New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 1960

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 David 1,304 babies 1
  2. 2 Peter 1,257 babies 1
  3. 3 Michael 1,088 babies 1
  4. 4 John 1,084 babies 1
  5. 5 Stephen 994 babies =
  6. 6 Mark 900 babies =
  7. 7 Paul 746 babies =
  8. 8 Robert 661 babies =
  9. 9 Christopher 621 babies =
  10. 10 Kevin 545 babies =
  11. 11 Anthony 511 babies =
  12. 12 Richard 472 babies =
  13. 13 Ian 452 babies =
  14. 14 Craig 441 babies 25
  15. 15 William 421 babies 1
  16. 16 Gregory 419 babies 3
  17. 17 Wayne 418 babies 3
  18. 18 Andrew 400 babies 3
  19. 19 Grant 390 babies 1
  20. 20 James 374 babies =
  21. 21 Bruce 373 babies 6
  22. 22 Brian 367 babies 5
  23. 23 Steven 342 babies 3
  24. 24 Murray 327 babies 3
  25. 25 Philip 327 babies 1
  26. 26 Graeme 317 babies 1
  27. 27 Ross 305 babies 1
  28. 28 Alan 295 babies 5
  29. 29 Gary 271 babies 7
  30. 30 Colin 249 babies 1
  31. 31 Graham 239 babies 1
  32. 32 Barry 229 babies 1
  33. 33 Geoffrey 223 babies 3
  34. 34 Neil 219 babies 1
  35. 35 Martin 217 babies 6
  36. 36 Trevor 214 babies =
  37. 37 Kenneth 210 babies 3
  38. 38 Allan 202 babies 5
  39. 39 Raymond 198 babies 3
  40. 40 Russell 198 babies 2
  41. 41 Phillip 197 babies 2
  42. 42 Timothy 192 babies 2
  43. 43 Thomas 180 babies 5
  44. 44 Warren 176 babies 3
  45. 45 Tony 174 babies 8
  46. 46 Donald 173 babies 9
  47. 47 Brent 172 babies 1
  48. 48 Roger 171 babies 1
  49. 49 Stuart 169 babies 4
  50. 50 Simon 167 babies 4
  51. 51 Keith 161 babies 11
  52. 52 Nigel 159 babies 9
  53. 53 Garry 157 babies 3
  54. 54 Jeffrey 142 babies 3
  55. 55 Douglas 140 babies =
  56. 56 Brett 139 babies 14
  57. 57 Gavin 137 babies =
  58. 58 Malcolm 137 babies 2
  59. 59 Ronald 133 babies 1
  60. 60 Patrick 129 babies 8
  61. 61 George 118 babies 2
  62. 62 Shane 118 babies 9
  63. 63 Edward 113 babies 4
  64. 64 Kerry 112 babies 6
  65. 65 Robin 103 babies =
  66. 66 Dean 100 babies =
  67. 67 Neville 99 babies 5
  68. 68 Gordon 98 babies 5
  69. 69 Rodney 96 babies 6
  70. 70 Joseph 95 babies 2
  71. 71 Terence 95 babies 7
  72. 72 Eric 93 babies 12
  73. 73 Lance 92 babies 5
  74. 74 Antony 90 babies 38
  75. 75 Daniel 88 babies 6
  76. 76 Dennis 87 babies 2
  77. 77 Leslie 87 babies 4
  78. 78 Matthew 85 babies 8
  79. 79 Nicholas 85 babies 10
  80. 80 Terry 85 babies 1
  81. 81 Bryan 84 babies 5
  82. 82 Kelvin 80 babies 9
  83. 83 Glenn 78 babies 3
  84. 84 Charles 77 babies 10
  85. 85 Derek 77 babies 8
  86. 86 Jonathan 76 babies 2
  87. 87 Scott 72 babies 20
  88. 88 Adrian 71 babies 1
  89. 89 Alexander 70 babies 2
  90. 90 Lindsay 70 babies 8
  91. 91 Darryl 65 babies 10
  92. 92 Owen 65 babies 8
  93. 93 Alistair 64 babies 1
  94. 94 Gerard 64 babies 2
  95. 95 Noel 64 babies 12
  96. 96 Warwick 64 babies 8
  97. 97 Bernard 63 babies 1
  98. 98 Rex 59 babies 6
