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		 71 -9 -25 -26.0%
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Alan		 256 -1 -17 -6.2%
86.
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Alexander		 71 +10 +10 +16.4%
51.
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Allan		 174 -5 -9 -4.9%
8.
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Andrew		 755 0 +110 +17.1%
14.
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Anthony		 462 -1 -23 -4.7%
81.
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Antony		 86 +4 +6 +7.5%
45.
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Barry		 191 -10 -31 -14.0%
98.
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Bernard		 61 new new new
28.
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Brent		 285 +3 +27 +10.5%
39.
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Brett		 209 +4 +21 +11.2%
24.
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Brian		 305 +1 +1 +0.3%
23.
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Bruce		 322 -3 -44 -12.0%
78.
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Bryan		 91 -5 -14 -13.3%
83.
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Carl		 76 +9 +8 +11.8%
79.
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Charles		 87 -10 -23 -20.9%
11.
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Christopher		 571 -1 +10 +1.8%
38.
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Colin		 210 -5 -17 -7.5%
12.
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Craig		 487 +4 +33 +7.3%
75.
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Daniel		 92 -1 -12 -11.5%
58.
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Darryl		 132 +21 +40 +43.5%
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David		 1,513 0 +35 +2.4%
29.
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Dean		 262 +1 -6 -2.2%
84.
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Dennis		 75 0 -6 -7.4%
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Derek		 87 +4 +4 +4.8%
55.
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Donald		 151 +1 +4 +2.7%
64.
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Douglas		 124 -3 -3 -2.4%
58.
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Edward		 132 +13 +26 +24.5%
90.
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Eric		 70 0 -1 -1.4%
71.
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Garry		 104 0 -2 -1.9%
26.
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Gary		 297 -3 -20 -6.3%
61.
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Gavin		 128 +1 +3 +2.4%
44.
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Geoffrey		 200 -8 -20 -9.1%
72.
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George		 100 -9 -23 -18.7%
91.
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Glen		 68 new new new
39.
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Glenn		 209 +17 +62 +42.2%
75.
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Gordon		 92 -9 -24 -20.7%
31.
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Graeme		 255 -7 -52 -16.9%
39.
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Graham		 209 -2 -6 -2.8%
17.
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Grant		 405 -3 -66 -14.0%
16.
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Gregory		 410 +1 +6 +1.5%
99.
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Henry		 59 +1 +2 +3.5%
18.
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Ian		 389 0 -5 -1.3%
19.
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James		 381 +3 +58 +18.0%
56.
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Jeffrey		 147 +2 +4 +2.8%
3.
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John		 1,071 +1 +40 +3.9%
74.
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Jonathan		 94 +8 +10 +11.9%
63.
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Joseph		 126 +5 +12 +10.5%
96.
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Karl		 63 +1 +3 +5.0%
57.
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Keith		 134 -6 -30 -18.3%
82.
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Kelvin		 79 +11 +12 +17.9%
54.
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Kenneth		 155 -5 -16 -9.4%
72.
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Kerry		 100 -17 -49 -32.9%
13.
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Kevin		 465 -2 -70 -13.1%
60.
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Lance		 130 +15 +27 +26.2%
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Leslie		 67 +1 +1 +1.5%
91.
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Lindsay		 68 -3 -5 -6.8%
67.
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Malcolm		 113 -9 -30 -21.0%
5.
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Mark		 902 0 -43 -4.6%
34.
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Martin		 226 +5 +23 +11.3%
66.
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Matthew		 117 -3 -6 -4.9%
2.
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Michael		 1,254 0 -22 -1.7%
25.
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Murray		 298 +1 -4 -1.3%
37.
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Neil		 212 -3 -11 -4.9%
75.
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Neville		 92 +3 -2 -2.1%
65.
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Nicholas		 121 -2 -2 -1.6%
46.
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Nigel		 188 -4 -2 -1.1%
94.
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Noel		 66 -8 -10 -13.2%
61.
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Patrick		 128 -7 -22 -14.7%
6.
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Paul		 891 +1 +81 +10.0%
4.
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Peter		 1,030 -1 -92 -8.2%
20.
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Philip		 347 +7 +50 +16.8%
43.
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Phillip		 201 0 +13 +6.9%
50.
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Raymond		 175 +2 +14 +8.7%
10.
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Richard		 579 +2 +75 +14.9%
97.
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Ricky		 62 -2 -1 -1.6%
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Robert		 723 0 +79 +12.3%
86.
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Robin		 71 -6 -18 -20.2%
85.
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Rodney		 74 +5 +3 +4.2%
53.
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Roger		 157 +7 +27 +20.8%
68.
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Ronald		 110 -2 -6 -5.2%
32.
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Ross		 246 -4 -29 -10.5%
52.
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Russell		 166 -2 -1 -0.6%
69.
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Scott		 107 +1 -1 -0.9%
95.
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Sean		 65 new new new
27.
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Shane		 286 +4 +28 +10.9%
42.
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Simon		 206 -1 +5 +2.5%
7.
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Stephen		 821 -1 -48 -5.5%
22.
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Steven		 341 -1 -19 -5.3%
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Stewart		 56 -2 -3 -5.1%
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Stuart		 177 -10 -34 -16.1%
70.
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Terence		 105 +11 +18 +20.7%
86.
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Terry		 71 -10 -26 -26.8%
49.
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Thomas		 176 +3 +15 +9.3%
35.
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Timothy		 223 +4 +20 +9.9%
33.
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Tony		 231 +12 +47 +25.5%
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Trevor		 180 0 +2 +1.1%
36.
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Warren		 219 +11 +41 +23.0%
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Wayne		 417 0 -38 -8.4%
20.
