Most popular baby names in New South Wales, 1981

The top girls’ name was Rebecca, given to 1,068 babies. The top boys’ name was Michael, given to 1,396 babies.

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

Top 100 girls’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Rebecca	1,068
2	Sarah	879
3	Amanda	789
4	Melissa	727
5	Nicole	625
6	Michelle	590
7	Lisa	580
8	Kristy	524
9	Amy	480
10	Belinda	468
11	Kylie	464
12	Emma	463
13	Kelly	445
14	Kate	435
15	Natalie	411
16	Lauren	399
17	Elizabeth	356
18	Erin	348
19	Jennifer	335
20	Renee	332
21	Jessica	330
22	Melanie	282
23	Katrina	281
24	Danielle	276
25	Alison	275
26	Brooke	274
27	Rachel	265
28	Samantha	262
29	Angela	261
30	Megan	249
31	Catherine	247
32	Karen	246
33	Katherine	241
34	Katie	241
35	Laura	221
36	Anna	215
37	Tanya	207
38	Kathryn	205
39	Louise	198
40	Natasha	198
41	Jodie	188
42	Kim	187
43	Joanne	185
44	Fiona	178
45	Vanessa	176
46	Sally	175
47	Emily	172
48	Leanne	172
49	Christine	168
50	Jacqueline	167
51	Hayley	159
52	Alicia	157
53	Linda	156
54	Stacey	154
55	Cassandra	153
56	Leah	147
57	Tracey	147
58	Naomi	143
59	Carly	139
60	Amber	138
61	Jade	138
62	Julie	138
63	Rachael	135
64	Melinda	134
65	Claire	126
66	Bianca	117
67	Shannon	116
68	Alana	115
69	Alexandra	115
70	Kristen	115
71	Sara	115
72	Jane	113
73	Maria	108
74	Kellie	107
75	Susan	104
76	Kristie	102
77	Diana	101
78	Heidi	101
79	Tammy	98
80	Donna	97
81	Clare	96
82	Candice	95
83	Tamara	95
84	Caroline	94
85	Anita	92
86	Sharon	92
87	Simone	92
88	Olivia	90
89	Stephanie	89
90	Zoe	89
91	Sandra	88
92	Helen	87
93	Skye	87
94	Kathleen	85
95	Tania	83
96	Victoria	83
97	Julia	81
98	Kirsty	79
99	Tracy	79
100	Mary	77

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	1,396
2	Daniel	1,395
3	David	1,220
4	Matthew	1,218
5	Andrew	1,135
6	Benjamin	1,082
7	Luke	1,032
8	Christopher	1,005
9	Adam	1,001
10	Nathan	855
11	Peter	780
12	Mark	779
13	James	769
14	Timothy	652
15	Paul	626
16	Robert	620
17	Scott	611
18	Jason	590
19	John	564
20	Nicholas	502
21	Steven	493
22	Anthony	468
23	Joshua	440
24	Aaron	415
25	Stephen	391
26	Ryan	384
27	Bradley	382
28	Shane	368
29	Craig	344
30	Simon	341
31	Justin	324
32	Mathew	301
33	Brett	258
34	Joel	236
35	Richard	232
36	Troy	228
37	Gregory	227
38	Shaun	221
39	Dean	220
40	Brendan	200
41	Ben	198
42	Alexander	196
43	Jonathan	196
44	William	196
45	Damien	189
46	Joseph	188
47	Samuel	184
48	Grant	183
49	Ian	183
50	Adrian	181
51	Jamie	178
52	Phillip	176
53	Thomas	175
54	Sean	174
55	Trent	170
56	Jeremy	165
57	Patrick	165
58	Darren	164
59	Mitchell	163
60	Cameron	154
61	Gavin	147
62	Wayne	147
63	George	138
64	Lee	137
65	Todd	134
66	Glen	130
67	Ashley	129
68	Martin	129
69	Stuart	129
70	Rodney	124
71	Jay	119
72	Dane	114
73	Glenn	114
74	Shannon	111
75	Brian	106
76	Chad	106
77	Tony	104
78	Lucas	102
79	Jeffrey	99
80	Philip	95
81	Geoffrey	94
82	Brent	93
83	Dale	93
84	Kevin	93
85	Clinton	90
86	Clint	89
87	Colin	89
88	Russell	85
89	Jonathon	84
90	Neil	84
91	Micheal	81
92	Raymond	81
93	Alan	80
94	Douglas	80
95	Edward	79
96	Leigh	77
97	Damian	76
98	Marc	76
99	Trevor	75
100	Brad	74