New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 1957

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. 1 Peter 1,431 babies =
  2. 2 John 1,250 babies =
  3. 3 David 1,168 babies =
  4. 4 Michael 937 babies =
  5. 5 Paul 776 babies =
  6. 6 Stephen 758 babies =
  7. 7 Robert 718 babies =
  8. 8 Mark 642 babies 1
  9. 9 Christopher 626 babies 1
  10. 10 Kevin 531 babies 2
  11. 11 Richard 481 babies 1
  12. 12 Ian 465 babies 1
  13. 13 Anthony 453 babies 4
  14. 14 Brian 453 babies 1
  15. 15 William 404 babies 1
  16. 16 Bruce 391 babies =
  17. 17 Wayne 369 babies 2
  18. 18 Murray 365 babies 4
  19. 19 Gary 363 babies =
  20. 20 James 356 babies 2
  21. 21 Alan 346 babies =
  22. 22 Graeme 321 babies 2
  23. 23 Grant 290 babies 1
  24. 24 Barry 289 babies 1
  25. 25 Graham 273 babies 2
  26. 26 Ross 273 babies 7
  27. 27 Geoffrey 271 babies =
  28. 28 Philip 269 babies 4
  29. 29 Colin 267 babies 3
  30. 30 Gregory 254 babies =
  31. 31 Trevor 243 babies 6
  32. 32 Kenneth 233 babies 3
  33. 33 Andrew 225 babies 5
  34. 34 Neil 218 babies 3
  35. 35 Allan 216 babies =
  36. 36 Steven 215 babies 2
  37. 37 Donald 203 babies 1
  38. 38 Garry 199 babies 4
  39. 39 Keith 196 babies 1
  40. 40 Raymond 191 babies 2
  41. 41 Thomas 180 babies 3
  42. 42 Stuart 176 babies 3
  43. 43 Phillip 173 babies 4
  44. 44 Roger 164 babies 3
  45. 45 Timothy 159 babies 12
  46. 46 Martin 157 babies 4
  47. 47 Ronald 154 babies 7
  48. 48 Russell 154 babies 5
  49. 49 Warren 153 babies 3
  50. 50 Patrick 150 babies 4
  51. 51 Craig 142 babies 4
  52. 52 Brent 136 babies 12
  53. 53 Douglas 134 babies 4
  54. 54 Malcolm 132 babies 9
  55. 55 Robin 130 babies 1
  56. 56 Simon 129 babies 7
  57. 57 Jeffrey 125 babies 9
  58. 58 Lindsay 124 babies 12
  59. 59 Nigel 120 babies 8
  60. 60 Gordon 119 babies 9
  61. 61 George 113 babies 8
  62. 62 Gavin 112 babies 1
  63. 63 Dennis 111 babies 3
  64. 64 Bryan 110 babies 4
  65. 65 Tony 107 babies 7
  66. 66 Charles 104 babies 7
  67. 67 Edward 104 babies 2
  68. 68 Neville 104 babies 6
  69. 69 Leslie 98 babies 11
  70. 70 Glenn 96 babies 4
  71. 71 Kerry 95 babies =
  72. 72 Brett 93 babies 25
  73. 73 Joseph 92 babies 4
  74. 74 Rodney 90 babies 1
  75. 75 Terence 88 babies 9
  76. 76 Lance 86 babies 4
  77. 77 Nicholas 86 babies 10
  78. 78 Eric 82 babies =
  79. 79 Bernard 81 babies 9
  80. 80 Noel 80 babies 4
  81. 81 Rex 80 babies 8
  82. 82 Daniel 75 babies 3
  83. 83 Owen 70 babies 19
  84. 84 Alexander 69 babies 7
  85. 85 Dean 69 babies 10
  86. 86 Derek 68 babies 7
  87. 87 Warwick 68 babies 35
  88. 88 Maurice 67 babies 6
  89. 89 Gerard 63 babies 6
  90. 90 Terry 63 babies 2
  91. 91 Darryl 57 babies 13
  92. 92 Jonathan 57 babies 9
