Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1997

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	917
2	Emily	767
3	Sarah	670
4	Emma	517
5	Georgia	468
6	Chloe	444
7	Samantha	433
8	Hannah	408
9	Rebecca	382
10	Lauren	378
11	Courtney	368
12	Caitlin	337
13	Isabella	321
14	Amy	318
15	Laura	311
16	Sophie	307
17	Brooke	293
18	Stephanie	291
19	Olivia	287
20	Rachel	283
21	Taylor	274
22	Maddison	256
23	Grace	249
24	Zoe	248
25	Ashleigh	244

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alexandra	231
27	Madison	231
28	Brittany	228
29	Jasmine	221
30	Taylah	218
31	Elizabeth	211
32	Madeline	202
33	Kate	201
34	Jade	197
35	Natalie	197
36	Tayla	197
37	Chelsea	196
38	Natasha	192
39	Madeleine	190
40	Nicole	187
41	Kayla	183
42	Ashley	168
43	Claudia	166
44	Brianna	164
45	Holly	159
46	Monique	158
47	Erin	156
48	Megan	152
49	Gabrielle	150
50	Hayley	150
51	Lucy	145
52	Melissa	145
53	Bianca	144
54	Danielle	144
55	Rachael	144
56	Amelia	142
57	Cassandra	141
58	Jordan	138
59	Amber	137
60	Jennifer	136
61	Paige	136
62	Victoria	127
63	Ebony	124
64	Shannon	124
65	Charlotte	122
66	Claire	122
67	Eliza	121
68	Anna	120
69	Michelle	119
70	Rhiannon	116
71	Abbey	113
72	Amanda	109
73	Bethany	108
74	Kaitlyn	107
75	Tahlia	106
76	Angela	105
77	Katie	103
78	Lily	100
79	Mikayla	100
80	Ruby	99
81	Vanessa	98
82	Melanie	96
83	Alicia	95
84	Isabelle	95
85	Julia	95
86	Alana	94
87	Tara	91
88	Katherine	89
89	Monica	88
90	Molly	87
91	Shania	87
92	Alice	85
93	Mia	85
94	Nicola	84
95	Sophia	84
96	Bronte	83
97	Gemma	82
98	Mikaela	82
99	Jacqueline	80
100	Lisa	80