New Zealand: Most Popular Baby Names in 1966

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 1,139 babies =
  2. 2 Michael 1,117 babies =
  3. 3 Paul 949 babies =
  4. 4 Andrew 865 babies 2
  5. 5 John 805 babies =
  6. 6 Peter 783 babies 2
  7. 7 Mark 726 babies =
  8. 8 Stephen 695 babies =
  9. 9 Richard 619 babies 1
  10. 10 Robert 598 babies 1
  11. 11 Christopher 567 babies =
  12. 12 Craig 501 babies =
  13. 13 Shane 461 babies 5
  14. 14 Wayne 387 babies 3
  15. 15 Dean 370 babies 7
  16. 16 Grant 364 babies =
  17. 17 Anthony 359 babies 2
  18. 18 James 358 babies 4
  19. 19 Darren 353 babies 6
  20. 20 Gregory 343 babies =
  21. 21 Steven 324 babies 2
  22. 22 Kevin 306 babies 1
  23. 23 Ian 303 babies 1
  24. 24 William 271 babies 1
  25. 25 Philip 263 babies 1
  26. 26 Gary 255 babies 3
  27. 27 Simon 240 babies 6
  28. 28 Tony 231 babies 4
  29. 29 Timothy 223 babies 2
  30. 30 Brett 221 babies 3
  31. 31 Bruce 221 babies 6
  32. 32 Brent 218 babies 2
  33. 33 Brian 206 babies 5
  34. 34 Murray 199 babies =
  35. 35 Phillip 198 babies 7
  36. 36 Nigel 188 babies 5
  37. 37 Martin 180 babies 1
  38. 38 Stuart 177 babies 3
  39. 39 Ross 172 babies 2
  40. 40 Alan 171 babies 2
  41. 41 Matthew 171 babies 20
  42. 42 Warren 161 babies 1
  43. 43 Glenn 154 babies 1
  44. 44 Geoffrey 148 babies 9
  45. 45 Thomas 147 babies 9
  46. 46 Rodney 144 babies 28
  47. 47 Colin 143 babies 8
  48. 48 Russell 141 babies 8
  49. 49 Raymond 140 babies =
  50. 50 Jeffrey 139 babies 1
  51. 51 Graeme 136 babies 11
  52. 52 Graham 135 babies 5
  53. 53 Gavin 134 babies 9
  54. 54 Jason 134 babies 50
  55. 55 Trevor 134 babies 10
  56. 56 Neil 133 babies 8
  57. 57 Sean 132 babies 18
  58. 58 Kenneth 130 babies 3
  59. 59 Allan 127 babies 7
  60. 60 Joseph 126 babies 9
  61. 61 Barry 124 babies 15
  62. 62 Scott 123 babies 9
  63. 63 Patrick 122 babies 3
  64. 64 Nicholas 117 babies 2
  65. 65 Edward 114 babies 13
  66. 66 Antony 112 babies 3
  67. 67 Darryl 108 babies 8
  68. 68 Roger 108 babies 18
  69. 69 Jonathan 106 babies 17
  70. 70 Daniel 103 babies =
  71. 71 Douglas 103 babies 1
  72. 72 Aaron 99 babies 34
  73. 73 Malcolm 97 babies 15
  74. 74 Kerry 96 babies 9
  75. 75 George 94 babies 7
  76. 76 Derek 91 babies 17
  77. 77 Donald 90 babies 13
  78. 78 Lance 90 babies 5
  79. 79 Darrin 87 babies 22
  80. 80 Darryn 87 babies 13
  81. 81 Ronald 86 babies 1
  82. 82 Adrian 84 babies 6
  83. 83 Carl 84 babies 2
  84. 84 Karl 83 babies 8
  85. 85 Charles 79 babies 2
  86. 86 Hamish 76 babies 23
  87. 87 Bryan 75 babies 1
  88. 88 Keith 74 babies 5
  89. 89 Brendan 72 babies 10
  90. 90 Brendon 72 babies 10
  91. 91 Kelvin 72 babies 7
  92. 92 Todd 71 babies 22
  93. 93 Adam 70 babies 4
  94. 94 Gordon 70 babies 9
  95. 95 Shayne 69 babies 18
  96. 96 Glen 68 babies 14
  97. 97 Robin 68 babies 6
  98. 98 Neville 67 babies 3
  99. 99 Terry 67 babies 8
  100. 100 Garry 66 babies 21

