New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 1964

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 David 1,356 babies =
2 Michael 1,176 babies =
3 John 1,048 babies =
4 Peter 986 babies =
5 Paul 900 babies 1
6 Mark 880 babies 1
7 Andrew 833 babies 1
8 Stephen 757 babies 1
9 Robert 680 babies =
10 Richard 573 babies =
11 Christopher 550 babies =
12 Craig 519 babies =
13 Grant 448 babies 4
14 Anthony 432 babies =
15 Wayne 402 babies =
16 Gregory 394 babies =
17 Kevin 394 babies 4
18 Ian 365 babies =
19 James 358 babies =
20 Shane 355 babies 7
21 Steven 348 babies 1
22 Philip 316 babies 2
23 William 312 babies 2
24 Bruce 282 babies 1
25 Dean 276 babies 4
26 Brent 261 babies 2
27 Murray 258 babies 2
28 Brian 257 babies 4
29 Alan 246 babies 1
30 Graeme 240 babies 1
31 Gary 237 babies 5
32 Simon 231 babies 10
33 Brett 222 babies 6
34 Stuart 209 babies 14
35 Ross 206 babies 3
36 Tony 206 babies 3
37 Phillip 204 babies 6
38 Martin 201 babies 4
39 Graham 196 babies 2
40 Timothy 195 babies 5
41 Colin 193 babies 3
42 Glenn 186 babies 2
43 Barry 181 babies 2
44 Nigel 172 babies 2
45 Neil 167 babies 8
46 Warren 164 babies 10
47 Kenneth 163 babies 7
48 Geoffrey 158 babies 4
49 Jeffrey 157 babies 7
50 Allan 156 babies 1
51 Malcolm 155 babies 16
52 Patrick 155 babies 10
53 Thomas 154 babies 4
54 Trevor 143 babies 7
55 Raymond 142 babies 5
56 Antony 136 babies 25
57 Douglas 135 babies 7
58 Darryl 132 babies =
59 Gavin 132 babies 2
60 Matthew 132 babies 6
61 Joseph 131 babies 2
62 Roger 130 babies 9
63 Russell 130 babies 11
64 Scott 129 babies 5
65 Edward 117 babies 6
66 Garry 117 babies 5
67 Donald 116 babies 12
68 Kerry 113 babies 5
69 Nicholas 106 babies 4
70 Keith 103 babies 13
71 Daniel 99 babies 4
72 Jonathan 99 babies 2
73 Lance 99 babies 13
74 Glen 97 babies 17
75 Terence 95 babies 5
76 George 93 babies 4
77 Sean 87 babies 18
78 Charles 86 babies 1
79 Ronald 84 babies 11
80 Shayne 81 babies 38
81 Derek 80 babies 1
82 Kelvin 80 babies =
83 Rodney 78 babies 2
84 Bryan 74 babies 6
85 Darren 74 babies 20
86 Neville 74 babies 9
87 Gordon 73 babies 11
88 Robin 73 babies =
89 Adrian 71 babies 3
90 Leslie 71 babies 3
91 Terry 69 babies 2
92 Daryl 67 babies 29
93 Francis 65 babies 15
94 Brendon 61 babies 13
95 Hamish 61 babies 16
96 Karl 61 babies =
97 Carl 60 babies 14
98 Alexander 58 babies 11
99 Alistair 58 babies 5
100 Stewart 58 babies =
101 Eric 57 babies 11
102 Gerard 56 babies =
103 Adam 54 babies 79
104 Brendan 54 babies 5
105 Ricky 53 babies 8
106 Lindsay 51 babies 14
107 Owen 51 babies 3
108 Bernard 49 babies 10
109 Noel 47 babies 15
110 Todd 47 babies 24
111 Dennis 46 babies 27
112 Albert 44 babies 45
113 Darrell 44 babies 7
114 Arthur 43 babies 2
115 Garth 43 babies 15
116 Maurice 43 babies 10
117 Henry 42 babies 18
118 Ivan 42 babies 13
119 Jeremy 42 babies 6
120 Micheal 42 babies 29
121 Shaun 42 babies 16
