Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1989

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

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

Rank	Name	Babies
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