Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
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Boys · Girls
Boys
Rank Name Times +/-
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Lindsay		 83 -21
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Bryan		 79 -17
58.
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Ronald		 129 -11
81.
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Glenn		 79 -11
93.
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Owen		 60 -10
96.
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Warwick		 58 -10
33.
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Barry		 241 -9
90.
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Daniel		 61 -8
50.
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Phillip		 158 -7
19.
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Brian		 367 -6
59.
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Douglas		 127 -6
30.
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Graham		 266 -5
36.
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Trevor		 209 -5
65.
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Gordon		 110 -5
66.
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George		 107 -5
71.
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Charles		 94 -5
84.
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Bernard		 73 -5
31.
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Geoffrey		 253 -4
38.
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Neil		 198 -4
70.
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Edward		 102 -4
23.
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James		 348 -3
48.
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Timothy		 162 -3
52.
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Warren		 149 -3
62.
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Nigel		 115 -3
83.
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Rex		 74 -3
18.
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Bruce		 368 -2
20.
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Murray		 357 -2
34.
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Kenneth		 225 -2
40.
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Garry		 185 -2
43.
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Thomas		 172 -2
3.
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John		 1,181 -1
6.
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Paul		 803 -1
8.
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Robert		 708 -1
13.
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Ian		 432 -1
20.
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Gary		 357 -1
26.
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Ross		 291 -1
45.
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Roger		 168 -1
55.
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Malcolm		 135 -1
75.
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Rodney		 91 -1
79.
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Eric		 83 -1
85.
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Alexander		 67 -1
90.
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Gerard		 61 -1
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Peter		 1,484 0
4.
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Michael		 1,009 0
9.
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Christopher		 681 0
10.
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Kevin		 551 0
11.
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Richard		 482 0
22.
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Graeme		 349 0
28.
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Philip		 269 0
29.
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Colin		 267 0
37.
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Donald		 203 0
42.
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Stuart		 173 0
57.
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Jeffrey		 130 0
63.
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Dennis		 112 0
2.
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David		 1,238 +1
5.
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Stephen		 872 +1
7.
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Mark		 752 +1
12.
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Anthony		 445 +1
14.
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William		 429 +1
39.
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Raymond		 194 +1
46.
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Russell		 166 +1
49.
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Patrick		 159 +1
51.
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Brent		 153 +1
54.
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Robin		 143 +1
61.
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Gavin		 118 +1
68.
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Leslie		 103 +1
88.
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Terry		 63 +1
99.
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Stewart		 55 +1
15.
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Wayne		 422 +2
78.
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Noel		 85 +2
99.
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Leonard		 55 new
32.
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Allan		 244 +3
63.
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Neville		 112 +3
73.
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Lance		 93 +3
73.
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Nicholas		 93 +3
85.
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Maurice		 67 +3
17.
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Alan		 376 +4
47.
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Craig		 163 +4
68.
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Brett		 103 +4
97.
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Matthew		 57 new
97.
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Walter		 57 new
34.
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Keith		 225 +5
41.
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Martin		 180 +5
24.
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Gregory		 330 +6
27.
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Andrew		 278 +6
16.
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Grant		 392 +7
67.
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Terence		 106 +8
93.
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Arthur		 60 new
93.
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Lawrence		 60 new
76.
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Derek		 88 +10
25.
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Steven		 297 +11
90.
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Desmond		 61 new
44.
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Simon		 170 +12
89.
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Ivan		 62 new
52.
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Tony		 149 +13
60.
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Joseph		 123 +13
71.
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Dean		 94 +13
87.
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Alistair		 65 +13
77.
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Shane		 86 +14
56.
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Kerry		 132 +15
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Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
73.
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Maureen		 93 -23
92.
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Frances		 75 -22
70.
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Maria		 103 -15
99.
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Teresa		 68 -15
52.
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Gail		 129 -14
88.
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Bronwyn		 79 -10
64.
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Brenda		 114 -9
88.
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Josephine		 79 -9
26.
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Heather		 236 -8
72.
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Glenda		 101 -8
23.
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Anne		 263 -7
29.
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Pamela		 225 -7
67.
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Beverley		 110 -7
79.
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Louise		 84 -7
99.
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Anna		 68 -7
33.
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Jane		 188 -6
36.
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Shirley		 179 -6
46.
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Annette		 162 -6
79.
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Glenys		 84 -6
82.
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Penelope		 82 -6
94.
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Elaine		 72 -6
41.
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Alison		 171 -5
49.
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Marie		 135 -5
51.
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Jacqueline		 132 -5
10.
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Judith		 370 -4
14.
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Patricia		 342 -4
31.
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Raewyn		 206 -4
37.
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Pauline		 176 -4
56.
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Sheryl		 125 -4
96.
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Jill		 71 -4
11.
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Robyn		 358 -3
15.
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Sandra		 338 -3
16.
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Mary		 315 -3
32.
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Janet		 200 -3
40.
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Rosemary		 173 -3
41.
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Lorraine		 171 -3
58.
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Jillian		 124 -3
21.
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Carol		 276 -2
43.
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Kathleen		 169 -2
56.
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Colleen		 125 -2
2.
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Karen		 808 -1
25.
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Suzanne		 237 -1
35.
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Dianne		 185 -1
50.
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Lynda		 134 -1
3.
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Christine		 609 0
4.
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Jennifer		 457 0
5.
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Margaret		 427 0
7.
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Linda		 408 0
9.
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Elizabeth		 398 0
17.
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Barbara		 308 0
20.
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Lynette		 299 0
62.
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Angela		 115 0
1.
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Susan		 914 +1
24.
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Catherine		 256 +1
30.
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Janice		 219 +1
69.
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Shona		 104 +1
8.
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Wendy		 402 +2
12.
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Helen		 352 +2
19.
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Diane		 301 +2
61.
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Cheryl		 117 +2
71.
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Ruth		 102 +2
99.
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Katherine		 68 new
99.
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Victoria		 68 new
45.
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Yvonne		 164 +3
55.
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Jan		 127 +3
74.
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Michelle		 89 +3
76.
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Lynne		 87 +3
82.
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Jocelyn		 82 +3
98.
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Claire		 69 new
28.
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Denise		 226 +4
97.
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Janine		 70 new
18.
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Sharon		 304 +5
38.
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Donna		 175 +5
48.
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Ann		 139 +5
64.
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Maree		 114 +5
82.
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Joy		 82 +5
91.
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Adrienne		 78 +5
53.
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Fiona		 128 +6
62.
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Kay		 115 +6
79.
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Caroline		 84 +6
39.
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Carolyn		 174 +7
44.
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Kathryn		 167 +7
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Kerry		 120 +7
60.
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Gillian		 118 +7
94.
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Philippa		 72 new
27.
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Joanne		 232 +8
34.
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Vicki		 186 +8
88.
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Vivienne		 79 +8
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Stephanie		 74 new
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Deborah		 416 +9
66.
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Diana		 113 +9
53.
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Sally		 128 +12
13.
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Julie		 344 +13
47.
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Lesley		 146 +13
76.
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Jeanette		 87 +13
75.
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Andrea		 88 +14
82.
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Paula		 82 +14
86.
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Michele		 80 new
86.
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Sarah		 80 new
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Debra		 268 +23
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Kim		 86 new
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Nicola		 109 +28
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Popularity extremes for New Zealand