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 David 1,139 babies =
2 Michael 1,117 babies =
3 Paul 949 babies =
4 Andrew 865 babies 2
5 John 805 babies =
6 Peter 783 babies 2
7 Mark 726 babies =
8 Stephen 695 babies =
9 Richard 619 babies 1
10 Robert 598 babies 1
11 Christopher 567 babies =
12 Craig 501 babies =
13 Shane 461 babies 5
14 Wayne 387 babies 3
15 Dean 370 babies 7
16 Grant 364 babies =
17 Anthony 359 babies 2
18 James 358 babies 4
19 Darren 353 babies 6
20 Gregory 343 babies =
21 Steven 324 babies 2
22 Kevin 306 babies 1
23 Ian 303 babies 1
24 William 271 babies 1
25 Philip 263 babies 1
26 Gary 255 babies 3
27 Simon 240 babies 6
28 Tony 231 babies 4
29 Timothy 223 babies 2
30 Brett 221 babies 3
31 Bruce 221 babies 6
32 Brent 218 babies 2
33 Brian 206 babies 5
34 Murray 199 babies =
35 Phillip 198 babies 7
36 Nigel 188 babies 5
37 Martin 180 babies 1
38 Stuart 177 babies 3
39 Ross 172 babies 2
40 Alan 171 babies 2
41 Matthew 171 babies 20
42 Warren 161 babies 1
43 Glenn 154 babies 1
44 Geoffrey 148 babies 9
45 Thomas 147 babies 9
46 Rodney 144 babies 28
47 Colin 143 babies 8
48 Russell 141 babies 8
49 Raymond 140 babies =
50 Jeffrey 139 babies 1
51 Graeme 136 babies 11
52 Graham 135 babies 5
53 Gavin 134 babies 9
54 Jason 134 babies 50
55 Trevor 134 babies 10
56 Neil 133 babies 8
57 Sean 132 babies 18
58 Kenneth 130 babies 3
59 Allan 127 babies 7
60 Joseph 126 babies 9
61 Barry 124 babies 15
62 Scott 123 babies 9
63 Patrick 122 babies 3
64 Nicholas 117 babies 2
65 Edward 114 babies 13
66 Antony 112 babies 3
67 Darryl 108 babies 8
68 Roger 108 babies 18
69 Jonathan 106 babies 17
70 Daniel 103 babies =
71 Douglas 103 babies 1
72 Aaron 99 babies 34
73 Malcolm 97 babies 15
74 Kerry 96 babies 9
75 George 94 babies 7
76 Derek 91 babies 17
77 Donald 90 babies 13
78 Lance 90 babies 5
79 Darrin 87 babies 22
80 Darryn 87 babies 13
81 Ronald 86 babies 1
82 Adrian 84 babies 6
83 Carl 84 babies 2
84 Karl 83 babies 8
85 Charles 79 babies 2
86 Hamish 76 babies 23
87 Bryan 75 babies 1
88 Keith 74 babies 5
89 Brendan 72 babies 10
90 Brendon 72 babies 10
91 Kelvin 72 babies 7
92 Todd 71 babies 22
93 Adam 70 babies 4
94 Gordon 70 babies 9
95 Shayne 69 babies 18
96 Glen 68 babies 14
97 Robin 68 babies 6
98 Neville 67 babies 3
99 Terry 67 babies 8
100 Garry 66 babies 21
101 Alexander 62 babies =
102 Terence 60 babies =
103 Blair 59 babies 14
104 Dale 58 babies 1
105 Shaun 57 babies 21
106 Leslie 56 babies 4
107 Bernard 55 babies 13
108 Jeremy 54 babies 16
109 Samuel 54 babies 49
110 Gerard 53 babies 12
111 Ricky 50 babies 6
112 Daryl 48 babies 22
113 Lindsay 48 babies =
114 Warwick 48 babies 4
115 Owen 45 babies 5
116 Alastair 43 babies 14
117 Dennis 43 babies 21
118 Dion 43 babies 29
119 Duncan 43 babies 7
120 Justin 42 babies 41
121 Guy 41 babies 14
122 Kim 41 babies 3
123 Bryce 40 babies 16
124 Eric 40 babies 27
125 Evan 40 babies 6
