New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 1958

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 1,484 babies =
  2. 2 David 1,238 babies 1
  3. 3 John 1,181 babies 1
  4. 4 Michael 1,009 babies =
  5. 5 Stephen 872 babies 1
  6. 6 Paul 803 babies 1
  7. 7 Mark 752 babies 1
  8. 8 Robert 708 babies 1
  9. 9 Christopher 681 babies =
  10. 10 Kevin 551 babies =
  11. 11 Richard 482 babies =
  12. 12 Anthony 445 babies 1
  13. 13 Ian 432 babies 1
  14. 14 William 429 babies 1
  15. 15 Wayne 422 babies 2
  16. 16 Grant 392 babies 7
  17. 17 Alan 376 babies 4
  18. 18 Bruce 368 babies 2
  19. 19 Brian 367 babies 5
  20. 20 Gary 357 babies 1
  21. 21 Murray 357 babies 3
  22. 22 Graeme 349 babies =
  23. 23 James 348 babies 3
  24. 24 Gregory 330 babies 6
  25. 25 Steven 297 babies 11
  26. 26 Ross 291 babies =
  27. 27 Andrew 278 babies 6
  28. 28 Philip 269 babies =
  29. 29 Colin 267 babies =
  30. 30 Graham 266 babies 5
  31. 31 Geoffrey 253 babies 4
  32. 32 Allan 244 babies 3
  33. 33 Barry 241 babies 9
  34. 34 Keith 225 babies 5
  35. 35 Kenneth 225 babies 3
  36. 36 Trevor 209 babies 5
  37. 37 Donald 203 babies =
  38. 38 Neil 198 babies 4
  39. 39 Raymond 194 babies 1
  40. 40 Garry 185 babies 2
  41. 41 Martin 180 babies 5
  42. 42 Stuart 173 babies =
  43. 43 Thomas 172 babies 2
  44. 44 Simon 170 babies 12
  45. 45 Roger 168 babies 1
  46. 46 Russell 166 babies 2
  47. 47 Craig 163 babies 4
  48. 48 Timothy 162 babies 3
  49. 49 Patrick 159 babies 1
  50. 50 Phillip 158 babies 7
  51. 51 Brent 153 babies 1
  52. 52 Tony 149 babies 13
  53. 53 Warren 149 babies 4
  54. 54 Robin 143 babies 1
  55. 55 Malcolm 135 babies 1
  56. 56 Kerry 132 babies 15
  57. 57 Jeffrey 130 babies =
  58. 58 Ronald 129 babies 11
  59. 59 Douglas 127 babies 6
  60. 60 Joseph 123 babies 13
  61. 61 Gavin 118 babies 1
  62. 62 Nigel 115 babies 3
  63. 63 Dennis 112 babies =
  64. 64 Neville 112 babies 4
  65. 65 Gordon 110 babies 5
  66. 66 George 107 babies 5
  67. 67 Terence 106 babies 8
  68. 68 Brett 103 babies 4
  69. 69 Leslie 103 babies =
  70. 70 Edward 102 babies 3
  71. 71 Charles 94 babies 5
  72. 72 Dean 94 babies 13
  73. 73 Lance 93 babies 3
  74. 74 Nicholas 93 babies 3
  75. 75 Rodney 91 babies 1
  76. 76 Derek 88 babies 10
  77. 77 Shane 86 babies 16
  78. 78 Noel 85 babies 2
  79. 79 Eric 83 babies 1
  80. 80 Lindsay 83 babies 22
  81. 81 Bryan 79 babies 17
  82. 82 Glenn 79 babies 12
  83. 83 Rex 74 babies 2
  84. 84 Bernard 73 babies 5
  85. 85 Alexander 67 babies 1
  86. 86 Maurice 67 babies 2
  87. 87 Alistair 65 babies 13
  88. 88 Terry 63 babies 2
  89. 89 Ivan 62 babies 23
  90. 90 Daniel 61 babies 8
  91. 91 Desmond 61 babies 41
  92. 92 Gerard 61 babies 3
  93. 93 Arthur 60 babies 10
