New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 1945

Names registered at least 10 times in a year, so the list is shorter in early years. Spellings with and without macrons are counted together (Nikau and Nīkau).

Boy Names

1 John 1,376 babies =
2 David 743 babies =
3 Peter 740 babies =
4 Robert 635 babies =
5 William 508 babies =
6 Michael 496 babies 2
7 Brian 479 babies 1
8 Ian 412 babies 1
9 Kevin 366 babies 4
10 Richard 363 babies 5
11 James 345 babies 2
12 Kenneth 328 babies 2
13 Alan 301 babies 3
14 Graeme 296 babies 5
15 Raymond 295 babies 4
16 Ronald 289 babies 5
17 Graham 287 babies 1
18 Colin 279 babies 6
19 Bruce 278 babies 2
20 Murray 263 babies 3
21 Anthony 262 babies 1
22 Donald 255 babies 8
23 Barry 251 babies 3
24 Paul 236 babies 2
25 Gary 214 babies 2
26 Trevor 201 babies 2
27 Allan 194 babies 2
28 Wayne 193 babies 1
29 Douglas 185 babies 2
30 Dennis 172 babies 2
31 Ross 164 babies 7
32 Keith 161 babies 1
33 Russell 156 babies 2
34 Thomas 156 babies 4
35 Roger 152 babies 7
36 George 144 babies 1
37 Neil 144 babies 1
38 Terence 143 babies 4
39 Leslie 139 babies =
40 Christopher 131 babies 11
41 Geoffrey 129 babies 1
42 Gordon 123 babies 1
43 Noel 119 babies 1
44 Patrick 118 babies 1
45 Edward 116 babies 5
46 Philip 109 babies 12
47 Robin 108 babies 4
48 Arthur 104 babies 1
49 Neville 101 babies 1
50 Bryan 96 babies 7
51 Rodney 96 babies 11
52 Malcolm 93 babies 2
53 Maurice 93 babies 3
54 Warren 92 babies =
55 Victor 90 babies 60
56 Charles 88 babies 10
57 Eric 88 babies 8
58 Desmond 87 babies 1
59 Bernard 83 babies 4
60 Mervyn 79 babies 6
61 Owen 76 babies 13
62 Rex 76 babies 10
63 Alexander 71 babies =
64 Denis 67 babies 13
65 Joseph 67 babies 13
66 Stephen 67 babies 3
67 Stuart 67 babies 8
68 Francis 66 babies 7
69 Norman 66 babies 16
70 Garry 64 babies 3
71 Andrew 63 babies 7
72 Ivan 62 babies 12
73 Phillip 62 babies 13
74 Lindsay 59 babies 9
75 Roy 59 babies 4
76 Frederick 57 babies 6
77 Clive 55 babies 6
78 Kerry 54 babies 4
79 Leonard 54 babies 6
80 Stanley 54 babies 12
81 Harold 51 babies 14
82 Derek 50 babies 17
83 Gerald 50 babies 1
84 Grant 50 babies 45
85 Lawrence 50 babies 8
86 Allen 49 babies 1
87 Frank 44 babies 10
88 Henry 44 babies 17
89 Clifford 43 babies 9
90 Ernest 43 babies 2
91 Mark 43 babies 19
92 Selwyn 43 babies 22
93 Hugh 42 babies 12
94 Walter 42 babies 22
95 Warwick 42 babies 6
96 Errol 40 babies 4
97 Terrence 40 babies 6
98 Gavin 38 babies 10
99 Albert 37 babies 23
100 Jack 37 babies 3
101 Reginald 37 babies 5
102 Daniel 35 babies 5
103 Lloyd 35 babies 6
104 Timothy 34 babies 3
105 Kelvin 33 babies 20
106 Laurence 33 babies 10
107 Roderick 33 babies 11
108 Stewart 33 babies 11
109 Howard 31 babies 5
110 Jeffrey 31 babies 20
111 Edwin 30 babies 6
112 Martin 30 babies 14
113 Maxwell 30 babies 23
114 Rodger 30 babies 44
115 Sydney 30 babies 10
116 Alistair 29 babies 14
117 Ralph 26 babies 6
118 Tony 26 babies 22
119 Evan 25 babies 9
120 Brent 24 babies 30
121 Herbert 24 babies 13
122 Garth 23 babies 15
123 Grahame 23 babies 41
124 Lance 23 babies 7
125 Lionel 23 babies 2
126 Adrian 21 babies 16
127 Alastair 21 babies 22
128 Alfred 21 babies 34
129 Craig 21 babies
130 Basil 20 babies 9
131 Lewis 20 babies 9
132 Terry 20 babies 7
133 Cyril 19 babies 13
134 Fredrick 19 babies 47
135 Henare 19 babies 48
136 Wiremu 19 babies 23
137 Ashley 18 babies 1
138 Athol 18 babies
139 Barrie 18 babies 33
140 Duncan 18 babies 6
141 Glenn 18 babies 31
142 Harry 18 babies 30
143 Harvey 18 babies 26
144 Hohepa 18 babies 17
145 Hone 18 babies 39
146 Max 18 babies 14
147 Nigel 18 babies 7
148 Vernon 18 babies 7
149 Vincent 18 babies 23
150 Antony 17 babies
151 Hori 17 babies 24
152 Leo 17 babies 34
153 Leon 17 babies 1
154 Morris 17 babies 1
155 Spencer 17 babies
156 Jonathan 16 babies
157 Louis 16 babies 17
158 Alister 15 babies 34
159 Cecil 15 babies 3
160 Clarence 15 babies 3
161 Nicholas 15 babies 14
162 Rangi 15 babies =
163 Samuel 15 babies 30
164 Gerard 14 babies 17
165 Larry 14 babies 14
166 Matthew 14 babies
167 Nelson 14 babies
168 Ray 14 babies 8
169 Wallace 14 babies 35
170 Benjamin 13 babies
171 Jeffery 13 babies
172 Arnold 12 babies 6
173 Clyde 12 babies
174 Eugene 12 babies
175 Glen 12 babies 15
176 Gregory 12 babies 11
177 Neal 12 babies
178 Roland 12 babies 11
179 Simon 12 babies 16
180 Sonny 12 babies
181 Winston 12 babies 46
182 Dale 11 babies 13
183 Melvyn 11 babies
184 Royce 11 babies
185 Steven 11 babies 37
186 Angus 10 babies
187 Bevan 10 babies 44
188 Bryce 10 babies
189 Charlie 10 babies 30
190 Gilbert 10 babies 45
191 Lester 10 babies 25
192 Lyall 10 babies
193 Russel 10 babies
194 Terrance 10 babies 17