  99. 99 Carl 58 babies 2
  100. 100 Francis 58 babies 7
  101. 101 Arthur 56 babies 11
  102. 102 Henry 55 babies 6
  103. 103 Terrence 55 babies 12
  104. 104 Hamish 54 babies 20
  105. 105 Ivan 52 babies 6
  106. 106 Hugh 51 babies 3
  107. 107 Gerald 49 babies 4
  108. 108 Jeremy 49 babies 10
  109. 109 Lawrence 47 babies 4
  110. 110 Clive 45 babies 10
  111. 111 Maurice 45 babies 26
  112. 112 Kim 44 babies 10
  113. 113 Leonard 44 babies 1
  114. 114 Walter 44 babies 20
  115. 115 Bryce 42 babies 13
  116. 116 Desmond 42 babies 15
  117. 117 Glen 42 babies 11
  118. 118 Norman 42 babies 23
  119. 119 Stewart 42 babies 24
  120. 120 Albert 40 babies 26
  121. 121 Dale 40 babies 38
  122. 122 Allen 39 babies 12
  123. 123 Duncan 39 babies 3
  124. 124 Frank 39 babies 2
  125. 125 Karl 39 babies 4
  126. 126 Evan 37 babies 14
  127. 127 Stanley 37 babies 2
  128. 128 Julian 36 babies 32
  129. 129 Lloyd 36 babies 10
  130. 130 Frederick 35 babies 7
  131. 131 Garth 35 babies 26
  132. 132 Howard 35 babies 5
  133. 133 Roy 35 babies 17
  134. 134 Daryl 33 babies 14
  135. 135 Vaughan 33 babies 60
  136. 136 Ashley 32 babies 6
  137. 137 Clifford 32 babies 10
  138. 138 Guy 32 babies 11
  139. 139 Harry 32 babies 7
  140. 140 Ricky 32 babies 2
  141. 141 Brendan 31 babies 15
  142. 142 Mervyn 30 babies 31
  143. 143 Rodger 30 babies 40
  144. 144 Samuel 29 babies 8
  145. 145 Victor 29 babies 28
  146. 146 Darrell 28 babies 23
  147. 147 Roderick 27 babies 9
  148. 148 Danny 26 babies 2
  149. 149 Shaun 26 babies 10
  150. 150 Vincent 26 babies 17
  151. 151 Harold 25 babies 24
  152. 152 Jeffery 25 babies 1
  153. 153 Micheal 25 babies 18
  154. 154 Benjamin 24 babies =
  155. 155 Laurence 24 babies 20
  156. 156 Lee 24 babies 7
  157. 157 Ralph 24 babies 4
  158. 158 Alastair 23 babies 29
  159. 159 Alfred 23 babies 19
  160. 160 Denis 23 babies 9
  161. 161 Jack 23 babies 9
  162. 162 Martyn 23 babies 38
  163. 163 Perry 23 babies 9
  164. 164 Bevan 22 babies 9
  165. 165 Edwin 22 babies 2
  166. 166 Iain 22 babies 14
  167. 167 Leo 22 babies 40
  168. 168 Reginald 22 babies 8
  169. 169 Sean 22 babies 26
  170. 170 Alister 21 babies 8
  171. 171 Brendon 21 babies 27
  172. 172 Maxwell 21 babies 4
  173. 173 Errol 20 babies 1
  174. 174 Leigh 20 babies 8
  175. 175 Rangi 20 babies 11
  176. 176 Johannes 19 babies 11
  177. 177 Larry 19 babies 32
  178. 178 Leon 19 babies 15
  179. 179 Selwyn 19 babies 9
  180. 180 Ernest 18 babies 16
  181. 181 Barrie 17 babies 16
  182. 182 Lewis 17 babies 15
  183. 183 Mathew 17 babies 18
  184. 184 Shayne 17 babies 11
  185. 185 Wiremu 17 babies 28
  186. 186 Aaron 16 babies
  187. 187 Campbell 16 babies 18
  188. 188 Charlie 15 babies
  189. 189 Clinton 15 babies 10
  190. 190 Henare 15 babies
  191. 191 Luke 15 babies
  192. 192 Miles 15 babies 26
  193. 193 Rhys 15 babies 6
