Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1988

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	1,375
2	Sarah	1,105
3	Emma	863
4	Samantha	804
5	Rebecca	770
6	Melissa	646
7	Amy	623
8	Lauren	612
9	Amanda	562
10	Nicole	493
11	Danielle	481
12	Laura	429
13	Natalie	406
14	Stephanie	392
15	Ashleigh	388
16	Kate	376
17	Emily	374
18	Elizabeth	363
19	Alexandra	328
20	Rachel	314
21	Lisa	313
22	Michelle	305
23	Kylie	272
24	Ashley	268
25	Erin	261

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Megan	252
27	Katherine	239
28	Cassandra	225
29	Chloe	222
30	Hannah	215
31	Natasha	203
32	Kristy	198
33	Brooke	193
34	Jade	193
35	Kimberley	191
36	Hayley	190
37	Tara	190
38	Jennifer	185
39	Katie	178
40	Vanessa	176
41	Sophie	173
42	Courtney	171
43	Melanie	169
44	Angela	168
45	Renee	166
46	Stacey	166
47	Kelly	161
48	Belinda	159
49	Jenna	158
50	Anna	157
51	Claire	156
52	Jacqueline	153
53	Ashlee	151
54	Carly	151
55	Alison	149
56	Katrina	148
57	Alicia	144
58	Kathryn	144
59	Rachael	143
60	Bianca	142
61	Elise	139
62	Jasmine	136
63	Tiffany	133
64	Christine	129
65	Catherine	128
66	Zoe	126
67	Sally	125
68	Tegan	125
69	Tamara	124
70	Leah	111
71	Gemma	107
72	Kirsty	107
73	Louise	107
74	Alana	103
75	Sara	103
76	Lucy	102
77	Caitlin	99
78	Chantelle	97
79	Alyce	96
80	Simone	95
81	Amelia	93
82	Alice	92
83	Holly	89
84	Jodie	89
85	Ellen	88
86	Naomi	88
87	Olivia	88
88	Shannon	88
89	Casey	83
90	Victoria	83
91	Kathleen	82
92	Krystal	82
93	Amber	81
94	Christina	81
95	Grace	81
96	Julia	81
97	Kimberly	81
98	Monique	80
99	Skye	79
100	Joanne	77