  93. 93 Shane 57 babies 9
  94. 94 Francis 56 babies =
  95. 95 Mervyn 53 babies 13
  96. 96 Gerald 52 babies 7
  97. 97 Norman 52 babies 16
  98. 98 Allen 51 babies 13
  99. 99 Hugh 51 babies 1
  100. 100 Alistair 50 babies 4
  101. 101 Henry 50 babies 4
  102. 102 Stewart 50 babies 11
  103. 103 Arthur 49 babies 13
  104. 104 Adrian 48 babies 20
  105. 105 Clive 48 babies 13
  106. 106 Kim 48 babies 33
  107. 107 Matthew 48 babies 10
  108. 108 Lawrence 46 babies 10
  109. 109 Lloyd 46 babies 2
  110. 110 Duncan 45 babies 28
  111. 111 Frederick 45 babies 3
  112. 112 Ivan 43 babies 23
  113. 113 Leonard 43 babies 14
  114. 114 Terrence 43 babies 19
  115. 115 Ashley 42 babies 10
  116. 116 Jeffery 41 babies 16
  117. 117 Jeremy 41 babies 10
  118. 118 Kelvin 41 babies 25
  119. 119 Carl 39 babies =
  120. 120 Roy 39 babies 11
  121. 121 Frank 38 babies 9
  122. 122 Howard 38 babies 7
  123. 123 Walter 38 babies 7
  124. 124 Guy 37 babies 33
  125. 125 Glen 36 babies 4
  126. 126 Harry 36 babies 8
  127. 127 Clifford 34 babies 4
  128. 128 Albert 33 babies 18
  129. 129 Denis 33 babies 9
  130. 130 Stanley 33 babies 17
  131. 131 Garth 32 babies 5
  132. 132 Desmond 31 babies 46
  133. 133 Karl 31 babies 34
  134. 134 Larry 31 babies 3
  135. 135 Laurence 31 babies 29
  136. 136 Alister 30 babies 33
  137. 137 Jack 30 babies 14
  138. 138 Lewis 29 babies 10
  139. 139 Ralph 29 babies 3
  140. 140 Victor 29 babies 11
  141. 141 Alfred 27 babies 23
  142. 142 Bryce 27 babies 12
  143. 143 Dale 27 babies 3
  144. 144 Johannes 26 babies =
  145. 145 Antony 25 babies 9
  146. 146 Reginald 25 babies 6
  147. 147 Harold 24 babies 6
  148. 148 Roderick 24 babies 5
  149. 149 Blair 23 babies 25
  150. 150 Errol 23 babies 22
  151. 151 Samuel 22 babies 4
  152. 152 Selwyn 22 babies 3
  153. 153 Alastair 21 babies 6
  154. 154 Bevan 21 babies 2
  155. 155 Edwin 21 babies 16
  156. 156 Ernest 21 babies 16
  157. 157 Hamish 21 babies 9
  158. 158 Max 21 babies 7
  159. 159 Scott 21 babies 24
  160. 160 Shaun 21 babies 3
  161. 161 Vincent 21 babies 12
  162. 162 Wiremu 21 babies 17
  163. 163 Evan 20 babies 9
  164. 164 Iain 20 babies 13
  165. 165 Rodger 20 babies 17
  166. 166 Sonny 20 babies
  167. 167 Julian 19 babies 1
  168. 168 Maxwell 19 babies =
  169. 169 Micheal 19 babies
  170. 170 Brendan 18 babies =
  171. 171 Benjamin 17 babies 21
  172. 172 Leo 17 babies 27
  173. 173 Vernon 17 babies
  174. 174 Danny 16 babies 13
  175. 175 Leon 16 babies
  176. 176 Mathew 16 babies 19
  177. 177 Brendon 15 babies 7
  178. 178 Daryl 15 babies 35
  179. 179 Chris 14 babies
  180. 180 Cyril 14 babies 21
  181. 181 Ewan 14 babies
  182. 182 Fraser 14 babies
  183. 183 Sean 14 babies 2