  94. 94 Lawrence 60 babies 14
  95. 95 Owen 60 babies 12
  96. 96 Warwick 58 babies 9
  97. 97 Matthew 57 babies 10
  98. 98 Walter 57 babies 25
  99. 99 Leonard 55 babies 14
  100. 100 Stewart 55 babies 2
  101. 101 Henry 53 babies =
  102. 102 Carl 52 babies 17
  103. 103 Gerald 52 babies 7
  104. 104 Francis 51 babies 10
  105. 105 Jonathan 51 babies 13
  106. 106 Kelvin 51 babies 12
  107. 107 Mervyn 50 babies 12
  108. 108 Darryl 48 babies 17
  109. 109 Frederick 48 babies 2
  110. 110 Norman 47 babies 13
  111. 111 Adrian 46 babies 7
  112. 112 Guy 44 babies 12
  113. 113 Hugh 44 babies 14
  114. 114 Clive 42 babies 9
  115. 115 Glen 42 babies 10
  116. 116 Karl 41 babies 17
  117. 117 Allen 40 babies 19
  118. 118 Ashley 40 babies 3
  119. 119 Bryce 40 babies 23
  120. 120 Kim 40 babies 14
  121. 121 Jeffery 39 babies 5
  122. 122 Lloyd 39 babies 13
  123. 123 Roy 39 babies 3
  124. 124 Frank 37 babies 3
  125. 125 Terrence 37 babies 11
  126. 126 Duncan 36 babies 16
  127. 127 Howard 36 babies 5
  128. 128 Garth 35 babies 3
  129. 129 Alastair 34 babies 24
  130. 130 Wiremu 34 babies 32
  131. 131 Stanley 32 babies 1
  132. 132 Alister 31 babies 4
  133. 133 Larry 31 babies 1
  134. 134 Victor 31 babies 6
  135. 135 Albert 30 babies 7
  136. 136 Clifford 30 babies 9
  137. 137 Antony 29 babies 8
  138. 138 Hamish 29 babies 19
  139. 139 Harry 29 babies 13
  140. 140 Jeremy 29 babies 23
  141. 141 Roderick 29 babies 7
  142. 142 Scott 29 babies 17
  143. 143 Dale 28 babies =
  144. 144 Daryl 28 babies 34
  145. 145 Julian 28 babies 22
  146. 146 Edwin 27 babies 9
  147. 147 Denis 26 babies 18
  148. 148 Evan 26 babies 15
  149. 149 Lewis 26 babies 11
  150. 150 Jack 25 babies 13
  151. 151 Laurence 25 babies 16
  152. 152 Benjamin 24 babies 19
  153. 153 Maxwell 24 babies 15
  154. 154 Harold 23 babies 7
  155. 155 Ralph 23 babies 16
  156. 156 Rodger 23 babies 9
  157. 157 Brendon 22 babies 20
  158. 158 Lee 22 babies
  159. 159 Sean 21 babies 24
  160. 160 Shaun 21 babies =
  161. 161 Bevan 20 babies 7
  162. 162 Brendan 20 babies 8
  163. 163 Leo 20 babies 9
  164. 164 Samuel 20 babies 13
  165. 165 Selwyn 20 babies 13
  166. 166 Martyn 19 babies 47
  167. 167 Vincent 19 babies 6
  168. 168 Max 18 babies 10
  169. 169 Rowan 18 babies 33
  170. 170 Ernest 17 babies 14
  171. 171 Errol 17 babies 21
  172. 172 Johannes 17 babies 28
  173. 173 Louis 17 babies 27
  174. 174 Marc 17 babies
  175. 175 Micheal 17 babies 6
  176. 176 Reginald 17 babies 30
  177. 177 Ricky 17 babies
  178. 178 Grahame 16 babies 19
  179. 179 Sydney 16 babies 5
  180. 180 Blair 15 babies 31
  181. 181 Iain 15 babies 17
  182. 182 Christian 14 babies
  183. 183 Cyril 14 babies 3
  184. 184 Danny 14 babies 10
