Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
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Boys · Girls
Boys
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Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
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Adrian		 96 +6 +17 +21.5%
29.
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Alan		 273 -1 -20 -6.8%
96.
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Alexander		 61 -3 -5 -7.6%
89.
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Alistair		 72 +6 +11 +18.0%
46.
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Allan		 183 -4 -8 -4.2%
8.
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Andrew		 645 +1 -29 -4.3%
13.
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Anthony		 485 -1 -48 -9.0%
85.
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Antony		 80 -9 -20 -20.0%
35.
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Barry		 222 -1 -13 -5.5%
31.
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Brent		 258 0 +1 +0.4%
43.
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Brett		 188 +13 +35 +22.9%
25.
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Brian		 304 +2 +3 +1.0%
20.
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Bruce		 366 +1 +14 +4.0%
73.
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Bryan		 105 +6 +12 +12.9%
92.
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Carl		 68 -4 -6 -8.1%
69.
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Charles		 110 +1 -3 -2.7%
10.
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Christopher		 561 0 +16 +2.9%
33.
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Colin		 227 0 -17 -7.0%
16.
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Craig		 454 +2 +76 +20.1%
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Dale		 57 new new new
74.
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Daniel		 104 0 +1 +1.0%
79.
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Darryl		 92 +10 +20 +27.8%
1.
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David		 1,478 0 +125 +9.2%
30.
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Dean		 268 +6 +46 +20.7%
84.
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Dennis		 81 -3 -8 -9.0%
83.
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Derek		 83 -6 -16 -16.2%
56.
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Donald		 147 -8 -22 -13.0%
61.
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Douglas		 127 +2 -1 -0.8%
71.
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Edward		 106 +1 -3 -2.8%
90.
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Eric		 71 0 0 0.0%
71.
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Garry		 106 -8 -22 -17.2%
23.
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Gary		 317 0 -12 -3.6%
62.
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Gavin		 125 0 -6 -4.6%
36.
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Geoffrey		 220 -4 -25 -10.2%
63.
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George		 123 +3 +4 +3.4%
87.
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Gerard		 74 +11 +17 +29.8%
56.
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Glenn		 147 +19 +46 +45.5%
66.
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Gordon		 116 +1 -2 -1.7%
24.
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Graeme		 307 +1 -16 -5.0%
37.
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Graham		 215 -7 -47 -17.9%
14.
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Grant		 471 +5 +98 +26.3%
17.
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Gregory		 404 0 +1 +0.2%
100.
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Henry		 57 -5 -4 -6.6%
18.
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Ian		 394 -4 -59 -13.0%
22.
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James		 323 -1 -29 -8.2%
58.
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Jeffrey		 143 -3 -12 -7.7%
4.
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John		 1,031 0 -114 -10.0%
82.
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Jonathan		 84 0 -3 -3.4%
68.
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Joseph		 114 -8 -24 -17.4%
97.
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Karl		 60 new new new
51.
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Keith		 164 -6 -21 -11.4%
93.
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Kelvin		 67 -9 -11 -14.1%
49.
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Kenneth		 171 -6 -19 -10.0%
55.
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Kerry		 149 +4 +9 +6.4%
11.
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Kevin		 535 +2 +22 +4.3%
98.
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Kim		 59 -5 -7 -10.6%
75.
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Lance		 103 -6 -12 -10.4%
94.
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Leslie		 66 -16 -32 -32.7%
88.
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Lindsay		 73 -4 -5 -6.4%
58.
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Malcolm		 143 -5 -20 -12.3%
5.
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Mark		 945 0 -72 -7.1%
39.
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Martin		 203 -4 -25 -11.0%
63.
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Matthew		 123 +16 +30 +32.3%
2.
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Michael		 1,276 +1 +95 +8.0%
26.
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Murray		 302 -2 -23 -7.1%
34.
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Neil		 223 +3 +6 +2.8%
78.
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Neville		 94 -7 -17 -15.3%
63.
