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		 116 -7 -50 -30.1%
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Albert		 76 -2 +1 +1.3%
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Alexander		 80 0 +3 +3.9%
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Alfred		 52 +3 +2 +4.0%
28.
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Allan		 111 +4 +13 +13.3%
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Allen		 27 -4 -1 -3.6%
77.
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Andrew		 39 -1 0 0.0%
47.
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Anthony		 74 +9 +13 +21.3%
31.
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Arthur		 108 -1 -5 -4.4%
89.
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Barrie		 29 -7 -4 -12.1%
13.
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Barry		 215 -2 -11 -4.9%
79.
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Bernard		 35 -22 -22 -38.6%
6.
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Brian		 395 +1 +60 +17.9%
20.
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Bruce		 170 -2 +3 +1.8%
58.
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Bryan		 61 -8 -5 -7.6%
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Charles		 118 -1 -7 -5.6%
87.
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Clifford		 30 +3 +3 +11.1%
86.
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Clive		 31 -10 -8 -20.5%
12.
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Colin		 231 +2 +38 +19.7%
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Cyril		 23 new new new
91.
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Daniel		 28 new new new
5.
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David		 406 -1 +7 +1.8%
73.
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Denis		 42 +10 +10 +31.3%
97.
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Dennis		 25 -18 -11 -30.6%
38.
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Desmond		 84 -1 +1 +1.2%
9.
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Donald		 285 0 -7 -2.4%
26.
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Douglas		 116 +5 +11 +10.5%
19.
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Edward		 178 +9 +61 +52.1%
84.
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Edwin		 32 new new new
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Eric		 75 -11 -13 -14.8%
78.
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Ernest		 38 -25 -24 -38.7%
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Francis		 76 -2 +1 +1.3%
69.
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Frank		 47 +7 +8 +20.5%
36.
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Frederick		 86 +5 +11 +14.7%
82.
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Garry		 33 new new new
51.
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Gary		 66 +23 +23 +53.5%
64.
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Geoffrey		 53 +8 +7 +15.2%
15.
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George		 187 0 +3 +1.6%
74.
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Gerald		 41 0 -2 -4.7%
24.
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Gordon		 122 +2 +1 +0.8%
21.
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Graeme		 151 +4 +28 +22.8%
10.
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Graham		 253 +3 +48 +23.4%
65.
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Harold		 52 -14 -13 -20.0%
91.
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Harry		 28 +3 +2 +7.7%
53.
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Henry		 63 -1 0 0.0%
89.
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Herbert		 29 -3 -1 -3.3%
79.
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Hugh		 35 +4 +3 +9.4%
11.
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Ian		 247 -1 +2 +0.8%
60.
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Ivan		 60 -3 +3 +5.3%
62.
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Jack		 57 -3 +1 +1.8%
7.
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James		 343 -1 -29 -7.8%
1.
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John		 925 0 +66 +7.7%
52.
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Joseph		 64 -6 -6 -8.6%
30.
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Keith		 109 -3 -10 -8.4%
93.
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Kelvin		 27 -12 -7 -20.6%
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Kenneth		 184 +1 +14 +8.2%
39.
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Kevin		 82 -3 -2 -2.4%
82.
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Laurence		 33 +5 +4 +13.8%
70.
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Lawrence		 46 -8 -9 -16.4%
63.
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Leonard		 56 -19 -18 -24.3%
28.
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Leslie		 111 -5 -20 -15.3%
95.
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Lewis		 26 -1 0 0.0%
97.
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Lindsay		 25 +1 0 0.0%
43.
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Malcolm		 76 +1 +2 +2.7%
34.
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Maurice		 94 -5 -20 -17.5%
81.
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Maxwell		 34 new new new
56.
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Mervyn		 62 -17 -18 -22.5%
23.
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Michael		 140 -1 0 0.0%
32.
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Murray		 107 +2 +11 +11.5%
41.
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Neil		 79 +8 +11 +16.2%
53.
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Neville		 63 +6 +7 +12.5%
33.
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Noel		 103 0 +6 +6.2%
36.
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Norman		 86 +17 +24 +38.7%
67.
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Owen		 51 -1 -1 -1.9%
35.
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Patrick		 93 +2 +10 +12.0%
49.
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Paul		 68 +17 +16 +30.8%
4.
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Peter		 428 -1 +5 +1.2%
75.
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Philip		 40 -2 -4 -9.1%
84.
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Ralph		 32 +6 +5 +18.5%
14.
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Raymond		 205 -2 -17 -7.7%
68.
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Reginald		 50 +2 +3 +6.4%
42.
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Rex		 78 +4 +8 +11.4%
18.
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Richard		 181 +2 +25 +16.0%
3.
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Robert		 431 +2 +47 +12.2%
56.
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Robin		 62 +9 +9 +17.0%
87.
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Rodney		 30 +3 +3 +11.1%
58.
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Roger		 61 +12 +14 +29.8%
8.
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Ronald		 331 0 +20 +6.4%
71.
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Ross		 45 -9 -10 -18.2%
72.
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Roy		 43 -8 -11 -20.4%
61.
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Russell		 59 -13 -10 -14.5%
48.
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Stanley		 72 +11 +16 +28.6%
53.
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Terence		 63 0 +1 +1.6%
17.
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Thomas		 182 -1 +6 +3.4%
21.
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Trevor		 151 0 -2 -1.3%
99.
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Victor		 24 new new new
49.
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Walter		 68 +20 +19 +38.8%
75.
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Warren		 40 +4 +4 +11.1%
2.
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William		 508 0 +32 +6.7%
95.
