Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1996

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	1,073
2	Emily	748
3	Sarah	722
4	Emma	573
5	Samantha	473
6	Lauren	395
7	Georgia	380
8	Chloe	371
9	Rebecca	357
10	Stephanie	352
11	Courtney	345
12	Hannah	331
13	Laura	323
14	Amy	321
15	Maddison	315
16	Caitlin	306
17	Sophie	296
18	Brooke	284
19	Taylor	255
20	Isabella	254
21	Rachel	254
22	Olivia	250
23	Brittany	247
24	Ashleigh	240
25	Alexandra	232

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	232
27	Tayla	226
28	Natalie	220
29	Grace	218
30	Jasmine	215
31	Zoe	213
32	Kate	204
33	Danielle	203
34	Natasha	202
35	Madeleine	201
36	Jade	199
37	Madison	194
38	Ashley	192
39	Melissa	192
40	Nicole	191
41	Madeline	179
42	Kayla	178
43	Claudia	172
44	Hayley	170
45	Lucy	166
46	Bianca	165
47	Paige	163
48	Brianna	160
49	Holly	154
50	Amanda	152
51	Cassandra	152
52	Chelsea	150
53	Anna	148
54	Erin	148
55	Monique	148
56	Michelle	145
57	Amelia	143
58	Shannon	139
59	Jennifer	137
60	Megan	137
61	Taylah	137
62	Gabrielle	131
63	Eliza	128
64	Jordan	123
65	Victoria	123
66	Angela	121
67	Claire	115
68	Rachael	113
69	Ebony	111
70	Amber	109
71	Katherine	109
72	Tahlia	108
73	Ellen	106
74	Tegan	106
75	Vanessa	106
76	Alana	104
77	Katie	100
78	Melanie	100
79	Renee	98
80	Chantelle	96
81	Christina	96
82	Abbey	95
83	Rhiannon	95
84	Tara	95
85	Lisa	94
86	Molly	92
87	Charlotte	91
88	Jessie	91
89	Naomi	91
90	Gemma	88
91	Julia	88
92	Kimberley	86
93	Isabelle	84
94	Nicola	84
95	Tamara	84
96	Alicia	83
97	Alison	83
98	Bethany	83
99	Alice	82
100	Bronte	82