Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
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Boys
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Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
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Alan		 161 -2 +1 +0.6%
38.
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Albert		 97 -1 -7 -6.7%
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Alexander		 83 -2 -10 -10.8%
43.
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Alfred		 84 +2 +1 +1.2%
25.
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Allan		 154 +2 +10 +6.9%
75.
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Allen		 42 +9 +7 +20.0%
81.
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Andrew		 36 -10 -6 -14.3%
65.
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Anthony		 56 +5 +11 +24.4%
89.
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Arnold		 32 +3 +5 +18.5%
26.
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Arthur		 146 -7 -16 -9.9%
46.
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Barry		 82 +7 +15 +22.4%
89.
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Basil		 32 new new new
49.
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Bernard		 77 +13 +21 +37.5%
8.
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Brian		 282 +2 +21 +8.0%
19.
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Bruce		 165 +7 +19 +13.0%
72.
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Bryan		 44 +17 +12 +37.5%
24.
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Charles		 158 +3 +14 +9.7%
70.
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Clifford		 45 -5 -8 -15.1%
97.
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Clive		 25 new new new
15.
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Colin		 209 -2 -5 -2.3%
77.
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Cyril		 39 -14 -16 -29.1%
93.
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Daniel		 26 new new new
7.
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David		 285 +1 +11 +4.0%
93.
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Denis		 26 new new new
84.
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Dennis		 35 +1 +1 +2.9%
79.
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Derek		 38 +13 +11 +40.7%
30.
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Desmond		 132 -3 -12 -8.3%
9.
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Donald		 281 0 +19 +7.3%
21.
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Douglas		 162 -4 -14 -8.0%
20.
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Edward		 163 +10 +28 +20.7%
81.
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Edwin		 36 +9 +7 +24.1%
33.
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Eric		 122 -9 -26 -17.6%
48.
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Ernest		 78 +6 +12 +18.2%
34.
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Francis		 115 -3 -10 -8.0%
59.
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Frank		 64 -9 -7 -9.9%
41.
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Frederick		 87 -2 -13 -13.0%
66.
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Geoffrey		 55 -1 +2 +3.8%
13.
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George		 236 -1 -19 -7.5%
77.
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Gerald		 39 +5 +3 +8.3%
93.
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Gilbert		 26 new new new
16.
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Gordon		 173 +2 +8 +4.8%
60.
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Graeme		 63 +7 +16 +34.0%
32.
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Graham		 124 +1 +3 +2.5%
44.
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Harold		 83 +4 +9 +12.2%
85.
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Harry		 34 -13 -7 -17.1%
51.
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Henry		 75 -8 -17 -18.5%
67.
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Herbert		 54 0 +7 +14.9%
69.
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Hugh		 49 +3 +8 +19.5%
11.
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Ian		 271 0 +15 +5.9%
42.
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Ivan		 85 -2 -13 -13.3%
35.
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Jack		 104 +3 +3 +3.0%
3.
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James		 480 0 +44 +10.1%
1.
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John		 881 0 -30 -3.3%
50.
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Joseph		 76 -2 +2 +2.7%
17.
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Keith		 171 -3 -40 -19.0%
93.
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Kelvin		 26 new new new
14.
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Kenneth		 220 +2 +26 +13.4%
55.
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Kevin		 69 +3 +7 +11.3%
81.
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Laurence		 36 +5 +3 +9.1%
57.
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Lawrence		 66 +3 +7 +11.9%
85.
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Leo		 34 -13 -7 -17.1%
40.
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Leonard		 89 +6 +9 +11.3%
18.
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Leslie		 170 +5 +17 +11.1%
63.
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Malcolm		 59 -7 -5 -7.8%
23.
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Maurice		 160 -2 +3 +1.9%
85.
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Maxwell		 34 -8 -5 -12.8%
53.
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Mervyn		 73 -13 -25 -25.5%
54.