  185. 185 Lester 14 babies 7
  186. 186 Mathew 14 babies 10
  187. 187 Barrie 13 babies 7
  188. 188 Basil 13 babies 1
  189. 189 Charlie 13 babies
  190. 190 Darrell 13 babies
  191. 191 Johnny 13 babies
  192. 192 Justin 13 babies
  193. 193 Lionel 13 babies 7
  194. 194 Perry 13 babies 7
  195. 195 Rangi 13 babies 20
  196. 196 Sidney 13 babies
  197. 197 Alfred 12 babies 56
  198. 198 Bradley 12 babies 7
  199. 199 Eugene 12 babies
  200. 200 Geoffery 12 babies
  201. 201 Gilbert 12 babies 5
  202. 202 Kelly 12 babies
  203. 203 Laurie 12 babies
  204. 204 Lyall 12 babies
  205. 205 Quentin 12 babies
  206. 206 Terrance 12 babies
  207. 207 Tom 12 babies
  208. 208 Vernon 12 babies 35
  209. 209 Gerardus 11 babies
  210. 210 Jan 11 babies 11
  211. 211 Leigh 11 babies
  212. 212 Alec 10 babies
  213. 213 Bede 10 babies
  214. 214 Cameron 10 babies 24
  215. 215 Chris 10 babies 36
  216. 216 Darcy 10 babies
  217. 217 Euan 10 babies
  218. 218 Hans 10 babies
  219. 219 Henare 10 babies
  220. 220 Herbert 10 babies 22
  221. 221 Hohepa 10 babies 12
  222. 222 Leon 10 babies 47
  223. 223 Marcus 10 babies 11
  224. 224 Miles 10 babies
  225. 225 Shayne 10 babies

Girl Names

  1. 1 Susan 914 babies 1
  2. 2 Karen 808 babies 1
  3. 3 Christine 609 babies =
  4. 4 Jennifer 457 babies =
  5. 5 Margaret 427 babies =
  6. 6 Deborah 416 babies 9
  7. 7 Linda 408 babies =
  8. 8 Wendy 402 babies 3
  9. 9 Elizabeth 398 babies =
  10. 10 Judith 370 babies 4
  11. 11 Robyn 358 babies 3
  12. 12 Helen 352 babies 2
  13. 13 Julie 344 babies 13
  14. 14 Patricia 342 babies 4
  15. 15 Sandra 338 babies 3
  16. 16 Mary 315 babies 3
  17. 17 Barbara 308 babies =
  18. 18 Sharon 304 babies 5
  19. 19 Diane 301 babies 2
  20. 20 Lynette 299 babies =
  21. 21 Carol 276 babies 2
  22. 22 Debra 268 babies 23
  23. 23 Anne 263 babies 7
  24. 24 Catherine 256 babies 1
  25. 25 Suzanne 237 babies 1
  26. 26 Heather 236 babies 8
  27. 27 Joanne 232 babies 8
  28. 28 Denise 226 babies 4
  29. 29 Pamela 225 babies 7
  30. 30 Janice 219 babies 1
  31. 31 Raewyn 206 babies 3
  32. 32 Janet 200 babies 3
  33. 33 Jane 188 babies 6
  34. 34 Vicki 186 babies 8
  35. 35 Dianne 185 babies 1
  36. 36 Shirley 179 babies 6
  37. 37 Pauline 176 babies 4
  38. 38 Donna 175 babies 5
  39. 39 Carolyn 174 babies 7
  40. 40 Rosemary 173 babies 3
  41. 41 Alison 171 babies 5
  42. 42 Lorraine 171 babies 3
  43. 43 Kathleen 169 babies 2
  44. 44 Kathryn 167 babies 7
  45. 45 Yvonne 164 babies 3
  46. 46 Annette 162 babies 6
  47. 47 Lesley 146 babies 14
  48. 48 Ann 139 babies 5
  49. 49 Marie 135 babies 5
  50. 50 Lynda 134 babies 1
  51. 51 Jacqueline 132 babies 4
  52. 52 Gail 129 babies 14
  53. 53 Fiona 128 babies 6
  54. 54 Sally 128 babies 11
