Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
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Boys · Girls
Boys
Rank Name Times +/-
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Aaron		 314 -2
31.
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Adam		 187 +2
83.
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Adrian		 63 -16
93.
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Alan		 58 -2
81.
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Alexander		 66 +2
4.
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Andrew		 655 -2
35.
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Anthony		 179 -1
13.
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Benjamin		 327 +1
59.
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Bevan		 94 0
41.
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Blair		 147 +13
56.
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Bradley		 106 +2
66.
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Brendan		 83 +20
48.
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Brendon		 121 -8
50.
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Brent		 118 0
66.
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Brett		 83 -9
85.
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Brian		 61 -4
98.
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Bruce		 55 -4
51.
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Cameron		 117 -4
47.
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Carl		 125 +17
93.
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Charles		 58 +7
7.
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Christopher		 463 +2
69.
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Clinton		 82 +28
87.
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Corey		 60 -8
22.
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Craig		 260 -6
76.
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Damian		 71 -10
3.
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Daniel		 656 +1
64.
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Darren		 85 +24
2.
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David		 671 +1
55.
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Dean		 108 -11
87.
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Douglas		 60 new
98.
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Duncan		 55 -3
73.
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Edward		 79 +6
34.
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Gareth		 180 +22
66.
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Gavin		 83 +17
93.
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Geoffrey		 58 -16
97.
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George		 56 -37
60.
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Glen		 92 -15
76.
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Glenn		 71 -9
54.
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Grant		 111 +1
44.
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Gregory		 132 -5
40.
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Hamish		 158 -5
39.
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Hayden		 162 -4
90.
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Ian		 59 -18
6.
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James		 539 +1
37.
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Jamie		 168 -8
52.
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Jared		 116 +13
100.
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Jarrod		 54 -7
8.
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Jason		 442 -2
74.
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Jeffrey		 73 +26
25.
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Jeremy		 237 +1
15.
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John		 298 -2
33.
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Jonathan		 182 -6
32.
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Joseph		 183 -4
28.
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Joshua		 196 +22
42.
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Justin		 141 -1
44.
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Karl		 132 -1
81.
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Kevin		 66 -18
84.
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Kyle		 62 +4
62.
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Lance		 89 +5
90.
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Lee		 59 -3
93.
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Leon		 58 -5
65.
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Logan		 84 new
30.
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Luke		 189 +31
9.
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Mark		 418 -1
87.
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Martin		 60 -4
53.
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Mathew		 112 -8
5.
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Matthew		 564 0
1.
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Michael		 706 0
18.
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Nathan		 288 +5
90.
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Neil		 59 +10
12.
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Nicholas		 356 +7
58.
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Nigel		 102 -8
80.
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Patrick		 68 -6
10.
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Paul		 415 0
23.
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Peter		 255 -3
56.
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Philip		 106 -14
44.
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Phillip		 132 -6
75.
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Raymond		 72 -1
78.
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Regan		 69 -8
11.
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Richard		 384 0
17.
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Robert		 296 0
71.
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Ross		 81 +3
85.
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Russell		 61 new
38.
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Ryan		 166 -6
24.
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Samuel		 241 +7
21.
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Scott		 280 -3
72.
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Sean		 80 +5
16.
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Shane		 297 +6
78.
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Shannon		 69 -17
43.
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Shaun		 139 -8
20.
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Simon		 282 -5
27.
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Stephen		 213 -3
26.
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Steven		 223 -1
61.
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Stuart		 90 +9
36.
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Thomas		 170 +13
19.
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Timothy		 285 +2
49.
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Tony		 119 -1
69.
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Troy		 82 +3
62.
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Wayne		 89 -9
29.
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William		 193 +1
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Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
80.
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Aimee		 66 new
91.
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Alice		 59 new
69.
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Alison		 72 +7
13.
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Amanda		 265 0
48.
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Amber		 99 +7
10.
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Amy		 290 +5
34.
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Andrea		 130 -6
5.
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Angela		 368 -1
74.
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Anita		 70 -9
6.
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Anna		 359 +5
98.
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Belinda		 54 -42
69.
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Bridget		 72 0
99.
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Bronwyn		 53 new
62.
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Caroline		 83 -6
31.
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Catherine		 133 -4
51.
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Charlotte		 96 +2
97.
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Cherie		 55 new
88.
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Christina		 61 new
58.
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Christine		 88 +8
33.
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Claire		 131 +11
40.
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Deborah		 115 +2
63.
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Donna		 81 -18
18.
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Elizabeth		 187 +2
72.
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Emily		 71 +2
11.
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Emma		 285 +5
64.
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Erin		 78 +28
30.
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Fiona		 134 +2
66.
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Hannah		 75 +16
26.
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Hayley		 137 +26
95.
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Heather		 56 -13
42.
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Helen		 108 -7
69.
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Jacqueline		 72 -2
88.
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Jade		 61 new
54.
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Jane		 93 -5
21.
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Jennifer		 158 -3
12.
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Jessica		 268 +14
51.
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Joanna		 96 -6
23.
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Joanne		 154 -6
91.
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Jodie		 59 +2
78.
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Jolene		 68 +15
65.
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Julia		 76 +13
39.
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Julie		 117 -5
26.
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Karen		 137 -5
25.
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Kate		 144 +13
41.
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Katherine		 114 -4
46.
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Kathryn		 102 +4
54.
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Katie		 93 +31
26.
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Katrina		 137 +6
3.
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Kelly		 399 0
35.
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Kim		 127 -11
82.
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Kirsten		 65 -5
43.
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Kirsty		 106 +8
19.
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Kylie		 185 0
80.
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Laura		 66 +4
72.
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Lauren		 71 +21
76.
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Leanne		 69 -14
76.
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Linda		 69 +22
4.
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Lisa		 397 +1
35.
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Louise		 127 +1
99.
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Lucy		 53 -1
60.
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Maria		 84 -15
85.
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Marie		 62 +8
90.
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Mary		 60 -19
22.
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Megan		 155 0
17.
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Melanie		 222 -5
14.
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Melissa		 254 -4
9.
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Michelle		 305 -3
99.
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Monique		 53 new
85.
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Naomi		 62 new
38.
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Natalie		 119 -8
15.
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Natasha		 242 -1
7.
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Nicola		 335 0
54.
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Nicole		 93 -1
68.
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Olivia		 73 -1
47.
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Paula		 101 +11
83.
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Philippa		 63 -14
31.
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Rachael		 133 0
8.
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Rachel		 334 0
2.
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Rebecca		 473 0
29.
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Renee		 136 0
66.
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Rochelle		 75 +5
83.
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Ruth		 63 new
99.
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Sally		 53 -1
85.
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Samantha		 62 +13
91.
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Sara		 59 +6
1.
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Sarah		 578 0
60.
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Shannon		 84 +4
49.
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Sharon		 97 -10
94.
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Shelley		 57 -20
37.
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Stacey		 124 +2
58.
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Stephanie		 88 +5
49.
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Susan		 97 -1
95.
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Suzanne		 56 -7
16.
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Tania		 229 -7
79.
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Teresa		 67 -20
57.
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Tina		 89 +3
53.
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Toni		 94 +20
24.
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Tracey		 147 -1
43.
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Tracy		 106 -1
20.
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Vanessa		 174 +5
43.
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Victoria		 106 -2
74.
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Wendy		 70 -14
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Popularity extremes for New Zealand