  184. 184 Sydney 14 babies
  185. 185 Arnold 13 babies
  186. 186 Lionel 13 babies 25
  187. 187 Perry 13 babies 15
  188. 188 Tamati 13 babies
  189. 189 Basil 12 babies
  190. 190 Cameron 12 babies 16
  191. 191 Fredrick 12 babies 2
  192. 192 Lester 12 babies 34
  193. 193 Andre 11 babies
  194. 194 Barrie 11 babies 29
  195. 195 Campbell 11 babies 10
  196. 196 Gilbert 11 babies 20
  197. 197 Grahame 11 babies 9
  198. 198 Herbert 11 babies 9
  199. 199 Jan 11 babies 9
  200. 200 Louis 11 babies 22
  201. 201 Rawiri 11 babies
  202. 202 Rowan 11 babies 10
  203. 203 Alex 10 babies
  204. 204 Barney 10 babies
  205. 205 Bradley 10 babies
  206. 206 Cecil 10 babies
  207. 207 Cedric 10 babies 1
  208. 208 Deane 10 babies
  209. 209 Hohepa 10 babies
  210. 210 Hone 10 babies
  211. 211 Jimmy 10 babies
  212. 212 Marcus 10 babies 33
  213. 213 Martyn 10 babies 52
  214. 214 Milton 10 babies 14
  215. 215 Rangi 10 babies 19
  216. 216 Spencer 10 babies
  217. 217 Steve 10 babies

Girl Names

  1. 1 Karen 825 babies 2
  2. 2 Susan 814 babies 1
  3. 3 Christine 774 babies 1
  4. 4 Jennifer 460 babies 2
  5. 5 Margaret 437 babies =
  6. 6 Judith 427 babies 2
  7. 7 Linda 413 babies 3
  8. 8 Robyn 407 babies =
  9. 9 Elizabeth 371 babies 2
  10. 10 Patricia 367 babies 1
  11. 11 Wendy 367 babies 3
  12. 12 Sandra 363 babies 6
  13. 13 Mary 354 babies 2
  14. 14 Helen 334 babies 1
  15. 15 Deborah 329 babies 13
  16. 16 Anne 310 babies =
  17. 17 Barbara 304 babies 5
  18. 18 Heather 297 babies 1
  19. 19 Carol 292 babies 1
  20. 20 Lynette 287 babies 1
  21. 21 Diane 271 babies =
  22. 22 Pamela 266 babies =
  23. 23 Sharon 263 babies 8
  24. 24 Suzanne 252 babies =
  25. 25 Catherine 237 babies 2
  26. 26 Julie 228 babies 3
  27. 27 Jane 217 babies 13
  28. 28 Raewyn 217 babies 2
  29. 29 Janet 213 babies =
  30. 30 Shirley 210 babies 5
  31. 31 Janice 209 babies 6
  32. 32 Denise 205 babies 5
  33. 33 Pauline 195 babies =
  34. 34 Dianne 190 babies 8
  35. 35 Joanne 180 babies 17
  36. 36 Alison 177 babies 4
  37. 37 Rosemary 176 babies 6
  38. 38 Gail 172 babies 8
  39. 39 Lorraine 172 babies 3
  40. 40 Annette 164 babies 2
  41. 41 Kathleen 162 babies 7
  42. 42 Vicki 161 babies 17
  43. 43 Donna 155 babies 21
  44. 44 Marie 152 babies 1
  45. 45 Debra 149 babies 25
  46. 46 Carolyn 143 babies 26
  47. 47 Jacqueline 143 babies 3
  48. 48 Yvonne 142 babies 7
  49. 49 Lynda 138 babies 6
  50. 50 Maureen 133 babies 4
  51. 51 Kathryn 130 babies 3
  52. 52 Sheryl 129 babies 1
  53. 53 Ann 127 babies 14
  54. 54 Colleen 124 babies 5
  55. 55 Brenda 121 babies 2
  56. 56 Jillian 121 babies 9
  57. 57 Maria 121 babies 1
  58. 58 Jan 119 babies 5
  59. 59 Fiona 117 babies 66
