Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
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Boys · Girls
Boys
Rank Name Times +/-
27.
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Aaron		 240 -10
19.
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Adam		 279 +2
78.
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Adrian		 66 +9
91.
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Alan		 54 new
45.
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Alexander		 121 +9
7.
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Andrew		 536 -1
37.
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Anthony		 156 +4
95.
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Ashley		 52 new
62.
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Ben		 84 +7
10.
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Benjamin		 418 +1
57.
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Blair		 86 -13
41.
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Bradley		 139 +1
75.
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Brendan		 68 -2
64.
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Brendon		 80 -3
59.
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Brent		 85 +32
53.
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Brett		 91 -2
98.
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Brian		 51 new
86.
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Caleb		 56 -13
44.
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Cameron		 129 -5
53.
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Carl		 91 -9
70.
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Charles		 72 +13
4.
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Christopher		 595 +3
36.
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Craig		 183 -5
2.
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Daniel		 740 +1
98.
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Darren		 51 new
5.
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David		 590 0
82.
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Dean		 62 -23
91.
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Dion		 54 new
70.
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Douglas		 72 +13
67.
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Dylan		 76 +2
55.
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Edward		 90 +6
48.
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Gareth		 105 -10
52.
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George		 92 +12
75.
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Glen		 68 +3
70.
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Grant		 72 +8
51.
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Gregory		 93 +5
46.
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Hamish		 118 +2
34.
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Hayden		 197 +3
73.
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Ian		 70 +19
88.
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Isaac		 55 new
63.
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Jacob		 83 -5
6.
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James		 589 -2
38.
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Jamie		 145 +2
47.
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Jared		 115 +5
12.
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Jason		 388 -3
98.
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Jeffrey		 51 new
26.
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Jeremy		 245 +2
88.
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Jesse		 55 new
66.
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Joel		 77 -7
15.
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John		 317 0
23.
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Jonathan		 257 -4
85.
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Jonathon		 58 new
81.
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Jordan		 63 -8
28.
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Joseph		 231 +3
11.
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Joshua		 395 +3
57.
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Justin		 86 -11
94.
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Kane		 53 -16
42.
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Karl		 138 +6
79.
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Kevin		 64 -6
69.
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Kieran		 74 +16
98.
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Kurt		 51 new
59.
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Kyle		 85 +8
49.
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Lance		 104 -6
95.
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Leon		 52 +3
84.
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Logan		 59 +5
30.
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Luke		 225 -5
17.
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Mark		 311 -7
95.
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Martin		 52 new
40.
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Mathew		 140 +10
3.
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Matthew		 676 -1
1.
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Michael		 781 0
29.
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Nathan		 230 0
8.
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Nicholas		 458 0
50.
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Patrick		 94 +14
20.
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Paul		 274 -2
33.
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Peter		 198 +2
55.
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Philip		 90 +2
43.
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Phillip		 130 +4
67.
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Raymond		 76 +25
98.
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Reuben		 51 new
14.
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Richard		 345 -2
75.
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Ricky		 68 +12
21.
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Robert		 272 +1
83.
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Ross		 61 +11
31.
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Ryan		 211 0
9.
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Samuel		 431 +7
18.
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Scott		 284 +2
79.
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Sean		 64 -8
35.
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Shane		 194 -1
74.
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Shannon		 69 -10
38.
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Shaun		 145 -2
24.
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Simon		 254 -1
32.
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Stephen		 210 -2
25.
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Steven		 249 +2
88.
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Stuart		 55 -34
22.
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Thomas		 270 +4
13.
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Timothy		 383 0
86.
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Todd		 56 new
59.
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Tony		 85 -6
65.
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Troy		 79 -2
91.
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Wayne		 54 new
16.
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William		 314 +8
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Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
45.
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Aimee		 104 -14
58.
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Alana		 87 -10
56.
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Alice		 89 +14
78.
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Alicia		 70 +10
13.
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Amanda		 230 +1
47.
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Amber		 98 -12
4.
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Amy		 325 +3
68.
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Andrea		 78 -11
26.
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Angela		 164 -13
98.
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Anita		 51 -12
10.
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Anna		 265 -1
83.
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Bridget		 61 -1
60.
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Caroline		 86 +17
72.
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Casey		 77 +13
37.
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Catherine		 114 -4
58.
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Charlotte		 87 -17
82.
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Christina		 62 +16
76.
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Christine		 71 +22
33.
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Claire		 120 -3
90.
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Crystal		 57 -37
42.
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Danielle		 106 +1
97.
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Deborah		 52 new
90.
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Donna		 57 -16
14.
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Elizabeth		 212 +5
65.
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Emily		 82 -18
5.
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Emma		 320 -2
35.
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Erin		 118 +5
88.
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Fiona		 58 -23
93.
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Frances		 55 -4
17.
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Gemma		 195 +21
24.
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Hannah		 175 +4
22.
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Hayley		 188 -5
54.
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Helen		 90 -3
35.
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Holly		 118 +36
75.
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Jacqueline		 76 +9
72.
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Jane		 77 +2
67.
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Jasmine		 79 +19
50.
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Jenna		 93 +45
17.
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Jennifer		 195 -2
2.
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Jessica		 447 +3
57.
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Joanna		 88 -4
62.
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Joanne		 84 -14
39.
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Julia		 112 -14
85.
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Julie		 59 -23
88.
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Karen		 58 -27
20.
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Kate		 194 +2
32.
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Katherine		 126 +20
100.
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Kathleen		 50 new
46.
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Kathryn		 102 +22
41.
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Katie		 108 +1
61.
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Katrina		 85 -11
8.
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Kelly		 272 -4
79.
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Kim		 68 -11
49.
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Kimberley		 96 -6
42.
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Kirsty		 106 +14
83.
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Krystal		 61 -21
23.
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Kylie		 178 -5
17.
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Laura		 195 +7
40.
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Lauren		 111 +15
6.
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Lisa		 290 0
51.
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Louise		 92 -17
68.
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Lucy		 78 -4
80.
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Margaret		 65 new
76.
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Maria		 71 -3
68.
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Mary		 78 +13
30.
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Megan		 130 +2
29.
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Melanie		 131 -4
6.
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Melissa		 290 +2
12.
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Michelle		 235 0
62.
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Monique		 84 -3
92.
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Naomi		 56 0
16.
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Natalie		 201 +7
25.
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Natasha		 166 -10
9.
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Nicola		 268 +2
33.
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Nicole		 120 +12
51.
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Olivia		 92 +6
93.
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Paula		 55 new
38.
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Rachael		 113 0
11.
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Rachel		 263 -1
3.
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Rebecca		 402 -1
80.
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Rebekah		 65 +11
21.
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Renee		 191 -1
72.
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Rochelle		 77 -5
98.
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Ruth		 51 -19
54.
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Samantha		 90 +26
68.
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Sara		 78 +6
1.
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Sarah		 667 0
66.
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Shannon		 81 -6
51.
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Sophie		 92 new
15.
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Stacey		 204 +6
27.
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Stephanie		 151 +8
85.
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Susan		 59 +7
30.
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Tania		 130 -3
93.
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Tara		 55 new
96.
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Teresa		 53 +2
64.
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Toni		 83 +13
28.
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Tracey		 133 +1
85.
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Tracy		 59 -19
48.
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Vanessa		 97 -2
42.
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Victoria		 106 -7
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Popularity extremes for New Zealand