Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1980

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

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

Rank	Name	Babies
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