Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Rebecca	985
2	Michelle	810
3	Melissa	675
4	Nicole	666
5	Lisa	622
6	Sarah	602
7	Belinda	593
8	Amanda	571
9	Kylie	539
10	Kelly	531
11	Kristy	436
12	Natalie	429
13	Jennifer	401
14	Emma	387
15	Renee	373
16	Melanie	370
17	Angela	326
18	Karen	324
19	Alison	309
20	Elizabeth	306
21	Danielle	305
22	Joanne	296
23	Amy	294
24	Rachel	293
25	Kate	289

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Samantha	272
27	Kim	260
28	Vanessa	250
29	Jodie	239
30	Katherine	238
31	Katrina	232
32	Fiona	225
33	Julie	219
34	Megan	214
35	Tanya	201
36	Leanne	199
37	Catherine	194
38	Kathryn	189
39	Linda	185
40	Kellie	176
41	Louise	176
42	Tracey	176
43	Sally	175
44	Anna	174
45	Sharon	173
46	Christine	170
47	Maria	169
48	Donna	158
49	Melinda	157
50	Natasha	156
51	Naomi	154
52	Jacqueline	151
53	Katie	149
54	Rachael	149
55	Susan	146
56	Brooke	144
57	Leah	137
58	Jane	133
59	Peta	133
60	Stacey	133
61	Emily	131
62	Tammy	130
63	Simone	129
64	Lauren	127
65	Cassandra	126
66	Olivia	126
67	Erin	124
68	Tracy	124
69	Helen	123
70	Sandra	119
71	Deborah	118
72	Jessica	118
73	Kirsty	114
74	Caroline	113
75	Heidi	112
76	Tamara	111
77	Amber	104
78	Claire	104
79	Bianca	99
80	Laura	99
81	Kristie	98
82	Alexandra	96
83	Renae	96
84	Allison	94
85	Shannon	94
86	Wendy	94
87	Kathleen	92
88	Mary	89
89	Stephanie	88
90	Tina	87
91	Alicia	86
92	Felicity	85
93	Suzanne	83
94	Patricia	80
95	Georgina	79
96	Jade	79
97	Sonia	79
98	Christina	78
99	Anita	76
100	Skye	76