Popularity in New Zealand
Numbers
| Michael (masculine) | |||
| Year | Rank | Times Used | |
| 2023 | - | - | |
| 2022 | #93 | 50 | |
| 2021 | #80 | 58 | |
| 2020 | #79 | 60 | |
| 2019 | #89 | 56 | |
| 2018 | #74 | 67 | |
| 2017 | #57 | 86 | |
| 2016 | #46 | 100 | |
| 2015 | #58 | 90 | |
| 2014 | #57 | 83 | |
| 2013 | #62 | 75 | |
| 2012 | #53 | 92 | |
| 2011 | #54 | 97 | |
| 2010 | #47 | 112 | |
| 2009 | #39 | 124 | |
| 2008 | #37 | 132 | |
| 2007 | #38 | 137 | |
| 2006 | #37 | 133 | |
| 2005 | #31 | 149 | |
| 2004 | #26 | 156 | |
| 2003 | #23 | 191 | |
| 2002 | #26 | 163 | |
| 2001 | #20 | 209 | |
| 2000 | #16 | 276 | |
| 1999 | #16 | 254 | |
| 1998 | #15 | 266 | |
| 1997 | #9 | 341 | |
| 1996 | #10 | 330 | |
| 1995 | #7 | 429 | |
| 1994 | #6 | 471 | |
| 1993 | #4 | 566 | |
| 1992 | #4 | 613 | |
| 1991 | #2 | 696 | |
| 1990 | #3 | 705 | |
| 1989 | #1 | 736 | |
| 1988 | #2 | 744 | |
| 1987 | #1 | 788 | |
| 1986 | #1 | 745 | |
| 1985 | #2 | 742 | |
| 1984 | #1 | 781 | |
| 1983 | #1 | 768 | |
| 1982 | #2 | 740 | |
| 1981 | #1 | 722 | |
| 1980 | #2 | 685 | |
| 1979 | #1 | 706 | |
| 1978 | #1 | 722 | |
| 1977 | #1 | 754 | |
| 1976 | #1 | 801 | |
| 1975 | #1 | 879 | |
| 1974 | #1 | 882 | |
| 1973 | #1 | 921 | |
| 1972 | #2 | 871 | |
| 1971 | #2 | 936 | |
| 1970 | #2 | 958 | |
| 1969 | #2 | 1051 | |
| 1968 | #1 | 1123 | |
| 1967 | #2 | 1174 | |
| 1966 | #2 | 1117 | |
| 1965 | #2 | 1075 | |
| 1964 | #2 | 1176 | |
| 1963 | #2 | 1254 | |
| 1962 | #2 | 1276 | |
| 1961 | #3 | 1181 | |
| 1960 | #3 | 1088 | |
| 1959 | #4 | 1108 | |
| 1958 | #4 | 1009 | |
| 1957 | #4 | 937 | |
| 1956 | #4 | 869 | |
| 1955 | #4 | 868 | |
| 1954 | #4 | 850 | |
| 1953 | #5 | 680 | |
| 1952 | #4 | 757 | |
| 1951 | #4 | 723 | |
| 1950 | #4 | 707 | |
| 1949 | #5 | 666 | |
| 1948 | #5 | 602 | |
| 1947 | #5 | 606 | |
| 1946 | #5 | 574 | |
| 1945 | #6 | 496 | |
| 1944 | #8 | 369 | |
| 1943 | #8 | 349 | |
| 1942 | #8 | 374 | |
| 1941 | #9 | 336 | |
| 1940 | #11 | 296 | |
| 1939 | #14 | 226 | |
| 1938 | #15 | 215 | |
| 1937 | #19 | 165 | |
| 1936 | #23 | 140 | |
| 1935 | #22 | 140 | |
| 1934 | #30 | 110 | |
| 1933 | #30 | 103 | |
| 1932 | #48 | 72 | |
| 1931 | #55 | 70 | |
| 1930 | #54 | 72 | |
| 1929 | #61 | 58 | |
| 1928 | #63 | 56 | |
| 1927 | #69 | 49 | |
| 1926 | #82 | 38 | |
| 1925 | #75 | 42 | |
| 1924 | #86 | 33 | |
| 1923 | #79 | 38 | |
| 1922 | #83 | 35 | |
| 1921 | #71 | 45 | |
| 1920 | #72 | 41 | |
| 1919 | #79 | 31 | |
| 1918 | #70 | 41 | |
| 1917 | #75 | 42 | |
| 1916 | #80 | 39 | |
| 1915 | #75 | 38 | |
| 1914 | #77 | 36 | |
| 1913 | #77 | 34 | |
| 1912 | #77 | 36 | |
| 1911 | #78 | 30 | |
| 1910 | #82 | 28 | |
| 1909 | #79 | 29 | |
| 1908 | #74 | 33 | |
| 1907 | #82 | 26 | |
| 1906 | #72 | 30 | |
| 1905 | #66 | 32 | |
| 1904 | #66 | 30 | |
| 1903 | #68 | 30 | |
| 1902 | #58 | 32 | |
| 1901 | #69 | 26 | |
| 1900 | #60 | 31 | |
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