Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
Boys · Girls
Boys
Change
Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
98.
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Daniel
44 new new new
98.
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Lloyd
44 +2 0 0.0%
98.
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Selwyn
44 new new new
96.
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Leonard
46 -4 -6 -11.5%
96.
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Walter
46 new new new
95.
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Terrence
47 0 0 0.0%
93.
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Albert
49 new new new
93.
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Derek
49 -7 -8 -14.0%
92.
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Warwick
50 -10 -9 -15.3%
91.
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Ivan
51 -2 -4 -7.3%
90.
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Allen
52 +5 +5 +10.6%
87.
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Clive
53 -9 -15 -22.1%
87.
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Frederick
53 -1 -4 -7.0%
87.
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Lawrence
53 -7 -9 -14.5%
85.
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Lance
54 new new new
85.
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Laurence
54 -1 -4 -6.9%
84.
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Nigel
57 +15 +12 +26.7%
83.
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Roy
60 +3 +3 +5.3%
82.
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Bernard
61 -3 -4 -6.2%
81.
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Kerry
63 -7 -10 -13.7%
80.
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Martin
65 -9 -11 -14.5%
79.
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Timothy
66 -6 -8 -10.8%
78.
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Francis
68 -8 -11 -13.9%
77.
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Stanley
70 new new new
76.
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Mervyn
71 +8 +13 +22.4%
75.
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Jeffrey
72 +15 +19 +35.8%
73.
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Eric
74 -7 -14 -15.9%
73.
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Norman
74 -6 -12 -14.0%
72.
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Steven
75 +8 +13 +21.0%
70.
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Alexander
77 -1 -6 -7.2%
70.
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Owen
77 +5 +5 +6.9%
67.
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Arthur
78 -4 -17 -17.9%
67.
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Joseph
78 +5 +3 +4.0%
67.
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Noel
78 -16 -48 -38.1%
66.
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Gavin
83 +10 +13 +18.6%
64.
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Desmond
87 +12 +17 +24.3%
64.
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Maurice
87 0 -6 -6.5%
63.
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Lindsay
100 -4 -5 -4.8%
62.
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Stuart
101 -5 -7 -6.5%
60.
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Denis
102 +7 +16 +18.6%
60.
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Rodney
102 -10 -25 -19.7%
59.
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Bryan
103 +3 +4 +4.0%
58.
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Rex
110 +7 +21 +23.6%
57.
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Patrick
111 -10 -29 -20.7%
56.
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Mark
115 0 +3 +2.7%
55.
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Neville
119 0 +6 +5.3%
54.
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Charles
121 -5 -12 -9.0%
52.
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Gordon
124 -4 -13 -9.5%
52.
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Leslie
124 -7 -29 -19.0%
51.
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Phillip
128 +2 +8 +6.7%
50.
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Gregory
131 +10 +28 +27.2%
49.
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George
132 -3 -20 -13.2%
48.
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Robin
133 +4 +8 +6.4%
46.
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Andrew
136 +8 +18 +15.3%
46.
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Terence
136 -2 -18 -11.7%
45.
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Garry
138 +13 +32 +30.2%
44.
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Edward
146 +16 +43 +41.7%
42.
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Douglas
162 -3 -4 -2.4%
42.
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Warren
162 +1 +5 +3.2%
41.
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Neil
172 +1 +12 +7.5%
39.
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Roger
174 -6 -38 -17.9%
39.
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Russell
174 -2 -21 -10.8%
38.
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Malcolm
175 +1 +9 +5.4%
37.
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Ross
178 -1 -18 -9.2%
36.
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Thomas
179 +2 +3 +1.7%
35.
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Grant
184 +6 +23 +14.3%
34.
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Keith
186 +1 -16 -7.9%
33.
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Dennis
204 -3 -27 -11.7%
32.
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Philip
209 -1 -17 -7.5%
31.
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Geoffrey
214 +3 +11 +5.4%
30.
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Gary
218 +2 +2 +0.9%
29.
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Donald
228 -2 -12 -5.0%
28.
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Ronald
238 +1 +3 +1.3%
27.
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Trevor
241 -3 -26 -9.7%
26.
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Raymond
252 -1 -14 -5.3%
25.
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Allan
255 +2 +15 +6.3%
24.
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Christopher
285 +2 +28 +10.9%
23.
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Colin
293 -4 -8 -2.7%
22.
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Barry
294 +1 +16 +5.8%
21.
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Wayne
297 -1 0 0.0%
20.
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Anthony
304 +1 +11 +3.8%
19.
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Graham
319 -3 -6 -1.8%
18.
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Kenneth
320 0 +17 +5.6%
17.
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Richard
345 0 +41 +13.5%
16.
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Alan
354 -2 -31 -8.1%
15.
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Murray
358 0 +27 +8.2%
14.
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Graeme
401 -1 +2 +0.5%
12.
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James
406 0 +3 +0.7%
12.
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Stephen
406 +10 +120 +42.0%
10.
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Ian
421 0 -19 -4.3%
10.
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Paul
421 +1 +17 +4.2%
9.
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Bruce
470 0 +18 +4.0%
8.
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William
481 0 -20 -4.0%
7.
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Brian
492 -1 -38 -7.2%
6.
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Kevin
583 +1 +56 +10.6%
4.
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Michael
707 +1 +41 +6.2%
4.
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Robert
707 0 +27 +4.0%
3.
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Peter
890 0 -29 -3.2%
2.
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David
961 0 -31 -3.1%
1.
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John
1,403 0 -101 -6.7%
Girls
Change
Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
99.
