New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 1959

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 1,334 babies =
  2. 2 David 1,305 babies =
  3. 3 John 1,230 babies =
  4. 4 Michael 1,108 babies =
  5. 5 Stephen 891 babies =
  6. 6 Mark 829 babies 1
  7. 7 Paul 725 babies 1
  8. 8 Robert 694 babies =
  9. 9 Christopher 677 babies =
  10. 10 Kevin 565 babies =
  11. 11 Anthony 514 babies 1
  12. 12 Richard 490 babies 1
  13. 13 Ian 431 babies =
  14. 14 Wayne 405 babies 1
  15. 15 Bruce 402 babies 3
  16. 16 William 399 babies 2
  17. 17 Brian 377 babies 2
  18. 18 Grant 376 babies 2
  19. 19 Gregory 362 babies 5
  20. 20 James 358 babies 3
  21. 21 Andrew 352 babies 6
  22. 22 Gary 344 babies 2
  23. 23 Alan 338 babies 6
  24. 24 Philip 338 babies 4
  25. 25 Graeme 311 babies 3
  26. 26 Steven 311 babies 1
  27. 27 Murray 308 babies 6
  28. 28 Ross 294 babies 2
  29. 29 Colin 280 babies =
  30. 30 Geoffrey 262 babies 1
  31. 31 Barry 252 babies 2
  32. 32 Graham 238 babies 2
  33. 33 Allan 236 babies 1
  34. 34 Kenneth 225 babies 1
  35. 35 Neil 224 babies 3
  36. 36 Trevor 212 babies =
  37. 37 Donald 209 babies =
  38. 38 Russell 209 babies 8
  39. 39 Craig 200 babies 8
  40. 40 Keith 199 babies 6
  41. 41 Martin 196 babies =
  42. 42 Raymond 190 babies 3
  43. 43 Phillip 188 babies 7
  44. 44 Timothy 188 babies 4
  45. 45 Stuart 183 babies 3
  46. 46 Brent 175 babies 5
  47. 47 Warren 174 babies 6
  48. 48 Thomas 171 babies 5
  49. 49 Roger 163 babies 4
  50. 50 Garry 157 babies 10
  51. 51 Jeffrey 154 babies 6
  52. 52 Patrick 151 babies 3
  53. 53 Tony 150 babies 1
  54. 54 Simon 143 babies 10
  55. 55 Douglas 141 babies 4
  56. 56 Malcolm 141 babies 1
  57. 57 Gavin 132 babies 4
  58. 58 Kerry 130 babies 2
  59. 59 George 125 babies 7
  60. 60 Ronald 123 babies 2
  61. 61 Nigel 121 babies 1
  62. 62 Neville 118 babies 2
  63. 63 Gordon 117 babies 2
  64. 64 Terence 117 babies 3
  65. 65 Robin 110 babies 11
  66. 66 Dean 107 babies 6
  67. 67 Edward 106 babies 3
  68. 68 Lance 102 babies 5
  69. 69 Nicholas 101 babies 5
  70. 70 Brett 98 babies 2
  71. 71 Shane 98 babies 6
  72. 72 Joseph 96 babies 12
  73. 73 Leslie 95 babies 4
  74. 74 Charles 91 babies 3
  75. 75 Rodney 90 babies =
  76. 76 Bryan 88 babies 5
  77. 77 Derek 84 babies 1
  78. 78 Dennis 82 babies 15
  79. 79 Terry 81 babies 9
  80. 80 Glenn 80 babies 2
  81. 81 Daniel 79 babies 9
  82. 82 Lindsay 77 babies 2
  83. 83 Noel 77 babies 5
  84. 84 Eric 72 babies 5
  85. 85 Maurice 71 babies 1
  86. 86 Matthew 69 babies 11
  87. 87 Alexander 68 babies 2
  88. 88 Jonathan 68 babies 17
  89. 89 Adrian 67 babies 22
  90. 90 Arthur 67 babies 3
  91. 91 Kelvin 67 babies 15
  92. 92 Rex 67 babies 9
  93. 93 Francis 65 babies 11
  94. 94 Alistair 62 babies 7
  95. 95 Stewart 62 babies 5