  55. 55 Jan 127 babies 3
  56. 56 Colleen 125 babies 2
  57. 57 Sheryl 125 babies 5
  58. 58 Jillian 124 babies 2
  59. 59 Kerry 120 babies 7
  60. 60 Gillian 118 babies 7
  61. 61 Cheryl 117 babies 2
  62. 62 Angela 115 babies =
  63. 63 Kay 115 babies 5
  64. 64 Brenda 114 babies 9
  65. 65 Maree 114 babies 4
  66. 66 Diana 113 babies 9
  67. 67 Beverley 110 babies 7
  68. 68 Nicola 109 babies 30
  69. 69 Shona 104 babies 2
  70. 70 Maria 103 babies 13
  71. 71 Ruth 102 babies 3
  72. 72 Glenda 101 babies 8
  73. 73 Maureen 93 babies 23
  74. 74 Michelle 89 babies 3
  75. 75 Andrea 88 babies 14
  76. 76 Jeanette 87 babies 14
  77. 77 Lynne 87 babies 4
  78. 78 Kim 86 babies 45
  79. 79 Caroline 84 babies 6
  80. 80 Glenys 84 babies 7
  81. 81 Louise 84 babies 9
  82. 82 Jocelyn 82 babies 4
  83. 83 Joy 82 babies 4
  84. 84 Paula 82 babies 15
  85. 85 Penelope 82 babies 9
  86. 86 Michele 80 babies 16
  87. 87 Sarah 80 babies 16
  88. 88 Bronwyn 79 babies 10
  89. 89 Josephine 79 babies 9
  90. 90 Vivienne 79 babies 10
  91. 91 Adrienne 78 babies 5
  92. 92 Frances 75 babies 22
  93. 93 Stephanie 74 babies 13
  94. 94 Elaine 72 babies 6
  95. 95 Philippa 72 babies 9
  96. 96 Jill 71 babies 3
  97. 97 Janine 70 babies 23
  98. 98 Claire 69 babies 27
  99. 99 Anna 68 babies 7
  100. 100 Katherine 68 babies 19
  101. 101 Teresa 68 babies 17
  102. 102 Victoria 68 babies 8
  103. 103 Jean 64 babies 6
  104. 104 Irene 63 babies 3
  105. 105 Valerie 62 babies 23
  106. 106 Bernadette 61 babies 28
  107. 107 Leonie 60 babies 2
  108. 108 Lynley 60 babies 5
  109. 109 Shelley 60 babies 2
  110. 110 Janette 59 babies 13
  111. 111 Amanda 57 babies 22
  112. 112 Christina 57 babies 33
  113. 113 Dorothy 57 babies 19
  114. 114 Marion 57 babies 19
  115. 115 Dawn 56 babies 7
  116. 116 Ngaire 55 babies 2
  117. 117 Clare 52 babies 18
  118. 118 Gaylene 50 babies 1
  119. 119 Joan 50 babies 3
  120. 120 Julia 50 babies 1
  121. 121 Vicky 50 babies 22
  122. 122 Kaye 49 babies 11
  123. 123 Virginia 49 babies 1
  124. 124 Eileen 48 babies 14
  125. 125 Gayle 47 babies 3
  126. 126 Rhonda 47 babies 14
  127. 127 Theresa 47 babies 23
  128. 128 Georgina 45 babies 27
  129. 129 Lisa 44 babies 30
  130. 130 Leigh 43 babies 28
  131. 131 Lois 43 babies 40
  132. 132 Evelyn 42 babies 5
  133. 133 Gloria 42 babies 18
  134. 134 Marilyn 42 babies 51
  135. 135 Phillipa 41 babies 4
  136. 136 Lynn 40 babies 7
  137. 137 Lynnette 40 babies 8
  138. 138 Sylvia 40 babies 53
  139. 139 Anita 39 babies 30
  140. 140 Judy 38 babies 36
  141. 141 Maxine 38 babies 9
  142. 142 Rachel 38 babies 2
  143. 143 Tina 38 babies 8
  144. 144 Beverly 37 babies 51
  145. 145 Cynthia 37 babies 19
  146. 146 Sharyn 37 babies 15
