Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
Boys · Girls
Boys
Change
Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
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Allen
29 -8 -4 -12.1%
97.
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Clive
29 -5 -3 -9.4%
97.
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Kerry
29 new new new
97.
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Laurence
29 new new new
95.
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Clifford
30 +3 0 0.0%
95.
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Hugh
30 -9 -6 -16.7%
92.
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Christopher
31 -4 -4 -11.4%
92.
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Maxwell
31 -9 -6 -16.2%
92.
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Wiremu
31 -12 -9 -22.5%
91.
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Gavin
32 -2 -1 -3.0%
89.
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Edwin
33 new new new
89.
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Terrence
33 new new new
88.
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Victor
34 +4 +2 +6.3%
86.
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Andrew
36 -22 -20 -35.7%
86.
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Reginald
36 -18 -14 -28.0%
82.
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Barrie
38 -9 -7 -15.6%
82.
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Lawrence
38 +1 +1 +2.7%
82.
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Stuart
38 -6 -4 -9.5%
82.
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Warwick
38 new new new
81.
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Rodney
41 -7 -3 -6.8%
79.
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Ernest
42 -11 -8 -16.0%
79.
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Lindsay
42 -3 0 0.0%
77.
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Gerald
45 +15 +13 +40.6%
77.
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Jack
45 -6 -3 -6.3%
75.
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Alfred
48 +7 +10 +26.3%
75.
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Owen
48 +17 +16 +50.0%
71.
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Errol
49 +28 +21 +75.0%
71.
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Harold
49 -3 -1 -2.0%
71.
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Henry
49 -13 -14 -22.2%
71.
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Ivan
49 -22 -24 -32.9%
70.
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Philip
50 +2 +3 +6.4%
69.
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Warren
51 +30 +23 +82.1%
68.
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Garry
52 -6 -7 -11.9%
66.
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Bernard
53 +14 +13 +32.5%
66.
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Leonard
53 +1 +2 +3.9%
64.
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Frank
56 +12 +14 +33.3%
64.
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Geoffrey
56 0 0 0.0%
63.
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Joseph
57 -11 -14 -19.7%
60.
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Albert
58 +4 +2 +3.6%
60.
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Denis
58 +16 +16 +38.1%
60.
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Roy
58 +26 +22 +61.1%
58.
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Alexander
62 -13 -17 -21.5%
58.
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Stanley
62 +4 +3 +5.1%
57.
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Mervyn
67 +3 +5 +8.1%
56.
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Francis
68 -8 -6 -8.1%
55.
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Eric
69 -14 -21 -23.3%
54.
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Walter
70 +4 +7 +11.1%
52.
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Desmond
78 -5 +3 +4.0%
52.
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Rex
78 +8 +16 +25.8%
49.
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Norman
82 +5 +12 +17.1%
49.
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Robin
82 0 +9 +12.3%
49.
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Ross
82 +7 +15 +22.4%
48.
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Frederick
83 +1 +10 +13.7%
47.
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Malcolm
84 -3 +2 +2.4%
46.
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Bryan
88 +8 +18 +25.7%
45.
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Dennis
90 +12 +24 +36.4%
44.
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Russell
92 -2 +5 +5.7%
43.
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Keith
96 -9 -14 -12.7%
42.
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Patrick
99 +10 +28 +39.4%
41.
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Maurice
105 -2 +10 +10.5%
40.
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Neil
107 -2 +8 +8.1%
39.
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Roger
108 +7 +30 +38.5%
38.
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Noel
113 +1 +18 +18.9%
36.
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Arthur
115 -3 +3 +2.7%
36.
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Charles
115 -7 -6 -5.0%
35.
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Terence
116 +7 +29 +33.3%
34.
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Gordon
118 -7 -9 -7.1%
33.
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Leslie
126 -3 +7 +5.9%
32.
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Allan
127 -8 -10 -7.3%
31.
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Paul
129 +4 +21 +19.4%
29.
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Douglas
135 +1 +16 +13.4%
29.
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Murray
135 +3 +18 +15.4%
28.
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Kevin
146 +7 +38 +35.2%
27.
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Edward
150 -1 +15 +11.1%
26.
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Gary
157 -2 +20 +14.6%
25.
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Trevor
161 -2 +16 +11.0%
23.
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Alan
168 -3 +1 +0.6%
23.
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Neville
168 +14 +61 +57.0%
22.
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Anthony
175 +6 +51 +41.1%
21.
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Thomas
179 -1 +12 +7.2%
20.
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Richard
180 -3 -10 -5.3%
18.
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George
194 +1 +15 +8.4%
18.
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Graeme
194 -2 +2 +1.0%
17.
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Kenneth
199 +1 +10 +5.3%
16.
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Bruce
211 +6 +46 +27.9%
15.
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Colin
221 -3 -3 -1.3%
14.
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Michael
226 +1 +11 +5.1%
13.
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Raymond
232 +1 +9 +4.0%
12.
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Barry
244 -1 -31 -11.3%
11.
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Donald
272 -3 -40 -12.8%
10.
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Graham
276 +2 +52 +23.2%
9.
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Ronald
285 0 -18 -5.9%
8.
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Ian
310 +2 +10 +3.3%
7.
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James
394 0 +26 +7.1%
6.
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Brian
514 0 +33 +6.9%
4.
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Robert
557 -1 +21 +3.9%
4.
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William
557 -2 +17 +3.1%
3.
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David
569 +1 +55 +10.7%
2.
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Peter
582 +3 +97 +20.0%
1.
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John
977 0 +17 +1.8%
Girls
Change
Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
100.