  96. 96 Gerard 61 babies 4
  97. 97 Carl 60 babies 5
  98. 98 Bernard 57 babies 14
  99. 99 Ivan 55 babies 10
  100. 100 Owen 51 babies 5
  101. 101 Darryl 50 babies 7
  102. 102 Kim 50 babies 18
  103. 103 Gerald 49 babies =
  104. 104 Warwick 49 babies 8
  105. 105 Garth 48 babies 23
  106. 106 Glen 48 babies 9
  107. 107 Scott 47 babies 35
  108. 108 Henry 46 babies 7
  109. 109 Hugh 46 babies 4
  110. 110 Allen 45 babies 7
  111. 111 Mervyn 44 babies 4
  112. 112 Antony 43 babies 25
  113. 113 Lawrence 43 babies 19
  114. 114 Leonard 43 babies 15
  115. 115 Terrence 43 babies 10
  116. 116 Roy 42 babies 7
  117. 117 Victor 42 babies 17
  118. 118 Jeremy 41 babies 22
  119. 119 Lloyd 41 babies 3
  120. 120 Clive 40 babies 6
  121. 121 Karl 40 babies 5
  122. 122 Frank 39 babies 2
  123. 123 Frederick 39 babies 14
  124. 124 Hamish 38 babies 14
  125. 125 Stanley 38 babies 6
  126. 126 Duncan 37 babies =
  127. 127 Guy 37 babies 15
  128. 128 Bryce 36 babies 9
  129. 129 Alastair 34 babies =
  130. 130 Ashley 34 babies 12
  131. 131 Desmond 34 babies 40
  132. 132 Harry 34 babies 7
  133. 133 Vincent 34 babies 34
  134. 134 Walter 34 babies 36
  135. 135 Laurence 32 babies 16
  136. 136 Samuel 32 babies 28
  137. 137 Howard 30 babies 10
  138. 138 Roderick 30 babies 3
  139. 139 Shaun 30 babies 21
  140. 140 Evan 29 babies 8
  141. 141 Norman 29 babies 31
  142. 142 Ricky 29 babies 35
  143. 143 Sean 29 babies 16
  144. 144 Brendon 28 babies 13
  145. 145 Larry 28 babies 12
  146. 146 Albert 27 babies 11
  147. 147 Clifford 27 babies 11
  148. 148 Daryl 27 babies 4
  149. 149 Lee 27 babies 9
  150. 150 Danny 26 babies 34
  151. 151 Denis 26 babies 4
  152. 152 Jack 26 babies 2
  153. 153 Jeffery 26 babies 32
  154. 154 Benjamin 24 babies 2
  155. 155 Bevan 24 babies 6
  156. 156 Brendan 24 babies 6
  157. 157 Wiremu 24 babies 27
  158. 158 Vernon 23 babies 50
  159. 159 Dale 22 babies 16
  160. 160 Julian 22 babies 15
  161. 161 Ralph 22 babies 6
  162. 162 Alister 21 babies 30
  163. 163 Edwin 21 babies 17
  164. 164 Ernest 21 babies 6
  165. 165 Johannes 21 babies 7
  166. 166 Leigh 21 babies 45
  167. 167 Lewis 21 babies 18
  168. 168 Maxwell 21 babies 15
  169. 169 Darrell 20 babies 21
  170. 170 Lester 20 babies 15
  171. 171 Micheal 20 babies 4
  172. 172 Perry 20 babies 22
  173. 173 Shayne 20 babies 52
  174. 174 Errol 19 babies 3
  175. 175 Harold 19 babies 21
  176. 176 Reginald 19 babies =
  177. 177 Rowan 19 babies 8
  178. 178 Alfred 18 babies 19
  179. 179 Clinton 18 babies new
  180. 180 Iain 18 babies 1
  181. 181 Louis 18 babies 8
  182. 182 Marcus 18 babies 41
  183. 183 Rodger 18 babies 27
  184. 184 Blair 17 babies 4
  185. 185 Marc 17 babies 11
  186. 186 Rangi 17 babies 9
  187. 187 Rhys 17 babies new
  188. 188 Selwyn 17 babies 23
  189. 189 Lionel 16 babies 4