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William		 347 -1 -38 -9.9%
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Girls
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Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
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Alison		 147 -3 -10 -6.4%
53.
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Amanda		 138 +39 +56 +68.3%
39.
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Andrea		 193 0 -5 -2.5%
27.
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Angela		 238 +13 +41 +20.8%
70.
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Ann		 111 -1 -3 -2.6%
76.
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Anna		 103 +7 +9 +9.6%
29.
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Anne		 222 +2 -1 -0.4%
58.
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Annette		 129 -12 -24 -15.7%
44.
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Barbara		 171 -3 -7 -3.9%
99.
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Beverley		 69 +1 0 0.0%
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Brenda		 147 -1 -4 -2.6%
56.
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Bronwyn		 131 -3 -7 -5.1%
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Carol		 204 -11 -35 -14.6%
82.
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Caroline		 96 -3 -7 -6.8%
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Carolyn		 178 -6 -36 -16.8%
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Catherine		 298 +3 -6 -2.0%
77.
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Cheryl		 102 -2 -6 -5.6%
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Christina		 98 +6 +8 +8.9%
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Christine		 497 0 -51 -9.3%
84.
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Colleen		 94 -4 -8 -7.8%
83.
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Debbie		 95 -15 -20 -17.4%
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Deborah		 462 0 -57 -11.0%
26.
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Debra		 242 -4 -22 -8.3%
32.
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Denise		 217 +4 +5 +2.4%
94.
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Diana		 78 -10 -14 -15.2%
33.
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Diane		 212 0 -7 -3.2%
55.
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Dianne		 135 -11 -24 -15.1%
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Donna		 401 0 -10 -2.4%
18.
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Elizabeth		 287 -4 -71 -19.8%
17.
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Fiona		 292 0 -24 -7.6%
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Gail		 70 -2 -7 -9.1%
90.
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Gaylene		 82 new new new
80.
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Gillian		 98 -19 -29 -22.8%
31.
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Heather		 219 -3 -13 -5.6%
14.
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Helen		 336 +2 +1 +0.3%
20.
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Jacqueline		 276 -2 -33 -10.7%
61.
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Jan		 126 -5 -9 -6.7%
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Jane		 204 0 -6 -2.9%
51.
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Janet		 145 +2 +7 +5.1%
85.
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Janice		 93 -15 -19 -17.0%
54.
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Janine		 136 +8 +14 +11.5%
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Jeanette		 72 new new new
13.
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Jennifer		 380 +2 +44 +13.1%
62.
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Jillian		 124 +4 +7 +6.0%
11.
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Joanne		 395 -5 -87 -18.0%
34.
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Judith		 208 -14 -70 -25.2%
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Julie		 447 +1 -33 -6.9%
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Karen		 688 0 +33 +5.0%
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Katherine		 81 -16 -26 -24.3%
52.
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Kathleen		 143 -3 -3 -2.1%
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Kathryn		 178 -4 -32 -15.2%
88.
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Kay		 83 -14 -26 -23.9%
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Kerry		 110 -13 -21 -16.0%
30.
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Kim		 221 -6 -36 -14.0%
45.
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Leanne		 162 +3 +14 +9.5%
75.
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Lesley		 104 +7 +7 +7.2%
8.
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Linda		 408 +4 +4 +1.0%
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Lisa		 106 +14 +17 +19.1%
79.
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Lorraine		 99 -9 -13 -11.6%
60.
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Louise		 127 -10 -16 -11.2%
68.
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Lynda		 116 -10 -15 -11.5%
35.
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Lynette		 207 -8 -28 -11.9%
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Lynne		 80 +4 +5 +6.7%
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Maree		 146 -7 -19 -11.5%
25.
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Margaret		 243 -4 -24 -9.0%
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Maria		 162 +21 +45 +38.5%
63.
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Marie		 122 -1 0 0.0%
22.
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Mary		 260 +3 +15 +6.1%
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Maureen		 70 -4 -11 -13.6%
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Megan		 69 -5 -9 -11.5%
59.
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Michele		 128 -6 -10 -7.2%
12.
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Michelle		 391 +1 -8 -2.0%
23.
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Nicola		 247 +6 +18 +7.9%
71.
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Pamela		 110 -21 -33 -23.1%
21.
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Patricia		 265 +2 +2 +0.8%
68.
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Paula		 116 new new new
47.
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Pauline		 156 +15 +34 +27.9%
40.
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Raewyn		 192 -6 -24 -11.1%
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Robyn		 333 -5 -72 -17.8%
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Rosemary		 119 -1 -1 -0.8%
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Ruth		 90 +3 +4 +4.7%
63.
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Sally		 122 -3 -7 -5.4%
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Sandra		 574 0 +6 +1.1%
56.
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Sarah		 131 +21 +26 +24.8%
7.
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Sharon		 445 +1 +24 +5.7%
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Shelley		 120 -8 -12 -9.1%
78.
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Sheryl		 101 +3 0 0.0%
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Shirley		 106 +4 +1 +1.0%
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Shona		 83 +2 -2 -2.4%
90.
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Stephanie		 82 +1 -2 -2.4%
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Susan		 742 0 +13 +1.8%
24.
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Suzanne		 245 +6 +20 +8.9%
19.
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Tania		 286 +54 +176 +160%
87.
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Teresa		 86 new new new
28.
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Tracey		 237 +13 +59 +33.1%
43.
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Tracy		 176 +9 +36 +25.7%
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Vicki		 205 -4 -15 -6.8%
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Vivienne		 78 -10 -14 -15.2%
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Wendy		 399 0 -6 -1.5%
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Yvonne		 118 +3 +6 +5.4%
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Popularity extremes for New Zealand