Top Names of 1969

The most popular names recorded in 1969 were Michelle for girls and David for boys. Full top-50 lists below, from official NSW & VIC BDM data.

Girls

#NameBabies
1Michelle1,673
2Karen1,542
3Lisa1,279
4Sharon1,201
5Nicole869
6Jennifer852
7Julie827
8Susan806
9Joanne790
10Tracey761
11Leanne748
12Kim734
13Donna726
14Fiona658
15Catherine655
16Amanda641
17Melissa603
18Kylie572
19Elizabeth532
20Helen520
21Linda504
22Christine501
23Sandra496
24Deborah478
25Maria473
26Angela459
27Tanya439
28Louise430
29Jodie427
30Jacqueline413
31Suzanne410
32Tracy408
33Wendy385
34Belinda378
35Katrina369
36Kelly357
37Natalie351
38Vanessa346
39Kathryn343
40Samantha342
41Jane338
42Alison332
43Patricia313
44Robyn306
45Rebecca305
46Vicki301
47Tania295
48Megan275
49Annette273
50Kerry263

Boys

#NameBabies
1David3,003
2Michael2,381
3Paul1,984
4Mark1,969
5Andrew1,897
6Peter1,860
7John1,651
8Robert1,460
9Craig1,429
10Anthony1,389
11Scott1,366
12Darren1,343
13Jason1,313
14Stephen1,228
15Christopher1,112
16Matthew1,043
17Steven965
18Shane859
19James821
20Gregory786
21Brett750
22Wayne736
23Richard706
24Rodney558
25Ian555
26Timothy543
27Bradley510
28Simon488
29Dean485
30Sean483
31Adam450
32Daniel404
33William400
34Glenn391
35Brian389
36Gary377
37Stuart377
38Troy364
39Phillip363
40Kevin358
41Geoffrey345
42Jeffrey342
43Gavin330
44Warren310
45George302
46Grant299
47Colin285
48Martin284
49Neil283
50Graham276