  190. 190 Max 16 babies 22
  191. 191 Todd 16 babies new
  192. 192 Jan 15 babies 18
  193. 193 Leon 15 babies 29
  194. 194 Sidney 15 babies 2
  195. 195 Vaughan 15 babies new
  196. 196 Andre 14 babies new
  197. 197 Barrie 14 babies 10
  198. 198 Chris 14 babies 17
  199. 199 Lyall 14 babies 5
  200. 200 Martyn 14 babies 34
  201. 201 Mathew 14 babies 15
  202. 202 Sonny 14 babies new
  203. 203 Fredrick 13 babies new
  204. 204 Sydney 13 babies 25
  205. 205 Campbell 12 babies new
  206. 206 Jon 12 babies new
  207. 207 Leo 12 babies 44
  208. 208 Ray 12 babies new
  209. 209 Terrance 12 babies 3
  210. 210 Arnold 11 babies new
  211. 211 Bradley 11 babies 13
  212. 212 Cameron 11 babies 2
  213. 213 Earl 11 babies new
  214. 214 Gilbert 11 babies 13
  215. 215 Grahame 11 babies 37
  216. 216 Jimmy 11 babies new
  217. 217 Joe 11 babies new
  218. 218 Miles 11 babies 6
  219. 219 Neal 11 babies new
  220. 220 Alec 10 babies 8
  221. 221 Cyril 10 babies 38
  222. 222 Jason 10 babies new
  223. 223 Johnny 10 babies 32

Girl Names

  1. 1 Susan 888 babies =
  2. 2 Karen 734 babies =
  3. 3 Christine 655 babies =
  4. 4 Deborah 515 babies 2
  5. 5 Julie 475 babies 8
  6. 6 Jennifer 427 babies 2
  7. 7 Linda 423 babies =
  8. 8 Sandra 411 babies 7
  9. 9 Wendy 383 babies 1
  10. 10 Robyn 382 babies 1
  11. 11 Elizabeth 380 babies 2
  12. 12 Judith 377 babies 2
  13. 13 Margaret 363 babies 8
  14. 14 Patricia 353 babies =
  15. 15 Donna 351 babies 23
  16. 16 Debra 341 babies 6
  17. 17 Sharon 341 babies 1
  18. 18 Mary 336 babies 2
  19. 19 Helen 319 babies 7
  20. 20 Joanne 308 babies 7
  21. 21 Barbara 306 babies 4
  22. 22 Lynette 301 babies 2
  23. 23 Heather 267 babies 3
  24. 24 Diane 262 babies 5
  25. 25 Anne 261 babies 2
  26. 26 Catherine 251 babies 2
  27. 27 Carol 241 babies 6
  28. 28 Denise 239 babies =
  29. 29 Suzanne 233 babies 4
  30. 30 Vicki 221 babies 4
  31. 31 Pamela 216 babies 2
  32. 32 Janet 213 babies =
  33. 33 Carolyn 203 babies 6
  34. 34 Jane 202 babies 1
  35. 35 Raewyn 201 babies 4
  36. 36 Shirley 180 babies =
  37. 37 Alison 179 babies 4
  38. 38 Kathryn 179 babies 6
  39. 39 Dianne 170 babies 4
  40. 40 Janice 170 babies 10
  41. 41 Pauline 170 babies 4
  42. 42 Fiona 163 babies 11
  43. 43 Rosemary 163 babies 3
  44. 44 Annette 162 babies 2
  45. 45 Kathleen 159 babies 2
  46. 46 Michelle 158 babies 28
  47. 47 Lesley 151 babies =
  48. 48 Lynda 145 babies 2
  49. 49 Colleen 144 babies 7
  50. 50 Sally 143 babies 4
  51. 51 Yvonne 138 babies 6
  52. 52 Ann 137 babies 4
  53. 53 Jacqueline 132 babies 2
  54. 54 Jan 132 babies 1
  55. 55 Marie 131 babies 6
  56. 56 Brenda 128 babies 8
  57. 57 Maree 124 babies 8
  58. 58 Jillian 123 babies =
  59. 59 Gillian 120 babies 1
  60. 60 Lorraine 120 babies 18
  61. 61 Sheryl 119 babies 4