  60. 60 Beverley 113 babies 10
  61. 61 Lesley 113 babies 19
  62. 62 Angela 112 babies 6
  63. 63 Cheryl 111 babies 10
  64. 64 Glenda 107 babies 21
  65. 65 Sally 105 babies 2
  66. 66 Kerry 102 babies 28
  67. 67 Gillian 101 babies 7
  68. 68 Kay 99 babies 7
  69. 69 Maree 92 babies 2
  70. 70 Frances 91 babies 4
  71. 71 Shona 91 babies 12
  72. 72 Louise 88 babies 5
  73. 73 Glenys 87 babies 15
  74. 74 Ruth 87 babies 2
  75. 75 Diana 86 babies 9
  76. 76 Penelope 84 babies 5
  77. 77 Michelle 83 babies 26
  78. 78 Bronwyn 82 babies 17
  79. 79 Christina 80 babies 20
  80. 80 Josephine 80 babies 13
  81. 81 Lynne 80 babies 8
  82. 82 Valerie 80 babies 4
  83. 83 Marilyn 79 babies 25
  84. 84 Teresa 78 babies 20
  85. 85 Caroline 77 babies 35
  86. 86 Jocelyn 77 babies 6
  87. 87 Joy 76 babies 25
  88. 88 Elaine 75 babies 4
  89. 89 Andrea 73 babies 23
  90. 90 Jeanette 73 babies 21
  91. 91 Lois 72 babies 9
  92. 92 Anna 71 babies 13
  93. 93 Jill 71 babies 8
  94. 94 Dorothy 70 babies 19
  95. 95 Marion 70 babies 30
  96. 96 Adrienne 69 babies 14
  97. 97 Janette 69 babies 20
  98. 98 Nicola 69 babies 21
  99. 99 Paula 69 babies 1
  100. 100 Vivienne 69 babies 26
  101. 101 Irene 67 babies 25
  102. 102 Michele 67 babies 3
  103. 103 Sarah 67 babies 31
  104. 104 Philippa 65 babies 18
  105. 105 Leonie 62 babies 3
  106. 106 Stephanie 59 babies 17
  107. 107 Shelley 58 babies 34
  108. 108 Dawn 57 babies 12
  109. 109 Jean 56 babies 2
  110. 110 Victoria 56 babies 23
  111. 111 Kaye 54 babies 2
  112. 112 Rhonda 54 babies 21
  113. 113 Lynley 53 babies 4
  114. 114 Ngaire 51 babies 4
  115. 115 Gloria 50 babies 1
  116. 116 Joan 50 babies 26
  117. 117 Gaylene 49 babies 6
  118. 118 Marianne 49 babies 80
  119. 119 Katherine 48 babies 22
  120. 120 Janine 47 babies 15
  121. 121 Julia 47 babies 19
  122. 122 June 46 babies 18
  123. 123 Kim 46 babies 153
  124. 124 Virginia 46 babies 9
  125. 125 Claire 45 babies 19
  126. 126 Cynthia 45 babies 11
  127. 127 Evelyn 45 babies 5
  128. 128 Gayle 44 babies 31
  129. 129 Lynn 44 babies =
  130. 130 Marlene 43 babies 12
  131. 131 Phillipa 43 babies 40
  132. 132 Maxine 42 babies 31
  133. 133 Amanda 41 babies 29
  134. 134 Bernadette 41 babies 13
  135. 135 Clare 40 babies 19
  136. 136 Sharron 39 babies 4
  137. 137 Susanne 39 babies 7
  138. 138 Eileen 38 babies 31
  139. 139 Katrina 36 babies 15
  140. 140 Rachel 36 babies 4
  141. 141 Cindy 35 babies new
  142. 142 Veronica 35 babies 9
  143. 143 Vicky 35 babies 84
  144. 144 Ellen 34 babies 5
  145. 145 Lynnette 34 babies 18
  146. 146 Robin 34 babies 8
  147. 147 Faye 32 babies 3
  148. 148 Ingrid 32 babies 94
  149. 149 Joanna 32 babies =
  150. 150 Theresa 32 babies 29
  151. 151 Tina 32 babies 64
