Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1985

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	1,136
2	Sarah	967
3	Rebecca	877
4	Amanda	755
5	Melissa	640
6	Nicole	629
7	Lauren	615
8	Amy	601
9	Emma	470
10	Lisa	445
11	Natalie	396
12	Kate	391
13	Kylie	391
14	Samantha	383
15	Michelle	372
16	Laura	347
17	Elizabeth	345
18	Erin	326
19	Jennifer	320
20	Tara	298
21	Renee	295
22	Rachel	294
23	Danielle	285
24	Kelly	279
25	Katherine	274

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Belinda	270
27	Stephanie	269
28	Katie	257
29	Kristy	253
30	Angela	243
31	Megan	240
32	Emily	239
33	Hayley	237
34	Stacey	224
35	Alison	223
36	Alicia	205
37	Katrina	204
38	Cassandra	197
39	Melanie	197
40	Alexandra	193
41	Natasha	192
42	Jacqueline	189
43	Catherine	187
44	Vanessa	184
45	Brooke	180
46	Jenna	177
47	Anna	172
48	Kathryn	164
49	Jade	159
50	Sally	158
51	Claire	156
52	Christine	146
53	Rachael	146
54	Louise	143
55	Karina	134
56	Fiona	130
57	Ashley	129
58	Ashleigh	126
59	Leah	126
60	Courtney	125
61	Gemma	123
62	Sophie	123
63	Kimberley	122
64	Tegan	122
65	Bianca	120
66	Jodie	120
67	Hannah	119
68	Kayla	118
69	Tamara	113
70	Naomi	112
71	Holly	111
72	Joanne	111
73	Zoe	111
74	Victoria	108
75	Carly	105
76	Krystal	105
77	Tanya	102
78	Jasmine	100
79	Linda	100
80	Sara	99
81	Alana	97
82	Candice	97
83	Christina	97
84	Julie	95
85	Simone	94
86	Casey	93
87	Crystal	93
88	Karen	93
89	Lucy	93
90	Amber	92
91	Melinda	91
92	Amelia	90
93	Clare	90
94	Chloe	88
95	Maria	86
96	Susan	86
97	Chantelle	85
98	Elise	85
99	Julia	85
100	Heidi	84