Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
Boys · Girls
Boys
Rank Name Times +/-
1.
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Michael
706 0
2.
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David
671 +1
3.
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Daniel
656 +1
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Andrew
655 -2
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Matthew
564 0
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James
539 +1
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Christopher
463 +2
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Jason
442 -2
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Mark
418 -1
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Paul
415 0
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Richard
384 0
12.
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Nicholas
356 +7
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Benjamin
327 +1
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Aaron
314 -2
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John
298 -2
16.
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Shane
297 +6
17.
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Robert
296 0
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Nathan
288 +5
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Timothy
285 +2
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Simon
282 -5
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Scott
280 -3
22.
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Craig
260 -6
23.
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Peter
255 -3
24.
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Samuel
241 +7
25.
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Jeremy
237 +1
26.
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Steven
223 -1
27.
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Stephen
213 -3
28.
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Joshua
196 +22
29.
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William
193 +1
30.
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Luke
189 +31
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Adam
187 +2
32.
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Joseph
183 -4
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Jonathan
182 -6
34.
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Gareth
180 +22
35.
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Anthony
179 -1
36.
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Thomas
170 +13
37.
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Jamie
168 -8
38.
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Ryan
166 -6
39.
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Hayden
162 -4
40.
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Hamish
158 -5
41.
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Blair
147 +13
42.
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Justin
141 -1
43.
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Shaun
139 -8
44.
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Gregory
132 -5
44.
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Karl
132 -1
44.
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Phillip
132 -6
47.
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Carl
125 +17
48.
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Brendon
121 -8
49.
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Tony
119 -1
50.
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Brent
118 0
51.
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Cameron
117 -4
52.
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Jared
116 +13
53.
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Mathew
112 -8
54.
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Grant
111 +1
55.
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Dean
108 -11
56.
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Bradley
106 +2
56.
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Philip
106 -14
58.
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Nigel
102 -8
59.
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Bevan
94 0
60.
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Glen
92 -15
61.
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Stuart
90 +9
62.
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Lance
89 +5
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Wayne
89 -9
64.
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Darren
85 +24
65.
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Logan
84 new
66.
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Brendan
83 +20
66.
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Brett
83 -9
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Gavin
83 +17
69.
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Clinton
82 +28
69.
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Troy
82 +3
71.
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Ross
81 +3
72.
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Sean
80 +5
73.
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Edward
79 +6
74.
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Jeffrey
73 +26
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Raymond
72 -1
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Damian
71 -10
76.
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Glenn
71 -9
78.
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Regan
69 -8
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Shannon
69 -17
80.
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Patrick
68 -6
81.
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Alexander
66 +2
81.
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Kevin
66 -18
83.
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Adrian
63 -16
84.
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Kyle
62 +4
85.
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Brian
61 -4
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Russell
61 new
87.
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Corey
60 -8
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Douglas
60 new
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Martin
60 -4
90.
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Ian
59 -18
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Lee
59 -3
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Neil
59 +10
93.
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Alan
58 -2
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Charles
58 +7
93.
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Geoffrey
58 -16
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Leon
58 -5
97.
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George
56 -37
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Bruce
55 -4
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Duncan
55 -3
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Jarrod
54 -7
Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
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Sarah
578 0
2.
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Rebecca
473 0
3.
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Kelly
399 0
4.
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Lisa
397 +1
5.
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Angela
368 -1
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Anna
359 +5
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Nicola
335 0
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Rachel
334 0
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Michelle
305 -3
10.
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Amy
290 +5
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Emma
285 +5
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Jessica
268 +14
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Amanda
265 0
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Melissa
254 -4
15.
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Natasha
242 -1
16.
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Tania
229 -7
17.
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Melanie
222 -5
18.
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Elizabeth
187 +2
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Kylie
185 0
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Vanessa
174 +5
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Jennifer
158 -3
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Megan
155 0
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Joanne
154 -6
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Tracey
147 -1
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Kate
144 +13
26.
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Hayley
137 +26
26.
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Karen
137 -5
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Katrina
137 +6
29.
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Renee
136 0
30.
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Fiona
134 +2
31.
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Catherine
133 -4
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Rachael
133 0
33.
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Claire
131 +11
34.
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Andrea
130 -6
35.
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Kim
127 -11
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Louise
127 +1
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Stacey
124 +2
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Natalie
119 -8
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Julie
117 -5
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Deborah
115 +2
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Katherine
114 -4
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Helen
108 -7
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Kirsty
106 +8
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Tracy
106 -1
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Victoria
106 -2
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Kathryn
102 +4
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Paula
101 +11
48.
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Amber
99 +7
49.
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Sharon
97 -10
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Susan
97 -1
51.
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Charlotte
96 +2
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Joanna
96 -6
53.
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Toni
94 +20
54.
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Jane
93 -5
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Katie
93 +31
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Nicole
93 -1
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Tina
89 +3
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Christine
88 +8
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Stephanie
88 +5
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Maria
84 -15
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Shannon
84 +4
62.
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Caroline
83 -6
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Donna
81 -18
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Erin
78 +28
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Julia
76 +13
66.
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Hannah
75 +16
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Rochelle
75 +5
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Olivia
73 -1
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Alison
72 +7
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Bridget
72 0
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Jacqueline
72 -2
72.
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Emily
71 +2
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Lauren
71 +21
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Anita
70 -9
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Wendy
70 -14
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Leanne
69 -14
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Linda
69 +22
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Jolene
68 +15
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Teresa
67 -20
80.
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Aimee
66 new
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Laura
66 +4
82.
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Kirsten
65 -5
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Philippa
63 -14
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Ruth
63 new
85.
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Marie
62 +8
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Naomi
62 new
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Samantha
62 +13
88.
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Christina
61 new
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Jade
61 new
90.
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Mary
60 -19
91.
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Alice
59 new
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Jodie
59 +2
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Sara
59 +6
94.
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Shelley
57 -20
95.
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Heather
56 -13
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Suzanne
56 -7
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Cherie
55 new
98.
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Belinda
54 -42
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Bronwyn
53 new
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Lucy
53 -1
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Monique
53 new
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Sally
53 -1