Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1982

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Rebecca	1,005
2	Sarah	911
3	Melissa	759
4	Amanda	641
5	Nicole	635
6	Michelle	554
7	Jessica	535
8	Amy	516
9	Emma	474
10	Lisa	469
11	Natalie	468
12	Kristy	446
13	Lauren	432
14	Kylie	429
15	Kate	424
16	Kelly	416
17	Belinda	407
18	Jennifer	366
19	Erin	364
20	Elizabeth	359
21	Angela	336
22	Alison	286
23	Samantha	274
24	Katherine	272
25	Danielle	266

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Melanie	262
27	Renee	254
28	Hayley	252
29	Katrina	245
30	Rachel	245
31	Katie	233
32	Brooke	231
33	Megan	230
34	Catherine	215
35	Louise	213
36	Laura	207
37	Vanessa	194
38	Anna	192
39	Jodie	191
40	Emily	185
41	Karen	185
42	Cassandra	183
43	Joanne	180
44	Kathryn	175
45	Alicia	172
46	Jacqueline	170
47	Natasha	170
48	Fiona	161
49	Naomi	157
50	Leanne	155
51	Stacey	155
52	Jade	154
53	Sally	154
54	Leah	152
55	Claire	149
56	Carly	146
57	Tanya	142
58	Christine	140
59	Kim	140
60	Rachael	135
61	Alexandra	132
62	Kellie	130
63	Julie	128
64	Stephanie	123
65	Kimberley	122
66	Kristen	122
67	Amber	121
68	Linda	117
69	Maria	115
70	Susan	115
71	Sara	113
72	Candice	112
73	Casey	112
74	Crystal	112
75	Alana	110
76	Melinda	110
77	Bianca	105
78	Jane	105
79	Donna	103
80	Simone	101
81	Shannon	100
82	Tracey	96
83	Victoria	96
84	Helen	95
85	Tamara	94
86	Jasmine	92
87	Kathleen	91
88	Sharon	91
89	Julia	89
90	Patricia	89
91	Zoe	88
92	Diana	86
93	Heidi	85
94	Peta	85
95	Clare	84
96	Kristie	83
97	Anita	82
98	Joanna	82
99	Christina	81
100	Suzanne	81