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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Michael		 788 0
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Daniel		 779 0
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Matthew		 722 0
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James		 639 0
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Christopher		 586 0
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Andrew		 536 +2
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Samuel		 505 0
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Joshua		 503 +1
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David		 500 -3
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Benjamin		 458 +1
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Nicholas		 450 -1
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Thomas		 401 +2
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Adam		 328 0
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Timothy		 328 +4
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Jason		 323 -3
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Scott		 293 +3
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Richard		 289 0
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Mark		 281 -3
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William		 278 +1
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John		 267 +2
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Ryan		 261 +3
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Robert		 260 -6
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Simon		 254 -2
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Luke		 249 +7
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Paul		 235 +2
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Aaron		 223 -3
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Joseph		 216 -2
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Jonathan		 214 -2
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Peter		 212 +1
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Steven		 209 -1
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Hayden		 208 +3
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Jeremy		 199 +1
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Shane		 184 +3
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Nathan		 182 -6
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Alexander		 174 +6
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Hamish		 173 +7
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Cameron		 169 -2
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Anthony		 160 -7
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Bradley		 158 -1
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Jamie		 158 +6
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Shaun		 154 +3
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Stephen		 154 -4
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Jordan		 144 +25
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Phillip		 136 -4
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Craig		 129 -6
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Dylan		 123 +1
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Jacob		 123 +10
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Kieran		 122 +1
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Mathew		 117 -7
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Kyle		 112 -4
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Patrick		 112 +1
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Joel		 110 +1
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Ashley		 109 +5
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Jesse		 109 +7
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Karl		 104 -7
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Sean		 94 +21
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Jared		 93 -4
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Tony		 93 +2
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Edward		 88 +4
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Troy		 87 -3
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Philip		 85 -1
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Logan		 84 +8
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Liam		 82 +3
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Caleb		 81 -15
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Dean		 80 +1
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George		 80 +3
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Carl		 78 +3
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Kane		 77 -8
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Kurt		 77 +22
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Justin		 74 -18
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Isaac		 71 +15
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Gregory		 70 -2
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Blair		 68 -18
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Ricky		 68 +8
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Ben		 66 +11
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Kevin		 66 +21
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Brendon		 65 -1
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Charles		 64 -8
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Shannon		 64 -8
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Lee		 62 +10
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Gareth		 61 -17
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Lance		 61 -16
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Martin		 61 +18
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Cody		 60 -3
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Mitchell		 60 +11
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Alex		 59 new
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Morgan		 59 new
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Rhys		 58 new
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Brendan		 57 -8
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Oliver		 56 -13
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Sam		 56 -5
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Brett		 55 -15
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Raymond		 55 -12
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Henry		 54 +2
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Todd		 54 new
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Stuart		 53 -4
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Brent		 51 -22
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Alan		 50 -17
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Grant		 49 -13
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Corey		 48 -8
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Zane		 48 new
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Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
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Sarah		 724 0
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Jessica		 490 0
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Emma		 372 0
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Amanda		 340 +1
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Nicole		 322 +1
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Amy		 301 +1
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Rebecca		 300 -3
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Samantha		 265 +8
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Melissa		 264 -1
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Anna		 262 +1
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Lisa		 261 -1
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Rachel		 241 0
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Hannah		 223 +8
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Michelle		 215 -5
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Laura		 213 -1
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Stacey		 211 +4
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Kate		 199 +8
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Natasha		 191 +4
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Stephanie		 191 +8
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Elizabeth		 177 -2
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Renee		 175 +6
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Nicola		 173 -9
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Kelly		 170 -8
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Kylie		 163 -7
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Jenna		 154 -2
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Danielle		 149 +9
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Jennifer		 142 -3
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Gemma		 141 0
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Hayley		 141 -10
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Victoria		 141 +5
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Ashleigh		 136 +31
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Megan		 134 -1
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Claire		 131 +8
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Natalie		 130 +3
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Ashley		 126 +27
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Charlotte		 123 -6
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Emily		 123 +3
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Angela		 118 -9
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Olivia		 118 +1
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Sophie		 118 +4
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Holly		 117 -5
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Katie		 112 -8
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Kimberley		 112 +33
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Kayla		 108 -6
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Courtney		 107 +48
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Catherine		 103 +1
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Erin		 100 +6
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Lucy		 99 +8
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Lauren		 97 -17
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Aimee		 96 +2
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Rachael		 95 +9
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Tracey		 95 -4
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Alice		 93 -4
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Vanessa		 92 -5
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Alexandra		 91 +15
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Katherine		 89 -14
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Melanie		 89 -11
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Jasmine		 87 +22
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Louise		 87 +16
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Christina		 85 -11
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Toni		 85 +10
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Monique		 84 -5
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Chelsea		 83 new
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Chloe		 83 +34
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Kathryn		 83 +5
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Tania		 81 -11
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Katrina		 77 -10
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Grace		 76 new
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Julia		 76 -14
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Sara		 76 -24
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Kirsty		 74 -26
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Shannon		 73 -12
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Maria		 71 -7
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Amber		 70 -10
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Brooke		 70 +16
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Alana		 67 -12
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Jade		 67 +17
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Krystal		 66 +6
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Andrea		 65 +10
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Rochelle		 65 -7
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Casey		 64 -3
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Helen		 62 -10
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Alicia		 61 0
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Jamie		 61 -26
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Amelia		 60 +10
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Tara		 60 -19
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Christine		 59 -12
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Jessie		 57 new
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Nikki		 57 new
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Cassandra		 55 new
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Bridget		 53 new
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Fiona		 51 -24
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Gina		 51 +7
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Joanna		 50 -16
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Leah		 50 new
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Tessa		 50 new
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Whitney		 50 new
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Anita		 49 -8
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Mary		 48 new
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Kirsten		 47 new
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Philippa		 47 -8
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Popularity extremes for New Zealand