122 Guy 41 babies 1
123 Norman 41 babies 13
124 Desmond 40 babies 19
125 Kim 40 babies 22
126 Blair 39 babies 13
127 Dion 38 babies 37
128 Terrence 38 babies 19
129 Bryce 37 babies 13
130 Hugh 37 babies 11
131 Samuel 37 babies 4
132 Vincent 37 babies 6
133 Alastair 36 babies 5
134 Duncan 36 babies 12
135 Jeffery 36 babies 30
136 Dale 35 babies 12
137 Stanley 35 babies 23
138 Evan 34 babies 6
139 Frederick 33 babies 12
140 Gerald 33 babies =
141 Iain 33 babies 28
142 Lawrence 33 babies 27
143 Leonard 33 babies 18
144 Lee 32 babies 28
145 Victor 32 babies 13
146 Warwick 32 babies 32
147 Clifford 31 babies 49
148 Lloyd 31 babies 22
149 Danny 30 babies 29
150 Frank 30 babies 15
151 Jason 30 babies 5
152 Jack 29 babies 4
153 Mervyn 29 babies 23
154 Laurence 28 babies 1
155 Rex 28 babies 54
156 Walter 28 babies 14
157 Allen 27 babies 4
158 Ashley 27 babies 36
159 Leon 27 babies 3
160 Harold 26 babies 47
161 Selwyn 26 babies 14
162 Vaughan 26 babies 39
163 Deane 25 babies 24
164 Howard 25 babies 23
165 Troy 25 babies 27
166 Duane 24 babies 45
167 Mathew 24 babies 15
168 Clive 23 babies 39
169 Lyndon 23 babies 54
170 Perry 23 babies 7
171 Roderick 23 babies 12
172 Clinton 22 babies 18
173 Wiremu 22 babies 20
174 Aaron 21 babies 6
175 Campbell 21 babies 5
176 Harry 21 babies 3
177 Julian 21 babies 11
178 Roy 21 babies 61
179 Andre 20 babies 38
180 Cameron 20 babies 18
181 Clayton 20 babies 18
182 Justin 20 babies 49
183 Marcus 20 babies 38
184 Angus 19 babies 29
185 Martyn 19 babies 11
186 Ralph 19 babies 14
187 Vernon 19 babies 15
188 Bevan 18 babies 30
189 Nathan 18 babies 44
190 Benjamin 17 babies 40
191 Ernest 17 babies 20
192 Fraser 16 babies 50
193 Kelly 16 babies new
194 Larry 16 babies 10
195 Luke 16 babies 53
196 Miles 16 babies new
197 Riki 16 babies new
198 Sonny 16 babies 12
199 Alfred 15 babies 4
200 Anton 15 babies 18
201 Bradley 15 babies 6
202 Earl 15 babies new
203 Edwin 15 babies 19
204 Jon 15 babies 24
205 Leo 15 babies 24
206 Reginald 15 babies 15
207 Zane 15 babies 46
208 Darryn 14 babies 32
209 Herbert 14 babies new
210 Johannes 14 babies new
211 Maxwell 14 babies 21
212 Quentin 14 babies 31
213 Antoni 13 babies 7
214 Eugene 13 babies 25
215 Gareth 13 babies new
216 Mitchell 13 babies new
217 Rodger 13 babies 12
218 Steve 13 babies 6
219 Warrick 13 babies new
220 Alister 12 babies 67
221 Barrie 12 babies 11
222 Charlie 12 babies 16
223 Damian 12 babies new
224 Kirk 12 babies new
225 Lewis 12 babies 52
226 Marc 12 babies 46
227 Neal 12 babies 18
228 Arnold 11 babies new
229 Darin 11 babies 10
230 Darrin 11 babies new
231 Dene 11 babies 6
232 Errol 11 babies 35
233 Henare 11 babies 25
234 Kurt 11 babies new
235 Leigh 11 babies 11
236 Lester 11 babies 6
237 Lionel 11 babies 70
238 Milton 11 babies new
239 Rangi 11 babies 54
240 Reece 11 babies 10
241 Sidney 11 babies new
242 Antonio 10 babies new
243 Cary 10 babies new
