Popular Names in Ireland

Boys · Girls
Boys
Rank Name Times +/-
56.
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Gavin
158 +30
69.
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Simon
113 +20
31.
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Shane
277 +17
67.
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Cathal
119 +13
25.
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Jason
311 +12
24.
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Niall
331 +11
30.
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Dermot
280 +11
86.
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Justin
83 +11
68.
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Matthew
116 +10
81.
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Owen
89 +9
94.
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Eric
69 new
37.
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Colm
256 +6
53.
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Fergal
170 +6
70.
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Maurice
112 +6
79.
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Nicholas
95 +6
26.
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Kenneth
304 +5
34.
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Raymond
272 +5
40.
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Barry
246 +5
48.
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Ian
189 +5
93.
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Neil
70 +5
57.
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Liam
154 +4
83.
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Cormac
86 +4
84.
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Padraig
85 +4
32.
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Darren
276 +3
46.
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Ronan
201 +3
64.
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Jonathan
126 +3
96.
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Oliver
64 +3
11.
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Alan
646 +2
17.
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Joseph
474 +2
18.
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Robert
472 +2
21.
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Edward
349 +2
22.
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Derek
346 +2
50.
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Adrian
184 +2
66.
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Karl
120 +2
94.
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Diarmuid
69 +2
99.
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Ivan
59 new
99.
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Marcus
59 new
6.
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Paul
1,061 +1
13.
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Stephen
593 +1
14.
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Anthony
571 +1
39.
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Keith
248 +1
62.
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Desmond
134 +1
80.
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Rory
94 +1
1.
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John
2,506 0
2.
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Michael
1,639 0
3.
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Patrick
1,523 0
4.
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David
1,253 0
5.
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James
1,128 0
8.
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Mark
824 0
9.
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Brian
684 0
10.
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William
677 0
16.
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Gerard
503 0
54.
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Donal
159 0
54.
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Gary
159 0
70.
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Jeremiah
112 0
78.
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Hugh
98 0
92.
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Gregory
73 0
7.
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Thomas
942 -1
12.
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Martin
612 -1
19.
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Kevin
462 -1
29.
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Francis
282 -1
45.
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Aidan
218 -1
47.
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Damien
200 -1
51.
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Ciaran
183 -1
59.
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Vincent
140 -1
63.
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Trevor
128 -1
73.
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Terence
109 -1
85.
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Garrett
84 -1
23.
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Brendan
345 -2
49.
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Colin
187 -2
58.
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Seamus
146 -2
15.
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Declan
526 -3
20.
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Peter
447 -3
28.
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Richard
289 -3
76.
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Graham
108 -3
97.
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Finbarr
62 -3
97.
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Fintan
62 -3
61.
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Cornelius
136 -4
64.
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Damian
126 -4
27.
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Noel
297 -5
35.
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Denis
269 -5
33.
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Sean
274 -6
44.
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Timothy
222 -6
72.
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Enda
110 -6
89.
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Fergus
77 -6
77.
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Eugene
106 -7
81.
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George
89 -7
89.
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Eamon
77 -7
36.
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Daniel
257 -8
73.
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Eoin
109 -8
99.
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Garry
59 -8
41.
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Kieran
241 -9
42.
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Philip
237 -9
43.
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Christopher
229 -9
60.
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Bernard
138 -9
73.
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Laurence
109 -9
52.
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Conor
171 -10
88.
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Charles
79 -11
38.
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Andrew
251 -12
91.
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Nigel
76 -16
87.
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Eamonn
81 -18
Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
77.
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Mairead
113 new
53.
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Grainne
152 +21
80.
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Aoife
104 new
64.
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Emer
129 +18
84.
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Christine
101 new
52.
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Tara
157 +15
86.
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Emma
96 new
47.
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Nicola
182 +12
64.
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Alison
129 +12
40.
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Paula
215 +11
62.
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Edel
134 +11
19.
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Jennifer
330 +10
35.
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Kathleen
237 +10
48.
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Aisling
180 +10
91.
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Aileen
90 new
91.
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Roisin
90 new
19.
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Lorraine
330 +8
49.
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Claire
175 +8
32.
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Orla
256 +7
91.
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Miriam
90 +7
50.
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Amanda
173 +6
62.
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Ruth
134 +6
72.
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Jane
124 +6
95.
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Julie
89 new
33.
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Louise
250 +5
78.
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Jean
109 +5
81.
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Clare
103 +5
81.
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Laura
103 +5
96.
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Irene
87 new
17.
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Martina
356 +4
26.
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Yvonne
284 +4
28.
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Niamh
278 +4
59.
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Ciara
144 +4
66.
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Ellen
128 +4
90.
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Pamela
91 +4
25.
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Lisa
290 +3
31.
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Sarah
258 +3
14.
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Karen
394 +2
21.
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Susan
320 +2
34.
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Gillian
239 +2
42.
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Suzanne
201 +2
44.
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Deborah
198 +2
6.
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Elizabeth
544 +1
9.
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Deirdre
516 +1
12.
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Michelle
444 +1
15.
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Linda
379 +1
38.
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Jacqueline
220 +1
78.
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Noreen
109 +1
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Mary
1,581 0
2.
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Catherine
853 0
3.
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Margaret
766 0
4.
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Fiona
657 0
5.
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Sinead
606 0
8.
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Sharon
525 0
11.
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Caroline
488 0
16.
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Elaine
365 0
43.
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Rachel
200 0
61.
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Christina
135 0
7.
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Ann
533 -1
10.
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Anne
510 -1
13.
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Patricia
398 -1
60.
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Joan
136 -1
72.
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Tracey
124 -1
24.
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Helen
301 -2
27.
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Maria
281 -2
66.
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Shirley
128 -2
81.
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Frances
103 -2
23.
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Bridget
313 -3
29.
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Marie
271 -3
45.
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Teresa
185 -3
55.
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Anna
148 -3
57.
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Tracy
146 -3
18.
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Sandra
355 -4
37.
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Denise
226 -4
69.
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Joanne
126 -4
69.
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Pauline
126 -4
98.
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Una
84 -4
54.
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Barbara
150 -5
41.
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Carol
204 -6
89.
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Samantha
92 -6
91.
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Clodagh
90 -6
22.
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Siobhan
319 -7
38.
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Eileen
220 -7
57.
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Valerie
146 -7
76.
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Colette
118 -7
97.
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Michele
85 -7
45.
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Carmel
185 -8
56.
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Audrey
147 -8
88.
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Helena
93 -9
29.
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Geraldine
271 -10
85.
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Anita
97 -10
99.
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Veronica
83 -10
36.
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Bernadette
228 -12
51.
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Angela
166 -12
75.
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Sheila
119 -13
69.
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Brigid
126 -14
87.
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Annette
95 -16
66.
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Nora
128 -19
74.
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Josephine
123 -21
99.
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Brenda
83 -22