  194. 194 Clayton 14 babies
  195. 195 Darren 14 babies
  196. 196 Earl 14 babies 17
  197. 197 Kent 14 babies
  198. 198 Lester 14 babies 28
  199. 199 Marcus 14 babies 17
  200. 200 Ben 13 babies
  201. 201 Lionel 13 babies 12
  202. 202 Louis 13 babies 21
  203. 203 Lyall 13 babies 4
  204. 204 Morgan 13 babies
  205. 205 Rowan 13 babies 28
  206. 206 Sonny 13 babies 4
  207. 207 Todd 13 babies 16
  208. 208 Alex 12 babies
  209. 209 Blair 12 babies 25
  210. 210 Bradley 12 babies 1
  211. 211 Cameron 12 babies 1
  212. 212 Clyde 12 babies
  213. 213 Cyril 12 babies 8
  214. 214 Ewan 12 babies
  215. 215 Gilbert 12 babies 1
  216. 216 Hone 12 babies
  217. 217 Tom 12 babies
  218. 218 Basil 11 babies
  219. 219 Clarence 11 babies
  220. 220 Euan 11 babies
  221. 221 Eugene 11 babies
  222. 222 Fraser 11 babies
  223. 223 Max 11 babies 33
  224. 224 Neal 11 babies 5
  225. 225 Roland 11 babies
  226. 226 Sydney 11 babies 22
  227. 227 Athol 10 babies
  228. 228 Deane 10 babies
  229. 229 Franciscus 10 babies
  230. 230 Hemi 10 babies
  231. 231 Jimmy 10 babies 15
  232. 232 Jon 10 babies 26
  233. 233 Terrance 10 babies 24
  234. 234 Vernon 10 babies 76

Girl Names

  1. 1 Susan 850 babies =
  2. 2 Karen 708 babies =
  3. 3 Christine 675 babies =
  4. 4 Julie 498 babies 1
  5. 5 Deborah 475 babies 1
  6. 6 Sandra 459 babies 2
  7. 7 Donna 408 babies 8
  8. 8 Jennifer 403 babies 2
  9. 9 Elizabeth 401 babies 2
  10. 10 Wendy 398 babies 1
  11. 11 Sharon 395 babies 6
  12. 12 Joanne 388 babies 8
  13. 13 Linda 372 babies 6
  14. 14 Robyn 363 babies 4
  15. 15 Judith 344 babies 3
  16. 16 Mary 339 babies 2
  17. 17 Helen 333 babies 2
  18. 18 Margaret 320 babies 5
  19. 19 Patricia 307 babies 5
  20. 20 Debra 305 babies 4
  21. 21 Carol 281 babies 6
  22. 22 Barbara 270 babies 1
  23. 23 Denise 268 babies 5
  24. 24 Anne 264 babies 1
  25. 25 Catherine 264 babies 1
  26. 26 Diane 260 babies 2
  27. 27 Lynette 254 babies 5
  28. 28 Heather 253 babies 5
  29. 29 Suzanne 237 babies =
  30. 30 Vicki 227 babies =
  31. 31 Michelle 219 babies 15
  32. 32 Carolyn 216 babies 1
  33. 33 Jane 202 babies 1
  34. 34 Fiona 200 babies 8
  35. 35 Raewyn 193 babies =
  36. 36 Kathryn 183 babies 2
  37. 37 Alison 182 babies =
  38. 38 Janet 180 babies 6
  39. 39 Pamela 177 babies 8
  40. 40 Jacqueline 170 babies 13
  41. 41 Dianne 165 babies 2
  42. 42 Yvonne 162 babies 9
  43. 43 Rosemary 160 babies =
  44. 44 Kathleen 159 babies 1
  45. 45 Janice 155 babies 5
  46. 46 Brenda 151 babies 10
  47. 47 Shirley 149 babies 11
  48. 48 Nicola 148 babies 17
  49. 49 Annette 144 babies 5
  50. 50 Pauline 144 babies 9
  51. 51 Angela 143 babies 15
  52. 52 Kim 140 babies 18
  53. 53 Kerry 137 babies 16
  54. 54 Lorraine 135 babies 6
  55. 55 Jan 134 babies 1
  56. 56 Jillian 134 babies 2
  57. 57 Marie 134 babies 2
  58. 58 Sheryl 129 babies 3
  59. 59 Cheryl 128 babies 13