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Nicholas		 123 +10 +19 +18.3%
42.
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Nigel		 190 +12 +31 +19.5%
86.
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Noel		 76 +12 +19 +33.3%
54.
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Patrick		 150 +4 +5 +3.4%
7.
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Paul		 810 0 +25 +3.2%
3.
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Peter		 1,122 -1 -92 -7.6%
27.
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Philip		 297 -1 -9 -2.9%
43.
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Phillip		 188 -2 -5 -2.6%
52.
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Raymond		 161 -8 -25 -13.4%
12.
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Richard		 504 -1 -40 -7.4%
95.
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Ricky		 63 new new new
9.
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Robert		 644 -1 -92 -12.5%
80.
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Robin		 89 -15 -32 -26.4%
90.
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Rodney		 71 -4 -4 -5.3%
60.
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Roger		 130 -3 -17 -11.6%
66.
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Ronald		 116 -5 -19 -14.1%
28.
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Ross		 275 +1 -12 -4.2%
50.
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Russell		 167 -12 -47 -22.0%
70.
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Scott		 108 +22 +41 +61.2%
31.
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Shane		 258 +16 +85 +49.1%
41.
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Simon		 201 -1 +4 +2.0%
6.
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Stephen		 869 0 -41 -4.5%
21.
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Steven		 360 -1 -10 -2.7%
98.
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Stewart		 59 new new new
38.
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Stuart		 211 +11 +43 +25.6%
81.
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Terence		 87 -13 -29 -25.0%
76.
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Terry		 97 +15 +27 +38.6%
52.
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Thomas		 161 0 -4 -2.4%
39.
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Timothy		 203 +12 +37 +22.3%
45.
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Tony		 184 +5 +17 +10.2%
47.
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Trevor		 178 -8 -26 -12.7%
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Warren		 178 -1 +2 +1.1%
15.
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Wayne		 455 0 +19 +4.4%
19.
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William		 385 -3 -22 -5.4%
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Girls
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Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
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Alison		 157 -2 -6 -3.7%
92.
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Amanda		 82 0 0 0.0%
39.
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Andrea		 198 +13 +52 +35.6%
40.
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Angela		 197 -3 -4 -2.0%
69.
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Ann		 114 0 0 0.0%
83.
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Anna		 94 -1 +2 +2.2%
31.
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Anne		 223 -3 -26 -10.4%
46.
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Annette		 153 0 -8 -5.0%
41.
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Barbara		 178 -8 -47 -20.9%
100.
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Beverley		 69 -2 -7 -9.2%
47.
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Brenda		 151 +1 -1 -0.7%
53.
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Bronwyn		 138 -4 -11 -7.4%
26.
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Carol		 239 -5 -53 -18.2%
79.
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Caroline		 103 +8 +15 +17.0%
35.
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Carolyn		 214 -3 -12 -5.3%
19.
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Catherine		 304 +4 +30 +10.9%
75.
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Cheryl		 108 -8 -9 -7.7%
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Christina		 90 +7 +9 +11.1%
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Christine		 548 -1 -65 -10.6%
80.
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Colleen		 102 -10 -11 -9.7%
68.
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Debbie		 115 +14 +23 +25.0%
5.
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Deborah		 519 -1 -24 -4.4%
22.
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Debra		 264 +3 -6 -2.2%
36.
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Denise		 212 -9 -38 -15.2%
84.
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Diana		 92 +6 +9 +10.8%
33.
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Diane		 219 -3 -14 -6.0%
44.
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Dianne		 159 -2 -13 -7.6%
9.
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Donna		 411 -1 -29 -6.6%
14.
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Elizabeth		 358 +1 -5 -1.4%
17.
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Fiona		 316 +6 +42 +15.3%
87.
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Frances		 89 -8 -7 -7.3%
95.
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Gail		 77 -13 -15 -16.3%
61.
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Gillian		 127 +4 +5 +4.1%
28.