244 Conrad 10 babies new
245 Cyril 10 babies 25
246 Dallas 10 babies new
247 Darrel 10 babies 64
248 Denis 10 babies 60
249 Dominic 10 babies 8
250 Euan 10 babies 24
251 Johnny 10 babies 52
252 Kent 10 babies new
253 Rowan 10 babies 2

Girl Names

1 Karen 641 babies 1
2 Susan 596 babies 1
3 Sandra 524 babies =
4 Julie 425 babies 2
5 Sharon 422 babies 2
6 Joanne 418 babies 5
7 Deborah 398 babies 2
8 Donna 395 babies 1
9 Michelle 383 babies 3
10 Christine 376 babies 6
11 Jacqueline 365 babies 9
12 Wendy 363 babies 2
13 Helen 333 babies 1
14 Elizabeth 330 babies 4
15 Jennifer 321 babies 2
16 Tania 317 babies 3
17 Fiona 311 babies =
18 Linda 298 babies 10
19 Robyn 291 babies 4
20 Catherine 290 babies 4
21 Angela 284 babies 6
22 Suzanne 271 babies 2
23 Kim 265 babies 7
24 Tracey 257 babies 4
25 Denise 251 babies 7
26 Mary 250 babies 4
27 Margaret 248 babies 2
28 Leanne 237 babies 17
29 Patricia 227 babies 8
30 Nicola 221 babies 7
31 Judith 213 babies 3
32 Jane 205 babies 6
33 Diane 204 babies =
34 Lynette 196 babies 1
35 Anne 195 babies 6
36 Maria 194 babies 10
37 Kathryn 183 babies 5
38 Tracy 183 babies 5
39 Andrea 181 babies =
40 Vicki 181 babies 4
41 Debra 179 babies 15
42 Carol 170 babies 5
43 Carolyn 168 babies 2
44 Heather 168 babies 13
45 Sarah 167 babies 12
46 Raewyn 158 babies 6
47 Barbara 153 babies 3
48 Alison 150 babies =
49 Bronwyn 140 babies 7
50 Marie 137 babies 13
51 Dianne 135 babies 4
52 Louise 134 babies 8
53 Lynda 134 babies 15
54 Janine 132 babies =
55 Annette 131 babies 3
56 Kathleen 130 babies 4
57 Brenda 127 babies 8
58 Jillian 125 babies 4
59 Caroline 124 babies 23
60 Pauline 124 babies 13
61 Paula 122 babies 8
62 Amanda 121 babies 9
63 Maree 119 babies 13
64 Sally 118 babies =
65 Janet 113 babies 14
66 Lisa 109 babies 7
67 Shelley 108 babies 2
68 Ann 104 babies 2
69 Kerry 100 babies 2
70 Anna 98 babies 6
71 Katherine 98 babies 21
72 Cheryl 97 babies 5
73 Sheryl 96 babies 5
74 Yvonne 96 babies 7
75 Rosemary 92 babies 9
76 Ruth 92 babies 10
77 Debbie 89 babies 6
78 Pamela 88 babies 6
79 Tanya 88 babies 57
80 Jan 86 babies 19
81 Lynne 84 babies 12
82 Lorraine 82 babies 3
83 Shirley 82 babies 9
84 Megan 81 babies 16
85 Michele 81 babies 26
86 Shona 81 babies 3
87 Stephanie 81 babies 4
88 Lynley 80 babies 42
89 Tina 80 babies 15
90 Lesley 79 babies 15
91 Janice 78 babies 6
92 Jeanette 76 babies 4
93 Gillian 75 babies 12
94 Diana 73 babies =
95 Teresa 72 babies 8
96 Colleen 70 babies 12
97 Maureen 70 babies 1
98 Frances 69 babies 7
99 Claire 68 babies 13
100 Kay 68 babies 12
101 Melanie 67 babies 56
102 Clare 66 babies 24
103 Philippa 66 babies 2
104 Adrienne 65 babies 2
105 Cherie 65 babies 5
106 Leonie 65 babies 28
107 Vicky 65 babies 4
108 Josephine 64 babies 6
109 Rhonda 64 babies 1
110 Belinda 62 babies 10
111 Karyn 62 babies 94
112 Vanessa 60 babies 9
113 Vivienne 60 babies 18
114 Anita 59 babies 24
