Most popular baby names in New South Wales, 1984

The top girls’ name was Jessica, given to 1,002 babies. The top boys’ name was Matthew, given to 1,415 babies.

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

Top 100 girls’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	1,002
2	Sarah	948
3	Rebecca	944
4	Melissa	667
5	Lauren	647
6	Amanda	613
7	Nicole	542
8	Amy	541
9	Lisa	539
10	Michelle	468
11	Erin	462
12	Emma	456
13	Kylie	418
14	Kate	396
15	Natalie	386
16	Elizabeth	363
17	Renee	337
18	Laura	334
19	Jennifer	323
20	Samantha	321
21	Angela	309
22	Rachel	309
23	Danielle	300
24	Kristy	300
25	Kelly	283
26	Katie	273
27	Tara	269
28	Katherine	264
29	Belinda	263
30	Hayley	235
31	Megan	225
32	Emily	224
33	Stephanie	217
34	Melanie	216
35	Alison	213
36	Jade	195
37	Brooke	191
38	Catherine	190
39	Alicia	186
40	Cassandra	186
41	Stacey	183
42	Natasha	178
43	Alexandra	175
44	Louise	175
45	Anna	173
46	Katrina	171
47	Vanessa	171
48	Jacqueline	170
49	Sally	156
50	Jodie	153
51	Kathryn	153
52	Christine	150
53	Leah	147
54	Claire	146
55	Holly	142
56	Kimberley	141
57	Alana	137
58	Joanne	135
59	Rachael	133
60	Karen	131
61	Karina	131
62	Carly	130
63	Fiona	130
64	Tanya	125
65	Crystal	122
66	Naomi	122
67	Melinda	120
68	Courtney	116
69	Leanne	116
70	Sara	116
71	Simone	116
72	Bianca	115
73	Gemma	114
74	Hannah	110
75	Julia	105
76	Krystal	105
77	Kellie	104
78	Amber	103
79	Casey	102
80	Kim	99
81	Candice	97
82	Victoria	96
83	Julie	95
84	Tegan	93
85	Linda	92
86	Tamara	89
87	Heidi	87
88	Jenna	87
89	Heather	86
90	Kirsty	86
91	Chantelle	84
92	Skye	84
93	Jane	82
94	Kristie	82
95	Aimee	80
96	Felicity	80
97	Kimberly	80
98	Patricia	80
99	Kristen	79
100	Susan	78

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Matthew	1,415
2	Daniel	1,354
3	Michael	1,331
4	Christopher	1,314
5	David	1,060
6	Andrew	1,043
7	Benjamin	953
8	Adam	948
9	Luke	869
10	James	868
11	Timothy	739
12	Joshua	726
13	Nathan	709
14	Scott	613
15	Mark	606
16	Peter	574
17	Robert	557
18	Nicholas	547
19	Ryan	509
20	Steven	493
21	Jason	492
22	Paul	491
23	John	470
24	Aaron	439
25	Anthony	428
26	Mitchell	368
27	Brendan	361
28	Stephen	354
29	Thomas	348
30	Simon	337
31	Bradley	335
32	Shane	323
33	Mathew	293
34	William	286
35	Brett	264
36	Alexander	262
37	Joel	257
38	Justin	247
39	Samuel	239
40	Dean	238
41	Joseph	231
42	Craig	213
43	Shaun	211
44	Richard	206
45	Phillip	203
46	Cameron	193
47	Adrian	191
48	Jonathan	191
49	Patrick	191
50	Grant	190
51	Sean	190
52	Ben	180
53	Gregory	176
54	Jeremy	168
55	Jamie	158
56	Troy	157
57	Ashley	156
58	Todd	146
59	Blake	143
60	Stuart	142
61	George	139
62	Dane	137
63	Gavin	131
64	Jacob	131
65	Damien	123
66	Brenton	122
67	Ian	122
68	Trent	121
69	Darren	119
70	Kevin	118
71	Brendon	113
72	Evan	110
73	Lee	110
74	Martin	107
75	Shannon	106
76	Jay	104
77	Glen	101
78	Wayne	99
79	Raymond	98
80	Liam	94
81	Brent	93
82	Jeffrey	91
83	Edward	90
84	Philip	90
85	Danny	85
86	Glenn	85
87	Jonathon	84
88	Gary	79
89	Corey	78
90	Tristan	78
91	Marc	77
92	Tony	77
93	Clinton	76
94	Dylan	76
95	Russell	76
96	Brian	75
97	Lucas	75
98	Micheal	75
99	Dale	74
100	Rhys	73