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Michael		 72 +7 +14 +24.1%
39.
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Murray		 91 +11 +20 +28.2%
63.
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Neil		 59 +1 +5 +9.3%
74.
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Neville		 43 +8 +7 +19.4%
26.
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Noel		 146 +6 +22 +17.7%
31.
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Norman		 125 +4 +15 +13.6%
56.
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Owen		 68 +2 +6 +9.7%
47.
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Patrick		 81 -3 -4 -4.7%
72.
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Paul		 44 +9 +7 +18.9%
6.
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Peter		 297 +1 -5 -1.7%
79.
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Philip		 38 -3 -2 -5.0%
10.
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Raymond		 275 -4 -40 -12.7%
58.
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Reginald		 65 -2 +1 +1.6%
60.
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Rex		 63 -10 -8 -11.3%
29.
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Richard		 136 -7 -18 -11.7%
4.
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Robert		 473 0 +39 +9.0%
89.
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Robin		 32 +9 +6 +23.1%
92.
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Roger		 31 0 +4 +14.8%
5.
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Ronald		 354 0 -1 -0.3%
68.
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Ross		 51 -1 +4 +8.5%
51.
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Roy		 75 -5 -5 -6.3%
62.
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Russell		 60 -8 -6 -9.1%
99.
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Samuel		 24 -7 -3 -11.1%
85.
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Selwyn		 34 +7 +7 +25.9%
37.
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Stanley		 103 -3 -8 -7.2%
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Sydney		 25 -25 -16 -39.0%
70.
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Terence		 45 +7 +6 +15.4%
12.
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Thomas		 262 +2 +51 +24.2%
28.
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Trevor		 144 -4 -4 -2.7%
75.
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Victor		 42 +2 +3 +7.7%
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Wallace		 24 -13 -9 -27.3%
35.
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Walter		 104 +1 -1 -1.0%
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William		 591 0 -25 -4.1%
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Girls
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Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
87.
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Agnes		 33 -11 -8 -19.5%
74.
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Aileen		 42 +5 +3 +7.7%
86.
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Ailsa		 35 +1 +2 +6.1%
56.
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Alice		 54 -4 -6 -10.0%
61.
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Alison		 51 -15 -17 -25.0%
83.
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Alma		 36 -2 -2 -5.3%
78.
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Anne		 39 +15 +8 +25.8%
61.
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Annie		 51 -5 -7 -12.1%
17.
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Audrey		 146 0 -3 -2.0%
87.
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Avis		 33 new new new
13.
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Barbara		 181 +2 +18 +11.0%
93.
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Beatrice		 31 -3 -1 -3.1%
87.
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Bernice		 33 new new new
54.
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Beryl		 57 -18 -22 -27.8%
5.
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Betty		 292 0 -24 -7.6%
23.
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Beverley		 115 +6 +19 +19.8%
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Beverly		 26 new new new
41.
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Catherine		 69 +22 +19 +38.0%
100.
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Christina		 26 new new new
28.
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Colleen		 106 -2 +4 +3.9%
22.
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Daphne		 118 +5 +21 +21.6%
30.
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Dawn		 100 +7 +22 +28.2%
96.
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Diana		 28 new new new
15.
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Doreen		 165 -1 -10 -5.7%
48.
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Doris		 64 -10 -11 -14.7%
7.
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Dorothy		 256 0 -7 -2.7%
66.
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Dulcie		 48 +17 +11 +29.7%
58.
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Edith		 52 0 -3 -5.5%
41.
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Edna		 69 +3 -1 -1.4%
20.
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Eileen		 125 -1 -16 -11.3%
48.
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Elaine		 64 +22 +19 +42.2%
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Elizabeth		 220 +1 +14 +6.8%
68.
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Ellen		 47 -10 -8 -14.5%
57.
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Elsie		 53 -18 -21 -28.4%
100.
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Elva		 26 -16 -9 -25.7%
87.
