Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
Boys · Girls
Boys
Rank Name Times +/-
1.
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David
1,139 0
2.
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Michael
1,117 0
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Paul
949 0
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Andrew
865 +2
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John
805 0
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Peter
783 -2
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Mark
726 0
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Stephen
695 0
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Richard
619 +1
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Robert
598 -1
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Christopher
567 0
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Craig
501 0
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Shane
461 +5
14.
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Wayne
387 +3
15.
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Dean
370 +7
16.
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Grant
364 0
17.
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Anthony
359 -2
18.
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James
358 -4
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Darren
353 -6
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Gregory
343 0
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Steven
324 -2
22.
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Kevin
306 -1
23.
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Ian
303 +1
24.
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William
271 -1
25.
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Philip
263 +1
26.
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Gary
255 +3
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Simon
240 +6
28.
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Tony
231 +4
29.
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Timothy
223 +2
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Brett
221 -3
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Bruce
221 -5
32.
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Brent
218 -2
33.
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Brian
206 -5
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Murray
199 0
35.
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Phillip
198 +6
36.
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Nigel
188 +5
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Martin
180 -1
38.
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Stuart
177 -4
39.
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Ross
172 -2
40.
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Alan
171 -2
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Matthew
171 +21
42.
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Warren
161 +1
43.
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Glenn
154 +1
44.
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Geoffrey
148 +9
45.
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Thomas
147 +8
46.
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Rodney
144 +28
47.
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Colin
143 -8
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Russell
141 +8
49.
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Raymond
140 0
50.
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Jeffrey
139 +1
51.
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Graeme
136 -11
52.
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Graham
135 -5
53.
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Gavin
134 +9
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Jason
134 new
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Trevor
134 -8
56.
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Neil
133 -8
57.
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Sean
132 +17
58.
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Kenneth
130 -3
59.
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Allan
127 -7
60.
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Joseph
126 +9
61.
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Barry
124 -15
62.
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Scott
123 +9
63.
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Patrick
122 -3
64.
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Nicholas
117 +1
65.
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Edward
114 +13
66.
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Antony
112 -3
67.
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Darryl
108 -8
67.
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Roger
108 -17
69.
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Jonathan
106 +17
70.
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Daniel
103 0
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Douglas
103 +2
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Aaron
99 new
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Malcolm
97 -16
74.
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Kerry
96 -9
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George
94 -8
76.
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Derek
91 +17
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Donald
90 -13
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Lance
90 -4
79.
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Darrin
87 -22
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Darryn
87 -12
81.
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Ronald
86 -1
82.
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Adrian
84 -6
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Carl
84 -1
84.
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Karl
83 +8
85.
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Charles
79 +2
86.
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Hamish
76 new
87.
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Bryan
75 +1
88.
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Keith
74 -7
89.
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Brendan
72 +10
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Brendon
72 +10
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Kelvin
72 -8
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Todd
71 new
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Adam
70 -4
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Gordon
70 -8
95.
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Shayne
69 -19
96.
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Glen
68 -15
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Robin
68 -5
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Neville
67 -3
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Terry
67 new
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Garry
66 -21
Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
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Michelle
586 +3
2.
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Karen
551 -1
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Deborah
494 +4
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Susan
490 -2
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Joanne
431 0
6.
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Sandra
425 -3
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Lisa
423 +24
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Sharon
391 0
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Tania
391 +1
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Tracey
375 +3
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Donna
372 -5
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Julie
363 -2
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Angela
356 +5
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Christine
337 -3
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Jacqueline
317 -3
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Nicola
300 +3
17.
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Helen
296 -1
18.
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Wendy
295 -3
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Fiona
292 +1
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Elizabeth
275 -3
21.
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Catherine
271 +1
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Leanne
247 0
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Kim
246 -2
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Maria
240 +4
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Jennifer
238 -1
26.
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Linda
225 -12
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Sarah
225 +1
28.
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Tracy
216 +5
29.
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Andrea
208 +6
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Alison
204 +18
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Jane
203 -2
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Diane
193 -3
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Robyn
191 -8
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Denise
180 -8
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Mary
179 +3
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Kathryn
175 +5
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Suzanne
173 -3
38.
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Janine
172 +14
39.
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Margaret
170 +1
40.
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Patricia
167 -9
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Heather
165 -5
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Anne
164 0
43.
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Amanda
159 +6
44.
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Louise
153 +2
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Paula
151 +9
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Carol
149 -9
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Carolyn
146 -8
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Judith
137 -3
49.
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Maree
134 +4
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Raewyn
134 0
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Megan
129 +8
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Lynda
126 +4
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Brenda
125 -6
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Debra
125 -9
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Tanya
122 +4
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Stephanie
121 +2
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Vicki
121 -5
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Lynette
116 -15
59.
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Kathleen
111 +4
60.
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Anna
109 +9
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Bronwyn
109 -6
62.
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Sally
108 -5
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Shelley
107 +9
64.
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Kerry
103 +18
65.
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Tina
102 +10
66.
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Barbara
101 +7
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Katrina
97 +10
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Rachel
96 +3
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Rosemary
94 +6
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Pauline
92 -3
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Dianne
91 -5
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Katherine
90 +19
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Annette
89 -11
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Debbie
88 -6
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Caroline
86 -10
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Marie
86 -14
77.
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Cheryl
82 +20
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Michele
82 +2
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Janet
80 0
80.
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Pamela
79 -10
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Jan
78 -2
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Toni
78 +7
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Cherie
77 +9
84.
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Ann
76 -21
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Karyn
76 new
86.
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Claire
75 new
87.
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Teresa
74 +10
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Christina
73 new
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Gail
71 new
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Gillian
70 +3
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Jillian
70 -12
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Melanie
70 new
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Yvonne
70 -7
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Ruth
69 -21
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Sheryl
69 -11
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Natalie
66 -11
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Sonia
66 new
98.
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Vicky
65 new
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Rhonda
63 new
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Philippa
62 new
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Rebecca
62 new
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Sonya
62 new