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Girl Names

  1. 1 Michelle 586 babies 3
  2. 2 Karen 551 babies 1
  3. 3 Deborah 494 babies 4
  4. 4 Susan 490 babies 2
  5. 5 Joanne 431 babies =
  6. 6 Sandra 425 babies 3
  7. 7 Lisa 423 babies 24
  8. 8 Sharon 391 babies =
  9. 9 Tania 391 babies =
  10. 10 Tracey 375 babies 3
  11. 11 Donna 372 babies 5
  12. 12 Julie 363 babies 2
  13. 13 Angela 356 babies 5
  14. 14 Christine 337 babies 3
  15. 15 Jacqueline 317 babies 3
  16. 16 Nicola 300 babies 3
  17. 17 Helen 296 babies 1
  18. 18 Wendy 295 babies 3
  19. 19 Fiona 292 babies 1
  20. 20 Elizabeth 275 babies 3
  21. 21 Catherine 271 babies 1
  22. 22 Leanne 247 babies 1
  23. 23 Kim 246 babies 2
  24. 24 Maria 240 babies 4
  25. 25 Jennifer 238 babies 1
  26. 26 Linda 225 babies 12
  27. 27 Sarah 225 babies =
  28. 28 Tracy 216 babies 5
  29. 29 Andrea 208 babies 6
  30. 30 Alison 204 babies 18
  31. 31 Jane 203 babies 1
  32. 32 Diane 193 babies 3
  33. 33 Robyn 191 babies 8
  34. 34 Denise 180 babies 8
  35. 35 Mary 179 babies 3
  36. 36 Kathryn 175 babies 5
  37. 37 Suzanne 173 babies 3
  38. 38 Janine 172 babies 14
  39. 39 Margaret 170 babies 1
  40. 40 Patricia 167 babies 8
  41. 41 Heather 165 babies 5
  42. 42 Anne 164 babies =
  43. 43 Amanda 159 babies 6
  44. 44 Louise 153 babies 2
  45. 45 Paula 151 babies 10
  46. 46 Carol 149 babies 9
  47. 47 Carolyn 146 babies 8
  48. 48 Judith 137 babies 3
  49. 49 Maree 134 babies 4
  50. 50 Raewyn 134 babies =
  51. 51 Megan 129 babies 8
  52. 52 Lynda 126 babies 4
  53. 53 Brenda 125 babies 6
  54. 54 Debra 125 babies 10
  55. 55 Tanya 122 babies 5
  56. 56 Stephanie 121 babies 2
  57. 57 Vicki 121 babies 6
  58. 58 Lynette 116 babies 15
  59. 59 Kathleen 111 babies 5
  60. 60 Anna 109 babies 9
  61. 61 Bronwyn 109 babies 7
  62. 62 Sally 108 babies 5
  63. 63 Shelley 107 babies 9
  64. 64 Kerry 103 babies 18
  65. 65 Tina 102 babies 11
  66. 66 Barbara 101 babies 7
  67. 67 Katrina 97 babies 10
  68. 68 Rachel 96 babies 3
  69. 69 Rosemary 94 babies 6
  70. 70 Pauline 92 babies 3
  71. 71 Dianne 91 babies 5
  72. 72 Katherine 90 babies 19
  73. 73 Annette 89 babies 11
  74. 74 Debbie 88 babies 6
  75. 75 Caroline 86 babies 10
  76. 76 Marie 86 babies 15
  77. 77 Cheryl 82 babies 20
  78. 78 Michele 82 babies 3
  79. 79 Janet 80 babies 1
  80. 80 Pamela 79 babies 10
  81. 81 Jan 78 babies 2
  82. 82 Toni 78 babies 7
  83. 83 Cherie 77 babies 9
  84. 84 Ann 76 babies 21
  85. 85 Karyn 76 babies 16
  86. 86 Claire 75 babies 17
  87. 87 Teresa 74 babies 12
  88. 88 Christina 73 babies 20
  89. 89 Gail 71 babies 39
  90. 90 Gillian 70 babies 3
  91. 91 Jillian 70 babies 13
  92. 92 Melanie 70 babies 21
  93. 93 Yvonne 70 babies 9
  94. 94 Ruth 69 babies 20
  95. 95 Sheryl 69 babies 12
  96. 96 Natalie 66 babies 11
  97. 97 Sonia 66 babies 12
  98. 98 Vicky 65 babies 22
  99. 99 Rhonda 63 babies 3
  100. 100 Philippa 62 babies 12

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Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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