  152. 152 Betty 31 babies 13
  153. 153 Lee 31 babies 26
  154. 154 Moira 31 babies 4
  155. 155 Georgina 30 babies 27
  156. 156 Gaye 28 babies 8
  157. 157 Kristine 28 babies 38
  158. 158 Leigh 28 babies 38
  159. 159 Lisa 28 babies 38
  160. 160 Nancy 28 babies 18
  161. 161 Sharyn 28 babies 6
  162. 162 Cherie 27 babies 39
  163. 163 Dale 27 babies 5
  164. 164 Melanie 27 babies 70
  165. 165 Rebecca 27 babies 21
  166. 166 Rowena 27 babies 82
  167. 167 Adele 26 babies 15
  168. 168 Alice 26 babies 1
  169. 169 Anita 26 babies 6
  170. 170 Audrey 26 babies 13
  171. 171 Belinda 26 babies 39
  172. 172 Delwyn 26 babies 39
  173. 173 Fay 26 babies 30
  174. 174 Gael 26 babies 28
  175. 175 Johanna 26 babies 15
  176. 176 Judy 26 babies 23
  177. 177 Karyn 26 babies 80
  178. 178 Trudy 26 babies 22
  179. 179 Erin 25 babies 2
  180. 180 Glenis 25 babies 7
  181. 181 Monica 25 babies 65
  182. 182 Rosalie 25 babies 58
  183. 183 Megan 24 babies 79
  184. 184 Noeline 24 babies 53
  185. 185 Prudence 24 babies 52
  186. 186 Vivien 24 babies 2
  187. 187 Allison 23 babies 31
  188. 188 Marian 23 babies 22
  189. 189 Phyllis 23 babies 4
  190. 190 Rita 23 babies 18
  191. 191 Sylvia 23 babies 30
  192. 192 Bridget 22 babies 11
  193. 193 Eleanor 22 babies 2
  194. 194 Jenny 22 babies 96
  195. 195 Beverly 21 babies 50
  196. 196 Coral 21 babies 106
  197. 197 Doreen 21 babies 15
  198. 198 Felicity 21 babies 4
  199. 199 Rosalind 21 babies 12
  200. 200 Carole 20 babies 18
  201. 201 Charmaine 20 babies 33
  202. 202 Geraldine 20 babies 13
  203. 203 Gwenda 20 babies 85
  204. 204 Joyce 20 babies 40
  205. 205 Sonia 20 babies 21
  206. 206 Esther 19 babies 66
  207. 207 Marjorie 19 babies 15
  208. 208 Rosemarie 19 babies 32
  209. 209 Alexandra 18 babies 7
  210. 210 Celia 18 babies 60
  211. 211 Cushla 18 babies 60
  212. 212 Erica 18 babies 75
  213. 213 Jayne 18 babies new
  214. 214 Lorna 18 babies 34
  215. 215 Edith 17 babies 70
  216. 216 Florence 17 babies new
  217. 217 Hazel 17 babies 24
  218. 218 Helena 17 babies 13
  219. 219 Juliet 17 babies 25
  220. 220 Sara 17 babies 17
  221. 221 Gaynor 16 babies 18
  222. 222 Lena 16 babies new
  223. 223 Moana 16 babies =
  224. 224 Priscilla 16 babies 92
  225. 225 Sheree 16 babies 24
  226. 226 Vickie 16 babies new
  227. 227 Agnes 15 babies 69
  228. 228 Annie 15 babies 70
  229. 229 Beryl 15 babies 12
  230. 230 Cherry 15 babies 53
  231. 231 Emily 15 babies 12
  232. 232 Gabrielle 15 babies 49
  233. 233 Gay 15 babies 49
  234. 234 Janis 15 babies 40
  235. 235 Karin 15 babies 56
  236. 236 Margot 15 babies 77
  237. 237 Natalie 15 babies 41
  238. 238 Olive 15 babies 9
  239. 239 Paulette 15 babies 27
