Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1984

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

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

Rank	Name	Babies
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