Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
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Boys
Rank Name Times +/-
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Alan		 377 0
76.
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Alexander		 82 -4
37.
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Allan		 200 -3
39.
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Andrew		 196 +3
18.
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Anthony		 372 +4
75.
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Arthur		 84 +5
24.
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Barry		 292 +1
83.
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Bernard		 59 -3
74.
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Brent		 86 -3
93.
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Brett		 48 -1
14.
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Brian		 394 -4
15.
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Bruce		 387 0
65.
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Bryan		 98 +9
59.
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Charles		 117 0
9.
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Christopher		 550 0
25.
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Colin		 274 +1
62.
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Craig		 112 +5
3.
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David		 1,188 -1
46.
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Dennis		 152 0
88.
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Derek		 53 0
93.
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Desmond		 48 -3
34.
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Donald		 212 +1
50.
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Douglas		 132 -2
51.
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Edward		 131 +4
80.
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Eric		 63 -3
82.
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Francis		 62 +2
93.
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Frank		 48 new
37.
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Garry		 200 +6
22.
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Gary		 337 -2
55.
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Gavin		 123 +14
27.
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Geoffrey		 266 +4
61.
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George		 113 -11
90.
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Gerald		 52 new
87.
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Gerard		 56 -1
67.
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Glenn		 95 +10
58.
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Gordon		 118 -4
21.
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Graeme		 350 -3
23.
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Graham		 320 +1
33.
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Grant		 220 -3
35.
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Gregory		 208 +3
91.
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Hugh		 51 new
10.
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Ian		 496 +1
20.
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James		 352 +1
64.
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Jeffrey		 99 +3
1.
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John		 1,391 0
66.
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Joseph		 97 0
41.
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Keith		 183 -8
29.
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Kenneth		 249 -2
69.
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Kerry		 92 -5
8.
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Kevin		 565 0
80.
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Lance		 63 +12
99.
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Laurence		 46 new
98.
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Lawrence		 47 -21
57.
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Leslie		 119 -6
63.
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Lindsay		 108 -1
99.
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Lloyd		 46 new
49.
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Malcolm		 141 +4
11.
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Mark		 454 +2
54.
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Martin		 124 +4
79.
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Maurice		 67 +13
92.
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Mervyn		 49 -6
4.
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Michael		 868 0
17.
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Murray		 375 0
32.
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Neil		 227 +8
70.
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Neville		 91 -15
84.
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Nicholas		 58 +11
72.
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Nigel		 88 0
70.
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Noel		 91 -7
93.
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Norman		 48 -5
84.
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Owen		 58 -9
56.
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Patrick		 122 +4
6.
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Paul		 723 0
2.
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Peter		 1,258 +1
30.
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Philip		 248 -7
52.
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Phillip		 129 -5
28.
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Raymond		 252 +4
68.
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Rex		 94 -4
12.
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Richard		 434 +2
5.
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Robert		 732 0
53.
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Robin		 128 -2
77.
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Rodney		 75 -8
40.
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Roger		 194 -3
42.
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Ronald		 169 -6
26.
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Ross		 267 +3
88.
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Roy		 53 +10
44.
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Russell		 154 0
99.
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Shane		 46 new
78.
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Simon		 68 +13
7.
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Stephen		 685 0
36.
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Steven		 201 +3
86.
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Stewart		 57 +12
47.
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Stuart		 146 +1
60.
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Terence		 116 -3
45.
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Thomas		 153 0
48.
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Timothy		 143 +13
73.
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Tony		 87 +3
31.
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Trevor		 243 -3
43.
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Warren		 161 -2
93.
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Warwick		 48 new
19.
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Wayne		 367 0
13.
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William		 428 -2
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Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
77.
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Adrienne		 81 +12
31.
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Alison		 190 +2
80.
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Angela		 79 -4
39.
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Ann		 159 +6
17.
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Anne		 311 -4
41.
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Annette		 154 +6
10.
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Barbara		 378 0
40.
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Beverley		 156 +1
53.
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Brenda		 123 +19
85.
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Bronwyn		 72 +5
20.
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Carol		 259 +2
56.
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Carolyn		 118 -5
35.
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Catherine		 179 +4
59.
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Cheryl		 111 -3
90.
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Christina		 66 +6
2.
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Christine		 698 -1
93.
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Claire		 64 +5
44.
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Colleen		 151 +2
30.
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Deborah		 191 +13
90.
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Debra		 66 new
32.
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Denise		 184 +4
93.
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Diana		 64 -6
19.
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Diane		 289 -3
27.
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Dianne		 220 0
60.
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Donna		 109 +11
75.
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Dorothy		 83 +10
75.
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Elaine		 83 -8
11.
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Elizabeth		 362 -5
87.
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Fiona		 71 new
72.
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Frances		 90 -19
49.
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Gail		 126 -15
64.
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Gillian		 99 -1
47.
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Glenda		 130 +10
77.
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Glenys		 81 -14
99.
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Gloria		 60 -11
15.
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Heather		 331 +5
14.
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Helen		 334 +1
80.
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Irene		 79 -11
54.
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Jacqueline		 120 +1
64.
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Jan		 99 +1
48.
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Jane		 128 -1
22.
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Janet		 242 -3
23.
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Janice		 241 0
93.
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Jean		 64 new
63.
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Jeanette		 100 +4
5.
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Jennifer		 447 0
70.
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Jill		 92 +4
49.
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Jillian		 126 -6
97.
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Joan		 62 -13
71.
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Joanne		 91 +7
69.
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Jocelyn		 94 0
79.
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Joy		 80 +2
4.
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Judith		 460 0
28.
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Julie		 216 -4
6.
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Karen		 436 +8
100.
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Katherine		 58 new
32.
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Kathleen		 184 -1
60.
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Kathryn		 109 -8
55.
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Kay		 119 -1
41.
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Lesley		 154 -6
9.
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Linda		 386 0
84.
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Lois		 73 -2
36.
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Lorraine		 178 -10
88.
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Louise		 69 +5
51.
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Lynda		 125 +10
16.
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Lynette		 321 -5
68.
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Lynne		 95 -3
96.
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Lynnette		 63 -4
73.
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Maree		 89 +27
3.
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Margaret		 562 0
58.
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Maria		 112 +1
38.
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Marie		 160 +11
45.
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Marilyn		 146 -17
57.
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Marion		 116 +5
8.
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Mary		 401 -1
46.
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Maureen		 134 -4
100.
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Maxine		 58 new
90.
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Ngaire		 66 new
21.
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Pamela		 248 0
7.
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Patricia		 425 +1
83.
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Paula		 74 +3
32.
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Pauline		 184 -1
98.
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Penelope		 61 -4
100.
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Philippa		 58 new
25.
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Raewyn		 226 +4
12.
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Robyn		 354 0
29.
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Rosemary		 201 +1
67.
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Ruth		 96 -9
66.
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Sally		 97 -6
18.
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Sandra		 304 0
26.
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Sharon		 223 +10
52.
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Sheryl		 124 -2
43.
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Shirley		 153 -3
80.
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Shona		 79 -2
88.
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Stephanie		 69 -5
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Susan		 749 +1
24.
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Suzanne		 239 +1
74.
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Valerie		 88 +4
62.
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Vicki		 107 +13
85.
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Vivienne		 72 -9
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Wendy		 346 +4
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Yvonne		 165 +1
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Popularity extremes for New Zealand