  60. 60 Andrea 126 babies 19
  61. 61 Ann 123 babies 9
  62. 62 Lynda 121 babies 14
  63. 63 Maree 118 babies 6
  64. 64 Maria 116 babies 12
  65. 65 Gillian 114 babies 6
  66. 66 Kay 112 babies 9
  67. 67 Lesley 109 babies 20
  68. 68 Sally 107 babies 18
  69. 69 Shona 101 babies 5
  70. 70 Frances 100 babies 3
  71. 71 Stephanie 99 babies 6
  72. 72 Caroline 98 babies 13
  73. 73 Louise 97 babies 11
  74. 74 Colleen 96 babies 25
  75. 75 Vivienne 96 babies 13
  76. 76 Gail 95 babies 8
  77. 77 Diana 93 babies 3
  78. 78 Michele 93 babies 4
  79. 79 Bronwyn 92 babies 2
  80. 80 Ruth 92 babies 12
  81. 81 Beverley 90 babies 14
  82. 82 Debbie 89 babies 21
  83. 83 Lynne 88 babies 12
  84. 84 Sarah 87 babies 6
  85. 85 Glenda 86 babies 22
  86. 86 Shelley 86 babies 11
  87. 87 Janine 85 babies 12
  88. 88 Jeanette 85 babies 4
  89. 89 Anna 83 babies 34
  90. 90 Teresa 83 babies 3
  91. 91 Maureen 80 babies 8
  92. 92 Adrienne 77 babies 14
  93. 93 Joy 77 babies 9
  94. 94 Tracey 74 babies 67
  95. 95 Jocelyn 73 babies =
  96. 96 Kaye 71 babies 11
  97. 97 Penelope 70 babies 11
  98. 98 Josephine 69 babies 16
  99. 99 Christina 68 babies 6
  100. 100 Tina 68 babies 20
  101. 101 Katherine 67 babies 12
  102. 102 Glenys 65 babies 1
  103. 103 Julia 63 babies 9
  104. 104 Rhonda 63 babies 15
  105. 105 Paula 62 babies 14
  106. 106 Janette 61 babies 8
  107. 107 Joanna 59 babies 25
  108. 108 Elaine 58 babies 18
  109. 109 Megan 58 babies 44
  110. 110 Victoria 58 babies 11
  111. 111 Gaylene 57 babies =
  112. 112 Jill 57 babies 12
  113. 113 Leanne 57 babies 15
  114. 114 Philippa 57 babies 20
  115. 115 Vicky 57 babies =
  116. 116 Anita 56 babies 13
  117. 117 Leonie 54 babies 13
  118. 118 Irene 53 babies 19
  119. 119 Amanda 52 babies 6
  120. 120 Claire 52 babies 22
  121. 121 Lynley 50 babies 25
  122. 122 Marion 50 babies 14
  123. 123 Virginia 50 babies 7
  124. 124 Lynnette 49 babies 18
  125. 125 Valerie 47 babies 36
  126. 126 Clare 46 babies 21
  127. 127 Dorothy 46 babies 17
  128. 128 Katrina 46 babies 24
  129. 129 Ngaire 46 babies 11
  130. 130 Georgina 45 babies 4
  131. 131 Maxine 45 babies 26
  132. 132 Sharron 45 babies 35
  133. 133 Theresa 45 babies 27
  134. 134 Cherie 44 babies 15
  135. 135 Lisa 44 babies 13
  136. 136 Tracy 44 babies 26
  137. 137 Bernadette 42 babies 20
  138. 138 Dawn 41 babies 14
  139. 139 Jean 41 babies 12
  140. 140 Marina 41 babies 97
  141. 141 Nancy 41 babies 41
  142. 142 Tania 41 babies 17
  143. 143 Adele 40 babies 20
  144. 144 Joan 40 babies 8
  145. 145 Lynn 40 babies 3
  146. 146 Phillipa 40 babies 16
  147. 147 Allison 39 babies 47
  148. 148 Cynthia 39 babies 8
  149. 149 Eileen 39 babies 11
  150. 150 Belinda 38 babies 7
  151. 151 Leigh 38 babies 42
  152. 152 Susanne 38 babies 3
  153. 153 Bridget 37 babies 13
  154. 154 Erin 37 babies 18
  155. 155 Ellen 36 babies 9
  156. 156 Gloria 35 babies 12