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Heather		 232 +1 -3 -1.3%
16.
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Helen		 335 -3 -52 -13.4%
18.
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Jacqueline		 309 +1 +9 +3.0%
56.
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Jan		 135 -9 -19 -12.3%
37.
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Jane		 210 +2 +24 +12.9%
53.
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Janet		 138 -12 -38 -21.6%
70.
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Janice		 112 -14 -22 -16.4%
62.
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Janine		 122 +23 +32 +35.6%
15.
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Jennifer		 336 -1 -45 -11.8%
66.
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Jillian		 117 -16 -31 -20.9%
6.
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Joanne		 482 0 -11 -2.2%
20.
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Judith		 278 -4 -44 -13.7%
7.
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Julie		 480 0 +1 +0.2%
2.
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Karen		 655 0 -62 -8.6%
76.
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Katherine		 107 +21 +28 +35.4%
49.
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Kathleen		 146 +3 0 0.0%
37.
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Kathryn		 210 +1 +17 +8.8%
74.
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Kay		 109 -10 -14 -11.4%
99.
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Kaye		 70 -10 -16 -18.6%
58.
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Kerry		 131 -2 -3 -2.2%
24.
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Kim		 257 +16 +77 +42.8%
48.
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Leanne		 148 +27 +38 +34.5%
82.
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Lesley		 97 -6 -12 -11.0%
12.
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Linda		 404 -1 +6 +1.5%
87.
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Lisa		 89 new new new
70.
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Lorraine		 112 -15 -26 -18.8%
50.
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Louise		 143 +10 +16 +12.6%
58.
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Lynda		 131 +1 0 0.0%
27.
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Lynette		 235 -1 -34 -12.6%
95.
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Lynley		 77 new new new
97.
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Lynne		 75 -16 -18 -19.4%
43.
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Maree		 165 +23 +47 +39.8%
21.
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Margaret		 267 -4 -53 -16.6%
66.
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Maria		 117 +2 +1 +0.9%
62.
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Marie		 122 0 -4 -3.2%
25.
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Mary		 245 -3 -40 -14.0%
93.
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Maureen		 81 0 0 0.0%
94.
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Megan		 78 new new new
53.
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Michele		 138 -3 -10 -6.8%
13.
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Michelle		 399 +5 +83 +26.3%
29.
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Nicola		 229 +5 +10 +4.6%
50.
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Pamela		 143 -6 -19 -11.7%
23.
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Patricia		 263 -3 -31 -10.5%
62.
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Pauline		 122 0 -4 -3.2%
98.
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Penelope		 72 new new new
34.
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Raewyn		 216 0 -3 -1.4%
10.
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Robyn		 405 +2 +13 +3.3%
65.
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Rosemary		 120 -7 -12 -9.1%
89.
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Ruth		 86 -11 -12 -12.2%
60.
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Sally		 129 +13 +18 +16.2%
3.
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Sandra		 568 +2 +66 +13.1%
77.
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Sarah		 105 0 -3 -2.8%
8.
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Sharon		 421 +1 -18 -4.1%
57.
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Shelley		 132 +16 +21 +18.9%
81.
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Sheryl		 101 -11 -12 -10.6%
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Shirley		 105 -33 -57 -35.2%
90.
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Shona		 85 -18 -27 -24.1%
91.
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Stephanie		 84 -4 -4 -4.5%
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Susan		 729 0 -38 -5.0%
30.
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Suzanne		 225 +1 -7 -3.0%
73.
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Tania		 110 new new new
41.
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Tracey		 178 +13 +36 +25.4%
52.
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Tracy		 140 +28 +45 +47.4%
32.
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Vicki		 220 +4 +9 +4.3%
84.
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Vivienne		 92 +9 +11 +13.6%
10.
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Wendy		 405 0 -6 -1.5%
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Yvonne		 112 -10 -15 -11.8%
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Popularity extremes for New Zealand