Most popular baby names in New South Wales, 1983

The top girls’ name was Rebecca, given to 930 babies. The top boys’ name was Michael, given to 1,438 babies.

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

Top 100 girls’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Rebecca	930
2	Sarah	913
3	Jessica	846
4	Melissa	737
5	Amanda	683
6	Nicole	574
7	Amy	552
8	Michelle	542
9	Lauren	525
10	Emma	486
11	Lisa	485
12	Erin	455
13	Natalie	422
14	Kylie	413
15	Kate	408
16	Belinda	382
17	Elizabeth	354
18	Kristy	352
19	Jennifer	347
20	Angela	325
21	Kelly	313
22	Renee	310
23	Rachel	300
24	Laura	293
25	Danielle	265
26	Samantha	253
27	Alison	249
28	Melanie	241
29	Hayley	235
30	Katherine	235
31	Megan	231
32	Katie	230
33	Emily	225
34	Alicia	221
35	Louise	216
36	Cassandra	210
37	Brooke	204
38	Katrina	195
39	Catherine	192
40	Anna	191
41	Stephanie	190
42	Vanessa	187
43	Stacey	181
44	Natasha	172
45	Jade	170
46	Jodie	168
47	Leah	168
48	Jacqueline	161
49	Joanne	158
50	Kathryn	158
51	Kimberley	157
52	Carly	151
53	Karen	149
54	Tanya	148
55	Sally	147
56	Alexandra	145
57	Rachael	140
58	Leanne	137
59	Crystal	132
60	Naomi	129
61	Tara	126
62	Claire	125
63	Bianca	123
64	Amber	122
65	Linda	121
66	Kim	119
67	Casey	118
68	Alana	117
69	Krystal	117
70	Holly	115
71	Julie	113
72	Fiona	110
73	Sara	109
74	Simone	108
75	Melinda	105
76	Christine	103
77	Clare	103
78	Candice	99
79	Kellie	98
80	Julia	97
81	Jane	93
82	Susan	93
83	Zoe	92
84	Kristie	91
85	Tracey	89
86	Anita	88
87	Tamara	88
88	Shannon	87
89	Skye	86
90	Aimee	83
91	Heather	82
92	Olivia	82
93	Chantelle	81
94	Heidi	81
95	Kristen	81
96	Carla	80
97	Peta	79
98	Maria	78
99	Diana	77
100	Hannah	77

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	1,438
2	Matthew	1,363
3	Christopher	1,299
4	Daniel	1,211
5	David	1,160
6	Andrew	1,026
7	Benjamin	965
8	Adam	951
9	Luke	896
10	James	839
11	Joshua	757
12	Nathan	714
13	Peter	671
14	Timothy	666
15	Mark	614
16	Robert	610
17	Scott	575
18	Nicholas	570
19	John	568
20	Paul	529
21	Jason	526
22	Steven	471
23	Aaron	462
24	Anthony	442
25	Ryan	439
26	Shane	378
27	Stephen	376
28	Mitchell	366
29	Brendan	365
30	Bradley	362
31	Simon	343
32	Mathew	321
33	Thomas	286
34	Brett	268
35	Craig	253
36	William	243
37	Alexander	241
38	Justin	239
39	Joel	235
40	Adrian	216
41	Jonathan	202
42	Richard	197
43	Troy	194
44	Samuel	192
45	Joseph	188
46	Grant	184
47	Phillip	183
48	Jeremy	181
49	Gregory	178
50	Dean	176
51	Cameron	174
52	Shaun	174
53	Patrick	172
54	Sean	166
55	Ben	164
56	Ian	148
57	Jamie	145
58	Blake	144
59	Todd	137
60	George	133
61	Damien	131
62	Trent	130
63	Stuart	127
64	Jacob	123
65	Wayne	123
66	Dane	120
67	Shannon	116
68	Ashley	115
69	Philip	111
70	Glen	110
71	Darren	109
72	Brent	108
73	Jay	107
74	Jonathon	107
75	Martin	107
76	Kevin	106
77	Gavin	104
78	Lee	104
79	Brendon	103
80	Clinton	102
81	Glenn	98
82	Edward	93
83	Jeffrey	89
84	Dylan	86
85	Gary	85
86	Ross	85
87	Rodney	84
88	Lachlan	83
89	Liam	83
90	Colin	81
91	Dale	80
92	Leigh	79
93	Allan	78
94	Chad	77
95	Geoffrey	77
96	Lucas	77
97	Russell	77
98	Brian	75
99	Tony	73
100	Alan	72