126 Rex 40 babies 10
127 Roy 40 babies 17
128 Darrell 39 babies 20
129 Noel 39 babies 6
130 Norman 39 babies 1
131 Maurice 38 babies 16
132 Arthur 37 babies 18
133 Gerald 37 babies 38
134 Henry 37 babies 15
135 Stewart 37 babies 20
136 Troy 36 babies 2
137 Bevan 35 babies 32
138 Clinton 35 babies 4
139 Leon 35 babies 23
140 Victor 35 babies 3
141 Cameron 34 babies 15
142 Eugene 34 babies 54
143 Iain 34 babies 46
144 Ivan 34 babies 12
145 Deane 33 babies 6
146 Leonard 33 babies 18
147 Danny 32 babies 4
148 Julian 32 babies 3
149 Micheal 32 babies 14
150 Desmond 31 babies 10
151 Francis 31 babies 17
152 Lawrence 31 babies 30
153 Stanley 31 babies 37
154 Terrence 31 babies 6
155 Ashley 30 babies 12
156 Darin 30 babies 23
157 Duane 30 babies 30
158 Walter 30 babies 12
159 Benjamin 29 babies 38
160 Laurence 29 babies 5
161 Nathan 29 babies 56
162 Alistair 28 babies 51
163 Frank 28 babies 3
164 Vaughan 28 babies 37
165 Bradley 27 babies 26
166 Anton 26 babies 58
167 Luke 26 babies 44
168 Ralph 26 babies new
169 Frederick 25 babies 1
170 Roderick 25 babies 13
171 Vincent 25 babies 12
172 Harry 24 babies =
173 Mathew 24 babies 32
174 Campbell 23 babies 11
175 Hugh 23 babies 8
176 Lloyd 23 babies 40
177 Marc 23 babies 2
178 Selwyn 23 babies 1
179 Vernon 23 babies 28
180 Wiremu 23 babies 16
181 Alfred 22 babies 13
182 Damian 22 babies 13
183 Angus 21 babies 19
184 Jeffery 21 babies 13
185 Allen 20 babies 36
186 Allister 20 babies 33
187 Clifford 20 babies 1
188 Garth 20 babies 36
189 Howard 20 babies 16
190 Lee 20 babies 36
191 Neal 20 babies 50
192 Quentin 20 babies 13
193 Albert 19 babies 27
194 Errol 19 babies 19
195 Lyndon 19 babies 21
196 Alister 18 babies 17
197 Andre 18 babies 23
198 Jon 18 babies 32
199 Marcus 18 babies 23
200 Martyn 18 babies 16
201 Rodger 18 babies 11
202 Clive 17 babies 21
203 Denis 17 babies new
204 Harold 17 babies 45
205 Jack 17 babies 52
206 Reginald 17 babies =
207 Daryn 16 babies 39
208 Erin 16 babies 40
209 Gene 16 babies 5
210 Larry 16 babies new
211 Leo 16 babies 28
212 Miles 16 babies 40
213 Sonny 16 babies 35
214 Conrad 15 babies 22
215 Fraser 15 babies 27
216 Kelly 15 babies 15
217 Leigh 15 babies new
218 Rangi 15 babies =
219 Clayton 14 babies 39
220 Damon 14 babies new
221 Daren 14 babies new
222 Lewis 14 babies 29
223 Mervyn 14 babies 7
224 Dene 13 babies 3
225 Dominic 13 babies 27
226 Jamie 13 babies 16
227 Marcel 13 babies new
228 Max 13 babies new
229 Nicolas 13 babies 13
230 Reece 13 babies 13
231 Antoni 12 babies 6
232 Dallas 12 babies new
233 Edwin 12 babies 34
234 Elliot 12 babies new
235 Jimmy 12 babies new
236 Lionel 12 babies 43
237 Louis 12 babies 34
238 Ben 11 babies new
239 Gareth 11 babies new
240 Greg 11 babies new
241 Isaac 11 babies new
242 Johnny 11 babies new
243 Kirk 11 babies 28
244 Kurt 11 babies new
245 Perry 11 babies 41
246 Shawn 11 babies new
247 Warrick 11 babies 24