  240. 240 Peggy 15 babies new
  241. 241 Rangi 15 babies 28
  242. 242 Thelma 15 babies 4
  243. 243 Therese 15 babies 23
  244. 244 Toni 15 babies 36
  245. 245 Vivian 15 babies 22
  246. 246 Bernice 14 babies 17
  247. 247 Elisabeth 14 babies 55
  248. 248 Mereana 14 babies 13
  249. 249 Sheryll 14 babies 2
  250. 250 Verna 14 babies new
  251. 251 Charlotte 13 babies 11
  252. 252 Debbie 13 babies new
  253. 253 Deirdre 13 babies 31
  254. 254 Grace 13 babies 84
  255. 255 Hilary 13 babies 51
  256. 256 Leanne 13 babies new
  257. 257 Lucy 13 babies 1
  258. 258 Marcia 13 babies 2
  259. 259 Marguerite 13 babies new
  260. 260 Maryann 13 babies new
  261. 261 Maryanne 13 babies =
  262. 262 Miriam 13 babies 88
  263. 263 Naomi 13 babies 27
  264. 264 Raylene 13 babies 89
  265. 265 Roslyn 13 babies 14
  266. 266 Vanessa 13 babies 57
  267. 267 Wilhelmina 13 babies 15
  268. 268 Carmel 12 babies 14
  269. 269 Caron 12 babies new
  270. 270 Daphne 12 babies 101
  271. 271 Eva 12 babies 30
  272. 272 Hine 12 babies 52
  273. 273 Huia 12 babies new
  274. 274 Isobel 12 babies new
  275. 275 Martha 12 babies 69
  276. 276 Nola 12 babies 52
  277. 277 Norma 12 babies 78
  278. 278 Raelene 12 babies new
  279. 279 Rose 12 babies 65
  280. 280 Sonja 12 babies new
  281. 281 Sue 12 babies new
  282. 282 Tui 12 babies 92
  283. 283 Brigid 11 babies new
  284. 284 Bronwen 11 babies new
  285. 285 Cathrine 11 babies new
  286. 286 Coralie 11 babies new
  287. 287 Deidre 11 babies new
  288. 288 Gina 11 babies new
  289. 289 Glenice 11 babies new
  290. 290 Glennis 11 babies 60
  291. 291 Glynis 11 babies 113
  292. 292 Jacquelyn 11 babies new
  293. 293 Janene 11 babies new
  294. 294 Jeanne 11 babies 5
  295. 295 Lillian 11 babies 90
  296. 296 Loraine 11 babies new
  297. 297 Maraea 11 babies new
  298. 298 May 11 babies 16
  299. 299 Noelene 11 babies new
  300. 300 Rosanne 11 babies 75
  301. 301 Ruby 11 babies 19
  302. 302 Sherryl 11 babies 52
  303. 303 Alexis 10 babies new
  304. 304 Amy 10 babies new
  305. 305 Corinne 10 babies new
  306. 306 Delia 10 babies new
  307. 307 Doris 10 babies 51
  308. 308 Edna 10 babies new
  309. 309 Gladys 10 babies new
  310. 310 Hinemoa 10 babies new
  311. 311 Kaylene 10 babies 1
  312. 312 Kristina 10 babies new
  313. 313 Lilian 10 babies new
  314. 314 Loretta 10 babies 70
  315. 315 Lyn 10 babies 82
  316. 316 Mihi 10 babies new
  317. 317 Rae 10 babies =
  318. 318 Rawinia 10 babies 1
  319. 319 Roberta 10 babies 26
  320. 320 Roseanne 10 babies new
  321. 321 Tania 10 babies new
  322. 322 Vera 10 babies 70
  323. 323 Violet 10 babies 28

Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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