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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Aaron		 99 new new new
93.
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Adam		 70 -4 +2 +2.9%
82.
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Adrian		 84 -6 -5 -5.6%
40.
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Alan		 171 -2 -20 -10.5%
59.
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Allan		 127 -7 -14 -9.9%
4.
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Andrew		 865 +2 +27 +3.2%
17.
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Anthony		 359 -2 -8 -2.2%
66.
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Antony		 112 -3 -4 -3.4%
61.
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Barry		 124 -15 -36 -22.5%
89.
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Brendan		 72 +10 +13 +22.0%
89.
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Brendon		 72 +10 +13 +22.0%
32.
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Brent		 218 -2 -20 -8.4%
30.
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Brett		 221 -3 -36 -14.0%
33.
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Brian		 206 -5 -44 -17.6%
30.
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Bruce		 221 -5 -74 -25.1%
87.
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Bryan		 75 +1 +4 +5.6%
82.
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Carl		 84 -1 +2 +2.4%
85.
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Charles		 79 +2 +4 +5.3%
11.
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Christopher		 567 0 +80 +16.4%
47.
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Colin		 143 -8 -46 -24.3%
12.
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Craig		 501 0 +58 +13.1%
70.
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Daniel		 103 0 -2 -1.9%
19.
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Darren		 353 -6 -37 -9.5%
79.
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Darrin		 87 -22 -44 -33.6%
67.
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Darryl		 108 -8 -21 -16.3%
79.
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Darryn		 87 -12 -22 -20.2%
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David		 1,139 0 -180 -13.6%
15.
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Dean		 370 +7 +51 +16.0%
76.
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Derek		 91 +17 +26 +40.0%
77.
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Donald		 90 -13 -22 -19.6%
70.
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Douglas		 103 +2 +3 +3.0%
65.
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Edward		 114 +13 +26 +29.5%
100.
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Garry		 66 -21 -19 -22.4%
26.
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Gary		 255 +3 +16 +6.7%
53.
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Gavin		 134 +9 +16 +13.6%
44.
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Geoffrey		 148 +9 +8 +5.7%
75.
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George		 94 -8 -15 -13.8%
96.
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Glen		 68 -15 -14 -17.1%
43.
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Glenn		 154 +1 -10 -6.1%
93.
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Gordon		 70 -8 -9 -11.4%
51.
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Graeme		 136 -11 -46 -25.3%
52.
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Graham		 135 -5 -23 -14.6%
16.
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Grant		 364 0 -2 -0.5%
20.
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Gregory		 343 0 +14 +4.3%
86.
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Hamish		 76 new new new
23.
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Ian		 303 +1 0 0.0%
18.
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James		 358 -4 -27 -7.0%
53.
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Jason		 134 new new new
50.
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Jeffrey		 139 +1 -3 -2.1%
5.
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John		 805 0 -52 -6.1%
69.
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Jonathan		 106 +17 +28 +35.9%
60.
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Joseph		 126 +9 +20 +18.9%
84.
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Karl		 83 +8 +17 +25.8%
88.
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Keith		 74 -7 -8 -9.8%
89.
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Kelvin		 72 -8 -10 -12.2%
58.
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Kenneth		 130 -3 -6 -4.4%
74.
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Kerry		 96 -9 -15 -13.5%
22.
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Kevin		 306 -1 -16 -5.0%
77.
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Lance		 90 -4 -7 -7.2%
73.
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Malcolm		 97 -16 -34 -26.0%
7.
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Mark		 726 0 -76 -9.5%
37.
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Martin		 180 -1 -25 -12.2%
40.
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Matthew		 171 +21 +49 +40.2%
2.
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Michael		 1,117 0 +42 +3.9%
34.
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Murray		 199 0 -8 -3.9%
56.
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Neil		 133 -8 -18 -11.9%
98.
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Neville		 67 -3 +6 +9.8%
64.