248 Boyd 10 babies new
249 Darran 10 babies new
250 Fredrick 10 babies 68
251 Herbert 10 babies 51
252 Junior 10 babies new
253 Morgan 10 babies new
254 Moses 10 babies new
255 Riki 10 babies new
256 Terrance 10 babies new

Girl Names

1 Michelle 586 babies 3
2 Karen 551 babies 1
3 Deborah 494 babies 4
4 Susan 490 babies 2
5 Joanne 431 babies =
6 Sandra 425 babies 3
7 Lisa 423 babies 24
8 Sharon 391 babies =
9 Tania 391 babies =
10 Tracey 375 babies 3
11 Donna 372 babies 5
12 Julie 363 babies 2
13 Angela 356 babies 5
14 Christine 337 babies 3
15 Jacqueline 317 babies 3
16 Nicola 300 babies 3
17 Helen 296 babies 1
18 Wendy 295 babies 3
19 Fiona 292 babies 1
20 Elizabeth 275 babies 3
21 Catherine 271 babies 1
22 Leanne 247 babies 1
23 Kim 246 babies 2
24 Maria 240 babies 4
25 Jennifer 238 babies 1
26 Linda 225 babies 12
27 Sarah 225 babies =
28 Tracy 216 babies 5
29 Andrea 208 babies 6
30 Alison 204 babies 18
31 Jane 203 babies 1
32 Diane 193 babies 3
33 Robyn 191 babies 8
34 Denise 180 babies 8
35 Mary 179 babies 3
36 Kathryn 175 babies 5
37 Suzanne 173 babies 3
38 Janine 172 babies 14
39 Margaret 170 babies 1
40 Patricia 167 babies 8
41 Heather 165 babies 5
42 Anne 164 babies =
43 Amanda 159 babies 6
44 Louise 153 babies 2
45 Paula 151 babies 10
46 Carol 149 babies 9
47 Carolyn 146 babies 8
48 Judith 137 babies 3
49 Maree 134 babies 4
50 Raewyn 134 babies =
51 Megan 129 babies 8
52 Lynda 126 babies 4
53 Brenda 125 babies 6
54 Debra 125 babies 10
55 Tanya 122 babies 5
56 Stephanie 121 babies 2
57 Vicki 121 babies 6
58 Lynette 116 babies 15
59 Kathleen 111 babies 5
60 Anna 109 babies 9
61 Bronwyn 109 babies 7
62 Sally 108 babies 5
63 Shelley 107 babies 9
64 Kerry 103 babies 18
65 Tina 102 babies 11
66 Barbara 101 babies 7
67 Katrina 97 babies 10
68 Rachel 96 babies 3
69 Rosemary 94 babies 6
70 Pauline 92 babies 3
71 Dianne 91 babies 5
72 Katherine 90 babies 19
73 Annette 89 babies 11
74 Debbie 88 babies 6
75 Caroline 86 babies 10
76 Marie 86 babies 15
77 Cheryl 82 babies 20
78 Michele 82 babies 3
79 Janet 80 babies 1
80 Pamela 79 babies 10
81 Jan 78 babies 2
82 Toni 78 babies 7
83 Cherie 77 babies 9
84 Ann 76 babies 21
85 Karyn 76 babies 16
86 Claire 75 babies 17
87 Teresa 74 babies 12
88 Christina 73 babies 20
89 Gail 71 babies 39
90 Gillian 70 babies 3
91 Jillian 70 babies 13
92 Melanie 70 babies 21
93 Yvonne 70 babies 9
94 Ruth 69 babies 20
95 Sheryl 69 babies 12
96 Natalie 66 babies 11
97 Sonia 66 babies 12
98 Vicky 65 babies 22
99 Rhonda 63 babies 3
100 Philippa 62 babies 12
101 Rebecca 62 babies 3
102 Sonya 62 babies 45
103 Belinda 60 babies 7
104 Shirley 60 babies 3
105 Lee 59 babies =
106 Anita 58 babies 16
107 Vanessa 58 babies 26
108 Kay 56 babies 10
109 Melissa 56 babies 5
110 Colleen 55 babies 24
111 Frances 55 babies 11
112 Jeanette 55 babies 22
113 Lorraine 55 babies 25
114 Shona 55 babies 27
115 Victoria 54 babies 88
