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		 289 -5
25.
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Adam		 226 +6
68.
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Adrian		 77 +15
94.
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Alan		 52 -1
75.
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Alexander		 68 +6
5.
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Andrew		 563 -1
38.
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Anthony		 163 -3
14.
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Benjamin		 346 -1
86.
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Bevan		 58 -27
55.
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Blair		 101 -14
49.
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Bradley		 113 +7
69.
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Brendan		 73 -3
45.
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Brendon		 123 +3
53.
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Brent		 104 -3
66.
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Brett		 80 0
90.
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Brian		 55 -5
94.
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Bruce		 52 +4
42.
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Cameron		 129 +9
50.
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Carl		 108 -3
83.
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Charles		 60 +10
7.
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Christopher		 442 0
80.
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Clinton		 62 -11
82.
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Corey		 61 +5
24.
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Craig		 248 -2
57.
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Damian		 91 +19
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Daniel		 725 +2
90.
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Darren		 55 -26
3.
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David		 609 -1
61.
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Dean		 88 -6
84.
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Douglas		 59 +3
94.
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Duncan		 52 +4
84.
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Dylan		 59 new
69.
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Edward		 73 +4
33.
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Gareth		 182 +1
88.
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Gary		 56 new
99.
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Gavin		 50 -33
80.
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George		 62 +17
71.
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Glen		 72 -11
77.
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Glenn		 65 -1
65.
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Grant		 81 -11
51.
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Gregory		 107 -7
48.
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Hamish		 121 -8
37.
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Hayden		 167 +2
71.
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Ian		 72 +19
76.
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Jacob		 67 new
4.
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James		 586 +2
30.
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Jamie		 199 +7
45.
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Jared		 123 +7
88.
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Jarrod		 56 +12
10.
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Jason		 411 -2
94.
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Jeffrey		 52 -20
29.
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Jeremy		 208 -4
56.
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Joel		 97 new
17.
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John		 303 -2
18.
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Jonathan		 292 +15
92.
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Jonathon		 54 new
35.
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Joseph		 170 -3
32.
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Joshua		 185 -4
45.
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Justin		 123 -3
43.
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Karl		 128 +1
93.
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Kenneth		 53 new
79.
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Kevin		 63 +2
94.
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Kyle		 52 -10
73.
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Logan		 71 -8
22.
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Luke		 257 +8
99.
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Marcus		 50 new
8.
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Mark		 424 +1
74.
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Martin		 70 +13
53.
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Mathew		 104 0
6.
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Matthew		 480 -1
2.
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Michael		 685 -1
23.
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Nathan		 252 -5
11.
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Nicholas		 401 +1
60.
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Nigel		 89 -2
64.
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Patrick		 82 +16
8.
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Paul		 424 +2
31.
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Peter		 191 -8
44.
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Philip		 126 +12
41.
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Phillip		 133 +3
63.
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Raymond		 83 +12
57.
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Regan		 91 +21
13.
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Richard		 351 -2
16.
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Robert		 314 +1
78.
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Ross		 64 -7
35.
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Ryan		 170 +3
26.
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Samuel		 220 -2
15.
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Scott		 340 +6
66.
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Sean		 80 +6
21.
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Shane		 273 -5
62.
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Shannon		 86 +16
40.
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Shaun		 138 +3
20.
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Simon		 280 0
27.
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Stephen		 212 0
28.
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Steven		 210 -2
86.
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Stuart		 58 -25
39.
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Thomas		 160 -3
12.
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Timothy		 363 +7
51.
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Tony		 107 -2
57.
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Wayne		 91 +5
34.
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William		 180 -5
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Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
58.
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Aimee		 83 +22
91.
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Alana		 54 new
86.
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Alice		 59 +5
10.
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Amanda		 275 +3
35.
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Amber		 115 +13
7.
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Amy		 324 +3
33.
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Andrea		 120 +1
11.
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Angela		 274 -6
47.
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Anita		 97 +27
3.
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Anna		 391 +3
89.
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Belinda		 56 +9
66.
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Bridget		 73 +3
80.
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Carla		 64 new
61.
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Caroline		 80 +1
24.
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Catherine		 142 +7
53.
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Charlotte		 88 -2
96.
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Cherie		 50 +1
93.
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Christina		 53 -5
78.
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Christine		 66 -20
23.
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Claire		 146 +10
63.
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Deborah		 77 -23
60.
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Donna		 81 +3
17.
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Elizabeth		 185 +1
82.
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Emily		 63 -10
8.
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Emma		 292 +3
62.
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Erin		 79 +2
35.
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Fiona		 115 -5
59.
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Hannah		 82 +7
31.
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Hayley		 123 -5
93.
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Heidi		 53 new
28.
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Helen		 127 +14
76.
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Jacqueline		 67 -7
99.
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Jade		 48 -11
52.
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Jane		 89 +2
85.
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Jasmine		 60 new
22.
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Jennifer		 156 -1
14.
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Jessica		 212 -2
41.
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Joanna		 107 +10
32.
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Joanne		 121 -9
76.
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Jodie		 67 +15
96.
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Julia		 50 -31
40.
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Julie		 111 -1
42.
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Karen		 104 -16
21.
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Kate		 157 +4
44.
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Katherine		 103 -3
35.
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Kathryn		 115 +11
42.
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Katie		 104 +12
29.
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Katrina		 125 -3
5.
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Kelly		 340 -2
47.
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Kim		 97 -12
91.
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Kirsten		 54 -9
44.
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Kirsty		 103 -1
83.
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Kristy		 61 new
15.
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Kylie		 205 +4
57.
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Laura		 85 +23
87.
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Lauren		 58 -15
88.
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Leanne		 57 -12
4.
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Lisa		 376 0
27.
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Louise		 128 +8
54.
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Maria		 87 +6
89.
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Marie		 56 -4
65.
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Mary		 75 +25
26.
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Megan		 131 -4
16.
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Melanie		 190 +1
9.
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Melissa		 277 +5
12.
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Michelle		 272 -3
69.
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Monique		 72 +30
71.
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Naomi		 71 +14
35.
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Natalie		 115 +3
18.
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Natasha		 182 -3
6.
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Nicola		 329 +1
47.
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Nicole		 97 +7
80.
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Olivia		 64 -12
75.
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Paula		 68 -28
79.
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Philippa		 65 +4
34.
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Rachael		 118 -3
13.
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Rachel		 256 -5
2.
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Rebecca		 430 0
99.
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Rebekah		 48 new
20.
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Renee		 158 +9
56.
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Rochelle		 86 +10
83.
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Samantha		 61 +2
98.
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Sandra		 49 new
74.
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Sara		 69 +17
1.
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Sarah		 657 0
50.
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Shannon		 96 +10
69.
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Sharon		 72 -20
66.
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Shelley		 73 +28
35.
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Stacey		 115 +2
71.
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Stephanie		 71 -13
64.
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Susan		 76 -15
19.
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Tania		 171 -3
66.
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Teresa		 73 +13
71.
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Tina		 71 -14
50.
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Toni		 96 +3
25.
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Tracey		 132 -1
54.
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Tracy		 87 -11
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Vanessa		 124 -10
46.
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Victoria		 102 -3
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Wendy		 52 -21
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Popularity extremes for New Zealand