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Ethel		 33 -23 -15 -31.3%
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Eunice		 33 -10 -7 -17.5%
58.
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Evelyn		 52 -4 -7 -11.9%
38.
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Fay		 74 +11 +8 +12.1%
53.
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Florence		 61 -9 -9 -12.9%
41.
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Frances		 69 +6 +2 +3.0%
51.
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Gladys		 63 -10 -10 -13.7%
78.
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Gloria		 39 new new new
83.
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Grace		 36 +7 +4 +12.5%
77.
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Gwendoline		 40 -13 -8 -16.7%
45.
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Hazel		 67 +12 +10 +17.5%
45.
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Heather		 67 +9 +8 +13.6%
21.
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Helen		 122 0 +12 +10.9%
35.
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Irene		 82 0 +1 +1.2%
63.
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Iris		 50 -2 -3 -5.7%
87.
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Isobel		 33 +3 +1 +3.1%
72.
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Ivy		 43 +9 +5 +13.2%
58.
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Janet		 52 +19 +12 +30.0%
12.
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Jean		 190 0 +2 +1.1%
68.
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Jessie		 47 0 +1 +2.2%
6.
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Joan		 270 0 -32 -10.6%
48.
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Jocelyn		 64 +20 +18 +39.1%
74.
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Josephine		 42 -12 -9 -17.6%
41.
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Joy		 69 -2 -5 -6.8%
10.
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Joyce		 207 -1 -19 -8.4%
70.
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Judith		 46 +17 +13 +39.4%
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June		 224 0 -25 -10.0%
16.
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Kathleen		 160 -5 -33 -17.1%
33.
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Lois		 92 +9 +20 +27.8%
36.
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Lorna		 75 -5 -18 -19.4%
78.
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Lorraine		 39 -4 -3 -7.1%
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Margaret		 664 0 +143 +27.4%
14.
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Marie		 166 +4 +19 +12.9%
52.
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Marion		 62 0 +2 +3.3%
29.
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Marjorie		 101 +1 +7 +7.4%
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Mary		 348 -1 -17 -4.7%
23.
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Maureen		 115 +1 +8 +7.5%
30.
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Mavis		 100 -3 +3 +3.1%
82.
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Melva		 37 new new new
95.
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Merle		 29 -11 -6 -17.1%
63.
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Muriel		 50 -5 -5 -9.1%
98.
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Myra		 27 -11 -6 -18.2%
100.
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Myrtle		 26 new new new
19.
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Nancy		 127 +6 +24 +23.3%
18.
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Ngaire		 145 -2 -12 -7.6%
26.
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Noeline		 111 +6 +19 +20.7%
39.
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Nola		 73 -19 -59 -44.7%
23.
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Norma		 115 -2 +5 +4.5%
47.
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Olive		 65 +23 +20 +44.4%
34.
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Pamela		 88 -1 -3 -3.3%
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Patricia		 382 +1 +31 +8.8%
32.
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Pauline		 93 +18 +31 +50.0%
81.
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Peggy		 38 -17 -10 -20.8%
27.
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Phyllis		 109 -6 -1 -0.9%
98.
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Rae		 27 new new new
63.
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Rita		 50 +9 +6 +13.6%
76.
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Rona		 41 +3 +2 +5.1%
94.
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Rose		 30 new new new
96.
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Rosemary		 28 new new new
36.
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Ruth		 75 +6 +3 +4.2%
2.
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Shirley		 391 0 -15 -3.7%
54.
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Sylvia		 57 -4 -5 -8.1%
39.
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Thelma		 73 -5 -14 -16.1%
11.
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Valerie		 193 +2 +8 +4.3%
83.
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Vera		 36 +13 +6 +20.0%
71.
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Violet		 44 +3 +2 +4.8%
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Winifred		 43 -8 -5 -10.4%
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Yvonne		 48 -19 -19 -28.4%
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Popularity extremes for New Zealand