  62. 62 Louise 113 babies 19
  63. 63 Glenda 112 babies 9
  64. 64 Shona 111 babies 5
  65. 65 Nicola 110 babies 3
  66. 66 Angela 109 babies 4
  67. 67 Beverley 107 babies =
  68. 68 Gail 107 babies 16
  69. 69 Kerry 107 babies 10
  70. 70 Kim 106 babies 8
  71. 71 Lynne 105 babies 6
  72. 72 Cheryl 104 babies 11
  73. 73 Frances 102 babies 19
  74. 74 Michele 101 babies 12
  75. 75 Kay 96 babies 12
  76. 76 Maria 96 babies 6
  77. 77 Stephanie 96 babies 16
  78. 78 Adrienne 95 babies 13
  79. 79 Andrea 94 babies 4
  80. 80 Diana 90 babies 14
  81. 81 Bronwyn 85 babies 7
  82. 82 Josephine 84 babies 7
  83. 83 Maureen 84 babies 10
  84. 84 Jeanette 81 babies 8
  85. 85 Caroline 80 babies 6
  86. 86 Penelope 80 babies 1
  87. 87 Teresa 80 babies 14
  88. 88 Vivienne 77 babies 2
  89. 89 Valerie 75 babies 16
  90. 90 Sarah 74 babies 3
  91. 91 Paula 73 babies 7
  92. 92 Ruth 73 babies 21
  93. 93 Christina 72 babies 19
  94. 94 Philippa 72 babies 1
  95. 95 Jocelyn 71 babies 13
  96. 96 Lynley 71 babies 12
  97. 97 Shelley 70 babies 12
  98. 98 Claire 69 babies =
  99. 99 Janine 69 babies 2
  100. 100 Jill 68 babies 4
  101. 101 Glenys 66 babies 21
  102. 102 Joy 66 babies 19
  103. 103 Debbie 64 babies 44
  104. 104 Leonie 63 babies 3
  105. 105 Clare 62 babies 12
  106. 106 Lynnette 60 babies 31
  107. 107 Kaye 59 babies 15
  108. 108 Marion 59 babies 6
  109. 109 Leigh 58 babies 21
  110. 110 Dorothy 57 babies 3
  111. 111 Gaylene 55 babies 7
  112. 112 Julia 55 babies 8
  113. 113 Katherine 55 babies 13
  114. 114 Janette 54 babies 4
  115. 115 Vicky 54 babies 6
  116. 116 Virginia 53 babies 7
  117. 117 Bernadette 52 babies 11
  118. 118 Ngaire 52 babies 2
  119. 119 Rhonda 52 babies 7
  120. 120 Tina 52 babies 23
  121. 121 Victoria 52 babies 19
  122. 122 Lisa 51 babies 7
  123. 123 Anna 50 babies 24
  124. 124 Dawn 50 babies 9
  125. 125 Amanda 49 babies 14
  126. 126 Elaine 49 babies 32
  127. 127 Jean 48 babies 24
  128. 128 Leanne 47 babies 53
  129. 129 Anita 46 babies 10
  130. 130 Phillipa 46 babies 5
  131. 131 Delwyn 45 babies 55
  132. 132 Joanna 45 babies 19
  133. 133 Lois 45 babies 2
  134. 134 Georgina 42 babies 6
  135. 135 Marilyn 42 babies 1
  136. 136 Joan 41 babies 17
  137. 137 Irene 40 babies 33
  138. 138 Eileen 39 babies 14
  139. 139 Marianne 39 babies 14
  140. 140 Cynthia 38 babies 5
  141. 141 Judy 38 babies 1
  142. 142 Lynn 38 babies 6
  143. 143 Belinda 37 babies 15
  144. 144 Gloria 37 babies 11
  145. 145 Rachel 37 babies 3
  146. 146 Beverly 36 babies 2
  147. 147 Dale 36 babies 25
  148. 148 Lee 36 babies 34
  149. 149 Cherie 35 babies 3
  150. 150 Marlene 35 babies 2
  151. 151 Gabrielle 34 babies 148
  152. 152 Katrina 34 babies 38
  153. 153 Megan 34 babies 22
  154. 154 Rosalie 34 babies 2
  155. 155 Susanne 34 babies 6
