Most Popular Names in Papua New Guinea in 1997
| Rank | Name | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John | 97% |
| 2 | Peter | 98% |
| 3 | Lucy | 99% |
| 4 | Rose | 99% |
| 5 | Simon | 98% |
| 5 | Steven | 98% |
| 7 | David | 98% |
| 8 | Paul | 97% |
| 9 | James | 98% |
| 9 | Ruth | 99% |
| 11 | Joseph | 98% |
| 11 | Maria | 99% |
| 13 | Betty | 99% |
| 14 | Nancy | 99% |
| 14 | Robert | 98% |
| 16 | Mary | 99% |
| 17 | Anna | 99% |
| 17 | Daniel | 98% |
| 17 | Helen | 99% |
| 17 | Joe | 97% |
| 17 | Julie | 99% |
| 17 | Martha | 99% |
| 17 | Philip | 97% |
| 17 | Samuel | 98% |
| 25 | Maryanne | 100% |
| 26 | Alice | 99% |
| 27 | Cathy | 99% |
| 27 | Joyce | 99% |
| 27 | Mark | 97% |
| 27 | Michael | 98% |
| 27 | Moses | 98% |
| 32 | Andrew | 98% |
| 32 | Jack | 97% |
| 32 | Jenny | 99% |
| 32 | Max | 98% |
| 32 | Nelson | 98% |
| 32 | Susan | 99% |
| 38 | Benjamin | 98% |
| 38 | Christine | 98% |
| 38 | Esther | 99% |
| 38 | Francis | 97% |
| 38 | George | 98% |
| 38 | Josephine | 99% |
| 38 | Serah | 99% |
| 45 | Antonia | 97% |
| 46 | Alex | 99% |
| 46 | Henry | 98% |
| 46 | Janet | 99% |
| 46 | Margret | 99% |
| 46 | Mathew | 98% |
| 46 | Micheal | 97% |
| 46 | Roselyn | 99% |
| 46 | Sam | 95% |
| 46 | Tom | 94% |
| 55 | Amos | 98% |
| 55 | Bepi | 85% |
| 55 | Donald | 99% |
| 55 | Elizabeth | 99% |
| 55 | Geno | 53% |
| 55 | Hellen | 99% |
| 55 | Leo | 97% |
| 55 | Lina | 98% |
| 55 | Linda | 99% |
| 55 | Mariana | 99% |
| 55 | Solomon | 98% |
| 55 | Thomas | 98% |
| 55 | Wendy | 99% |
| 68 | Agnes | 99% |
| 68 | Alphonse | 98% |
| 68 | Angela | 99% |
| 68 | Brian | 99% |
| 68 | Darusilah | 100% |
| 68 | Ellie | 92% |
| 68 | Gedion | 99% |
| 68 | Jacob | 98% |
| 68 | Jerry | 97% |
| 68 | Jimmy | 97% |
| 68 | Julia | 99% |
| 68 | Kekenon | 97% |
| 68 | Lawrence | 98% |
| 68 | Luke | 97% |
| 68 | Miriam | 99% |
| 68 | Patricia | 99% |
| 68 | Rachael | 99% |
| 68 | Timothy | 98% |
| 86 | Albert | 98% |
| 86 | Allan | 97% |
| 86 | Ben | 97% |
| 86 | Chris | 97% |
| 86 | Dorothy | 99% |
| 86 | Ereman | 95% |
| 86 | Jason | 99% |
| 86 | Jeffery | 98% |
| 86 | Jessica | 99% |
| 86 | Jonah | 93% |
| 86 | Kelly | 89% |
| 86 | Kennedy | 98% |
| 86 | Kila | 53% |
| 86 | Lesley | 85% |
| 86 | Lorens | 83% |