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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Adrian		 67 new new new
23.
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Alan		 338 -6 -38 -10.1%
87.
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Alexander		 68 -2 +1 +1.5%
94.
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Alistair		 62 -7 -3 -4.6%
33.
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Allan		 236 -1 -8 -3.3%
21.
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Andrew		 352 +6 +74 +26.6%
11.
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Anthony		 514 +1 +69 +15.5%
89.
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Arthur		 67 +4 +7 +11.7%
31.
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Barry		 252 +2 +11 +4.6%
98.
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Bernard		 57 -14 -16 -21.9%
46.
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Brent		 175 +5 +22 +14.4%
70.
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Brett		 98 -2 -5 -4.9%
17.
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Brian		 377 +2 +10 +2.7%
15.
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Bruce		 402 +3 +34 +9.2%
76.
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Bryan		 88 +5 +9 +11.4%
97.
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Carl		 60 new new new
74.
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Charles		 91 -3 -3 -3.2%
9.
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Christopher		 677 0 -4 -0.6%
29.
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Colin		 280 0 +13 +4.9%
39.
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Craig		 200 +8 +37 +22.7%
81.
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Daniel		 79 +9 +18 +29.5%
2.
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David		 1,305 0 +67 +5.4%
66.
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Dean		 107 +5 +13 +13.8%
78.
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Dennis		 82 -15 -30 -26.8%
77.
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Derek		 84 -1 -4 -4.5%
37.
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Donald		 209 0 +6 +3.0%
55.
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Douglas		 141 +4 +14 +11.0%
67.
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Edward		 106 +3 +4 +3.9%
84.
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Eric		 72 -5 -11 -13.3%
93.
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Francis		 65 new new new
50.
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Garry		 157 -10 -28 -15.1%
22.
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Gary		 344 -2 -13 -3.6%
57.
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Gavin		 132 +4 +14 +11.9%
30.
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Geoffrey		 262 +1 +9 +3.6%
59.
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George		 125 +7 +18 +16.8%
96.
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Gerard		 61 -6 0 0.0%
80.
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Glenn		 80 +1 +1 +1.3%
63.
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Gordon		 117 +2 +7 +6.4%
25.
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Graeme		 311 -3 -38 -10.9%
32.
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Graham		 238 -2 -28 -10.5%
18.
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Grant		 376 -2 -16 -4.1%
19.
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Gregory		 362 +5 +32 +9.7%
13.
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Ian		 431 0 -1 -0.2%
99.
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Ivan		 55 -10 -7 -11.3%
20.
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James		 358 +3 +10 +2.9%
51.
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Jeffrey		 154 +6 +24 +18.5%
3.
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John		 1,230 0 +49 +4.1%
87.
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Jonathan		 68 new new new
72.
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Joseph		 96 -12 -27 -22.0%
40.
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Keith		 199 -6 -26 -11.6%
89.
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Kelvin		 67 new new new
34.
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Kenneth		 225 0 0 0.0%
58.
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Kerry		 130 -2 -2 -1.5%
10.
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Kevin		 565 0 +14 +2.5%
68.
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Lance		 102 +5 +9 +9.7%
73.
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Leslie		 95 -5 -8 -7.8%
82.
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Lindsay		 77 -3 -6 -7.2%
55.
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Malcolm		 141 0 +6 +4.4%
6.
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Mark		 829 +1 +77 +10.2%
41.
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Martin		 196 0 +16 +8.9%
86.
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Matthew		 69 +11 +12 +21.1%
85.
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Maurice		 71 0 +4 +6.0%
4.
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Michael		 1,108 0 +99 +9.8%
27.
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Murray		 308 -7 -49 -13.7%
35.
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Neil		 224 +3 +26 +13.1%
62.
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Neville		 118 +1 +6 +5.4%
69.
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Nicholas		 101 +4 +8 +8.6%
61.
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Nigel		 121 +1 +6 +5.2%
82.
