The First Fleet
There were about 1,300 men, women and children in the 1788 First Fleet of European settlers and convicts.  By today's standards they had a fairly limited range of first names.  The 750 convicts included only 190 women, and there were few females among the other 550 people.  Most of them were marines, the ships' crews, and civil and military officers.  The First Fleeters were overwhelmingly English, but the ships also brought people of Irish, Welsh, Scottish and French origins.

The 10 most common names:

Boys Select a Name Edward about 35 George about 35 James about 100 John over 220 Joseph about 40 Richard about 35 Robert less than 35 Samuel less than 30 Thomas about 100 William over 160

Girls Select a Name Ann over 30 Catherine less than 10 Elizabeth over 40 Jane over 15 Margaret less than 10 Martha less than 10 Mary over 65 Rebecca less than 10 Sarah over 10 Susannah less than 10