Popular Names in New Zealand

Information from the New Zealand Government
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Boys · Girls
Boys
Rank Name Times +/-
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Matthew		 752 +2
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Daniel		 724 0
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Michael		 705 -2
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James		 678 +1
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Samuel		 654 +1
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Joshua		 637 -2
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Benjamin		 493 +2
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Christopher		 485 0
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Thomas		 469 +2
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David		 431 -3
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Nicholas		 411 +1
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Andrew		 406 -2
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Ryan		 308 +10
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Cameron		 299 +6
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William		 298 +1
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Jason		 288 -3
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Scott		 282 -1
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Jesse		 269 +7
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Joseph		 251 +3
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Jordan		 250 +18
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Timothy		 247 -6
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John		 245 +2
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Jamie		 234 +20
24.
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Robert		 229 -10
25.
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Luke		 227 +2
26.
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Aaron		 218 -5
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Richard		 217 -9
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Mark		 216 -2
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Jonathan		 211 +1
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Anthony		 203 +1
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Adam		 202 -12
32.
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Nathan		 199 -4
33.
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Hamish		 194 +6
34.
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Hayden		 184 +3
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Sean		 184 +7
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Simon		 183 -7
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Dylan		 179 +9
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Alexander		 178 -4
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Jacob		 178 -6
40.
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Peter		 167 -4
41.
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Shaun		 158 +1
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Steven		 151 -2
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Jeremy		 149 +2
44.
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Liam		 147 +8
45.
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Shane		 146 -13
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Bradley		 134 -2
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Ethan		 132 new
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Paul		 124 -13
49.
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Sam		 121 +11
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Stephen		 117 -3
51.
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George		 115 +11
52.
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Patrick		 114 0
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Logan		 112 +4
54.
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Joel		 108 +6
55.
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Corey		 107 0
56.
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Ben		 102 +3
57.
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Mathew		 100 -8
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Troy		 100 +1
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Kieran		 99 +5
60.
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Alex		 96 +20
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Jared		 96 -10
62.
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Zachary		 94 +27
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Mitchell		 93 +15
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Kyle		 89 -16
65.
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Cody		 86 +15
66.
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Craig		 84 -16
67.
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Isaac		 83 +4
68.
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Phillip		 82 -1
69.
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Caleb		 81 -1
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Justin		 81 +4
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Oliver		 81 +23
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Vincent		 81 -3
73.
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Edward		 80 -5
74.
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Ashley		 78 -22
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Karl		 78 -19
76.
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Jack		 77 +9
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Kane		 77 -5
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Zane		 77 +9
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Blair		 74 -16
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Kurt		 72 -10
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Tony		 72 -15
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Dean		 71 +10
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Tyson		 68 +2
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Callum		 63 -8
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Charles		 61 -7
86.
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Henry		 60 +12
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Todd		 60 new
88.
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Lance		 59 -8
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Regan		 59 new
90.
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Shannon		 57 -10
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Carl		 56 +5
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Marcus		 56 new
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Trent		 56 0
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Brendan		 55 +1
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Brendon		 55 +4
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Rhys		 55 -5
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Ricky		 55 -9
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Levi		 54 new
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Stefan		 53 new
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Philip		 52 -23
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Girls
Rank Name Times +/-
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Jessica		 603 +1
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Sarah		 548 -1
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Samantha		 490 0
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Emma		 434 0
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Rebecca		 358 0
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Nicole		 351 0
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Hannah		 340 0
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Melissa		 283 0
9.
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Amy		 275 +3
10.
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Rachel		 267 +1
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Laura		 261 -2
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Danielle		 248 +1
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Stephanie		 246 +1
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Hayley		 234 +14
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Ashleigh		 219 +3
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Natasha		 214 0
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Anna		 213 0
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Kate		 190 +3
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Lauren		 189 +3
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Amanda		 182 -10
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Courtney		 182 +4
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Megan		 179 +16
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Elizabeth		 178 -3
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Emily		 170 +11
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Lisa		 164 -6
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Alexandra		 161 +21
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Kimberley		 158 +13
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Sophie		 152 +3
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Stacey		 152 -5
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Charlotte		 149 -5
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Michelle		 149 -4
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Kelly		 148 -3
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Holly		 147 +4
34.
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Ashley		 143 +9
35.
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Olivia		 141 +11
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Jasmine		 139 -4
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Victoria		 134 +5
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Shannon		 131 +6
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Chelsea		 130 +5
40.
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Jennifer		 128 +14
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Natalie		 128 -11
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Nicola		 126 -15
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Chloe		 125 -5
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Katherine		 119 -4
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Renee		 118 -12
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Jessie		 115 +21
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Katie		 115 -11
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Alice		 112 -14
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Jade		 107 +3
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Catherine		 106 -3
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Claire		 105 +6
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Kelsey		 104 +28
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Amber		 103 +2
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Lucy		 103 0
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Monique		 99 -6
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Brooke		 98 0
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Zoe		 95 +5
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Gemma		 93 -9
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Christina		 92 -2
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Rachael		 91 +1
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Aimee		 89 -12
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Jordan		 89 new
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Kathryn		 89 +13
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Caitlin		 80 +24
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Erin		 79 +12
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Grace		 79 0
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Maria		 79 -3
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Casey		 78 +25
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Tessa		 78 +12
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Alana		 77 +14
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Jamie		 77 0
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Toni		 76 0
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Rebekah		 75 +11
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Jenna		 70 -10
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Melanie		 70 -17
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Vanessa		 69 -9
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Julia		 68 -10
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Louise		 68 +7
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Sara		 66 -5
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Tamara		 65 -7
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Katrina		 63 +11
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Joanna		 62 +12
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Amelia		 60 +8
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Helen		 60 -3
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Kirsty		 60 -13
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Georgia		 57 new
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Bridget		 56 new
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Brittany		 56 new
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Cassandra		 56 -3
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Kayla		 56 -22
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Tracey		 56 -13
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Kylie		 54 -78
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Leah		 54 new
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Morgan		 54 -4
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Angela		 53 -35
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Mary		 53 -12
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Nikita		 53 new
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Sinead		 53 new
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Tania		 53 new
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Georgina		 52 new
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Popularity extremes for New Zealand