  147. 147 Debbie 36 babies 105
  148. 148 Marlene 35 babies 18
  149. 149 Susanne 35 babies 12
  150. 150 Ellen 34 babies 6
  151. 151 Joanna 34 babies 2
  152. 152 Cherie 33 babies 10
  153. 153 Marianne 32 babies 35
  154. 154 Moira 32 babies =
  155. 155 Charmaine 31 babies 46
  156. 156 Rosalie 31 babies 26
  157. 157 Veronica 31 babies 15
  158. 158 Belinda 30 babies 13
  159. 159 Erin 30 babies 20
  160. 160 June 30 babies 38
  161. 161 Eleanor 29 babies 32
  162. 162 Jenny 29 babies 32
  163. 163 Noeline 29 babies 21
  164. 164 Rebecca 29 babies 1
  165. 165 Sharron 29 babies 29
  166. 166 Adele 28 babies 1
  167. 167 Fay 28 babies 6
  168. 168 Faye 28 babies 21
  169. 169 Geraldine 28 babies 33
  170. 170 Tracey 28 babies
  171. 171 Allison 27 babies 16
  172. 172 Dale 27 babies 9
  173. 173 Rowena 27 babies 7
  174. 174 Toni 27 babies 70
  175. 175 Megan 26 babies 8
  176. 176 Melanie 26 babies 12
  177. 177 Prudence 26 babies 8
  178. 178 Robin 26 babies 32
  179. 179 Carole 25 babies 21
  180. 180 Karyn 25 babies 3
  181. 181 Leanne 25 babies 75
  182. 182 Lee 25 babies 29
  183. 183 Rose 25 babies 96
  184. 184 Bernadine 24 babies
  185. 185 Nancy 24 babies 25
  186. 186 Delwyn 23 babies 14
  187. 187 Felicity 23 babies 11
  188. 188 Gaye 23 babies 32
  189. 189 Helena 23 babies 29
  190. 190 Katrina 23 babies 51
  191. 191 Rita 23 babies 1
  192. 192 Gay 22 babies 41
  193. 193 Grace 22 babies 61
  194. 194 Joyce 22 babies 10
  195. 195 Sara 22 babies 25
  196. 196 Sue 22 babies 85
  197. 197 Alice 21 babies 29
  198. 198 Deirdre 21 babies 55
  199. 199 Doreen 21 babies 2
  200. 200 Elisabeth 21 babies 47
  201. 201 Jayne 21 babies 12
  202. 202 Natalie 21 babies 35
  203. 203 Juliet 20 babies 16
  204. 204 Rosemarie 20 babies 4
  205. 205 Therese 20 babies 38
  206. 206 Tracy 20 babies
  207. 207 Vanessa 20 babies 59
  208. 208 Betty 19 babies 56
  209. 209 Bridget 19 babies 17
  210. 210 Carmel 19 babies 58
  211. 211 Cindy 19 babies 70
  212. 212 Daphne 19 babies 58
  213. 213 Edith 19 babies 2
  214. 214 Lauren 19 babies
  215. 215 Lucy 19 babies 42
  216. 216 Phyllis 19 babies 27
  217. 217 Tania 19 babies 104
  218. 218 Agnes 18 babies 9
  219. 219 Desiree 18 babies
  220. 220 Emma 18 babies
  221. 221 Kaylene 18 babies 90
  222. 222 Kerrie 18 babies
  223. 223 Lorna 18 babies 9
  224. 224 Naomi 18 babies 39
  225. 225 Priscilla 18 babies 1
  226. 226 Sheree 18 babies 1
  227. 227 Sheryll 18 babies 22
  228. 228 Trudy 18 babies 50
  229. 229 Aroha 17 babies
  230. 230 Ingrid 17 babies 82
  231. 231 Maryanne 17 babies 30
  232. 232 Miriam 17 babies 30
  233. 233 Roberta 17 babies 86
  234. 234 Sonia 17 babies 29
  235. 235 Tui 17 babies 47
  236. 236 Beryl 16 babies 7