115 Christina 59 babies 35
116 Gaylene 59 babies 26
117 Elaine 58 babies 24
118 Rachel 58 babies 2
119 Bernadette 56 babies 10
120 Lee 55 babies 35
121 Joanna 53 babies 14
122 Jenny 52 babies 51
123 Kaye 52 babies 20
124 Penelope 52 babies 5
125 Gail 51 babies 28
126 Julia 51 babies 3
127 Natalie 51 babies 21
128 Glenda 50 babies 13
129 Janette 50 babies 13
130 Katrina 50 babies 13
131 Leigh 50 babies 8
132 Sonia 49 babies 26
133 Toni 49 babies 9
134 Sharyn 48 babies 15
135 Theresa 47 babies 4
136 Beverley 45 babies 37
137 Erin 45 babies 35
138 Rebecca 45 babies 6
139 Trudy 45 babies 11
140 Dawn 44 babies 27
141 Judy 44 babies 14
142 Delwyn 42 babies 12
143 Marlene 42 babies 4
144 Simone 42 babies 204
145 Virginia 42 babies 5
146 Bridget 41 babies 5
147 Marion 40 babies 22
148 Jocelyn 39 babies 26
149 Mandy 39 babies 47
150 Irene 38 babies 7
151 Kelly 38 babies 107
152 Sharron 38 babies 13
153 Veronica 38 babies 10
154 Charmaine 37 babies 36
155 Joy 37 babies 20
156 Kirsten 37 babies 37
157 Ngaire 37 babies 25
158 Adele 36 babies 10
159 Deidre 36 babies 7
160 Victoria 36 babies 7
161 Jean 35 babies 5
162 Georgina 34 babies 16
163 Jill 34 babies 4
164 Sonya 34 babies 2
165 Cynthia 33 babies 5
166 Dorothy 33 babies 26
167 Susanne 33 babies 9
168 Glenys 32 babies 3
169 Carole 31 babies 2
170 Phillipa 31 babies 6
171 Cathryn 30 babies 162
172 Alice 29 babies 64
173 Cindy 29 babies 4
174 Ingrid 29 babies 3
175 Lianne 29 babies 57
176 Lynn 29 babies 23
177 Robin 29 babies 85
178 Valerie 29 babies 41
179 Kerri 28 babies 66
180 Alexandra 27 babies 64
181 Gina 27 babies 6
182 Sheree 27 babies 49
183 Ellen 26 babies 3
184 Karina 26 babies 10
185 Maxine 26 babies 24
186 Evelyn 25 babies 5
187 Juliet 25 babies 5
188 Marilyn 25 babies 9
189 Beverly 24 babies 9
190 Deirdre 24 babies 26
191 Eileen 24 babies 46
192 Erica 24 babies 3
193 Jayne 24 babies 42
194 Nancy 24 babies 30
195 Nicole 24 babies 13
196 Sara 24 babies 7
197 Felicity 23 babies 15
198 June 23 babies 42
199 Lucy 23 babies 47
200 Lynnette 23 babies 6
201 Miriam 23 babies 26
202 Moira 23 babies 40
203 Monique 23 babies 19
204 Faye 22 babies 17
205 Gabrielle 22 babies 50
206 Joan 22 babies 28
207 Justine 22 babies 134
208 Lois 22 babies 8
209 Dale 21 babies 29
210 Gloria 21 babies 22
211 Kirsty 21 babies 41
212 Lillian 21 babies 11
213 Maryanne 21 babies 7
214 Monica 21 babies 47
215 Therese 21 babies 18
216 Carla 20 babies 21
217 Charlotte 20 babies 21
218 Elisabeth 20 babies 2
219 Esther 20 babies 38
220 Gaye 20 babies 12
221 Gayle 20 babies 9
222 Geraldine 20 babies 6
223 Johanna 20 babies 77
224 Karin 20 babies 32
225 Kerrie 20 babies 15
226 Moana 20 babies 43
227 Rowena 20 babies 11
228 Sonja 20 babies 2
229 April 19 babies 25
230 Daphne 19 babies 11
231 Desiree 19 babies 105
232 Emma 19 babies 5
233 Hayley 19 babies =
234 Hilary 19 babies 12
235 Janene 19 babies 32