Girl Names

1 Margaret 696 babies =
2 Judith 532 babies 1
3 Patricia 488 babies 1
4 Janice 357 babies =
5 Mary 348 babies =
6 Barbara 345 babies =
7 Elizabeth 334 babies 3
8 Lynette 316 babies 6
9 Carol 314 babies 7
10 Pamela 313 babies 2
11 Helen 307 babies 4
12 Jennifer 303 babies 1
13 Heather 262 babies 2
14 Shirley 253 babies 5
15 Diane 247 babies 5
16 Beverley 241 babies 4
17 Colleen 229 babies 2
18 Lorraine 222 babies 1
19 Susan 218 babies 9
20 Janet 206 babies 2
21 Kathleen 205 babies 4
22 Maureen 202 babies 4
23 Valerie 163 babies =
24 Pauline 159 babies 2
25 Christine 153 babies 12
26 Sandra 151 babies 13
27 Dorothy 149 babies 6
28 Yvonne 147 babies 8
29 Joan 144 babies 4
30 Frances 141 babies 1
31 Anne 136 babies 1
32 Raewyn 133 babies 6
33 Elaine 132 babies 3
34 Lesley 131 babies 7
35 Robyn 129 babies =
36 Alison 126 babies 9
37 Jeanette 121 babies 3
38 Marie 118 babies 14
39 Marion 114 babies 3
40 Annette 112 babies 7
41 Dianne 108 babies 5
42 Wendy 107 babies 9
43 June 102 babies 20
44 Carolyn 99 babies 24
45 Carole 98 babies 8
46 Gail 97 babies 13
47 Jean 97 babies 1
48 Kay 95 babies 19
49 Lois 95 babies 18
50 Marilyn 91 babies 1
51 Gillian 90 babies 23
52 Ann 89 babies 18
53 Irene 89 babies 8
54 Glenys 88 babies 11
55 Jocelyn 88 babies 11
56 Ngaire 88 babies 2
57 Cheryl 86 babies 58
58 Rosemary 86 babies 14
59 Jillian 84 babies 1
60 Dawn 82 babies 2
61 Marlene 80 babies 30
62 Josephine 78 babies 7
63 Nancy 78 babies 7
64 Noeline 78 babies 7
65 Suzanne 78 babies 8
66 Ruth 77 babies 5
67 Diana 76 babies 11
68 Joy 73 babies 16
69 Jill 70 babies =
70 Catherine 69 babies 23
71 Beverly 68 babies 6
72 Gloria 67 babies 22
73 Betty 65 babies 15
74 Doreen 65 babies 21
75 Eileen 65 babies 1
76 Denise 64 babies 3
77 Jacqueline 63 babies =
78 Julie 63 babies 6
79 Rosalie 61 babies 4
80 Leonie 57 babies 16
81 Vivienne 56 babies 25
82 Karen 55 babies 3
83 Linda 55 babies 5
84 Fay 52 babies 4
85 Joyce 51 babies 7
86 Adrienne 50 babies 4
87 Lynne 50 babies 6
88 Robin 50 babies 9
89 Evelyn 48 babies 6
90 Sharon 48 babies 10
91 Sylvia 46 babies 7
92 Lynnette 45 babies 20
93 Sally 45 babies 1
94 Daphne 43 babies 7
95 Marjorie 43 babies 1
96 Shona 43 babies 15
97 Norma 42 babies 11
98 Ellen 41 babies 10
99 Faye 41 babies =
100 Maria 40 babies 11
101 Gaynor 39 babies 39
102 Noelene 39 babies 3
103 Claire 38 babies 43
104 Caroline 36 babies 21
105 Eleanor 36 babies 7
106 Sheryl 36 babies 22
107 Brenda 35 babies 11
108 Florence 35 babies 13
109 Janette 35 babies 2
110 Kathryn 35 babies 20
111 Glenda 34 babies 7
112 Phyllis 34 babies 15
113 Rae 33 babies 16
114 Cynthia 32 babies 6
115 Julia 32 babies 19
116 Katherine 32 babies 78
117 Maxine 32 babies 6
118 Victoria 31 babies
119 Audrey 29 babies 16
120 Georgina 29 babies 11
121 Glenis 29 babies 1
122 Jane 29 babies 12
123 Alice 28 babies 16
124 Beryl 28 babies 23
125 Nola 28 babies 23
126 Annie 27 babies 40
127 Kaye 27 babies 5
