Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
Boys · Girls
Boys
Rank Name Times +/-
1.
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Michael
722 0
2.
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Andrew
632 0
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David
619 +1
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Daniel
581 -1
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Matthew
524 +2
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Jason
497 0
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James
485 +1
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Mark
472 -3
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Christopher
443 +1
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Paul
423 -1
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Richard
379 0
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Aaron
363 +3
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John
302 +6
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Benjamin
300 +8
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Simon
297 -2
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Craig
290 -2
17.
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Robert
287 0
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Scott
284 -6
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Nicholas
280 -1
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Peter
276 +6
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Timothy
275 0
22.
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Shane
268 -2
23.
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Nathan
249 0
24.
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Stephen
228 -8
25.
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Steven
226 0
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Jeremy
212 -2
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Jonathan
201 +2
28.
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Joseph
200 +6
29.
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Jamie
179 +2
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William
174 -3
31.
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Samuel
173 +2
32.
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Ryan
158 +8
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Adam
151 +17
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Anthony
148 -6
35.
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Hamish
146 +6
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Hayden
146 -3
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Shaun
146 +9
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Phillip
140 0
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Gregory
138 +11
40.
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Brendon
133 +6
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Justin
130 -11
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Philip
127 +5
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Karl
125 -8
44.
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Dean
120 +8
45.
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Glen
117 -8
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Mathew
117 0
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Cameron
115 +12
48.
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Tony
114 -10
49.
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Thomas
113 -2
50.
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Brent
111 +3
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Joshua
111 +6
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Nigel
111 -15
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Wayne
106 -11
54.
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Blair
105 +13
55.
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Grant
104 -12
56.
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Gareth
102 +7
57.
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Brett
97 +20
58.
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Bradley
95 0
59.
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Bevan
93 +13
60.
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George
91 +34
61.
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Luke
90 new
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Shannon
90 -7
63.
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Kevin
89 +1
64.
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Carl
88 -15
65.
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Jared
87 -3
66.
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Damian
84 -5
67.
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Adrian
83 -7
67.
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Glenn
83 -12
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Lance
83 new
70.
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Regan
81 +5
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Stuart
81 -5
72.
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Ian
78 +9
72.
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Troy
78 -6
74.
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Patrick
77 -5
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Raymond
77 +8
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Ross
77 +3
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Geoffrey
73 +10
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Sean
73 -8
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Corey
72 new
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Edward
72 -7
81.
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Brian
70 -5
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Dion
70 -10
83.
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Alexander
69 +13
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Gavin
69 -27
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Martin
69 +1
86.
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Brendan
68 +9
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Lee
67 -20
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Darren
66 -8
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Kyle
66 new
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Leon
66 +3
91.
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Alan
64 -2
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Brad
64 -12
93.
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Jarrod
62 +3
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Bruce
61 -3
95.
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Duncan
60 -13
96.
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Andre
59 new
97.
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Clinton
58 -25
98.
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Dwayne
56 new
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Rhys
56 -7
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Charles
54 -11
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Jeffrey
54 new
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Neil
54 new
Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
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Sarah
544 0
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Rebecca
514 0
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Kelly
466 +9
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Angela
351 -1
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Lisa
324 +1
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Michelle
312 -1
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Nicola
309 -3
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Rachel
307 -1
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Tania
303 +9
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Melissa
280 +1
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Anna
270 -1
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Melanie
253 -4
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Amanda
242 -4
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Natasha
241 0
15.
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Amy
206 +11
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Emma
202 +1
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Joanne
198 -2
18.
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Jennifer
189 +9
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Kylie
183 -6
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Elizabeth
182 -1
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Karen
177 -5
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Megan
170 0
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Tracey
167 -1
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Kim
164 0
25.
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Vanessa
160 -5
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Jessica
156 +39
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Catherine
146 0
28.
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Andrea
143 -7
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Renee
127 +24
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Natalie
125 0
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Rachael
124 +3
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Fiona
121 -7
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Katrina
121 -3
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Julie
120 -3
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Helen
117 -3
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Louise
113 +12
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Katherine
112 +3
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Kate
111 +27
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Sharon
110 +21
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Stacey
110 -1
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Victoria
109 +4
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Deborah
108 +1
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Tracy
108 -7
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Claire
107 +2
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Donna
104 -6
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Joanna
104 +5
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Maria
104 -10
48.
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Susan
98 -2
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Jane
96 -5
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Kathryn
95 -10
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Kirsty
94 -9
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Hayley
93 +7
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Charlotte
92 -3
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Nicole
92 -20
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Amber
91 new
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Belinda
90 0
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Caroline
90 +5
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Paula
89 -21
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Teresa
82 +18
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Tina
81 +2
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Wendy
81 +9
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Leanne
80 -10
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Stephanie
79 -6
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Shannon
76 -15
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Anita
74 -12
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Christine
73 -3
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Jacqueline
72 +1
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Olivia
72 +3
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Bridget
70 +4
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Philippa
70 +25
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Mary
69 +3
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Rochelle
69 -16
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Toni
68 -9
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Emily
67 +5
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Shelley
67 -16
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Alison
65 -2
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Kirsten
64 -3
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Julia
63 +1
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Kristy
63 new
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Tanya
63 +3
81.
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Janine
62 -14
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Hannah
61 +16
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Heather
61 +12
84.
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Laura
58 new
85.
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Georgina
57 new
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Katie
57 -4
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Patricia
57 new
88.
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Suzanne
56 -17
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Clare
55 new
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Rebekah
55 new
91.
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Kerry
53 -7
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Erin
52 +2
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Jodie
51 new
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Jolene
51 -12
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Lauren
51 new
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Marie
51 -6
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Sara
50 -20
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Linda
49 -11
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Lucy
49 new
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Penelope
49 new
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Sally
49 -13
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Samantha
49 new