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Nicholas		 117 +1 +6 +5.4%
36.
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Nigel		 188 +5 +17 +9.9%
63.
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Patrick		 122 -3 -1 -0.8%
3.
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Paul		 949 0 +45 +5.0%
6.
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Peter		 783 -2 -97 -11.0%
25.
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Philip		 263 +1 -25 -8.7%
35.
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Phillip		 198 +6 +27 +15.8%
49.
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Raymond		 140 0 -8 -5.4%
9.
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Richard		 619 +1 +27 +4.6%
10.
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Robert		 598 -1 +5 +0.8%
96.
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Robin		 68 -5 +1 +1.5%
46.
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Rodney		 144 +28 +52 +56.5%
67.
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Roger		 108 -17 -38 -26.0%
81.
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Ronald		 86 -1 +3 +3.6%
39.
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Ross		 172 -2 -29 -14.4%
48.
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Russell		 141 +8 +9 +6.8%
62.
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Scott		 123 +9 +21 +20.6%
57.
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Sean		 132 +17 +40 +43.5%
13.
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Shane		 461 +5 +104 +29.1%
95.
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Shayne		 69 -19 -20 -22.5%
27.
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Simon		 240 +6 +27 +12.7%
8.
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Stephen		 695 0 -18 -2.5%
21.
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Steven		 324 -2 -21 -6.1%
38.
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Stuart		 177 -4 -30 -14.5%
98.
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Terry		 67 new new new
45.
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Thomas		 147 +8 +7 +5.0%
29.
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Timothy		 223 +2 -7 -3.0%
92.
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Todd		 71 new new new
28.
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Tony		 231 +4 +10 +4.5%
53.
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Trevor		 134 -8 -29 -17.8%
42.
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Warren		 161 +1 -6 -3.6%
14.
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Wayne		 387 +3 +26 +7.2%
24.
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William		 271 -1 -47 -14.8%
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Girls
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Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
30.
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Alison		 204 +18 +60 +41.7%
43.
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Amanda		 159 +6 +18 +12.8%
29.
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Andrea		 208 +6 +13 +6.7%
13.
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Angela		 356 +5 +64 +21.9%
84.
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Ann		 76 -21 -29 -27.6%
60.
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Anna		 109 +9 +12 +12.4%
42.
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Anne		 164 0 -1 -0.6%
73.
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Annette		 89 -11 -19 -17.6%
66.
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Barbara		 101 +7 +9 +9.8%
53.
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Brenda		 125 -6 -24 -16.1%
60.
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Bronwyn		 109 -6 -14 -11.4%
46.
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Carol		 149 -9 -32 -17.7%
75.
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Caroline		 86 -10 -17 -16.5%
47.
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Carolyn		 146 -8 -31 -17.5%
21.
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Catherine		 271 +1 +8 +3.0%
83.
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Cherie		 77 +9 +8 +11.6%
77.
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Cheryl		 82 +20 +18 +28.1%
88.
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Christina		 73 new new new
14.
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Christine		 337 -3 -17 -4.8%
86.
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Claire		 75 new new new
74.
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Debbie		 88 -6 -11 -11.1%
3.
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Deborah		 494 +4 +81 +19.6%
53.
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Debra		 125 -9 -34 -21.4%
34.
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Denise		 180 -8 -46 -20.4%
32.
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Diane		 193 -3 -13 -6.3%
71.
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Dianne		 91 -5 -11 -10.8%
11.
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Donna		 372 -5 -64 -14.7%
20.
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Elizabeth		 275 -3 -18 -6.1%
19.
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Fiona		 292 +1 +24 +9.0%
89.
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Gail		 71 new new new
90.
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Gillian		 70 +3 +2 +2.9%
41.
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Heather		 165 -5 -27 -14.1%
17.
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Helen		 296 -1 -16 -5.1%
15.
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Jacqueline		 317 -3 -9 -2.8%
81.
