Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
Expand year-to-year changes
Boys · Girls
Boys
Rank Name Times +/-
1.
chart
Michael		 706 0
2.
chart
David		 671 +1
3.
chart
Daniel		 656 +1
4.
chart
Andrew		 655 -2
5.
chart
Matthew		 564 0
6.
chart
James		 539 +1
7.
chart
Christopher		 463 +2
8.
chart
Jason		 442 -2
9.
chart
Mark		 418 -1
10.
chart
Paul		 415 0
11.
chart
Richard		 384 0
12.
chart
Nicholas		 356 +7
13.
chart
Benjamin		 327 +1
14.
chart
Aaron		 314 -2
15.
chart
John		 298 -2
16.
chart
Shane		 297 +6
17.
chart
Robert		 296 0
18.
chart
Nathan		 288 +5
19.
chart
Timothy		 285 +2
20.
chart
Simon		 282 -5
21.
chart
Scott		 280 -3
22.
chart
Craig		 260 -6
23.
chart
Peter		 255 -3
24.
chart
Samuel		 241 +7
25.
chart
Jeremy		 237 +1
26.
chart
Steven		 223 -1
27.
chart
Stephen		 213 -3
28.
chart
Joshua		 196 +22
29.
chart
William		 193 +1
30.
chart
Luke		 189 +31
31.
chart
Adam		 187 +2
32.
chart
Joseph		 183 -4
33.
chart
Jonathan		 182 -6
34.
chart
Gareth		 180 +22
35.
chart
Anthony		 179 -1
36.
chart
Thomas		 170 +13
37.
chart
Jamie		 168 -8
38.
chart
Ryan		 166 -6
39.
chart
Hayden		 162 -4
40.
chart
Hamish		 158 -5
41.
chart
Blair		 147 +13
42.
chart
Justin		 141 -1
43.
chart
Shaun		 139 -8
44.
chart
Gregory		 132 -5
44.
chart
Karl		 132 -1
44.
chart
Phillip		 132 -6
47.
chart
Carl		 125 +17
48.
chart
Brendon		 121 -8
49.
chart
Tony		 119 -1
50.
chart
Brent		 118 0
51.
chart
Cameron		 117 -4
52.
chart
Jared		 116 +13
53.
chart
Mathew		 112 -8
54.
chart
Grant		 111 +1
55.
chart
Dean		 108 -11
56.
chart
Bradley		 106 +2
56.
chart
Philip		 106 -14
58.
chart
Nigel		 102 -8
59.
chart
Bevan		 94 0
60.
chart
Glen		 92 -15
61.
chart
Stuart		 90 +9
62.
chart
Lance		 89 +5
62.
chart
Wayne		 89 -9
64.
chart
Darren		 85 +24
65.
chart
Logan		 84 new
66.
chart
Brendan		 83 +20
66.
chart
Brett		 83 -9
66.
chart
Gavin		 83 +17
69.
chart
Clinton		 82 +28
69.
chart
Troy		 82 +3
71.
chart
Ross		 81 +3
72.
chart
Sean		 80 +5
73.
chart
Edward		 79 +6
74.
chart
Jeffrey		 73 +26
75.
chart
Raymond		 72 -1
76.
chart
Damian		 71 -10
76.
chart
Glenn		 71 -9
78.
chart
Regan		 69 -8
78.
chart
Shannon		 69 -17
80.
chart
Patrick		 68 -6
81.
chart
Alexander		 66 +2
81.
chart
Kevin		 66 -18
83.
chart
Adrian		 63 -16
84.
chart
Kyle		 62 +4
85.
chart
Brian		 61 -4
85.
chart
Russell		 61 new
87.
chart
Corey		 60 -8
87.
chart
Douglas		 60 new
87.
chart
Martin		 60 -4
90.
chart
Ian		 59 -18
90.
chart
Lee		 59 -3
90.
chart
Neil		 59 +10
93.
chart
Alan		 58 -2
93.
chart
Charles		 58 +7
93.
chart
Geoffrey		 58 -16
93.
chart
Leon		 58 -5
97.
chart
George		 56 -37
98.
chart
Bruce		 55 -4
98.
chart
Duncan		 55 -3
100.
chart
Jarrod		 54 -7
Back to Top
Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
1.
chart
Sarah		 578 0
2.