  156. 156 Evelyn 33 babies 24
  157. 157 Maxine 33 babies 16
  158. 158 Sharyn 33 babies 12
  159. 159 Tania 33 babies 58
  160. 160 Theresa 33 babies 33
  161. 161 Tracey 33 babies 9
  162. 162 Tracy 33 babies 44
  163. 163 Adele 32 babies 3
  164. 164 Ellen 32 babies 14
  165. 165 Gayle 32 babies 40
  166. 166 Bridget 31 babies 43
  167. 167 Sharron 31 babies 2
  168. 168 Toni 31 babies 6
  169. 169 Vanessa 31 babies 38
  170. 170 Veronica 31 babies 13
  171. 171 Charlotte 30 babies 127
  172. 172 Erin 30 babies 13
  173. 173 Elisabeth 29 babies 27
  174. 174 June 28 babies 14
  175. 175 Rowena 28 babies 2
  176. 176 Sheree 28 babies 50
  177. 177 Carole 27 babies 2
  178. 178 Charmaine 27 babies 23
  179. 179 Jayne 27 babies 22
  180. 180 Jenny 26 babies 18
  181. 181 Monica 26 babies 78
  182. 182 Nancy 26 babies 3
  183. 183 Carmel 25 babies 27
  184. 184 Moana 25 babies 94
  185. 185 Prudence 25 babies 8
  186. 186 Sylvia 25 babies 48
  187. 187 Alice 24 babies 10
  188. 188 Cindy 24 babies 23
  189. 189 Faye 24 babies 21
  190. 190 Grace 24 babies 3
  191. 191 Noeline 24 babies 28
  192. 192 Rebecca 24 babies 28
  193. 193 Robin 24 babies 15
  194. 194 Allison 23 babies 23
  195. 195 Doreen 23 babies 4
  196. 196 Gaye 23 babies 8
  197. 197 Beryl 22 babies 39
  198. 198 Daphne 22 babies 14
  199. 199 Geraldine 22 babies 30
  200. 200 Kristine 22 babies 38
  201. 201 Lucy 22 babies 14
  202. 202 Margot 22 babies 119
  203. 203 Norma 22 babies 57
  204. 204 Rosemarie 22 babies =
  205. 205 Sue 22 babies 9
  206. 206 Vivien 22 babies 46
  207. 207 Betty 21 babies 1
  208. 208 Karyn 21 babies 28
  209. 209 Moira 21 babies 55
  210. 210 Rangi 21 babies 112
  211. 211 Sheryll 21 babies 16
  212. 212 Sonia 21 babies 22
  213. 213 April 20 babies 83
  214. 214 Audrey 20 babies 68
  215. 215 Eleanor 20 babies 54
  216. 216 Fay 20 babies 49
  217. 217 Kaylene 20 babies 4
  218. 218 Raelene 20 babies 76
  219. 219 Deirdre 19 babies 21
  220. 220 Felicity 19 babies 33
  221. 221 Gay 19 babies 29
  222. 222 Leslie 19 babies 18
  223. 223 Thelma 19 babies
  224. 224 Aroha 18 babies 5
  225. 225 Deidre 18 babies 12
  226. 226 Ingrid 18 babies 4
  227. 227 Johanna 18 babies 42
  228. 228 Melanie 18 babies 52
  229. 229 Violet 18 babies 78
  230. 230 Beth 17 babies 53
  231. 231 Gina 17 babies
  232. 232 Glenis 17 babies 55
  233. 233 Helena 17 babies 44
  234. 234 Hilary 17 babies 55
  235. 235 Lorna 17 babies 12
  236. 236 Marian 17 babies 6
  237. 237 Marina 17 babies
  238. 238 Trudy 17 babies 10
  239. 239 Aileen 16 babies 14
  240. 240 Brigid 16 babies 14
  241. 241 Emma 16 babies 21
  242. 242 Isobel 16 babies
  243. 243 Janene 16 babies 25
  244. 244 Lianne 16 babies
  245. 245 Marjorie 16 babies 30
  246. 246 Miriam 16 babies 14
  247. 247 Raylene 16 babies
  248. 248 Rosalind 16 babies 13