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Jan		 78 -2 -1 -1.3%
31.
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Jane		 203 -2 -3 -1.5%
79.
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Janet		 80 0 +1 +1.3%
38.
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Janine		 172 +14 +39 +29.3%
25.
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Jennifer		 238 -1 -18 -7.0%
90.
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Jillian		 70 -12 -10 -12.5%
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Joanne		 431 0 -14 -3.1%
48.
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Judith		 137 -3 -20 -12.7%
12.
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Julie		 363 -2 -1 -0.3%
2.
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Karen		 551 -1 -9 -1.6%
84.
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Karyn		 76 new new new
72.
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Katherine		 90 +19 +20 +28.6%
59.
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Kathleen		 111 +4 +6 +5.7%
36.
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Kathryn		 175 +5 +8 +4.8%
67.
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Katrina		 97 +10 +16 +19.8%
64.
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Kerry		 103 +18 +27 +35.5%
23.
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Kim		 246 -2 -19 -7.2%
22.
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Leanne		 247 0 -16 -6.1%
26.
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Linda		 225 -12 -92 -29.0%
7.
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Lisa		 423 +24 +222 +110%
44.
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Louise		 153 +2 +2 +1.3%
52.
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Lynda		 126 +4 +5 +4.1%
58.
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Lynette		 116 -15 -46 -28.4%
49.
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Maree		 134 +4 +9 +7.2%
39.
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Margaret		 170 +1 +2 +1.2%
24.
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Maria		 240 +4 +26 +12.1%
75.
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Marie		 86 -14 -25 -22.5%
35.
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Mary		 179 +3 0 0.0%
51.
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Megan		 129 +8 +16 +14.2%
90.
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Melanie		 70 new new new
77.
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Michele		 82 +2 +3 +3.8%
1.
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Michelle		 586 +3 +139 +31.1%
96.
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Natalie		 66 -11 -8 -10.8%
16.
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Nicola		 300 +3 +28 +10.3%
80.
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Pamela		 79 -10 -16 -16.8%
40.
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Patricia		 167 -9 -34 -16.9%
45.
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Paula		 151 +9 +28 +22.8%
70.
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Pauline		 92 -3 -9 -8.9%
100.
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Philippa		 62 new new new
68.
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Rachel		 96 +3 +2 +2.1%
49.
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Raewyn		 134 0 -7 -5.0%
100.
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Rebecca		 62 new new new
99.
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Rhonda		 63 new new new
33.
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Robyn		 191 -8 -51 -21.1%
69.
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Rosemary		 94 +6 +3 +3.3%
94.
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Ruth		 69 -21 -23 -25.0%
62.
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Sally		 108 -5 -9 -7.7%
6.
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Sandra		 425 -3 -27 -6.0%
26.
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Sarah		 225 +1 +8 +3.7%
8.
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Sharon		 391 0 -2 -0.5%
63.
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Shelley		 107 +9 +14 +15.1%
94.
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Sheryl		 69 -11 -6 -8.0%
96.
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Sonia		 66 new new new
100.
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Sonya		 62 new new new
56.
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Stephanie		 121 +2 +6 +5.2%
4.
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Susan		 490 -2 -16 -3.2%
37.
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Suzanne		 173 -3 -23 -11.7%
8.
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Tania		 391 +1 +23 +6.3%
55.
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Tanya		 122 +4 +9 +8.0%
87.
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Teresa		 74 +10 +10 +15.6%
65.
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Tina		 102 +10 +11 +12.1%
81.
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Toni		 78 +7 +6 +8.3%
10.
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Tracey		 375 +3 +54 +16.8%
28.
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Tracy		 216 +5 +17 +8.5%
56.
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Vicki		 121 -5 -18 -12.9%
98.
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Vicky		 65 new new new
18.
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Wendy		 295 -3 -19 -6.1%
90.
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Yvonne		 70 -7 -5 -6.7%
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Popularity extremes for New Zealand