128 Thelma 27 babies 4
129 Veronica 27 babies 22
130 Edith 26 babies 27
131 Ailsa 25 babies 12
132 Mavis 25 babies 19
133 Christina 24 babies 19
134 Lynn 24 babies 16
135 Gay 23 babies 19
136 Glennis 23 babies 5
137 Hazel 23 babies 20
138 Lorna 23 babies 2
139 Susanne 23 babies 59
140 Andrea 22 babies 25
141 Coral 22 babies 26
142 Hilary 22 babies 5
143 Iris 22 babies 50
144 Peggy 22 babies 30
145 Agnes 21 babies 37
146 Laraine 21 babies 15
147 Stephanie 21 babies 92
148 Virginia 21 babies 34
149 Alma 20 babies
150 Angela 20 babies 11
151 Lynda 20 babies 3
152 Marian 20 babies 14
153 Muriel 20 babies 25
154 Natalie 20 babies 83
155 Penelope 20 babies 22
156 Bernice 19 babies 27
157 Edna 19 babies 31
158 Jan 19 babies 14
159 May 19 babies 4
160 Olive 19 babies 34
161 Valda 19 babies 79
162 Aileen 18 babies 28
163 Donna 18 babies 47
164 Gabrielle 18 babies 5
165 Janis 18 babies
166 Louise 18 babies 12
167 Monica 18 babies 24
168 Paula 18 babies
169 Winifred 18 babies 39
170 Geraldine 17 babies 14
171 Isabel 17 babies
172 Prudence 17 babies 28
173 Rose 17 babies 17
174 Anna 16 babies 29
175 Bronwyn 16 babies
176 Doris 16 babies 19
177 Erin 16 babies 34
178 Gael 16 babies 36
179 Hilda 16 babies 13
180 Jenifer 16 babies
181 Kerry 16 babies
182 Lillian 16 babies 29
183 Sonia 16 babies
184 Vera 16 babies 42
185 Anita 15 babies 55
186 Bernadette 15 babies
187 Esther 15 babies 25
188 Isobel 15 babies 47
189 Joanne 15 babies
190 Leslie 15 babies
191 Moira 15 babies 18
192 Violet 15 babies 23
193 Bronwen 14 babies
194 Ethel 14 babies
195 Eunice 14 babies 5
196 Gaye 14 babies 5
197 Jeannette 14 babies
198 Lyndsay 14 babies
199 Mere 14 babies 22
200 Merilyn 14 babies 6
201 Merle 14 babies 39
202 Rita 14 babies 23
203 Sharyn 14 babies
204 Allison 13 babies 40
205 Cecilia 13 babies
206 Dale 13 babies 36
207 Elsie 13 babies 49
208 Eva 13 babies
209 Jessie 13 babies 6
210 Leone 13 babies 68
211 Loraine 13 babies 9
212 Philippa 13 babies 85
213 Gayle 12 babies
214 Gaylene 12 babies 25
215 Glennys 12 babies =
216 Grace 12 babies 14
217 Gwenda 12 babies
218 Hine 12 babies 1
219 Judy 12 babies 72
220 Marcia 12 babies 13
221 Noeleen 12 babies 58
222 Rangi 12 babies
223 Raylene 12 babies
224 Sheryll 12 babies
225 Teresa 12 babies
226 Beth 11 babies 17
227 Juliet 11 babies 67
228 Lynley 11 babies 79
229 Maraea 11 babies
230 Myra 11 babies 62
231 Naomi 11 babies 10
232 Rachel 11 babies 25
233 Rosina 11 babies
234 Tui 11 babies 9
235 Avis 10 babies
236 Beatrice 10 babies 9
237 Cecily 10 babies
238 Cherry 10 babies
239 Claudia 10 babies
240 Gweneth 10 babies
241 Gwenyth 10 babies
242 Lilian 10 babies 10
243 Linley 10 babies 24
244 Martha 10 babies 9
245 Melva 10 babies 69
246 Miriam 10 babies
247 Raelene 10 babies
248 Rebecca 10 babies
249 Rosalind 10 babies 52
250 Sharron 10 babies 27
251 Theresa 10 babies

Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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