Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
Boys · Girls
Boys
Rank Name Times +/-
1.
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Michael
882 0
2.
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Mark
734 +3
3.
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Andrew
700 0
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David
697 0
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Jason
686 -3
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Paul
663 0
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Matthew
583 +1
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Daniel
554 +9
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Craig
534 -2
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Christopher
517 -1
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Richard
488 -1
12.
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Aaron
463 -1
13.
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James
440 +2
14.
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Robert
436 -2
15.
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John
399 -1
16.
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Stephen
373 -3
17.
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Shane
355 +1
18.
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Simon
351 -2
19.
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Scott
327 0
20.
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Steven
319 +2
21.
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Peter
310 -1
22.
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Nicholas
307 -1
23.
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Nathan
281 +15
24.
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Anthony
263 -1
25.
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Justin
260 0
26.
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Grant
255 -2
27.
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Timothy
239 +7
28.
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Glenn
230 +2
29.
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Dean
225 -3
30.
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Tony
222 +7
31.
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Jonathan
206 +1
32.
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Gregory
202 -3
33.
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Brendon
201 -2
34.
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William
199 -7
35.
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Jeremy
195 -1
36.
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Wayne
193 -9
37.
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Glen
191 +14
38.
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Brent
181 -2
39.
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Darren
171 +2
40.
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Benjamin
166 +17
41.
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Shaun
162 +4
42.
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Nigel
161 +1
43.
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Adam
153 -1
43.
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Karl
153 -11
45.
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Stuart
149 +2
46.
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Phillip
147 -2
47.
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Hamish
145 -8
47.
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Philip
145 -2
49.
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Carl
138 0
50.
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Blair
136 +6
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Dion
136 +1
52.
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Joseph
127 -2
52.
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Kevin
127 -12
54.
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Thomas
121 +8
55.
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Mathew
115 +9
56.
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Gavin
112 -8
56.
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Ian
112 +10
58.
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Brett
111 -4
59.
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Clinton
110 0
59.
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Samuel
110 +18
61.
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Brian
108 -8
62.
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Sean
107 +1
63.
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Brendan
106 +18
64.
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Bruce
99 +2
64.
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Jamie
99 +10
64.
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Martin
99 -6
67.
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Cameron
97 +18
67.
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Edward
97 +2
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Hayden
97 new
70.
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Adrian
96 -15
70.
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Raymond
96 -9
72.
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Alan
94 +19
72.
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Joshua
94 new
74.
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Gary
92 +7
74.
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Ryan
92 +6
76.
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Gareth
88 -17
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Troy
88 +12
78.
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Duncan
86 new
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Kerry
86 -6
80.
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Colin
84 new
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Damian
84 +1
82.
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George
83 +7
83.
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Bradley
82 +15
84.
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Patrick
81 -14
85.
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Geoffrey
79 -21
86.
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Lance
78 -16
87.
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Antony
76 +2
88.
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Todd
75 -9
89.
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Bevan
74 -13
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Damon
74 new
91.
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Leon
71 +8
92.
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Russell
70 new
93.
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Darryl
69 -2
93.
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Kyle
69 +2
95.
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Jared
68 new
95.
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Kelvin
68 +2
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Marcus
68 -14
98.
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Julian
67 -12
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Graeme
65 -8
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Rodney
65 new
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Warren
65 -31
Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
1.
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Sarah
507 +5
2.
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Michelle
489 -1
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Lisa
476 -1
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Nicola
469 -1
5.
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Rachel
454 -2
6.
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Angela
438 -1
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Rebecca
412 +2
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Melanie
349 +9
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Joanne
340 -2
10.
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Tracey
303 -2
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Amanda
298 +3
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Tania
267 0
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Karen
259 -3
14.
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Kim
244 +6
15.
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Fiona
239 +2
16.
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Vanessa
230 -1
17.
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Melissa
229 -4
18.
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Megan
228 +3
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Katrina
227 +16
20.
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Kelly
220 -9
21.
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Anna
219 +6
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Deborah
219 -5
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Kylie
218 +5
24.
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Andrea
215 -1
25.
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Julie
210 -3
25.
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Rachael
210 0
27.
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Elizabeth
202 +6
28.
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Donna
198 -2
29.
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Catherine
193 -10
30.
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Paula
185 -6
31.
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Natasha
183 +7
32.
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Tracy
174 -2
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Emma
169 +23
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Helen
162 -2
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Jennifer
162 -4
36.
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Jane
151 +4
37.
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Shelley
149 +11
38.
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Kirsten
146 +13
39.
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Joanna
145 +6
40.
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Jacqueline
140 -1
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Louise
139 +3
42.
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Rochelle
138 -8
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Victoria
136 +6
44.
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Bridget
135 +18
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Susan
135 -16
46.
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Sharon
134 -9
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Stephanie
133 -4
48.
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Christine
131 -8
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Tina
130 +5
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Katherine
128 +2
51.
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Kathryn
127 -6
52.
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Leanne
125 -16
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Belinda
124 +10
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Wendy
121 -12
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Janine
118 -8
56.
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Justine
114 -1
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Maria
114 +3
58.
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Suzanne
113 -8
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Nicole
109 +2
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Bronwyn
107 -3
61.
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Sandra
102 -3
62.
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Kirsty
97 -3
63.
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Claire
93 +10
63.
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Linda
93 +7
63.
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Sally
93 +26
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Teresa
93 -10
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Natalie
92 -3
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Caroline
89 +5
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Toni
89 -4
70.
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Carolyn
87 +9
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Tanya
87 -2
72.
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Robyn
84 +16
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Anita
83 -3
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Carla
83 new
75.
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Patricia
82 0
76.
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Kate
81 +18
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Vicki
81 -1
78.
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Mary
80 -12
79.
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Cherie
79 -12
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Hayley
78 +7
81.
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Heather
72 -6
82.
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Margaret
71 -1
83.
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Alison
68 -1
84.
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Julia
67 +9
85.
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Annette
66 +4
85.
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Brenda
66 +9
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Kerry
66 0
88.
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Carmen
65 -20
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Charlotte
65 new
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Christina
65 +12
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Cindy
65 new
88.
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Maree
65 +4
93.
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Sharlene
64 new
94.
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Debbie
63 -5
94.
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Philippa
63 -22
94.
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Sheree
63 new
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Sonya
63 new
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Kathleen
62 new
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Kiri
62 new
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Stacey
62 +1