236 Margot 19 babies 5
237 Marianne 19 babies 24
238 Brigid 18 babies 76
239 Coral 18 babies 13
240 Cushla 18 babies 22
241 Helena 18 babies 7
242 Keri 18 babies new
243 Marina 18 babies 28
244 Tui 18 babies 30
245 Antoinette 17 babies 9
246 Aroha 17 babies 61
247 Audrey 17 babies new
248 Celia 17 babies 86
249 Deanna 17 babies new
250 Kristine 17 babies 51
251 Leah 17 babies 50
252 Rose 17 babies 34
253 Rosemarie 17 babies 34
254 Sylvia 17 babies 65
255 Allison 16 babies 24
256 Cecilia 16 babies 60
257 Hilda 16 babies new
258 Leslie 16 babies 24
259 Liane 16 babies 24
260 Louisa 16 babies 66
261 Pania 16 babies 51
262 Rangi 16 babies 10
263 Carmel 15 babies 38
264 Doreen 15 babies 53
265 Laura 15 babies new
266 Marian 15 babies 19
267 Melinda 15 babies new
268 Naomi 15 babies 61
269 Noeline 15 babies 60
270 Rochelle 15 babies new
271 Rosalie 15 babies 57
272 Danielle 14 babies new
273 Davina 14 babies new
274 Faith 14 babies 46
275 Florence 14 babies new
276 Glennis 14 babies new
277 Jaqueline 14 babies 63
278 Julianne 14 babies 46
279 Melissa 14 babies new
280 Nichola 14 babies 79
281 Rachael 14 babies 79
282 Raelene 14 babies new
283 Rita 14 babies 34
284 Ruby 14 babies new
285 Sheryll 14 babies 35
286 Antonia 13 babies 26
287 Jacqualine 13 babies new
288 Janeen 13 babies 51
289 Jennie 13 babies new
290 Kaylene 13 babies 21
291 Leeanne 13 babies new
292 Marise 13 babies new
293 Paulette 13 babies new
294 Rosina 13 babies 15
295 Teena 13 babies 54
296 Tonia 13 babies new
297 Vivien 13 babies 80
298 Angelique 12 babies 45
299 Anthea 12 babies new
300 Betty 12 babies 25
301 Bronwen 12 babies new
302 Carmen 12 babies 25
303 Corina 12 babies new
304 Edith 12 babies new
305 Francis 12 babies new
306 Jacinta 12 babies new
307 Juanita 12 babies 39
308 Mere 12 babies new
309 Priscilla 12 babies 80
310 Regina 12 babies new
311 Roseanne 12 babies new
312 Sharlene 12 babies 23
313 Beth 11 babies 19
314 Carey 11 babies 38
315 Deanne 11 babies 2
316 Fay 11 babies 51
317 Jacquelyn 11 babies 21
318 Katharine 11 babies 61
319 Kristina 11 babies 6
320 Phyllis 11 babies 36
321 Prudence 11 babies new
322 Raylene 11 babies 49
323 Rosalind 11 babies 108
324 Trudi 11 babies 26
325 Wanda 11 babies 6
326 Ana 10 babies new
327 Angeline 10 babies new
328 Connie 10 babies 33
329 Edwina 10 babies new
330 Fleur 10 babies new
331 Gael 10 babies new
332 Grace 10 babies 33
333 Helene 10 babies new
334 Jody 10 babies 11
335 Joyce 10 babies new
336 Kirstin 10 babies new
337 Lavinia 10 babies 5
338 Lyn 10 babies new
339 Lyndal 10 babies new
340 Marjorie 10 babies new
341 Penny 10 babies new
342 Polly 10 babies new
343 Roberta 10 babies 58
344 Shelly 10 babies 101
345 Sophie 10 babies new
346 Stella 10 babies new
347 Susanna 10 babies new
348 Yvette 10 babies new

Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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