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Merle
30 -16 -3 -9.1%
98.
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Doris
31 new new new
98.
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Janette
31 -9 +1 +3.3%
95.
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Florence
32 -14 -2 -5.9%
95.
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Muriel
32 new new new
95.
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Noelene
32 -9 +1 +3.2%
86.
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Adrienne
33 +8 +6 +22.2%
86.
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Eleanor
33 -5 -1 -2.9%
86.
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Ellen
33 -7 -3 -8.3%
86.
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Faye
33 -14 -8 -19.5%
86.
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Glenda
33 new new new
86.
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Julia
33 0 +2 +6.5%
86.
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Kay
33 -12 -7 -17.5%
86.
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Suzanne
33 new new new
86.
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Thelma
33 -15 -10 -23.3%
85.
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Shona
34 new new new
83.
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Julie
35 +3 +4 +12.9%
83.
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Olive
35 +6 +5 +16.7%
82.
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Mavis
38 -15 -9 -19.1%
80.
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Carole
39 new new new
80.
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Lorna
39 -19 -14 -26.4%
79.
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Hazel
40 +15 +13 +48.1%
78.
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Jillian
41 +16 +14 +51.9%
77.
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Sylvia
42 -5 +1 +2.4%
75.
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Gloria
43 -10 -5 -10.4%
75.
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Susan
43 +6 +9 +26.5%
74.
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Edith
44 +20 +17 +63.0%
73.
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Jacqueline
45 +12 +13 +40.6%
71.
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Beryl
46 +3 +6 +15.0%
71.
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Marilyn
46 +9 +11 +31.4%
70.
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Lynette
48 +4 +8 +20.0%
68.
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Marjorie
49 -11 -8 -14.0%
68.
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Wendy
49 -6 -2 -3.9%
67.
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Nola
53 -3 +3 +6.0%
66.
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Robin
56 +11 +17 +43.6%
64.
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Norma
57 +4 +11 +23.9%
64.
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Ruth
57 -2 +6 +11.8%
63.
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Lesley
58 -9 -1 -1.7%
59.
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Audrey
60 -8 0 0.0%
59.
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Evelyn
60 0 +4 +7.1%
59.
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Gillian
60 +32 +32 +114%
59.
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Marlene
60 +10 +16 +36.4%
58.
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Jill
61 +1 +5 +8.9%
56.
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Irene
62 -6 -2 -3.1%
56.
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Rosemary
62 -2 +3 +5.1%
55.
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Diana
63 -9 -2 -3.1%
54.
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Josephine
65 -8 0 0.0%
53.
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Phyllis
66 +12 +18 +37.5%
52.
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Catherine
67 +5 +10 +17.5%
50.
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Daphne
68 -4 +3 +4.6%
50.
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Diane
68 +1 +8 +13.3%
49.
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Rosalie
69 +20 +25 +56.8%
47.
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Eileen
71 -7 -5 -6.6%
47.
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Jocelyn
71 -2 +5 +7.6%
46.
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Joy
73 -9 -7 -8.8%
45.
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Nancy
76 -2 +5 +7.0%
43.
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Fay
79 -6 -1 -1.3%
43.
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Joyce
79 -3 +3 +3.9%
42.
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Carol
80 +14 +22 +37.9%
41.
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Dawn
83 -17 -38 -31.4%
39.
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Marion
87 -3 +3 +3.6%
39.
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Noeline
87 -9 -11 -11.2%
38.
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Ann
88 -4 -1 -1.1%
36.
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Alison
90 -4 -4 -4.3%
36.
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Annette
90 +8 +21 +30.4%
35.
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Doreen
95 +11 +30 +46.2%
32.
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Betty
96 +1 +6 +6.7%
32.
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Frances
96 +19 +36 +60.0%
32.
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Pauline
96 +10 +22 +29.7%
31.
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Lois
97 -3 -11 -10.2%
30.
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Beverly
98 +7 +18 +22.5%
29.
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Ngaire
101 +6 +16 +18.8%
26.
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Anne
119 0 +8 +7.2%
26.
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Jean
119 -1 +6 +5.3%
26.
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Jeanette
119 +4 +21 +21.4%
25.
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Lorraine
120 +1 +9 +8.1%
24.
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Heather
130 -2 0 0.0%
23.
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Elaine
132 0 +5 +3.9%
22.
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June
137 -3 -19 -12.2%
21.
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Yvonne
146 +8 +45 +44.6%
20.
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Kathleen
147 0 +2 +1.4%
19.
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Janet
148 +2 +14 +10.4%
18.
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Marie
157 -1 -8 -4.8%
17.
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Helen
174 -3 -4 -2.2%
16.
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Jennifer
182 +2 +24 +15.2%
14.
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Dorothy
190 -3 -1 -0.5%
14.
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Maureen
190 -1 +7 +3.8%
13.
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Janice
201 +3 +35 +21.1%
12.
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Pamela
208 -2 +8 +4.0%
11.
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Colleen
209 +4 +37 +21.5%
10.
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Joan
220 +1 +29 +15.2%
9.
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Shirley
223 -2 -71 -24.1%
8.
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Valerie
238 0 -3 -1.2%
7.
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Elizabeth
239 +2 +31 +14.9%
6.
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Mary
300 0 +5 +1.7%
5.
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Beverley
309 0 +7 +2.3%
4.
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Barbara
321 -1 -19 -5.6%
3.
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Judith
347 +1 +9 +2.7%
2.
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Patricia
546 0 +108 +24.7%
1.
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Margaret
708 0 -16 -2.2%