  157. 157 Lois 35 babies 24
  158. 158 Delwyn 34 babies 27
  159. 159 Jenny 33 babies 21
  160. 160 Monica 33 babies 21
  161. 161 Marilyn 32 babies 26
  162. 162 Miriam 32 babies 84
  163. 163 Rosalie 32 babies 9
  164. 164 Sharyn 32 babies 6
  165. 165 Dale 31 babies 18
  166. 166 Doreen 31 babies 29
  167. 167 Jayne 31 babies 12
  168. 168 Rebecca 31 babies 24
  169. 169 Deidre 30 babies 56
  170. 170 June 30 babies 4
  171. 171 Marlene 30 babies 21
  172. 172 Rachel 30 babies 27
  173. 173 Vanessa 30 babies 4
  174. 174 Judy 29 babies 33
  175. 175 Lee 29 babies 27
  176. 176 Marianne 29 babies 37
  177. 177 Deirdre 28 babies 42
  178. 178 Moana 28 babies 6
  179. 179 Moira 28 babies 30
  180. 180 Sylvia 28 babies 6
  181. 181 Charmaine 27 babies 3
  182. 182 Evelyn 27 babies 26
  183. 183 Trudy 26 babies 55
  184. 184 Gayle 25 babies 19
  185. 185 Ingrid 25 babies 41
  186. 186 Juliet 25 babies 69
  187. 187 Melanie 25 babies 41
  188. 188 Rowena 25 babies 13
  189. 189 Veronica 25 babies 19
  190. 190 Carmel 24 babies 7
  191. 191 Lianne 24 babies 53
  192. 192 Daphne 23 babies 6
  193. 193 Sheryll 23 babies 18
  194. 194 Sonia 23 babies 18
  195. 195 Johanna 22 babies 32
  196. 196 Mandy 22 babies 62
  197. 197 Toni 22 babies 29
  198. 198 Audrey 21 babies 16
  199. 199 Faye 21 babies 10
  200. 200 Felicity 21 babies 20
  201. 201 Kristine 21 babies 1
  202. 202 Noeline 21 babies 11
  203. 203 Phyllis 21 babies 93
  204. 204 Rita 21 babies 111
  205. 205 Robin 21 babies 12
  206. 206 Carole 20 babies 29
  207. 207 Charlotte 20 babies 36
  208. 208 Cindy 20 babies 20
  209. 209 Erica 20 babies 43
  210. 210 Grace 20 babies 20
  211. 211 Tanya 20 babies 75
  212. 212 Aroha 19 babies 12
  213. 213 Betty 19 babies 6
  214. 214 Coral 19 babies 36
  215. 215 Gabrielle 19 babies 64
  216. 216 Hilary 19 babies 18
  217. 217 Leslie 19 babies 5
  218. 218 Raylene 19 babies 29
  219. 219 Rosemarie 19 babies 15
  220. 220 Sheree 19 babies 44
  221. 221 Sonja 19 babies 53
  222. 222 Faith 18 babies 31
  223. 223 Lucy 18 babies 22
  224. 224 Lyn 18 babies 59
  225. 225 Margot 18 babies 23
  226. 226 Marjorie 18 babies 19
  227. 227 Priscilla 18 babies 70
  228. 228 Sonya 18 babies 89
  229. 229 Therese 18 babies 20
  230. 230 Alice 17 babies 43
  231. 231 Cathryn 17 babies 71
  232. 232 Elisabeth 17 babies 59
  233. 233 Fay 17 babies 17
  234. 234 Joyce 17 babies 46
  235. 235 Karyn 17 babies 27
  236. 236 Kirsty 17 babies new
  237. 237 Prudence 17 babies 52
  238. 238 Beryl 16 babies 41
  239. 239 Celia 16 babies new
  240. 240 Eleanor 16 babies 25
  241. 241 Esther 16 babies 26
  242. 242 Kerrie 16 babies 50
  243. 243 Rosalind 16 babies 5
  244. 244 Rose 16 babies 18
  245. 245 Rosina 16 babies new
  246. 246 Stella 16 babies 91
  247. 247 Violet 16 babies 18
  248. 248 Vivien 16 babies 42
  249. 249 Beverly 15 babies 103
