Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1986

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	1,308
2	Sarah	1,205
3	Rebecca	865
4	Amanda	733
5	Nicole	606
6	Lauren	592
7	Melissa	587
8	Emma	544
9	Amy	543
10	Samantha	536
11	Kate	406
12	Rachel	373
13	Laura	361
14	Natalie	359
15	Elizabeth	358
16	Lisa	356
17	Kylie	348
18	Danielle	343
19	Stephanie	327
20	Michelle	313
21	Megan	278
22	Erin	275
23	Katie	258
24	Emily	257
25	Jennifer	252

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Renee	245
27	Kristy	239
28	Tara	237
29	Katherine	223
30	Belinda	217
31	Ashleigh	211
32	Melanie	211
33	Angela	208
34	Alexandra	203
35	Anna	200
36	Ashley	197
37	Natasha	193
38	Brooke	191
39	Vanessa	188
40	Jenna	187
41	Kelly	180
42	Hayley	179
43	Jade	177
44	Alicia	176
45	Chloe	176
46	Cassandra	172
47	Catherine	165
48	Jacqueline	165
49	Stacey	162
50	Alison	159
51	Sara	158
52	Elise	148
53	Rachael	148
54	Bianca	147
55	Katrina	147
56	Courtney	146
57	Claire	143
58	Kathryn	143
59	Joanne	138
60	Hannah	137
61	Sally	131
62	Carly	130
63	Sophie	130
64	Christine	126
65	Gemma	126
66	Holly	123
67	Louise	123
68	Tegan	122
69	Leah	117
70	Simone	115
71	Tiffany	113
72	Naomi	105
73	Victoria	102
74	Fiona	101
75	Kirsty	101
76	Tamara	100
77	Zoe	99
78	Kimberley	98
79	Aimee	97
80	Ashlee	97
81	Krystal	97
82	Jodie	96
83	Melinda	96
84	Clare	94
85	Kathleen	93
86	Chantelle	90
87	Kayla	90
88	Tanya	90
89	Alana	89
90	Casey	83
91	Lucy	82
92	Julie	81
93	Alice	80
94	Alyce	80
95	Leanne	78
96	Candice	77
97	Heather	77
98	Karen	76
99	Linda	76
100	Amber	75