Most popular girls’ names in New South Wales, 1998

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emily	799
2	Jessica	778
3	Sarah	645
4	Chloe	575
5	Emma	537
6	Georgia	460
7	Olivia	408
8	Samantha	404
9	Isabella	348
10	Caitlin	341
11	Hannah	328
12	Courtney	323
13	Maddison	308
14	Brooke	305
15	Sophie	298
16	Amy	296
17	Grace	296
18	Rebecca	291
19	Lauren	279
20	Laura	255
21	Taylor	250
22	Jasmine	249
23	Zoe	242
24	Rachel	238
25	Stephanie	238

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alexandra	226
27	Jade	223
28	Natasha	223
29	Chelsea	217
30	Natalie	207
31	Ashleigh	204
32	Gabrielle	198
33	Kate	196
34	Brittany	192
35	Madison	189
36	Elizabeth	181
37	Claudia	180
38	Madeline	180
39	Tayla	177
40	Brianna	174
41	Hayley	167
42	Bianca	166
43	Madeleine	162
44	Lucy	158
45	Erin	156
46	Monique	152
47	Ashley	151
48	Kayla	151
49	Taylah	151
50	Shannon	148
51	Amelia	147
52	Claire	146
53	Holly	144
54	Charlotte	141
55	Abbey	140
56	Lily	136
57	Victoria	133
58	Megan	131
59	Nicole	131
60	Molly	128
61	Paige	128
62	Amber	127
63	Cassandra	127
64	Isabelle	121
65	Rachael	121
66	Tara	120
67	Tahlia	119
68	Melissa	118
69	Danielle	117
70	Anna	113
71	Kaitlyn	112
72	Ruby	112
73	Bethany	108
74	Mia	108
75	Michelle	108
76	Julia	107
77	Shania	107
78	Ebony	106
79	Phoebe	106
80	Eliza	104
81	Mikayla	104
82	Alana	101
83	Jennifer	97
84	Amanda	93
85	Ella	93
86	Jordan	93
87	Katherine	93
88	Katie	92
89	Angela	91
90	Georgina	91
91	Monica	89
92	Bronte	88
93	Nicola	88
94	Gemma	87
95	Vanessa	86
96	Breanna	85
97	Rhiannon	85
98	Alicia	83
99	Caitlyn	83
100	Tiffany	83