Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1987

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	1,352
2	Sarah	1,148
3	Rebecca	834
4	Samantha	774
5	Amanda	730
6	Melissa	606
7	Amy	605
8	Emma	576
9	Lauren	564
10	Nicole	472
11	Danielle	389
12	Natalie	381
13	Kylie	379
14	Laura	378
15	Kate	364
16	Stephanie	355
17	Ashley	353
18	Elizabeth	352
19	Lisa	344
20	Megan	333
21	Rachel	332
22	Alexandra	310
23	Michelle	289
24	Ashleigh	278
25	Emily	274

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Erin	269
27	Jennifer	221
28	Katie	220
29	Katherine	217
30	Courtney	216
31	Renee	215
32	Natasha	204
33	Jenna	198
34	Kelly	196
35	Kristy	196
36	Brooke	188
37	Belinda	187
38	Chloe	186
39	Melanie	186
40	Angela	183
41	Hannah	183
42	Anna	182
43	Vanessa	180
44	Jade	179
45	Tara	177
46	Cassandra	171
47	Alison	161
48	Catherine	160
49	Elise	157
50	Sophie	152
51	Stacey	152
52	Hayley	145
53	Claire	144
54	Ashlee	143
55	Kathryn	143
56	Sally	142
57	Sara	142
58	Jacqueline	141
59	Katrina	138
60	Rachael	138
61	Alicia	137
62	Bianca	134
63	Louise	133
64	Christine	131
65	Alyce	126
66	Kimberley	123
67	Kirsty	120
68	Carly	119
69	Zoe	119
70	Holly	116
71	Tegan	112
72	Simone	111
73	Alana	105
74	Leah	103
75	Kathleen	102
76	Gemma	101
77	Naomi	101
78	Tamara	99
79	Jodie	98
80	Jasmine	97
81	Victoria	91
82	Christina	89
83	Krystal	89
84	Tiffany	87
85	Lucy	86
86	Caitlin	85
87	Amber	84
88	Chantelle	84
89	Joanne	83
90	Tanya	83
91	Monique	82
92	Shannon	81
93	Julie	79
94	Kayla	79
95	Fiona	77
96	Julia	77
97	Karina	77
98	Alice	76
99	Rhiannon	76
100	Kristen	75