116 Diana 53 babies 22
117 Janette 53 babies 7
118 Theresa 53 babies 14
119 Joanna 51 babies 16
120 Kirsten 51 babies 31
121 Lesley 51 babies 15
122 Adrienne 50 babies 5
123 Bridget 50 babies 7
124 Sheree 50 babies 72
125 Bernadette 49 babies 9
126 Dawn 49 babies 19
127 Janice 49 babies 8
128 Jocelyn 49 babies 48
129 Kelly 49 babies 19
130 Leonie 49 babies 1
131 Lynne 49 babies 36
132 Vivienne 49 babies 11
133 Josephine 47 babies 10
134 Sharyn 47 babies 19
135 Glenda 45 babies 8
136 Allison 44 babies 61
137 Cindy 43 babies =
138 Georgina 43 babies 12
139 Jenny 43 babies 28
140 Leah 43 babies 19
141 Leigh 43 babies 23
142 Monique 43 babies 10
143 Julia 42 babies 5
144 Delwyn 41 babies 31
145 Lynley 41 babies 20
146 Leeanne 40 babies 41
147 Marion 40 babies 18
148 Clare 39 babies 7
149 Jill 39 babies 37
150 Judy 39 babies 6
151 Veronica 39 babies 17
152 Elaine 38 babies 10
153 Maureen 38 babies 43
154 Maxine 38 babies 15
155 Penelope 38 babies 44
156 Simone 38 babies 17
157 Erin 37 babies 3
158 Gaylene 37 babies 41
159 Sharlene 37 babies 120
160 Adele 35 babies 9
161 Beverley 35 babies 6
162 Marlene 35 babies 16
163 Emma 34 babies 51
164 Valerie 34 babies 25
165 Gina 33 babies 5
166 Irene 33 babies =
167 Nicole 33 babies 21
168 Rachael 33 babies 77
169 Virginia 33 babies 54
170 Trudy 32 babies 30
171 Charmaine 31 babies 3
172 Cynthia 31 babies 55
173 Eileen 31 babies 13
174 Nadine 31 babies 132
175 Ngaire 31 babies 18
176 Yvette 31 babies 37
177 Alice 30 babies 6
178 Carla 30 babies 47
179 Leeann 30 babies 15
180 Samantha 30 babies 44
181 Sara 29 babies 51
182 Sharron 29 babies 21
183 Carmen 28 babies 56
184 Glenys 27 babies 50
185 Marina 27 babies 5
186 Pania 27 babies 57
187 Susanne 27 babies 23
188 Mandy 26 babies 25
189 Rochelle 26 babies 17
190 Antoinette 25 babies 93
191 Deidre 25 babies 8
192 Lucy 25 babies 15
193 Lynn 25 babies 31
194 Evelyn 24 babies 7
195 Gabrielle 24 babies 35
196 Jean 24 babies 17
197 Kaye 24 babies 71
198 Kirsty 24 babies 27
199 Lorna 24 babies 66
200 Stacey 24 babies 46
201 Carole 23 babies 17
202 Deirdre 23 babies 21
203 Geraldine 23 babies 10
204 Justine 23 babies 68
205 Kristine 23 babies 5
206 Gayle 22 babies 2
207 Joy 22 babies 61
208 Karina 22 babies 45
209 Nancy 22 babies 27
210 Rita 22 babies new
211 Rose 22 babies 98
212 Ingrid 21 babies 6
213 Rowena 21 babies 45
214 Alexandra 20 babies 24
215 Dale 20 babies 17
216 Hilary 20 babies 51
217 Monica 20 babies 16
218 Deanna 19 babies 52
219 Dorothy 19 babies 63
220 Ellen 19 babies 8
221 Esther 19 babies 30
222 Kiri 19 babies 19
223 Phillipa 19 babies 2
224 Beverly 18 babies =
225 Erica 18 babies 38
226 Lillian 18 babies 28
227 Marianne 18 babies 8
228 Moana 18 babies 33
229 Nichola 18 babies 27
230 Priscilla 18 babies 77
231 Roslyn 18 babies 63
232 Betty 17 babies 52
233 Daphne 17 babies 36
234 Faye 17 babies 17
235 Hayley 17 babies 5