chart
Rebecca		 473 0
3.
chart
Kelly		 399 0
4.
chart
Lisa		 397 +1
5.
chart
Angela		 368 -1
6.
chart
Anna		 359 +5
7.
chart
Nicola		 335 0
8.
chart
Rachel		 334 0
9.
chart
Michelle		 305 -3
10.
chart
Amy		 290 +5
11.
chart
Emma		 285 +5
12.
chart
Jessica		 268 +14
13.
chart
Amanda		 265 0
14.
chart
Melissa		 254 -4
15.
chart
Natasha		 242 -1
16.
chart
Tania		 229 -7
17.
chart
Melanie		 222 -5
18.
chart
Elizabeth		 187 +2
19.
chart
Kylie		 185 0
20.
chart
Vanessa		 174 +5
21.
chart
Jennifer		 158 -3
22.
chart
Megan		 155 0
23.
chart
Joanne		 154 -6
24.
chart
Tracey		 147 -1
25.
chart
Kate		 144 +13
26.
chart
Hayley		 137 +26
26.
chart
Karen		 137 -5
26.
chart
Katrina		 137 +6
29.
chart
Renee		 136 0
30.
chart
Fiona		 134 +2
31.
chart
Catherine		 133 -4
31.
chart
Rachael		 133 0
33.
chart
Claire		 131 +11
34.
chart
Andrea		 130 -6
35.
chart
Kim		 127 -11
35.
chart
Louise		 127 +1
37.
chart
Stacey		 124 +2
38.
chart
Natalie		 119 -8
39.
chart
Julie		 117 -5
40.
chart
Deborah		 115 +2
41.
chart
Katherine		 114 -4
42.
chart
Helen		 108 -7
43.
chart
Kirsty		 106 +8
43.
chart
Tracy		 106 -1
43.
chart
Victoria		 106 -2
46.
chart
Kathryn		 102 +4
47.
chart
Paula		 101 +11
48.
chart
Amber		 99 +7
49.
chart
Sharon		 97 -10
49.
chart
Susan		 97 -1
51.
chart
Charlotte		 96 +2
51.
chart
Joanna		 96 -6
53.
chart
Toni		 94 +20
54.
chart
Jane		 93 -5
54.
chart
Katie		 93 +31
54.
chart
Nicole		 93 -1
57.
chart
Tina		 89 +3
58.
chart
Christine		 88 +8
58.
chart
Stephanie		 88 +5
60.
chart
Maria		 84 -15
60.
chart
Shannon		 84 +4
62.
chart
Caroline		 83 -6
63.
chart
Donna		 81 -18
64.
chart
Erin		 78 +28
65.
chart
Julia		 76 +13
66.
chart
Hannah		 75 +16
66.
chart
Rochelle		 75 +5
68.
chart
Olivia		 73 -1
69.
chart
Alison		 72 +7
69.
chart
Bridget		 72 0
69.
chart
Jacqueline		 72 -2
72.
chart
Emily		 71 +2
72.
chart
Lauren		 71 +21
74.
chart
Anita		 70 -9
74.
chart
Wendy		 70 -14
76.
chart
Leanne		 69 -14
76.
chart
Linda		 69 +22
78.
chart
Jolene		 68 +15
79.
chart
Teresa		 67 -20
80.
chart
Aimee		 66 new
80.
chart
Laura		 66 +4
82.
chart
Kirsten		 65 -5
83.
chart
Philippa		 63 -14
83.
chart
Ruth		 63 new
85.
chart
Marie		 62 +8
85.
chart
Naomi		 62 new
85.
chart
Samantha		 62 +13
88.
chart
Christina		 61 new
88.
chart
Jade		 61 new
90.
chart
Mary		 60 -19
91.
chart
Alice		 59 new
91.
chart
Jodie		 59 +2
91.
chart
Sara		 59 +6
94.
chart
Shelley		 57 -20
95.
chart
Heather		 56 -13
95.
chart
Suzanne		 56 -7
97.
chart
Cherie		 55 new
98.
chart
Belinda		 54 -42
99.
chart
Bronwyn		 53 new
99.
chart
Lucy		 53 -1
99.
chart
Monique		 53 new
99.
chart
Sally		 53 -1
Back to Top
Popularity extremes for New Zealand