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Noel		 77 -4 -8 -9.4%
100.
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Owen		 51 -7 -9 -15.0%
52.
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Patrick		 151 -3 -8 -5.0%
7.
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Paul		 725 -1 -78 -9.7%
1.
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Peter		 1,334 0 -150 -10.1%
23.
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Philip		 338 +5 +69 +25.7%
43.
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Phillip		 188 +7 +30 +19.0%
42.
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Raymond		 190 -3 -4 -2.1%
89.
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Rex		 67 -6 -7 -9.5%
12.
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Richard		 490 -1 +8 +1.7%
8.
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Robert		 694 0 -14 -2.0%
65.
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Robin		 110 -11 -33 -23.1%
75.
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Rodney		 90 0 -1 -1.1%
49.
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Roger		 163 -4 -5 -3.0%
60.
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Ronald		 123 -2 -6 -4.7%
28.
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Ross		 294 -2 +3 +1.0%
37.
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Russell		 209 +9 +43 +25.9%
70.
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Shane		 98 +7 +12 +14.0%
54.
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Simon		 143 -10 -27 -15.9%
5.
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Stephen		 891 0 +19 +2.2%
25.
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Steven		 311 0 +14 +4.7%
94.
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Stewart		 62 +5 +7 +12.7%
45.
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Stuart		 183 -3 +10 +5.8%
63.
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Terence		 117 +4 +11 +10.4%
79.
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Terry		 81 +9 +18 +28.6%
48.
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Thomas		 171 -5 -1 -0.6%
43.
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Timothy		 188 +5 +26 +16.0%
53.
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Tony		 150 -1 +1 +0.7%
36.
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Trevor		 212 0 +3 +1.4%
47.
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Warren		 174 +5 +25 +16.8%
14.
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Wayne		 405 +1 -17 -4.0%
16.
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William		 399 -2 -30 -7.0%
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Girls
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Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
78.
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Adrienne		 95 +13 +17 +21.8%
37.
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Alison		 179 +4 +8 +4.7%
79.
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Andrea		 94 -4 +6 +6.8%
66.
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Angela		 109 -4 -6 -5.2%
52.
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Ann		 137 -4 -2 -1.4%
25.
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Anne		 261 -2 -2 -0.8%
44.
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Annette		 162 +2 0 0.0%
21.
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Barbara		 306 -4 -2 -0.6%
67.
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Beverley		 107 0 -3 -2.7%
56.
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Brenda		 128 +8 +14 +12.3%
81.
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Bronwyn		 85 +7 +6 +7.6%
27.
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Carol		 241 -6 -35 -12.7%
85.
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Caroline		 80 -6 -4 -4.8%
33.
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Carolyn		 203 +6 +29 +16.7%
26.
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Catherine		 251 -2 -5 -2.0%
72.
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Cheryl		 104 -11 -13 -11.1%
93.
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Christina		 72 new new new
3.
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Christine		 655 0 +46 +7.6%
98.
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Claire		 69 0 0 0.0%
49.
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Colleen		 144 +7 +19 +15.2%
4.
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Deborah		 515 +2 +99 +23.8%
16.
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Debra		 341 +6 +73 +27.2%
28.
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Denise		 239 0 +13 +5.8%
80.
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Diana		 90 -14 -23 -20.4%
24.
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Diane		 262 -5 -39 -13.0%
39.
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Dianne		 170 -4 -15 -8.1%
15.
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Donna		 351 +23 +176 +101%
11.
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Elizabeth		 380 -2 -18 -4.5%
42.
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Fiona		 163 +11 +35 +27.3%
73.
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Frances		 102 +19 +27 +36.0%
67.
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Gail		 107 -15 -22 -17.1%
59.
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Gillian		 120 +1 +2 +1.7%
63.
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Glenda		 112 +9 +11 +10.9%
23.
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Heather		 267 +3 +31 +13.1%
19.