  249. 249 Therese 16 babies 44
  250. 250 Coral 15 babies 5
  251. 251 Edith 15 babies 38
  252. 252 Erica 15 babies 6
  253. 253 Faith 15 babies
  254. 254 Huia 15 babies 61
  255. 255 Juliet 15 babies 52
  256. 256 Kristin 15 babies
  257. 257 Lauren 15 babies 43
  258. 258 Mandy 15 babies 17
  259. 259 Maryanne 15 babies 28
  260. 260 Natalie 15 babies 58
  261. 261 Rosanne 15 babies 1
  262. 262 Rose 15 babies 79
  263. 263 Agnes 14 babies 45
  264. 264 Alexandra 14 babies 44
  265. 265 Arlene 14 babies
  266. 266 Cushla 14 babies
  267. 267 Esther 14 babies 19
  268. 268 Gaynor 14 babies 21
  269. 269 Julianne 14 babies 32
  270. 270 Leone 14 babies
  271. 271 Lillian 14 babies 22
  272. 272 Naomi 14 babies 48
  273. 273 Peggy 14 babies 20
  274. 274 Sonja 14 babies 10
  275. 275 Terry 14 babies 10
  276. 276 Cecilia 13 babies 33
  277. 277 Cherry 13 babies
  278. 278 Hazel 13 babies 11
  279. 279 Jasmine 13 babies
  280. 280 Joyce 13 babies 86
  281. 281 Kate 13 babies
  282. 282 Laurel 13 babies 43
  283. 283 Lyn 13 babies 26
  284. 284 Monique 13 babies
  285. 285 Nichola 13 babies
  286. 286 Tanya 13 babies
  287. 287 Annemarie 12 babies
  288. 288 Annie 12 babies 7
  289. 289 Desiree 12 babies 70
  290. 290 Eva 12 babies 24
  291. 291 Glennis 12 babies 22
  292. 292 Kerrie 12 babies 70
  293. 293 Laura 12 babies
  294. 294 Martha 12 babies 18
  295. 295 Mere 12 babies 37
  296. 296 Phyllis 12 babies 80
  297. 297 Priscilla 12 babies 72
  298. 298 Rachael 12 babies 18
  299. 299 Rae 12 babies
  300. 300 Rona 12 babies 6
  301. 301 Sara 12 babies 106
  302. 302 Cathryn 11 babies
  303. 303 Doris 11 babies 8
  304. 304 Gayleen 11 babies
  305. 305 Gwenda 11 babies 57
  306. 306 Heni 11 babies
  307. 307 Hine 11 babies
  308. 308 Janis 11 babies
  309. 309 Karin 11 babies 39
  310. 310 Linley 11 babies
  311. 311 Louisa 11 babies
  312. 312 Marcia 11 babies 38
  313. 313 Meryl 11 babies
  314. 314 Miranda 11 babies
  315. 315 Rita 11 babies 124
  316. 316 Roslyn 11 babies 53
  317. 317 Sonya 11 babies
  318. 318 Vickie 11 babies 37
  319. 319 Vivian 11 babies
  320. 320 Antoinette 10 babies
  321. 321 Averil 10 babies
  322. 322 Cheryll 10 babies
  323. 323 Edna 10 babies
  324. 324 Florence 10 babies 12
  325. 325 Harriet 10 babies
  326. 326 Hilda 10 babies
  327. 327 Isabel 10 babies
  328. 328 Jo 10 babies
  329. 329 Kristina 10 babies
  330. 330 Lea 10 babies
  331. 331 Lindsay 10 babies
  332. 332 Maryann 10 babies
  333. 333 Mereana 10 babies 43
  334. 334 Paulette 10 babies 42
  335. 335 Roberta 10 babies 102
  336. 336 Selina 10 babies
  337. 337 Stella 10 babies 12
  338. 338 Tui 10 babies 103
  339. 339 Vera 10 babies
  340. 340 Wilma 10 babies

Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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