Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
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Boys · Girls
Boys
Rank Name Times +/-
89.
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Adrian		 67 new
23.
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Alan		 338 -6
87.
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Alexander		 68 -2
94.
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Alistair		 62 -7
33.
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Allan		 236 -1
21.
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Andrew		 352 +6
11.
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Anthony		 514 +1
89.
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Arthur		 67 +4
31.
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Barry		 252 +2
98.
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Bernard		 57 -14
46.
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Brent		 175 +5
70.
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Brett		 98 -2
17.
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Brian		 377 +2
15.
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Bruce		 402 +3
76.
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Bryan		 88 +5
97.
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Carl		 60 new
74.
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Charles		 91 -3
9.
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Christopher		 677 0
29.
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Colin		 280 0
39.
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Craig		 200 +8
81.
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Daniel		 79 +9
2.
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David		 1,305 0
66.
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Dean		 107 +5
78.
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Dennis		 82 -15
77.
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Derek		 84 -1
37.
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Donald		 209 0
55.
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Douglas		 141 +4
67.
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Edward		 106 +3
84.
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Eric		 72 -5
93.
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Francis		 65 new
50.
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Garry		 157 -10
22.
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Gary		 344 -2
57.
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Gavin		 132 +4
30.
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Geoffrey		 262 +1
59.
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George		 125 +7
96.
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Gerard		 61 -6
80.
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Glenn		 80 +1
63.
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Gordon		 117 +2
25.
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Graeme		 311 -3
32.
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Graham		 238 -2
18.
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Grant		 376 -2
19.
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Gregory		 362 +5
13.
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Ian		 431 0
99.
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Ivan		 55 -10
20.
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James		 358 +3
51.
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Jeffrey		 154 +6
3.
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John		 1,230 0
87.
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Jonathan		 68 new
72.
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Joseph		 96 -12
40.
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Keith		 199 -6
89.
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Kelvin		 67 new
34.
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Kenneth		 225 0
58.
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Kerry		 130 -2
10.
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Kevin		 565 0
68.
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Lance		 102 +5
73.
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Leslie		 95 -5
82.
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Lindsay		 77 -3
55.
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Malcolm		 141 0
6.
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Mark		 829 +1
41.
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Martin		 196 0
86.
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Matthew		 69 +11
85.
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Maurice		 71 0
4.
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Michael		 1,108 0
27.
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Murray		 308 -7
35.
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Neil		 224 +3
62.
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Neville		 118 +1
69.
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Nicholas		 101 +4
61.
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Nigel		 121 +1
82.
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Noel		 77 -4
100.
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Owen		 51 -7
52.
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Patrick		 151 -3
7.
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Paul		 725 -1
1.
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Peter		 1,334 0
23.
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Philip		 338 +5
43.
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Phillip		 188 +7
42.
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Raymond		 190 -3
89.
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Rex		 67 -6
12.
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Richard		 490 -1
8.
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Robert		 694 0
65.
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Robin		 110 -11
75.
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Rodney		 90 0
49.
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Roger		 163 -4
60.
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Ronald		 123 -2
28.
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Ross		 294 -2
37.
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Russell		 209 +9
70.
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Shane		 98 +7
54.
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Simon		 143 -10
5.
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Stephen		 891 0
25.
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Steven		 311 0
94.
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Stewart		 62 +5
45.
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Stuart		 183 -3
63.
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Terence		 117 +4
79.
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Terry		 81 +9
48.
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Thomas		 171 -5
43.
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Timothy		 188 +5
53.
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Tony		 150 -1
36.
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Trevor		 212 0
47.
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Warren		 174 +5
14.
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Wayne		 405 +1
16.
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William		 399 -2
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Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
78.
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Adrienne		 95 +13
37.
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Alison		 179 +4
79.
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Andrea		 94 -4
66.
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Angela		 109 -4
52.
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Ann		 137 -4
25.
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Anne		 261 -2
44.
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Annette		 162 +2
21.
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Barbara		 306 -4
67.
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Beverley		 107 0
56.
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Brenda		 128 +8
81.
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Bronwyn		 85 +7
27.
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Carol		 241 -6
85.
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Caroline		 80 -6
33.
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Carolyn		 203 +6
26.
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Catherine		 251 -2
72.
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Cheryl		 104 -11
93.
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Christina		 72 new
3.
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Christine		 655 0
98.
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Claire		 69 0
49.
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Colleen		 144 +7
4.
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Deborah		 515 +2
16.
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Debra		 341 +6
28.
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Denise		 239 0
80.
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Diana		 90 -14
24.
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Diane		 262 -5
39.
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Dianne		 170 -4
15.
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Donna		 351 +23
11.
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Elizabeth		 380 -2
42.
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Fiona		 163 +11
73.
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Frances		 102 +19
67.
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Gail		 107 -15
59.
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Gillian		 120 +1
63.
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Glenda		 112 +9
23.
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Heather		 267 +3
19.
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Helen		 319 -7
53.
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Jacqueline		 132 -2
53.
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Jan		 132 +2
34.
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Jane		 202 -1
32.
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Janet		 213 0
39.
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Janice		 170 -9
98.
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Janine		 69 -1
84.
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Jeanette		 81 -8
6.
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Jennifer		 427 -2
100.
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Jill		 68 -4
58.
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Jillian		 123 0
20.
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Joanne		 308 +7
95.
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Jocelyn		 71 -13
82.
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Josephine		 84 +6
12.
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Judith		 377 -2
5.
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Julie		 475 +8
2.
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Karen		 734 0
45.
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Kathleen		 159 -2
37.
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Kathryn		 179 +7
75.
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Kay		 96 -13
67.
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Kerry		 107 -8
70.
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Kim		 106 +8
47.
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Lesley		 151 0
7.
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Linda		 423 0
59.
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Lorraine		 120 -18
62.
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Louise		 113 +17
48.
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Lynda		 145 +2
22.
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Lynette		 301 -2
95.
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Lynley		 71 new
71.
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Lynne		 105 +5
57.
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Maree		 124 +7
13.
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Margaret		 363 -8
75.
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Maria		 96 -5
55.
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Marie		 131 -6
18.
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Mary		 336 -2
82.
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Maureen		 84 -9
74.
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Michele		 101 +12
46.
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Michelle		 158 +28
65.
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Nicola		 110 +3
31.
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Pamela		 216 -2
14.
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Patricia		 353 0
91.
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Paula		 73 -9
39.
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Pauline		 170 -2
85.
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Penelope		 80 -3
93.
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Philippa		 72 +1
35.
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Raewyn		 201 -4
10.
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Robyn		 382 +1
42.
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Rosemary		 163 -2
91.
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Ruth		 73 -20
50.
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Sally		 143 +3
8.
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Sandra		 411 +7
90.
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Sarah		 74 -4
16.
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Sharon		 341 +2
97.
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Shelley		 70 new
61.
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Sheryl		 119 -5
36.
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Shirley		 180 0
64.
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Shona		 111 +5
75.
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Stephanie		 96 +18
1.
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Susan		 888 0
29.
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Suzanne		 233 -4
85.
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Teresa		 80 +14
89.
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Valerie		 75 new
30.
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Vicki		 221 +4
88.
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Vivienne		 77 0
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Wendy		 383 -1
51.
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Yvonne		 138 -6
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Popularity extremes for New Zealand