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Christina
44 new new new
99.
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Janis
44 -10 -10 -18.5%
96.
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Fay
45 new new new
96.
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Penelope
45 -4 -5 -10.0%
96.
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Robin
45 new new new
94.
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Daphne
46 new new new
94.
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Faye
46 -1 -3 -6.1%
92.
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Julia
47 +7 +3 +6.8%
92.
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Paula
47 new new new
91.
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Eileen
48 -5 -8 -14.3%
90.
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Susanne
49 new new new
89.
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Lynley
50 +10 +6 +13.6%
88.
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Marlene
54 new new new
87.
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Ngaire
58 -11 -9 -13.4%
85.
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June
59 -3 0 0.0%
85.
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Noeline
59 -7 -4 -6.3%
84.
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Maria
60 +7 +9 +17.6%
83.
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Lynnette
61 -9 -12 -16.4%
82.
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Brenda
62 +1 +4 +6.9%
80.
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Glenda
64 +19 +20 +45.5%
80.
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Josephine
64 0 +4 +6.7%
79.
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Dawn
65 -2 0 0.0%
78.
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Jean
66 +2 +6 +10.0%
77.
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Shona
68 +1 +5 +7.9%
76.
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Irene
71 -5 -7 -9.0%
75.
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Vivienne
72 0 +4 +5.9%
74.
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Diana
73 -7 -15 -17.0%
72.
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Sally
80 -1 +2 +2.6%
72.
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Sheryl
80 -18 -31 -27.9%
70.
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Glenys
81 -4 -10 -11.0%
70.
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Ruth
81 -6 -15 -15.6%
69.
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Jacqueline
85 +4 +9 +11.8%
68.
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Adrienne
86 +15 +28 +48.3%
66.
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Elaine
88 -14 -24 -21.4%
66.
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Jill
88 +4 +6 +7.3%
64.
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Joy
90 -6 -16 -15.1%
64.
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Lois
90 -1 -8 -8.2%
61.
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Gillian
91 -2 -12 -11.7%
61.
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Jane
91 +25 +35 +62.5%
61.
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Joan
91 -9 -21 -18.8%
60.
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Kay
95 -9 -18 -15.9%
57.
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Jeanette
98 0 -9 -8.4%
57.
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Jocelyn
98 +12 +14 +16.7%
57.
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Marion
98 -1 -10 -9.3%
55.
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Dorothy
100 -7 -20 -16.7%
55.
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Lynne
100 +6 0 0.0%
54.
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Gloria
107 +14 +21 +24.4%
53.
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Kathryn
109 -3 -7 -6.0%
51.
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Cheryl
118 -8 -15 -11.3%
51.
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Julie
118 -6 -11 -8.5%
50.
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Jillian
126 +10 +24 +23.5%
49.
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Sharon
128 +12 +28 +28.0%
48.
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Catherine
132 -10 -9 -6.4%
47.
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Yvonne
134 -3 +2 +1.5%
46.
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Annette
140 -5 +4 +2.9%
45.
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Valerie
142 0 +13 +10.1%
44.
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Ann
144 -5 +5 +3.6%
42.
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Lynda
145 +23 +50 +52.6%
42.
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Marie
145 -3 +6 +4.3%
41.
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Denise
147 +8 +29 +24.6%
40.
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Frances
150 +14 +39 +35.1%
39.
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Lesley
151 -2 +2 +1.3%
38.
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Raewyn
159 -5 -12 -7.0%
36.
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Alison
160 0 +5 +3.2%
36.
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Rosemary
160 +11 +38 +31.1%
35.
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Wendy
164 +7 +29 +21.5%
33.
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Colleen
169 -8 -32 -15.9%
33.
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Dianne
169 +1 +4 +2.4%
32.
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Carolyn
171 -4 -17 -9.0%
31.
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Maureen
181 -4 -9 -4.7%
30.
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Gail
187 0 +6 +3.3%
29.
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Suzanne
191 +1 +10 +5.5%
28.
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Pauline
195 -4 -8 -3.9%
27.
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Marilyn
199 +2 +12 +6.4%
26.
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Lorraine
202 -5 -21 -9.4%
25.
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Beverley
208 -2 -8 -3.7%
24.
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Robyn
216 -3 -7 -3.1%
23.
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Janet
220 +3 +24 +12.2%
22.
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Karen
226 +13 +70 +44.9%
21.
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Shirley
233 -2 -27 -10.4%
20.
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Anne
240 +12 +63 +35.6%
19.
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Kathleen
250 +1 -4 -1.6%
18.
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Heather
256 -4 -45 -15.0%
17.
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Pamela
274 -2 -21 -7.1%
16.
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Sandra
292 0 +8 +2.8%
15.
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Diane
297 +3 +34 +12.9%
14.
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Carol
301 +3 +23 +8.3%
13.
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Janice
307 0 -7 -2.2%
12.
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Helen
335 0 +17 +5.3%
11.
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Lynette
366 0 +37 +11.2%
10.
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Barbara
386 -2 -12 -3.0%
9.
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Elizabeth
387 0 +5 +1.3%
8.
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Patricia
417 -2 -20 -4.6%
7.
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Linda
420 +3 +72 +20.7%
6.
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Mary
435 +1 +20 +4.8%
5.
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Jennifer
473 -1 0 0.0%
4.
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Susan
489 +1 +39 +8.7%
3.
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Judith
505 0 +10 +2.0%
2.
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Christine
606 0 +44 +7.8%
1.
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Margaret
702 0 -47 -6.3%