Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
Boys · Girls
Boys
Rank Name Times +/-
1.
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Michael
781 0
2.
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Daniel
740 +1
3.
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Matthew
676 -1
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Christopher
595 +3
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David
590 0
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James
589 -2
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Andrew
536 -1
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Nicholas
458 0
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Samuel
431 +7
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Benjamin
418 +1
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Joshua
395 +3
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Jason
388 -3
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Timothy
383 0
14.
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Richard
345 -2
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John
317 0
16.
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William
314 +8
17.
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Mark
311 -7
18.
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Scott
284 +2
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Adam
279 +2
20.
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Paul
274 -2
21.
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Robert
272 +1
22.
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Thomas
270 +4
23.
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Jonathan
257 -4
24.
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Simon
254 -1
25.
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Steven
249 +2
26.
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Jeremy
245 +2
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Aaron
240 -10
28.
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Joseph
231 +3
29.
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Nathan
230 0
30.
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Luke
225 -5
31.
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Ryan
211 0
32.
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Stephen
210 -2
33.
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Peter
198 +2
34.
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Hayden
197 +3
35.
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Shane
194 -1
36.
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Craig
183 -5
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Anthony
156 +4
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Jamie
145 +2
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Shaun
145 -2
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Mathew
140 +10
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Bradley
139 +1
42.
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Karl
138 +6
43.
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Phillip
130 +4
44.
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Cameron
129 -5
45.
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Alexander
121 +9
46.
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Hamish
118 +2
47.
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Jared
115 +5
48.
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Gareth
105 -10
49.
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Lance
104 -6
50.
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Patrick
94 +14
51.
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Gregory
93 +5
52.
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George
92 +12
53.
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Brett
91 -2
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Carl
91 -9
55.
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Edward
90 +6
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Philip
90 +2
57.
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Blair
86 -13
57.
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Justin
86 -11
59.
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Brent
85 +32
59.
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Kyle
85 +8
59.
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Tony
85 -6
62.
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Ben
84 +7
63.
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Jacob
83 -5
64.
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Brendon
80 -3
65.
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Troy
79 -2
66.
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Joel
77 -7
67.
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Dylan
76 +2
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Raymond
76 +25
69.
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Kieran
74 +16
70.
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Charles
72 +13
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Douglas
72 +13
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Grant
72 +8
73.
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Ian
70 +19
74.
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Shannon
69 -10
75.
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Brendan
68 -2
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Glen
68 +3
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Ricky
68 +12
78.
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Adrian
66 +9
79.
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Kevin
64 -6
79.
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Sean
64 -8
81.
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Jordan
63 -8
82.
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Dean
62 -23
83.
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Ross
61 +11
84.
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Logan
59 +5
85.
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Jonathon
58 new
86.
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Caleb
56 -13
86.
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Todd
56 new
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Isaac
55 new
88.
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Jesse
55 new
88.
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Stuart
55 -34
91.
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Alan
54 new
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Dion
54 new
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Wayne
54 new
94.
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Kane
53 -16
95.
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Ashley
52 new
95.
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Leon
52 +3
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Martin
52 new
98.
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Brian
51 new
98.
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Darren
51 new
98.
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Jeffrey
51 new
98.
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Kurt
51 new
98.
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Reuben
51 new
Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
1.
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Sarah
667 0
2.
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Jessica
447 +3
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Rebecca
402 -1
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Amy
325 +3
5.
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Emma
320 -2
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Lisa
290 0
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Melissa
290 +2
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Kelly
272 -4
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Nicola
268 +2
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Anna
265 -1
11.
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Rachel
263 -1
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Michelle
235 0
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Amanda
230 +1
14.
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Elizabeth
212 +5
15.
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Stacey
204 +6
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Natalie
201 +7
17.
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Gemma
195 +21
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Jennifer
195 -2
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Laura
195 +7
20.
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Kate
194 +2
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Renee
191 -1
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Hayley
188 -5
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Kylie
178 -5
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Hannah
175 +4
25.
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Natasha
166 -10
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Angela
164 -13
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Stephanie
151 +8
28.
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Tracey
133 +1
29.
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Melanie
131 -4
30.
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Megan
130 +2
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Tania
130 -3
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Katherine
126 +20
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Claire
120 -3
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Nicole
120 +12
35.
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Erin
118 +5
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Holly
118 +36
37.
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Catherine
114 -4
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Rachael
113 0
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Julia
112 -14
40.
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Lauren
111 +15
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Katie
108 +1
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Danielle
106 +1
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Kirsty
106 +14
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Victoria
106 -7
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Aimee
104 -14
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Kathryn
102 +22
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Amber
98 -12
48.
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Vanessa
97 -2
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Kimberley
96 -6
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Jenna
93 +45
51.
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Louise
92 -17
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Olivia
92 +6
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Sophie
92 new
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Helen
90 -3
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Samantha
90 +26
56.
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Alice
89 +14
57.
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Joanna
88 -4
58.
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Alana
87 -10
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Charlotte
87 -17
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Caroline
86 +17
61.
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Katrina
85 -11
62.
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Joanne
84 -14
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Monique
84 -3
64.
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Toni
83 +13
65.
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Emily
82 -18
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Shannon
81 -6
67.
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Jasmine
79 +19
68.
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Andrea
78 -11
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Lucy
78 -4
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Mary
78 +13
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Sara
78 +6
72.
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Casey
77 +13
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Jane
77 +2
72.
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Rochelle
77 -5
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Jacqueline
76 +9
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Christine
71 +22
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Maria
71 -3
78.
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Alicia
70 +10
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Kim
68 -11
80.
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Margaret
65 new
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Rebekah
65 +11
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Christina
62 +16
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Bridget
61 -1
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Krystal
61 -21
85.
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Julie
59 -23
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Susan
59 +7
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Tracy
59 -19
88.
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Fiona
58 -23
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Karen
58 -27
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Crystal
57 -37
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Donna
57 -16
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Naomi
56 0
93.
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Frances
55 -4
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Paula
55 new
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Tara
55 new
96.
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Teresa
53 +2
97.
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Deborah
52 new
98.
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Anita
51 -12
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Ruth
51 -19
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Kathleen
50 new