Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
Boys · Girls
Boys
Change
Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
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Michael
745 +1 +3 +0.4%
2.
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Daniel
726 -1 -29 -3.8%
3.
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Matthew
671 +1 +32 +5.0%
4.
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James
586 -1 -72 -10.9%
5.
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Christopher
538 0 -20 -3.6%
6.
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David
527 0 +5 +1.0%
7.
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Samuel
490 +4 +80 +19.5%
8.
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Andrew
469 -1 -27 -5.4%
9.
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Joshua
465 0 +34 +7.9%
10.
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Nicholas
461 0 +47 +11.4%
11.
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Benjamin
441 -3 -31 -6.6%
12.
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Jason
368 +3 +49 +15.4%
13.
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Adam
335 +1 +12 +3.7%
14.
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Thomas
314 +3 +8 +2.6%
15.
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Mark
307 -3 -47 -13.3%
16.
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Robert
292 0 -19 -6.1%
17.
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Richard
287 -4 -50 -14.8%
17.
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Timothy
287 +2 +6 +2.1%
19.
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Scott
279 0 -2 -0.7%
20.
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William
260 +1 -13 -4.8%
21.
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Simon
255 +6 +33 +14.9%
22.
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John
246 -4 -49 -16.6%
23.
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Aaron
244 +2 +6 +2.5%
24.
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Ryan
240 +4 +19 +8.6%
25.
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Joseph
236 -3 -23 -8.9%
26.
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Jonathan
233 -2 -15 -6.0%
27.
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Paul
228 -4 -21 -8.4%
28.
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Nathan
208 +1 -2 -1.0%
29.
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Steven
197 +2 -2 -1.0%
30.
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Peter
195 +6 +23 +13.4%
31.
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Anthony
193 +3 +16 +9.0%
31.
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Luke
193 -6 -45 -18.9%
33.
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Jeremy
189 0 +7 +3.8%
34.
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Hayden
171 -5 -39 -18.6%
35.
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Cameron
164 +2 +7 +4.5%
36.
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Shane
152 -4 -32 -17.4%
37.
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Stephen
150 +2 -4 -2.6%
38.
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Bradley
148 +4 +16 +12.1%
39.
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Craig
140 +1 -4 -2.8%
40.
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Phillip
138 +5 +16 +13.1%
41.
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Alexander
135 +12 +35 +35.0%
42.
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Mathew
134 -5 -23 -14.6%
43.
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Hamish
133 +1 +9 +7.3%
44.
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Shaun
131 -1 +4 +3.1%
45.
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Jamie
128 -10 -46 -26.4%
46.
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Kyle
114 +4 +12 +11.8%
47.
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Dylan
110 +1 +7 +6.8%
48.
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Karl
109 -2 -12 -9.9%
49.
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Caleb
99 +31 +37 +59.7%
49.
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Kieran
99 +8 +8 +8.8%
51.
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Patrick
97 +5 +1 +1.0%
52.
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Justin
95 +13 +18 +23.4%
53.
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Jared
92 -12 -47 -33.8%
53.
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Joel
92 -5 -11 -10.7%
55.
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Blair
91 -8 -18 -16.5%
56.
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Jacob
87 -2 -11 -11.2%
57.
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Troy
86 +36 +33 +62.3%
58.
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Ashley
84 +30 +28 +50.0%
59.
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Tony
82 -5 -16 -16.3%
60.
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Jesse
81 +20 +19 +30.6%
60.
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Kane
81 +33 +28 +52.8%
60.
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Philip
81 +1 -5 -5.8%
63.
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Edward
79 -6 -12 -13.2%
64.
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Gareth
78 -13 -23 -22.8%
65.
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Lance
77 -14 -24 -23.8%
66.
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Dean
76 +2 +4 +5.6%
66.
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Liam
76 new new new
68.
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George
75 -5 -3 -3.8%
68.
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Jordan
75 -3 -2 -2.6%
70.
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Carl
73 -10 -14 -16.1%
70.
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Charles
73 +23 +20 +37.7%
70.
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Gregory
73 -1 +2 +2.8%
70.
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Logan
73 -7 -5 -6.4%
70.
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Shannon
73 +29 +23 +46.0%
75.
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Brent
70 -4 +3 +4.5%
76.
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Brendon
67 -9 -8 -10.7%
77.
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Brett
65 -15 -16 -19.8%
77.
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Oliver
65 -3 0 0.0%
77.
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Sean
65 -4 -1 -1.5%
80.
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Raymond
63 -6 -2 -3.1%
81.
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Alan
62 +9 +7 +12.7%
81.
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Brendan
62 -5 -2 -3.1%
81.
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Cody
62 new new new
81.
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Ricky
62 -12 -9 -12.7%
85.
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Sam
60 new new new
86.
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Adrian
59 +7 +6 +11.3%
86.
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Ben
59 -27 -29 -33.0%
86.
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Grant
59 -1 +1 +1.7%
86.
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Isaac
59 -10 -5 -7.8%
90.
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Kurt
57 +9 +7 +14.0%
90.
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Lee
57 +9 +7 +14.0%
92.
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Corey
56 -4 0 0.0%
92.
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Stuart
56 -21 -11 -16.4%
94.
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Harley
54 new new new
95.
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Mitchell
52 new new new
96.
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Brad
51 -4 -3 -5.6%
96.
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Henry
51 new new new
96.
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Kevin
51 -13 -8 -13.6%
99.
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Darren
50 new new new
99.
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Leon
50 new new new
99.
