51	Susan	155
52	Brooke	154
53	Donna	150
54	Rachael	149
55	Christine	146
56	Simone	145
57	Tammy	142
58	Naomi	137
59	Katie	135
60	Cassandra	132
61	Helen	131
62	Sandra	131
63	Tracy	127
64	Deborah	124
65	Heidi	120
66	Stacey	115
67	Laura	113
68	Wendy	113
69	Jessica	112
70	Shannon	112
71	Caroline	108
72	Leah	108
73	Kristie	107
74	Kirsty	106
75	Peta	103
76	Allison	102
77	Alexandra	100
78	Suzanne	98
79	Tamara	97
80	Alicia	95
81	Emily	95
82	Claire	94
83	Kathleen	91
84	Mary	90
85	Bronwyn	89
86	Justine	86
87	Sonia	86
88	Felicity	84
89	Anita	83
90	Monique	83
91	Amber	82
92	Bianca	82
93	Erin	82
94	Jaime	82
95	Lauren	82
96	Tina	80
97	Georgina	79
98	Sara	78
99	Stephanie	78
100	Renae	75