  250. 250 Brigid 15 babies 10
  251. 251 Carla 15 babies new
  252. 252 Cathrine 15 babies new
  253. 253 Cushla 15 babies 13
  254. 254 Edith 15 babies 3
  255. 255 Gaye 15 babies 59
  256. 256 Geraldine 15 babies 57
  257. 257 Helena 15 babies 24
  258. 258 Huia 15 babies 4
  259. 259 Isobel 15 babies 17
  260. 260 Karin 15 babies 49
  261. 261 Martha 15 babies 33
  262. 262 Mere 15 babies 33
  263. 263 Natalie 15 babies 3
  264. 264 Sara 15 babies 37
  265. 265 Terry 15 babies 10
  266. 266 Thelma 15 babies 43
  267. 267 Bernadine 14 babies new
  268. 268 Beth 14 babies 38
  269. 269 Bronwen 14 babies new
  270. 270 Dallas 14 babies new
  271. 271 Dianna 14 babies new
  272. 272 Doris 14 babies 31
  273. 273 Gael 14 babies new
  274. 274 Gay 14 babies 53
  275. 275 Gina 14 babies 44
  276. 276 Karina 14 babies new
  277. 277 Louisa 14 babies 34
  278. 278 Marian 14 babies 42
  279. 279 Sherryl 14 babies new
  280. 280 Vickie 14 babies 38
  281. 281 Cecilia 13 babies 5
  282. 282 Glenis 13 babies 50
  283. 283 Lorna 13 babies 48
  284. 284 Maryann 13 babies 48
  285. 285 Rachael 13 babies 13
  286. 286 Rangi 13 babies 76
  287. 287 Rosanne 13 babies 26
  288. 288 Terri 13 babies new
  289. 289 Tessa 13 babies new
  290. 290 Tui 13 babies 48
  291. 291 Bernice 12 babies new
  292. 292 Brigitte 12 babies new
  293. 293 Daryl 12 babies new
  294. 294 Gaynor 12 babies 26
  295. 295 Isabel 12 babies 32
  296. 296 Kristin 12 babies 40
  297. 297 Lilian 12 babies new
  298. 298 Penny 12 babies new
  299. 299 Phillippa 12 babies new
  300. 300 Roberta 12 babies 35
  301. 301 Rochelle 12 babies new
  302. 302 Vivian 12 babies 17
  303. 303 Agnes 11 babies 40
  304. 304 Aileen 11 babies 65
  305. 305 Alexandra 11 babies 41
  306. 306 Annie 11 babies 18
  307. 307 Antoinette 11 babies 13
  308. 308 Coralie 11 babies new
  309. 309 Deanna 11 babies new
  310. 310 Desiree 11 babies 21
  311. 311 Eva 11 babies 21
  312. 312 Lauren 11 babies 55
  313. 313 Loretta 11 babies new
  314. 314 Maraea 11 babies new
  315. 315 Marcia 11 babies 3
  316. 316 Mereana 11 babies 17
  317. 317 Miriama 11 babies new
  318. 318 Nichola 11 babies 33
  319. 319 Olive 11 babies new
  320. 320 Sue 11 babies 115
  321. 321 Adrianne 10 babies new
  322. 322 Arlene 10 babies 57
  323. 323 Carey 10 babies new
  324. 324 Darryl 10 babies new
  325. 325 Eunice 10 babies new
  326. 326 Gayleen 10 babies 22
  327. 327 Glennis 10 babies 36
  328. 328 Hazel 10 babies 50
  329. 329 Hinemoa 10 babies new
  330. 330 Jasmine 10 babies 51
  331. 331 Kirsten 10 babies new
  332. 332 Leona 10 babies new
  333. 333 Mavis 10 babies new
  334. 334 Monique 10 babies 50
  335. 335 Regina 10 babies new
  336. 336 Robynne 10 babies new
  337. 337 Rona 10 babies 37
  338. 338 Roslyn 10 babies 22

Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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