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Martin
50 new new new
Girls
Change
Rank Name Times Rank Num. Pct.
1.
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Sarah
794 0 +137 +20.9%
2.
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Jessica
458 0 +9 +2.0%
3.
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Emma
394 +2 +81 +25.9%
4.
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Rebecca
354 -1 -28 -7.3%
5.
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Amanda
353 -1 +38 +12.1%
6.
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Nicole
310 +25 +174 +128%
7.
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Amy
269 -1 -28 -9.4%
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Melissa
249 -1 -47 -15.9%
9.
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Michelle
235 +6 +16 +7.3%
10.
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Lisa
233 -1 -44 -15.9%
11.
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Anna
230 -1 -10 -4.2%
12.
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Rachel
224 -4 -71 -24.1%
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Nicola
210 -3 -30 -12.5%
14.
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Laura
209 -1 -18 -7.9%
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Kelly
193 -1 -31 -13.8%
16.
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Samantha
188 +13 +43 +29.7%
17.
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Kylie
185 -1 -29 -13.6%
18.
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Elizabeth
183 +5 +8 +4.6%
18.
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Hayley
183 0 -14 -7.1%
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Stacey
181 +5 +17 +10.4%
21.
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Hannah
176 +3 +6 +3.5%
22.
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Natasha
175 +4 +12 +7.4%
23.
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Jenna
169 -11 -63 -27.2%
24.
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Jennifer
165 -4 -21 -11.3%
25.
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Kate
163 -8 -36 -18.1%
26.
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Stephanie
162 0 -1 -0.6%
27.
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Renee
159 -8 -31 -16.3%
28.
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Gemma
155 -7 -29 -15.8%
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Angela
141 -1 -5 -3.4%
30.
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Charlotte
135 +14 +29 +27.4%
31.
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Megan
133 -1 -9 -6.3%
32.
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Lauren
132 +2 +4 +3.1%
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Victoria
131 +5 +18 +15.9%
34.
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Katie
130 +1 +10 +8.3%
35.
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Danielle
124 +6 +12 +10.7%
36.
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Holly
122 -3 -13 -9.6%
37.
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Natalie
114 -15 -67 -37.0%
38.
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Kayla
112 new new new
39.
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Emily
111 +8 +7 +6.7%
39.
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Olivia
111 +12 +18 +19.4%
41.
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Claire
108 -10 -28 -20.6%
42.
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Katherine
107 -5 -7 -6.1%
42.
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Sophie
107 +13 +20 +23.0%
44.
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Sara
105 +19 +24 +29.6%
45.
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Kirsty
104 +3 +7 +7.2%
45.
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Melanie
104 +4 +8 +8.3%
47.
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Catherine
100 -9 -13 -11.5%
47.
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Tracey
100 -9 -13 -11.5%
49.
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Alice
98 +20 +22 +28.9%
49.
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Christina
98 +17 +20 +25.6%
49.
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Vanessa
98 -4 -7 -6.7%
52.
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Aimee
96 -9 -13 -11.9%
53.
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Erin
95 -11 -16 -14.4%
54.
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Julia
93 -9 -12 -11.4%
55.
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Tania
89 -2 0 0.0%
56.
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Lucy
82 +6 -1 -1.2%
57.
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Jamie
81 +1 -4 -4.7%
57.
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Katrina
81 +12 +5 +6.6%
57.
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Monique
81 +23 +16 +24.6%
60.
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Rachael
80 -24 -35 -30.4%
60.
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Shannon
80 -10 -14 -14.9%
62.
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Ashleigh
79 new new new
62.
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Ashley
79 new new new
64.
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Alana
78 -1 -3 -3.7%
64.
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Amber
78 -5 -6 -7.1%
66.
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Maria
77 -7 -7 -8.3%
66.
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Tara
77 -1 -2 -2.5%
68.
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Fiona
76 +7 +6 +8.6%
68.
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Kathryn
76 +13 +13 +20.6%
70.
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Alexandra
75 +2 +1 +1.4%
70.
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Toni
75 +3 +4 +5.6%
72.
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Helen
74 -21 -19 -20.4%
72.
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Rochelle
74 -6 -4 -5.1%
74.
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Louise
73 -19 -14 -16.1%
75.
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Christine
72 +11 +14 +24.1%
75.
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Kimberley
72 -7 -5 -6.5%
77.
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Nikita
71 new new new
78.
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Casey
70 0 +4 +6.1%
78.
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Joanna
70 -24 -18 -20.5%
80.
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Jasmine
69 -25 -18 -20.7%
81.
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Jane
63 -8 -8 -11.3%
82.
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Crystal
61 +4 +3 +5.2%
83.
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Alicia
60 -7 -8 -11.8%
84.
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Georgina
58 new new new
84.
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Krystal
58 -13 -17 -22.7%
86.
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Haley
57 -5 -6 -9.5%
86.
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Joanne
57 -9 -10 -14.9%
86.
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Rebekah
57 new new new
89.
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Andrea
56 -30 -28 -33.3%
90.
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Anita
55 -1 -1 -1.8%
90.
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Brooke
55 new new new
92.
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Philippa
54 +6 +5 +10.2%
93.
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Courtney
50 -2 -4 -7.4%
93.
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Jade
50 -8 -9 -15.3%
95.
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Amelia
49 new new new
95.
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Jacqueline
49 -3 -4 -7.5%
97.
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Chloe
48 new new new
97.
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Julie
48 0 -2 -4.0%
99.
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Gina
47 -7 -6 -11.3%
99.
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Karen
47 -1 -2 -4.1%