236 Joan 17 babies 29
237 Johanna 17 babies 52
238 Sonja 17 babies 1
239 Sue 17 babies 20
240 Tessa 17 babies 95
241 Charlene 16 babies new
242 Edith 16 babies 78
243 Helena 16 babies 58
244 Keryn 16 babies 60
245 Lianne 16 babies 96
246 Robin 16 babies 85
247 Selina 16 babies 85
248 Brigid 15 babies 10
249 Doreen 15 babies 38
250 Gloria 15 babies 45
251 Janeen 15 babies 71
252 Jayne 15 babies 94
253 Karin 15 babies 21
254 Kristina 15 babies 12
255 Lois 15 babies 37
256 Marama 15 babies new
257 Marilyn 15 babies 55
258 Miriam 15 babies 19
259 Roberta 15 babies 71
260 Rosalind 15 babies 33
261 Sharee 15 babies new
262 Therese 15 babies 86
263 Trina 15 babies new
264 Tui 15 babies 17
265 Charlotte 14 babies 39
266 Cushla 14 babies 5
267 Eleanor 14 babies 54
268 Felicity 14 babies 39
269 Janelle 14 babies new
270 Jodie 14 babies new
271 Juanita 14 babies new
272 Kerri 14 babies 64
273 Marian 14 babies 52
274 Naomi 14 babies 54
275 Rosalie 14 babies 53
276 Shelly 14 babies 58
277 Bernice 13 babies 22
278 Darlene 13 babies new
279 Elisabeth 13 babies 17
280 Emily 13 babies new
281 Helene 13 babies new
282 Jody 13 babies new
283 Julianne 13 babies 67
284 Juliet 13 babies 67
285 Kathrine 13 babies new
286 Martha 13 babies new
287 Melinda 13 babies new
288 Mereana 13 babies new
289 Miranda 13 babies 13
290 Rosanne 13 babies 12
291 Ruby 13 babies new
292 Sheryn 13 babies new
293 Shiree 13 babies 18
294 Terri 13 babies new
295 Antonia 12 babies new
296 Aroha 12 babies 104
297 Carlene 12 babies 49
298 Corinne 12 babies new
299 Keri 12 babies 4
300 Kerrie 12 babies 91
301 Leona 12 babies 65
302 Lynnette 12 babies 90
303 Melody 12 babies new
304 Noeline 12 babies new
305 Regina 12 babies 3
306 Rosemarie 12 babies 4
307 Vivien 12 babies 12
308 Arlene 11 babies 9
309 Carmel 11 babies 24
310 Celia 11 babies 10
311 Danielle 11 babies 25
312 Desiree 11 babies 112
313 Fay 11 babies 11
314 Hannah 11 babies new
315 Jeanine 11 babies new
316 Kathy 11 babies new
317 Kristen 11 babies new
318 Kristin 11 babies new
319 Leisa 11 babies new
320 Liane 11 babies 4
321 Louisa 11 babies 47
322 Margot 11 babies 23
323 Marise 11 babies 3
324 Maryanne 11 babies 58
325 Moira 11 babies 58
326 Serena 11 babies 20
327 Sylvia 11 babies 104
328 Vivian 11 babies 14
329 Alana 10 babies 33
330 Beth 10 babies new
331 Brigitte 10 babies 7
332 Carleen 10 babies new
333 Cassandra 10 babies new
334 Connie 10 babies 84
335 Corina 10 babies new
336 Deanne 10 babies 17
337 Faith 10 babies 73
338 Gretchen 10 babies new
339 Jacquelyn 10 babies new
340 Kate 10 babies new
341 Kaylene 10 babies 18
342 Kym 10 babies new
343 Laura 10 babies 70
344 Loretta 10 babies new
345 Lyndal 10 babies 90
346 Paulette 10 babies 89
347 Selena 10 babies new
348 Sheryll 10 babies new
349 Vikki 10 babies new

Source: Department of Internal Affairs

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