Most popular baby names in New South Wales, 1989

The top girls’ name was Jessica, given to 1,523 babies. The top boys’ name was Matthew, given to 1,583 babies.

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

Top 100 girls’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	1,523
2	Sarah	1,013
3	Emma	887
4	Samantha	777
5	Rebecca	768
6	Lauren	570
7	Melissa	542
8	Amy	540
9	Nicole	464
10	Stephanie	442
11	Emily	438
12	Amanda	431
13	Laura	428
14	Ashleigh	427
15	Natalie	386
16	Danielle	377
17	Elizabeth	348
18	Kate	338
19	Rachel	332
20	Alexandra	289
21	Hannah	283
22	Lisa	275
23	Michelle	271
24	Ashley	261
25	Natasha	247
26	Erin	237
27	Megan	225
28	Sophie	221
29	Katherine	219
30	Chloe	208
31	Jennifer	208
32	Courtney	201
33	Hayley	201
34	Cassandra	197
35	Tara	192
36	Brooke	191
37	Stacey	187
38	Katie	185
39	Kimberley	180
40	Jade	179
41	Bianca	178
42	Renee	170
43	Caitlin	168
44	Kelly	168
45	Belinda	162
46	Anna	156
47	Angela	152
48	Louise	149
49	Kristy	148
50	Claire	144
51	Melanie	144
52	Katrina	142
53	Kayla	142
54	Catherine	141
55	Jenna	133
56	Rachael	132
57	Tiffany	132
58	Tamara	131
59	Vanessa	131
60	Kirsty	129
61	Kathryn	127
62	Jasmine	126
63	Lucy	126
64	Alicia	125
65	Alice	124
66	Jacqueline	122
67	Tegan	122
68	Zoe	122
69	Alison	120
70	Monique	118
71	Carly	117
72	Victoria	115
73	Casey	114
74	Alana	112
75	Shannon	112
76	Rhiannon	111
77	Christine	110
78	Grace	108
79	Aimee	106
80	Simone	105
81	Ashlee	104
82	Kylie	100
83	Leah	100
84	Brittany	99
85	Ellen	99
86	Jessie	99
87	Clare	98
88	Sally	98
89	Charlotte	97
90	Holly	97
91	Naomi	97
92	Chantelle	96
93	Elise	96
94	Sara	93
95	Georgina	90
96	Amelia	86
97	Gemma	86
98	Kathleen	83
99	Crystal	82
100	Georgia	82

Top 100 boys’ names

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Matthew	1,583
2	Daniel	1,401
3	Christopher	1,213
4	Joshua	1,124
5	Michael	1,115
6	James	1,017
7	Benjamin	1,014
8	Andrew	987
9	Luke	785
10	David	779
11	Thomas	763
12	Nathan	729
13	Mitchell	697
14	Adam	659
15	Timothy	646
16	Nicholas	615
17	Alexander	513
18	Samuel	506
19	Aaron	481
20	Scott	478
21	Jason	462
22	Robert	455
23	Ryan	454
24	Anthony	387
25	John	385
26	Peter	367
27	Mark	361
28	Bradley	346
29	William	329
30	Cameron	316
31	Joel	313
32	Patrick	306
33	Mathew	300
34	Brendan	291
35	Steven	288
36	Dean	273
37	Joseph	267
38	Jacob	260
39	Stephen	252
40	Jake	249
41	Simon	247
42	Paul	246
43	Shane	245
44	Jack	225
45	Sean	219
46	Justin	209
47	Jamie	208
48	Blake	190
49	Shaun	180
50	Jesse	177
51	Lachlan	176
52	Kyle	174
53	Jonathan	171
54	Trent	171
55	Jeremy	170
56	Richard	169
57	Rhys	157
58	Liam	156
59	Dylan	147
60	Todd	146
61	Craig	145
62	Jordan	143
63	Phillip	142
64	Corey	140
65	Brett	139
66	George	137
67	Adrian	135
68	Zachary	135
69	Ashley	127
70	Jared	127
71	Ben	123
72	Alex	122
73	Troy	120
74	Edward	118
75	Damien	117
76	Beau	112
77	Martin	106
78	Ian	103
79	Shannon	103
80	Dane	101
81	Gregory	98
82	Grant	97
83	Kevin	97
84	Sam	95
85	Darren	93
86	Jonathon	93
87	Brent	92
88	Kurt	85
89	Oliver	84
90	Charles	83
91	Kieran	82
92	Danny	81
93	Brendon	80
94	Bryce	79
95	Reece	79
96	Tristan	79
97	Stuart	78
98	Kane	77
99	Raymond	77
100	Julian	76