  237. 237 Deidre 16 babies 50
  238. 238 Kristine 16 babies 81
  239. 239 Laurel 16 babies
  240. 240 Leslie 16 babies
  241. 241 Mandy 16 babies
  242. 242 Marian 16 babies 54
  243. 243 Olive 16 babies 5
  244. 244 Carmen 15 babies
  245. 245 Emily 15 babies 14
  246. 246 Erica 15 babies 34
  247. 247 Gaynor 15 babies 26
  248. 248 Gwenda 15 babies 45
  249. 249 Lillian 15 babies 46
  250. 250 Maraea 15 babies 47
  251. 251 Sherryl 15 babies 51
  252. 252 Vivien 15 babies 66
  253. 253 Aileen 14 babies
  254. 254 Brigid 14 babies 29
  255. 255 Coral 14 babies 59
  256. 256 Gael 14 babies 82
  257. 257 Lyn 14 babies 58
  258. 258 Mere 14 babies
  259. 259 Monica 14 babies 78
  260. 260 Norma 14 babies 17
  261. 261 Rosalind 14 babies 62
  262. 262 Rosanne 14 babies 38
  263. 263 Roslyn 14 babies 2
  264. 264 Sonja 14 babies 16
  265. 265 Terry 14 babies
  266. 266 Eva 13 babies 5
  267. 267 Hazel 13 babies 50
  268. 268 Janene 13 babies 25
  269. 269 Johanna 13 babies 94
  270. 270 Karin 13 babies 35
  271. 271 Kirsty 13 babies
  272. 272 Lilian 13 babies 41
  273. 273 Marama 13 babies
  274. 274 Marcia 13 babies 16
  275. 275 Marjorie 13 babies 68
  276. 276 Martha 13 babies 1
  277. 277 Mavis 13 babies
  278. 278 Moana 13 babies 55
  279. 279 Phillippa 13 babies
  280. 280 Rachael 13 babies
  281. 281 Vickie 13 babies 55
  282. 282 Audrey 12 babies 112
  283. 283 Beth 12 babies
  284. 284 Celia 12 babies 74
  285. 285 Dianna 12 babies
  286. 286 Esther 12 babies 80
  287. 287 Glenis 12 babies 107
  288. 288 Glynis 12 babies 3
  289. 289 Hilary 12 babies 34
  290. 290 Mereana 12 babies 42
  291. 291 Miriama 12 babies
  292. 292 Paulette 12 babies 53
  293. 293 Peggy 12 babies 53
  294. 294 Raelene 12 babies 16
  295. 295 Annie 11 babies 67
  296. 296 April 11 babies
  297. 297 Carla 11 babies
  298. 298 Charlotte 11 babies 47
  299. 299 Gabrielle 11 babies 67
  300. 300 Iris 11 babies
  301. 301 Julianne 11 babies
  302. 302 Kathrine 11 babies
  303. 303 Melissa 11 babies
  304. 304 Nola 11 babies 28
  305. 305 Queenie 11 babies
  306. 306 Rona 11 babies
  307. 307 Violet 11 babies 16
  308. 308 Alexandra 10 babies 99
  309. 309 Cecilia 10 babies
  310. 310 Coralie 10 babies 24
  311. 311 Doris 10 babies 4
  312. 312 Florence 10 babies 96
  313. 313 Glennis 10 babies 23
  314. 314 Hera 10 babies
  315. 315 Huia 10 babies 42
  316. 316 Jeanne 10 babies 22
  317. 317 Jessica 10 babies
  318. 318 Lena 10 babies 96
  319. 319 Leona 10 babies
  320. 320 Lydia 10 babies
  321. 321 Margot 10 babies 85
  322. 322 Rangi 10 babies 81
  323. 323 Ruby 10 babies 22
  324. 324 Sophie 10 babies
  325. 325 Stella 10 babies

Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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