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Helen		 319 -7 -33 -9.4%
53.
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Jacqueline		 132 -2 0 0.0%
53.
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Jan		 132 +2 +5 +3.9%
34.
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Jane		 202 -1 +14 +7.4%
32.
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Janet		 213 0 +13 +6.5%
39.
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Janice		 170 -9 -49 -22.4%
98.
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Janine		 69 -1 -1 -1.4%
84.
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Jeanette		 81 -8 -6 -6.9%
6.
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Jennifer		 427 -2 -30 -6.6%
100.
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Jill		 68 -4 -3 -4.2%
58.
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Jillian		 123 0 -1 -0.8%
20.
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Joanne		 308 +7 +76 +32.8%
95.
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Jocelyn		 71 -13 -11 -13.4%
82.
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Josephine		 84 +6 +5 +6.3%
12.
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Judith		 377 -2 +7 +1.9%
5.
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Julie		 475 +8 +131 +38.1%
2.
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Karen		 734 0 -74 -9.2%
45.
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Kathleen		 159 -2 -10 -5.9%
37.
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Kathryn		 179 +7 +12 +7.2%
75.
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Kay		 96 -13 -19 -16.5%
67.
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Kerry		 107 -8 -13 -10.8%
70.
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Kim		 106 +8 +20 +23.3%
47.
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Lesley		 151 0 +5 +3.4%
7.
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Linda		 423 0 +15 +3.7%
59.
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Lorraine		 120 -18 -51 -29.8%
62.
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Louise		 113 +17 +29 +34.5%
48.
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Lynda		 145 +2 +11 +8.2%
22.
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Lynette		 301 -2 +2 +0.7%
95.
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Lynley		 71 new new new
71.
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Lynne		 105 +5 +18 +20.7%
57.
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Maree		 124 +7 +10 +8.8%
13.
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Margaret		 363 -8 -64 -15.0%
75.
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Maria		 96 -5 -7 -6.8%
55.
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Marie		 131 -6 -4 -3.0%
18.
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Mary		 336 -2 +21 +6.7%
82.
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Maureen		 84 -9 -9 -9.7%
74.
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Michele		 101 +12 +21 +26.3%
46.
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Michelle		 158 +28 +69 +77.5%
65.
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Nicola		 110 +3 +1 +0.9%
31.
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Pamela		 216 -2 -9 -4.0%
14.
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Patricia		 353 0 +11 +3.2%
91.
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Paula		 73 -9 -9 -11.0%
39.
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Pauline		 170 -2 -6 -3.4%
85.
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Penelope		 80 -3 -2 -2.4%
93.
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Philippa		 72 +1 0 0.0%
35.
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Raewyn		 201 -4 -5 -2.4%
10.
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Robyn		 382 +1 +24 +6.7%
42.
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Rosemary		 163 -2 -10 -5.8%
91.
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Ruth		 73 -20 -29 -28.4%
50.
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Sally		 143 +3 +15 +11.7%
8.
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Sandra		 411 +7 +73 +21.6%
90.
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Sarah		 74 -4 -6 -7.5%
16.
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Sharon		 341 +2 +37 +12.2%
97.
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Shelley		 70 new new new
61.
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Sheryl		 119 -5 -6 -4.8%
36.
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Shirley		 180 0 +1 +0.6%
64.
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Shona		 111 +5 +7 +6.7%
75.
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Stephanie		 96 +18 +22 +29.7%
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Susan		 888 0 -26 -2.8%
29.
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Suzanne		 233 -4 -4 -1.7%
85.
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Teresa		 80 +14 +12 +17.6%
89.
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Valerie		 75 new new new
30.
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Vicki		 221 +4 +35 +18.8%
88.
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Vivienne		 77 0 -2 -2.5%
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Wendy		 383 -1 -19 -4.7%
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Yvonne		 138 -6 -26 -15.9%
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Popularity extremes for New Zealand