Most popular baby names in New South Wales, 1980

The top girls’ name was Rebecca, given to 1,002 babies. The top boys’ name was Michael, given to 1,383 babies.

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

Top 100 girls’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Rebecca	1,002
2	Amanda	722
3	Michelle	653
4	Sarah	647
5	Melissa	628
6	Nicole	627
7	Lisa	572
8	Kristy	526
9	Kelly	510
10	Kylie	510
11	Amy	455
12	Belinda	453
13	Emma	426
14	Natalie	400
15	Kate	368
16	Renee	337
17	Jennifer	336
18	Elizabeth	332
19	Alison	321
20	Danielle	321
21	Angela	317
22	Rachel	303
23	Lauren	288
24	Melanie	263
25	Samantha	252
26	Joanne	250
27	Katherine	249
28	Vanessa	236
29	Katrina	234
30	Catherine	232
31	Karen	231
32	Brooke	226
33	Jessica	222
34	Fiona	214
35	Jodie	208
36	Anna	198
37	Megan	197
38	Louise	195
39	Sally	190
40	Tanya	189
41	Kathryn	188
42	Katie	188
43	Erin	187
44	Natasha	185
45	Kim	184
46	Stacey	181
47	Leanne	167
48	Naomi	165
49	Julie	163
50	Rachael	150
51	Alexandra	148
52	Linda	146
53	Tracey	146
54	Alicia	138
55	Amber	135
56	Christine	135
57	Jacqueline	135
58	Shannon	135
59	Jane	133
60	Laura	133
61	Melinda	131
62	Emily	130
63	Kellie	128
64	Donna	127
65	Susan	124
66	Jade	120
67	Heidi	113
68	Hayley	112
69	Leah	112
70	Maria	110
71	Claire	109
72	Cassandra	106
73	Helen	105
74	Suzanne	105
75	Tammy	104
76	Bianca	103
77	Sharon	102
78	Kristie	99
79	Simone	99
80	Kristen	93
81	Tamara	92
82	Sara	91
83	Kirsty	90
84	Clare	89
85	Allison	87
86	Deborah	87
87	Peta	86
88	Skye	86
89	Carly	85
90	Kathleen	85
91	Stephanie	85
92	Tania	85
93	Victoria	85
94	Caroline	82
95	Mary	81
96	Alana	80
97	Olivia	80
98	Jodi	76
99	Julia	76
100	Bronwyn	74

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	1,383
2	Daniel	1,282
3	David	1,189
4	Andrew	1,137
5	Matthew	1,137
6	Benjamin	985
7	Adam	957
8	Christopher	918
9	Luke	786
10	Mark	779
11	Peter	757
12	Nathan	751
13	James	743
14	Timothy	697
15	Paul	655
16	Jason	634
17	Scott	613
18	Robert	570
19	Anthony	536
20	John	521
21	Steven	460
22	Nicholas	451
23	Aaron	423
24	Craig	398
25	Stephen	392
26	Shane	382
27	Bradley	377
28	Justin	372
29	Joshua	350
30	Simon	348
31	Ryan	331
32	Brett	311
33	Troy	263
34	Mathew	258
35	Gregory	252
36	Joel	236
37	Dean	229
38	Phillip	206
39	Richard	202
40	Alexander	199
41	Jonathan	197
42	Damien	195
43	Adrian	194
44	Jamie	194
45	Thomas	194
46	Joseph	192
47	Ben	182
48	Trent	178
49	Cameron	175
50	William	173
51	Ian	170
52	Grant	161
53	Brendan	159
54	Wayne	156
55	Patrick	151
56	Lee	149
57	Darren	146
58	Shaun	142
59	Samuel	140
60	Gavin	139
61	Todd	137
62	Glen	133
63	Stuart	132
64	Glenn	130
65	Jeremy	122
66	George	119
67	Ashley	112
68	Shannon	112
69	Sean	111
70	Lucas	110
71	Jay	108
72	Chad	107
73	Rodney	106
74	Brian	104
75	Martin	102
76	Kurt	101
77	Clinton	100
78	Christian	98
79	Kevin	98
80	Jeffrey	97
81	Tony	96
82	Damian	95
83	Dane	93
84	Geoffrey	92
85	Trevor	88
86	Philip	87
87	Raymond	87
88	Russell	87
89	Edward	85
90	Mitchell	84
91	Dale	82
92	Allan	81
93	Alan	79
94	Clint	79
95	Colin	78
96	Marc	76
97	Neil	73
98	Gary	71
99	Ross	70
100	Douglas	66