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Wiremu		 26 new new new
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Girls
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Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
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Agnes		 28 -10 -6 -17.6%
94.
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Aileen		 27 -10 -1 -3.6%
65.
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Alice		 45 0 +3 +7.1%
38.
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Alison		 78 -2 +6 +8.3%
42.
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Ann		 73 +8 +15 +25.9%
24.
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Anne		 102 +3 +15 +17.2%
68.
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Annette		 43 +12 +12 +38.7%
84.
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Annie		 29 new new new
39.
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Audrey		 76 -16 -30 -28.3%
6.
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Barbara		 255 0 +11 +4.5%
67.
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Beryl		 44 -22 -17 -27.9%
16.
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Betty		 143 +2 +17 +13.5%
5.
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Beverley		 259 +3 +51 +24.5%
39.
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Beverly		 76 +12 +20 +35.7%
84.
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Carol		 29 new new new
54.
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Catherine		 53 +4 +3 +6.0%
15.
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Colleen		 149 +6 +35 +30.7%
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Coral		 25 new new new
65.
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Daphne		 45 -18 -14 -23.7%
33.
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Dawn		 87 -1 +5 +6.1%
54.
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Diana		 53 +15 +14 +35.9%
26.
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Doreen		 93 -7 -31 -25.0%
95.
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Doris		 26 -19 -9 -25.7%
10.
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Dorothy		 205 -3 -6 -2.8%
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Edith		 46 +14 +12 +35.3%
81.
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Edna		 31 -8 -6 -16.2%
31.
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Eileen		 90 +6 +19 +26.8%
23.
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Elaine		 103 +12 +26 +33.8%
79.
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Eleanor		 32 new new new
9.
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Elizabeth		 212 +2 +37 +21.1%
75.
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Ellen		 38 -6 -1 -2.6%
78.
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Elsie		 34 -12 -7 -17.1%
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Ethel		 32 +19 +8 +33.3%
47.
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Evelyn		 64 +11 +14 +28.0%
46.
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Fay		 67 +8 +15 +28.8%
72.
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Florence		 39 -9 -6 -13.3%
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Frances		 84 -6 0 0.0%
88.
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Gillian		 28 +1 +1 +3.7%
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Gladys		 39 +4 +4 +11.4%
88.
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Gloria		 28 -19 -11 -28.2%
88.
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Grace		 28 -8 -3 -9.7%
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Hazel		 36 +8 +8 +28.6%
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Heather		 117 +4 +27 +30.0%
17.
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Helen		 141 -1 +6 +4.4%
54.
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Irene		 53 -1 0 0.0%
76.
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Jacqueline		 36 +8 +8 +28.6%
19.
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Janet		 130 +3 +17 +15.0%
28.
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Janice		 92 +18 +32 +53.3%
12.
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Jean		 164 +5 +32 +24.2%
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Jeanette		 54 +22 +18 +50.0%
28.
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Jennifer		 92 +11 +25 +37.3%
58.
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Jill		 51 +4 +5 +10.9%
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Joan		 234 -2 -16 -6.4%
61.
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Jocelyn		 48 -21 -16 -25.0%
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Josephine		 57 +1 +1 +1.8%
44.
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Joy		 68 -2 +5 +7.9%
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Joyce		 86 -10 -11 -11.3%
11.
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Judith		 202 -1 +26 +14.8%
97.
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Julia		 25 new new new
21.
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June		 127 -1 +8 +6.7%
18.
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Kathleen		 137 -3 0 0.0%
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Lesley		 41 -13 -10 -19.6%
37.
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Lois		 79 -3 -2 -2.5%
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Lorna		 49 -2 -1 -2.0%
41.
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Lorraine		 75 +6 +16 +27.1%
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Margaret		 743 0 +50 +7.2%
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Maria		 25 new new new
20.
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Marie		 128 -6 -11 -7.9%
97.
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Marilyn		 25 new new new
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Marion		 83 -5 0 0.0%
48.
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Marjorie		 61 -8 -3 -4.7%
72.
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Marlene		 39 -4 -1 -2.5%
4.
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Mary		 308 0 +39 +14.5%
13.
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Maureen		 161 -4 -17 -9.6%
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Mavis		 53 +15 +14 +35.9%
97.
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Melva		 25 new new new
84.
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Merle		 29 +5 +2 +7.4%
84.
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Muriel		 29 new new new
31.
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Nancy		 90 +1 +8 +9.8%
30.
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Ngaire		 91 -2 +5 +5.8%
88.
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Noelene		 28 new new new
26.
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Noeline		 93 +3 +9 +10.7%
43.
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Nola		 69 -5 -1 -1.4%
59.
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Norma		 50 -17 -13 -20.6%
69.
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Olive		 41 -8 -6 -12.8%
14.
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Pamela		 153 -1 +10 +7.0%
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Patricia		 344 0 0 0.0%
44.
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Pauline		 68 0 +6 +9.7%
82.
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Peggy		 30 +7 +3 +11.1%
51.
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Phyllis		 56 +3 +4 +7.7%
71.
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Rita		 40 new new new
95.
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Robin		 26 new new new
63.
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Rosemary		 47 -7 -4 -7.8%
52.
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Ruth		 55 -5 -4 -6.8%
2.
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Shirley		 454 0 -2 -0.4%
49.
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Sylvia		 59 +17 +18 +43.9%
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Thelma		 48 +3 +4 +9.1%
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Valerie		 216 +4 +49 +29.3%
82.
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Violet		 30 +1 +1 +3.4%
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Winifred		 28 -6 -2 -6.7%
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Yvonne		 97 0 +5 +5.4%
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Popularity extremes for New Zealand