Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1979

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Rebecca	887
2	Melissa	701
3	Sarah	658
4	Michelle	646
5	Amanda	585
6	Kelly	576
7	Lisa	571
8	Nicole	569
9	Kylie	525
10	Belinda	519
11	Kristy	452
12	Emma	400
13	Natalie	386
14	Amy	364
15	Jennifer	361
16	Danielle	354
17	Renee	340
18	Alison	336
19	Angela	334
20	Kate	325
21	Karen	314
22	Melanie	308
23	Rachel	294
24	Elizabeth	278
25	Samantha	265

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Joanne	257
27	Vanessa	251
28	Kim	250
29	Katrina	241
30	Lauren	241
31	Fiona	238
32	Katherine	228
33	Megan	224
34	Julie	207
35	Jodie	203
36	Jessica	201
37	Brooke	196
38	Catherine	195
39	Louise	193
40	Leanne	184
41	Anna	183
42	Katie	182
43	Kellie	178
44	Linda	173
45	Kathryn	170
46	Sally	168
47	Tanya	167
48	Tracey	167
49	Christine	160
50	Jane	157
51	Naomi	156
52	Erin	153
53	Stacey	151
54	Natasha	147
55	Jacqueline	146
56	Melinda	135
57	Donna	132
58	Susan	132
59	Claire	129
60	Rachael	128
61	Leah	127
62	Tammy	126
63	Alicia	125
64	Jade	125
65	Caroline	119
66	Sandra	117
67	Sharon	117
68	Helen	116
69	Heidi	115
70	Bianca	114
71	Laura	114
72	Simone	113
73	Hayley	112
74	Amber	111
75	Emily	111
76	Maria	111
77	Cassandra	109
78	Shannon	109
79	Mary	99
80	Kathleen	97
81	Olivia	97
82	Alexandra	96
83	Deborah	96
84	Kristie	95
85	Anita	94
86	Kirsty	94
87	Clare	90
88	Renae	86
89	Patricia	85
90	Carly	83
91	Allison	82
92	Bronwyn	81
93	Stephanie	81
94	Tina	80
95	Tamara	78
96	Julia	77
97	Peta	77
98	Tracy	77
99	Tania	76
100	Skye	73