New Zealand Popularity Extremes

Computer-created analysis of the extremes in the New Zealand top 100 names for the period 1900 to 2023.

Most Consistently Popular

Boys

1.	James
2.	William
3.	Thomas
4.	George
5.	Joseph

Girls

1.

Top Rises

Boys

Over 1 Year

Over 3 Years

Over 5 Years

Over 1 Decade

Over 2 Decades

1.	Braxton (73)
2.	Darren (71)
3.	Brandon (67)
4.	Ashton (60)
5.	Lucas (58)
6.	Ethan (54)
7.	Lachlan (53)
8.	Micah (50)
9.	Jason (48)
10.	Victor (46)

1.	Darren (88)
2.	Ethan (82)
3.	Jason (82)
4.	Luke (79)
5.	Braxton (78)
6.	Wayne (72)
7.	Cooper (69)
8.	Brandon (67)
9.	Eli (66)
10.	Lachlan (65)

1.	Jason (100)
2.	Arlo (91)
3.	Darren (88)
4.	Cooper (86)
5.	Connor (84)
6.	Noah (84)
7.	Ethan (82)
8.	Luke (79)
9.	Braxton (78)
10.	Riley (78)

1.	Jason (100)
2.	Riley (95)
3.	Theodore (95)
4.	Aaron (93)
5.	Liam (93)
6.	Hudson (92)
7.	Mark (92)
8.	Arlo (91)
9.	Lucas (91)
10.	Arthur (90)

1.	Jack (100)
2.	Jason (100)
3.	Liam (99)
4.	Noah (99)
5.	Leo (98)
6.	Luca (98)
7.	Mason (98)
8.	Matthew (98)
9.	Joshua (97)
10.	Lucas (97)

Girls

Over 1 Year

Over 3 Years

Over 5 Years

Over 1 Decade

Over 2 Decades

1.	Kelly (76)
2.	Harper (69)
3.	Kayla (68)
4.	Jorja (66)
5.	Paris (64)
6.	Sienna (54)
7.	Tania (54)
8.	Ava (53)
9.	Shania (53)
10.	Victoria (53)

1.	Harper (93)
2.	Kelly (90)
3.	Jenna (89)
4.	Jessica (89)
5.	Tania (85)
6.	Gemma (84)
7.	Shania (84)
8.	Ashleigh (81)
9.	Kylie (78)
10.	Mila (77)

1.	Harper (98)
2.	Georgia (95)
3.	Lisa (94)
4.	Samantha (93)
5.	Tania (93)
6.	Natasha (92)
7.	Amy (91)
8.	Kelly (90)
9.	Ella (89)
10.	Jenna (89)

1.	Lisa (100)
2.	Michelle (100)
3.	Christine (99)
4.	Georgia (99)
5.	Harper (99)
6.	Jessica (99)
7.	Shirley (99)
8.	Ella (98)
9.	Kelly (98)
10.	Rachel (98)

1.	Christine (100)
2.	Ella (100)
3.	Isla (100)
4.	Jessica (100)
5.	Karen (100)
6.	Lisa (100)
7.	Michelle (100)
8.	Ruby (100)
9.	Sarah (100)
10.	Susan (100)

Top Falls

Boys

Over 1 Year

Over 3 Years

Over 5 Years

Over 1 Decade

Over 2 Decades

1.	Winston (-56)
2.	Baden (-50)
3.	Jamie (-48)
4.	Braxton (-46)
5.	Victor (-46)
6.	Jordan (-40)
7.	Lance (-39)
8.	Lloyd (-38)
9.	George (-37)
10.	John (-37)

1.	Darren (-57)
2.	Winston (-56)
3.	Reuben (-55)
4.	Jesse (-54)
5.	Baden (-50)
6.	Lloyd (-50)
7.	Brandon (-48)
8.	Jamie (-48)
9.	Cody (-47)
10.	Adam (-46)

1.	Bradley (-69)
2.	Mitchell (-64)
3.	Darren (-59)
4.	Connor (-57)
5.	Matthew (-57)
6.	Winston (-56)
7.	Jaxon (-55)
8.	Jesse (-55)
9.	Scott (-55)
10.	Tyler (-55)

1.	Tyler (-81)
2.	Simon (-78)
3.	Mitchell (-76)
4.	Mark (-75)
5.	Callum (-74)
6.	Jayden (-74)
7.	Murray (-74)
8.	Paul (-74)
9.	Richard (-74)
10.	Scott (-74)

1.	Matthew (-95)
2.	Christopher (-93)
3.	Craig (-93)
4.	Paul (-93)
5.	Mark (-92)
6.	Nicholas (-91)
7.	Cameron (-90)
8.	Andrew (-89)
9.	Jason (-89)
10.	Richard (-89)

Girls

Over 1 Year

Over 3 Years

Over 5 Years

Over 1 Decade

Over 2 Decades

1.	Kylie (-78)
2.	Chloe (-66)
3.	Brittany (-56)
4.	Shania (-55)
5.	Victoria (-53)
6.	Paris (-49)
7.	Eleanor (-48)
8.	Jade (-45)
9.	Kayla (-45)
10.	Alexis (-44)

1.	Kylie (-87)
2.	Shania (-84)
3.	Chloe (-80)
4.	Paris (-69)
5.	Brittany (-68)
6.	Jenna (-64)
7.	Caitlin (-63)
8.	Jessica (-63)
9.	Paige (-60)
10.	Alexis (-59)

1.	Brittany (-87)
2.	Kylie (-87)
3.	Courtney (-84)
4.	Shania (-84)
5.	Chloe (-81)
6.	Jenna (-78)
7.	Caitlin (-77)
8.	Irene (-77)
9.	Paige (-77)
10.	Stephanie (-77)

1.	Amanda (-94)
2.	Courtney (-91)
3.	Sandra (-90)
4.	Caitlin (-89)
5.	Jenna (-89)
6.	Angela (-88)
7.	Ashleigh (-88)
8.	Kylie (-88)
9.	Lisa (-88)
10.	Stephanie (-88)

1.	Jessica (-100)
2.	Karen (-100)
3.	Susan (-100)
4.	Angela (-98)
5.	Deborah (-98)
6.	Kelly (-98)
7.	Sandra (-98)
8.	Amanda (-97)
9.	Christine (-97)
10.	Janice (-97)

Most Steady

Boys

1.	James
2.	William
3.	Robert
4.	Richard
5.	John
6.	Thomas
7.	David
8.	Michael
9.	Peter
10.	George

Girls

1.	Elizabeth
2.	Catherine

Most Volatile

Boys

1.	Stuart
2.	Patrick
3.	Charles
4.	Edward
5.	Alexander

Girls

1.	Victoria
2.	Maria
3.	Christina
4.	Rose
5.	Catherine
6.	Alice
7.	Ruth

Biggest Recoveries

Boys

1.	Henry
2.	Arthur
3.	George
4.	Alexander
5.	Jack
6.	Leo
7.	Harry
8.	Edward
9.	Samuel
10.	Thomas

Girls

1.	Florence
2.	Ivy
3.	Evelyn
4.	Ruby
5.	Grace
6.	Violet
7.	Isabella
8.	Olive
9.	Hazel
10.	Lucy

Biggest Flash-in-the-Pans

Boys

1.	Jason
2.	Mark
3.	Paul
4.	Brian
5.	Christopher
6.	Craig
7.	Kevin
8.	Dylan
9.	Aaron
10.	Nicholas

Girls

1.	Christine
2.	Jessica
3.	Karen
4.	Lisa
5.	Michelle
6.	Susan
7.	Joan
8.	Judith
9.	Nicola
10.	Patricia